Mr Ramankutty Sreekumar : Trauma & orthopaedic surgery

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Mr Ramankutty Sreekumar

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Overview

Specialises in

Foot & Ankle

Knee

Offers

Video and telephone consultations

About me

After my basic training in India, I have trained in Orthopaedics at leading enters in England like University hospitals of Leicester and the University of Dundee. I have completed fellowships at the Wrightington Hospital in Lower Limb arthroplasty and also worked in the Foot and ankle unit in the same hospital.

Areas of interest

Hip and Knee replacements; Hip pain; knee pain; Bunion surgery; Lesser toe surgery; Mortons Neuroma; Management of arthritis foot; Rheumatoid foot; Arthroscopic surgery of the knee; Arthroscopy ankle; Ankle Arthroplasty

Medical secretaries

Fiona Poxon
Secretary to Dr S A Gall Spire Fylde Coast Hospital St. Walburgas Road Blackpool FY3 8BP
07916 211493
fiona.medsec@protonmail.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Rajashekar A Kumar Fee Assured
Dr Robert Thompson Fee Assured

Dr Simon Mills Not Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR

Research interests

Fusion versus replacement in the management of arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle.
I am interested in the management of musculoskeletal infection and am involved in a study of outpatient management of musculoskeletal infections along with the department of microbiology at the Blackpool Victoria hospital

Personal interests

I have great interest in trekking and am a regular visitor to the Lake district. Outside of England, I have been to Nepal and Tibet on long distance treks which have been fantastic experiences. I am very interested in travel especially to historical sites.

Awards received

Year prize for the M.Ch Orth course

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

'Primary Hip Arthroplasty" - chapter in Mercers textbook of Orthopaedic surgery- co-authored chapter with Mr. Peter Kay
• Sreekumar R, Gray J, Kay P, Grennan DM. ‘Methotrexate and postoperative complications in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery- a ten year follow up. Acta Orthopaedica Belgica. Dec 2011.

• Subramanian S, Jain K, Sreekumar R, Fox U, Hemmady,M, Hodgkinson J P.. Early results of whole femoral head allograft with articular cartilage for acetabular impaction grafting in revision hip replacements. .Ann R Coll Surg Eng Vol 92, No 1, Jan 2010 pp 27- 30.

• Sreekumar R, Subramanian S, Mohammed A, ‘Patellar Button dislocation in a mobile bearing LCS Patello femoral Joint arthroplasty- Case report’. Journal of Knee Surgery.2009; 22: 275- 278.

• Desai A, Sreekumar Ramankutty, Tim Board, Videsh Raut. ‘Does intra- articular steroid infiltration increase the rate of infection in subsequent total knee replacements’. The Knee. August 2009. Vol 16, Issue 4, pp 262-264.

• Sreekumar R, Venkiteswaran V, Raut V, ‘Infection in primary hip arthroplasty after previous steroid infiltration’ Int. Orthopaedics. 2007 31: 125- 128.

• Horwitz M, Sreekumar R. ‘Unicompartmental knee replacements- selected internet viewings’. Ann R Coll Surg Eng 2005; 87: 477- 481.

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow 2010
M.Ch.Orthopaedics University of Dundee 1995

Additional training

Fellowship in Lower Limb Arthroplasty Wrightington Hospital, UK 2006

GMC registration

Reference number 3646407

Details of entry to specialist register

Trauma & Orthopaedics , 2011

Affiliations / memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle society

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, FY3 8BP
Thursday
09:00 - 17:00
01253 394188

Spire Regency Hospital
Friday
08:30 - 11:00
07916 211493

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital
01253 394188

Other ways of contacting me

I can be contacted directly using Skype. My Skype ID is: sreeorth

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

W3712
Primary total hip replacement +/- cement - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
S7010
Wedge excision or avulsion of nail (including chemical ablation of nail bed) - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (1-5)
X1110
Amputation of toe - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operation on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - (1-5)

Spire Fylde Coast Hospital (1-5)
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