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About me
Mr Rahul Bhattacharyya is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow. His NHS base is at NHS Lanarkshire University Hospitals and he is also an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at Imperial College London. He is currently member of the executive committee of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK).
His clinical interests are focussed entirely around surgery of the knee with a special interest in sports knee injuries with experience in treating elite level athletes. This includes keyhole surgery (arthroscopy), meniscal repair and meniscal allograft transplantation, ligament (cruciate and collateral) repair and reconstruction, cartilage repair and knee cap (patella) stabilisation surgery. He also treats patients with arthritis with a focus on knee joint preservation wherever possible. This ranges from physiotherapy to knee joint injections (steroid, Hyaluronic acid, PRP, biologics), joint realignment surgery, partial and total knee joint replacement. He is trained in robotic assisted knee replacements.
Mr Bhattacharyya graduated with Honours in medicine and surgery from the University of Sheffield in 2009. He completed specialist training in orthopaedics in the West of Scotland, Glasgow. He then undertook a further sub-specialty fellowship in sports knee surgery with the internationally renowned Mr Tim Spalding and Mr Pete Thompson at Coventry, UK. Here he was trained in all aspects of modern, cutting edge sports knee surgery and is one of the few surgeons in Scotland trained to treat meniscal deficiency with Meniscal Allograft Transplantation. Additionally, he completed a further fellowship in knee and trauma surgery at the Kings College Hospital Major trauma centre in London. He was awarded the prestigious British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) travelling fellowship in 2023. With this award, he has visited internationally renowned centres in London Ontario, Canada and Stanford University, USA. This has enabled him to gain further insight into cutting edge techniques used in knee surgery in world leading centres and bring this back to the UK.
Mr Bhattacharyya is a keen academic. He has two higher degrees in research, having completed an MSc in orthopaedics (awarded top performing candidate) at the University of Edinburgh and an MD (Res) from Imperial College London. Here, he pioneered the use of Cognitive Task Analysis in knee and trauma surgery which led to multiple academic publications and presentations. He has been nominated by the Royal College of Surgeons, England, for innovation in surgical education and for the presidents medal in teaching innovation by Imperial College London for his work in this field. He continues to work in this area in his current role as Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London collaborating nationally and internationally. He also has a keen interest in biomechanics research investigating innovations in surgical techniques in sports knee surgery, research in meniscal allograft transplantation and clinical research ensuring patient outcomes are evaluated to deliver the highest standards of care. He has multiple publications and presentations (including invited lectures) at national and international level.
He is a keen teacher and trainer, faculty in various national courses, and involved in training the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons.
Mr Bhattacharyya is committed to personalized patient care from start to finish. His experience in the latest techniques and evidence based approach is tailored to individual patient needs to achieve the best outcomes.
In his spare time, Mr Bhattacharyya is a keen sportsman, having played competitive tennis in the past. He regularly plays tennis and follows football, tennis and cricket closely. He also enjoys relaxing and spending time with his family.
Areas of interest
Mr Bhattacharyya's clinical interests are focussed entirely around surgery of the knee with a special interest in sports knee injuries with experience in treating elite level athletes. This includes keyhole surgery (arthroscopy), meniscal repair and meniscal allograft transplantation, ligament (cruciate and collateral) repair and reconstruction, cartilage repair and knee cap (patella) stabilisation surgery. He also treats patients with arthritis with a focus on knee joint preservation wherever possible. This ranges from physiotherapy to knee joint injections (steroid, Hyaluronic acid, PRP, biologics), joint realignment surgery, partial and total knee joint replacement. He is trained in robotic assisted knee replacements.
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Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee and Trauma surgeon, NHS Lanarkshire University Hospitals, Glasgow
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, Ross Hall Hospital (CHG), Glasgow
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Imperial College London; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Executive Committee member of The British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
Research interests
Significant research interests in sports knee surgery including NIHR clinical trials, lab based biomechanics research and simulation/education research.
