Curriculum Vitae

Mr.SantoshVenkatachalam
M.B.B.S, F.A.G.E (MAHE), M.S(Orth), DNB(Orth), CCBST, M.R.C.S (Ed), FRCS (Tr& Orth)

GMC Registration Full GMC Reg No 6041252
Current employment
Consultant Orthopaedics

• Northumbria Healthcare
• Cobalt Hospital
• Nuffield Health Newcastle
• Tyneside Surgical Services
• Tees valley treatment centre

Qualification	University	Year
FRCS (Tr&Orth)	Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh	Feb 2012
MRCS (Gen Surg)	Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh	June 2005
DNB Orthopaedics	Diplomate of National Board, India	Oct 2004
MS Orthopaedics	Rajiv Gandhi University, India	Sept 2002
FAGE	MAHE University, India	Oct 1999
MBBS	MAHE University, India	Jun 1999

Prizes and Awards

• Winner of BESS CPD fellowship award 2013
• Winner of Annual Regional Orthopaedic North East Kreibich Dinner award 2008
• Gold Medallist in M.S Orthopaedics, Rajiv Gandhi University, 2002
• Gold Medallist in General Surgery, MAHE University, 1998
• Highest marks in Forensic Medicine, Karnataka state, 1996
• Best Outgoing student in Final MBBS examinations, MAHE University, 1996
• First rank in 2nd MBBS examinations, MAHE university, 1996
• Gold Medallist in Biochemistry, MAHE University, 1994

Organisation membership
Member of BESS, BOA, BOSTAA. Have been part of the organising committee as a volunteer at 2011 BESS in Newcastle upon tyne.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Previous Appointments

Aug 13-Feb 14	Upper limb fellow Northern General, Sheffield, UK (Mr David Stanley, Mr David Potter, Mr A Ali)
Feb 13- Aug 13	Upper limb fellow Wrightington hospital, UK (Mr Ian Trail, Mr P Monga, Mr S Talwalkar)
From Aug 07- Feb 13	Speciality trainee Orthopaedics Northern Deanery
Aug 12-Feb 13	Prof A Rangan, JCUH, Middlesbrough
Feb12-Aug 12	Mr A Stirrat, City Hospitals Sunderland, Sunderland
Aug 11-Feb 12	Mr S Muller, Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington
Feb 11-Aug 11	Mr L Irwin, Mr P Bansal, City Hospitals Sunderland, Sunderland
Aug 10-Feb 11	Mr C Gibbons, Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington
Dec 09-Aug 10	Mr P Banaskiewicz, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Apr 09-Dec 09	Mr K U Wright, UHND, Durham
Aug 08-Apr 09	Mr R K Pratt, North Tyneside General Hospital
Dec 07-Aug 08	Mr S O Brien, Mr P Dixon, City Hospitals Sunderland, Sunderland
Aug 07-Dec 07	Mr A Gower, UHND, Durham
Feb 07-Aug 07	Clinical Fellow, Orthopaedics Southend University Hospital
Aug 06-Feb 07	SHO, Plastic Surgery Broomfiled Hospital, Essex, UK
Feb 06- Aug 06	Registrar Orthopaedics Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand
Feb 04- Feb 06	Basic Surgical Rotation(BST) Southend Hospital, Essex, UK
Feb 04- Aug 04	A/E SHO
Aug 04- Feb 05	Orthopaedics SHO
Feb 05- Aug 05	Urology SHO
Aug 05- Feb 06	Vascular surgery/ General Surgery SHO
Aug 03- Feb 04	SHO, A/E Southend Hospital, Essex, UK
Feb 03- Aug 03	SHO, Orthopaedics Southend Hospital, Essex, UK
Aug’99- Aug’02	Post graduate resident Orthopaedics St.Johns Hospital, India
April98-April’99	PRHO Kasturba Medical College, India

Publications (Full paper)

1. Plating Of Fresh Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr C Sivaji, Miss Allison Shipton, Mr G Packer. Internet journal of Orthopaedic surgery,2007,Vol 4 number 3.
2. Anterior versus Superior plating of midshaft clavicular fractures Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr C Sivaji, Miss Allison Shipton, Mr G Packer. J.Orthopaedics 2007;4(4)e1
3. Traumatic fracture-dislocation of the hip following rugby tackle: a case report. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr N Heidari, Mr T Greer. Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2009; 1: 28
4. Results of locked flexible intramedullary nailing of metacarpal fractures: a case series. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr J Harrison. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2011
5. Spontaneous bilateral distal ulna fracture: an unusual complication in a rheumatoid patient. S Venkatachalam, P Dixon. J Orthop Traumatol. 2011 Jun;12(2).
6. Results of Patch testing with Dental materials. S Venkatachalam, R Ponnusway, S Shenoy, V Sachin, C Balachandran. Contact Dermatitis 1999 Jan;40(1):5-1.
7. Fatal Pulmonary embolism following conservatively treated Achilles tendon rupture. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr K U Wright. International journal of surgery case reports 2012.

