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About me
Mr Somanchi is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee replacement (THR and TKR) surgery.
After completing post-graduate training and obtaining MS(Orth) from India's premier medical institute (PGI, Chandigarh), Mr Somanchi immigrated to the UK in 2001 and pursued further post-graduate training and obtained FRCS (Tr & Orth). He furthered hip and knee arthroplasty surgical skills through fellowships at Maidstone Hospital and Royal Derby Hospital.
Mr Somanchi started his consultant career at Royal Derby Hospital in 2017 and then settled in Manchester as a full-time Consultant in Tameside General Hospital since 2018.
Mr Somanchi has consistently delivered excellent outcomes with care, compassion and patient-centred approach with best available clinical evidence. He strives to improve care by monitoring the surgical outcomes. He regularly receives very good feedback from his patients.
He is also a Clinical Lead for the National Joint Registry (NJR) data quality improvement programme in Tameside General Hospital and has a very good track record of clinical outcomes in the joint registry.
Areas of interest
Mr Somanchi performs hip and knee replacement surgery in the adult population with different surgical complexities.
He also performs arthroscopic surgery of the knee for conditions such as meniscal tears.
He is an expert in managing painful hip and knee conditions such as osteoarthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.
Medical secretaries
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Tameside General Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Greater Manchester
OL6 9RW
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native or bilingual
- Hindi
- Fluent
- Panjabi, Punjabi
- Conversational
- Sanskrit (Saá¹ská¹›ta)
- Basic
About my work
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My outcomes
Outcomes (checked and approved by medical professional body)
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Outcomes (self-reported)
I have demonstrated very good outcomes following hip and knee replacement procedures.
I have a very low mortality and revision as well as readmission rates with high patient satisfaction and PROMs data.
I regularly receive very good feedback from my operated patients.
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2011
- MS (Orthopaedics)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India 2001
- MBBS
University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India 1997
GMC registration
Reference number 5205910
Details of entry to specialist register
- Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics
, 2015
Affiliations / memberships
Membership in MPS
Member in British Association of Day Surgery (BADS)
My private practice
Practice hours
Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings
- The Highfield Hospital,Manchester...
- Saturday
- 09:00
- 13:00
- 01706 655121
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
Mr Brinda Somanchi
01706 655121