Research institutions: Imperial College London; University of Strathclyde, University of West of Scotland, NHS Lanarkshire University Hospitals; British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
Personal interests
Sports - Football, Tennis, Cricket, Golf
Awards received
Selected few:
Honours Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery University of Sheffield
Top Most Performing Student in Certificate Level of Masters of Surgical Sciences University of Edinburgh
BASK Award for Travelling Fellowship British Association for Surgery of the Knee
BASK Research Grant Award Biomechanics Knee research British Association for Surgery of the Knee
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Bengali
- Fluent
- Hindi
- Conversational
Publications
Widely published in peer reviewed journals. Selected publications:-
Evaluating the effectiveness of a low fidelity, easily available simulator to teach basic arthroscopy skills to novice learners: a prospective cohort study Knee 2024 Feb; 22:47:129-138.
Bone bridge technique for lateral meniscal allograft transplantation – no difference in clinical outcome compared to the Soft tissue technique Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2023 Oct;31(10):4162-4170.
Survivorship of High Tibial Osteotomy in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee – a retrospective cohort study with 14 years follow-up). Int Orthop 2023 Jul;47(7):1765-1770.
The management of combined ACL and MCL injuries: a systematic review. J Orthop 2022 Aug 4; 34:21-30.
Training surgeons in all-inside meniscus repair: randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a novel cognitive task analysis-based teaching tool (The “IUMeRCTA”). Am J Sports Med 2021 Jul;49(9):2341-2350.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Imperial Femoral Intramedullary Nailing Cognitive Task Analysis (IFINCTA) tool in a real-time simulation setting (Distributed Interactive Simulation): a randomized controlled trial. Injury 2021 Nov;52(11):3420-3426.
Using Cognitive Task Analysis to Train Orthopaedic Surgeons - Is it Time to Think Differently? A systematic review. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2020 Nov; 59:131-137.
Knee arthroscopy simulation: demonstrating the Imperial Knee Arthroscopy Cognitive Task Analysis (IKACTA) tool. JBJS Am EST 2018 Dec 26, 8(4): e32.
Trauma simulation training: a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Imperial Femoral Intramedullary Nailing Cognitive Task Analysis (IFINCTA) tool. Acta Orthopaedica 2018 Dec; 89(6):689-695.
Lateral Intercondylar Ridge: Is it a reliable landmark for femoral ACL insertion? An anatomical study. Int J Surg 2018 Feb; 50:55-59.
Knee arthroscopy simulation: a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Imperial Knee Arthroscopy Cognitive Task Analysis (IKACTA) tool. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2017 Oct 4;99(19):e103.
Does arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression work for sub-acromial impingement syndrome: a cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014 Sep 29; 15:324.
Bhattacharyya R, Spalding T. Technical note on how to set the correct femoral rotation when revising a UKR to a TKR: https://www.vumedi.com/video/oxford-ukr-revision-to-persona-tkr-technical-tip-to-set-correct-femoral-rotation/
Courses offered to GPs
Routinely speak to GP's and Physiotherapists - in person and virtual events on the latest techniques available in knee surgery.
Happy to be contacted for these events.
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- MBCHB (Honours)
University of Sheffield 2009
- MD (Res)
Imperial College London 2019
- FRCS (Orth)
Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 2020
- MSc Surgical Sciences (DISTINCTION)
University of Edinburgh 2012
- MRCS
RCSEd 2012
Additional training
- Knee and trauma surgery fellowship
Kings College Hospitals London 2021
- Specialist Sports Knee Surgery Fellowship - Mr Tim Spalding/ Mr Pete Thompson
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 2022
- Fowler Kennedy Sports Surgery visiting fellowship - AL Getgood
fowler kennedy sport medicine clinic, Canada 2024
- Stanford University Sports Knee Surgery visiting fellowship - Dr Seth Sherman
Stanford University 2024
GMC registration
Reference number 7039719
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Executive Member
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SURGERY OF THE KNEE 2023
- HONORARY CLINICAL SENIOR LECTURER
University of Glasgow 2025
- HONORARY CLINICAL SENIOR LECTURER
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 2022
- Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
NHS LANARKSHIRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS 2022
- CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE SURGEON
ROSS HALL HOSPITAL GLASGOW, CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP 2023
Details of entry to specialist register
- GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
, 2021
Affiliations / memberships
General Medical Council - GMC
British Orthopaedic Association - BOA
British Association for Surgery of the Knee – BASK – Elected into the executive committee in May 2023
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association – BOSTAA
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine – ISAKOS
European Society of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy - ESSKA
British Medical Association – BMA
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- Ross Hall Hospital Glasgow, 221 Crookston Rd,...
- Tuesday
- 09:00
- 12:00
- 0141 810 3151
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