- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hip
- Knee
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Shivakumar Shankar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee surgery, with particular expertise in robotic and computer-navigated hip and knee replacement.
He has extensive experience in total hip replacement, minimally invasive hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement and complex hip and knee surgery. His practice also includes knee arthroscopy, meniscal repair, knee cartilage reconstruction and PRP injections for selected knee conditions.
Mr Shankar is fellowship trained, having completed a Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, followed by specialist fellowship training in computer-navigated and robotic hip and knee arthroplasty at the Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow. He also undertook an international travelling fellowship in Germany, gaining further experience in the anterior approach to hip replacement.
He offers a range of hip replacement approaches, including minimally invasive, posterior and Rottinger muscle-sparing approaches, with the choice tailored to the individual patient.
He has been involved in more than 8,000 elective and trauma procedures, including over 3,000 hip and knee replacements and more than 1,000 knee arthroscopic procedures.
Mr Shankar has been an NHS Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 2017 and has held senior clinical leadership and teaching roles within Trauma and Orthopaedics. He holds an MSc in Trauma & Orthopaedics from University College London, MRCS, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth) and a formal diploma in Computer-Assisted and Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery.
Areas of interest
* Total hip replacement
* Minimally invasive hip replacement
* Posterior approach hip replacement
* Rottinger muscle-sparing hip replacement
* Total knee replacement
* Partial knee replacement
* Robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement
* Computer-navigated hip and knee replacement
* Knee arthroscopy
* Meniscal repair
* Knee cartilage reconstruction
* PRP injections of the knee
* Complex hip and knee surgery
Medical secretaries
- Remya Rexlin
- Grace Medical Solutions Ltd 2 Heronway Woodford Green Essex IG8 7RQ
- 020 3523 0621
- 07587 765888
- hip.knee_specialist@yahoo.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Shivakumar Shankar has worked with Dr Murthy Ganesh Ritesh at the following hospitals:
- Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
- Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9030
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa with image guidance - unilateral - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (1-5)
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W3713
Complex primary total hip replacement (including bone grafting or femoral osteotomy) - (5-50)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (1-5)
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W5200
Unicompartmental knee replacement - unilateral - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W4200
Complex primary total knee replacement (i.e. including bone graft, augmentation or osteotomy) - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W3717
Minimally invasive hip replacement - unilateral - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (1-5)
Spire Hartswood Hospital (1-5)