Book Chapters authored

1. Orthopaedic Surgical approaches. Postgraduate Orthopaedics 2nd edition. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr J Loughead
2. Hand viva chapter. Postgraduate Orthopaedics viva 1st edition Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr J Harrison
3. ABC of soft tissue disorders of the elbow. Mr S Venkatachalam, Mr D Stanley ( chapter under review before submission for publication)

Abstracts published

1. Plating Of Fresh Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures- Inj Extra Vol 37, P 7
2. Unusual hip fracture subluxation following rugby tackle. Br J Sports Med 2009;43:e2 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.066886
3. Anterior versus Superior plating of midshaft clavicular fractures- Injury Extra,Vol 38, Issue1, Page 5, Jan 2007.
4. Outcome following plating of midshaft clavicular fractures. Injury Extra, Volume 39, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 170-171
5. External rotation splint to prevent recurrence in first time traumatic young shoulder dislocators- Injury Extra, Volume 41, Issue 12, Dec 2010, Pages 157-8
6. Pattern of tendon and nerve injuries: How accurate is pre-operative diagnoses? Injury Extra Vol 40 Iss 10 Oct 2009
7. Pattern of nerve and tendon injuries- How accurate is preop diagnosis? Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British Volume, Vol 92-B, Issue SUPP_I, 42
8. Anterior versus superior plating of midshaft clavicular fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British Volume, Vol 92-B, Issue SUPP_I, 42
9. RCT comparing steroid versus hyaluron injection for basal arthritis of thumb. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
10. Results of ARPE thumb joint replacement for basal arthritis- BSSH abstract book
11. Innovations in wrist arthroscopy- BSSH abstract book

Relevant Courses Attended

Course	Conducted/Led	Place	Date
International Shoulder Surgery course	L Lafosse	Annecy	Jun 13
Arthrex Arthroscopy Munich lab visit	Arthrex	Munich	Jun 13
Elbow trauma masterclass	S O Driscoll	Newport	Jun 13
Cadaveric elbow, wrist, hand course	Adam Watts	Wrightington	Apr 13
Current concepts elbow course	David Stanley	Sheffield	Oct 11
Synthes elbow trauma course	Prof A Rangan	Middlesbrough	Jun 10
Cuff tear arthroplasty course	Prof Ekelund	Sweden	Nov12
Shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty	Prof C Gerber	Switzerland	Oct 12
North Tees upper limb arthroscopy	N Bayliss	North tees	Jun 12
BESS shoulder arthroscopic instability course	Prof Len Funk	Gateshead	July12
Recent advances in shoulder arthroscopy	Prof A Wallace	Nottingham	May12
Northumbria Shoulder Arthroscopy course	Mr Candal Couto	Newcastle	Dec 11
BESS shoulder arthroscopic cuff course	Prof Len Funk	Gateshead	Jun 11
Watanabe reconstructive shoulder Arthroscopy	Watanabe club	York	Oct 10

Role of Faculty in courses

1. Wrightington basic science viva course- helped in the introduction of Mastermind viva component this year.
2. Wrightington Upper limb clinical examination/viva course
3. Clinical In training annual assessment for Northern Deanery registrars
4. Northern Deanery FRCS Orth clinical examinations/viva course
5. Chesterfield regional registrars upper limb mock examination course.

Presentations

1. BTS 2005. Outcome following plating of midshaft Clavicular fractures ( podium)
2. BTS 2007. Anterior versus Superior plating of Clavicular fractures(podium)
3. BTS 2007. Hand lacerations- diagnostic accuracy (podium)
4. BSSH 2007. Clincal accuracy of examination in hand lacerations (podium)
5. BSSH 2007.Results of ARPE thumb joint replacement for basal arthritis (podium)
6. BSSH 2007. Innovations in wrist arthroscopy(podium)
7. SICOT/SIROT 2007. Outcome following clavicular fractures (podium)
8. SICOT/SIROT 2007. Pattern of nerve and tendon injuries in hand (podium)
9. BSSH-ISH 2008. RCT comparing steroid versus hyaluron injection for basal arthritis of thumb (podium)
10. AOA-COA 2008. Pattern of nerve and tendon injuries- How accurate is preop diagnosis? (podium)
11. AOA-COA 2008. Anterior versus superior plating of midshaft clavicular fractures (podium)
12. SICOT 2008. Unusual rugby hip injury. (Poster)
13. BTS 2009. Diagnostic accuracy in hand lacerations (podium)
14. ISSSMC 2009. Unusual hip fracture subluxation following rugby tackle (poster)
15. AOA 2010. RCT comparing steroid versus hyaluron injection for basal arthritis of thumb (podium)
16. EFORT 2010. Bilateral ulna stress fractures in rheumatoid patient (poster)
17. EFORT 2010. Unusual hip fracture subluxation following rugby tackle(poster)
18. EFORT 2010. Fracture neck of femur in THR. A case report (poster)
19. EFORT 2010. Fatal pulmonary embolism following conservatively managed tendo achilles rupture (poster)
20. EFORT 2010. External rotation splint to prevent recurrence in first time traumatic young shoulder dislocators ( podium)
21. SICOT 2010. Bilateral ulna stress fractures in rheumatoid patient(poster)
22. SICOT 2010. Unusual hip fracture subluxation following rugby tackle (poster)
23. SICOT 2010. Fracture neck of femur in THR. A case report (poster)
24. SICOT 2010. Relationship between TKR component size and blood loss (podium)
25. SICOT 2010. Do tiny droplets cause infection in orthopaedics (podium)
26. SICOT 2010. External rotation splint to prevent recurrence in first time traumatic young shoulder dislocators ( podium)
27. SICOT 2010. Quality of referrals from minor injuries unit to a university hospital ( podium)
28. SICOT 2010. Are tourniquets a source of infection in TKR (poster)
29. COMOC 2010. Relationship between TKR component size and blood loss (poster)
30. BSSH 2010. Results of flexible intramedullary nailing for metacarpal fractures ( podium)
31. BTS 2010. External rotation splint to prevent recurrence in first time traumatic young shoulder dislocators ( podium)
32. SICOT 2011. Size of components in TKR and blood loss ( poster)
33. SICOT 2011. Results of flexible intramedullary nailing for metacarpal fractures ( podium). Selected for best paper presentation.
34. BESS 2011. Revision shoulder arthroscopy results. Single surgeon series ( podium).
35. BESS 2013. Elbow spacers for non salvageable infective complications of TER(podium).