Mr Naresh Somashekar
Mr Somashekar was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals in 2011. His Orthopaedic training was in London in the St Mary’s/ Charing Cross/Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Rotation with Fellowship training in Knee and Sports injury at the Jonathan Webb Clinic, Bristol and Trauma Surgery at St Mary’s Trauma Centre, Paddington.Mr Somashekar has written and contributed to publications in the field of knee surgery. He teaches medical students and junior doctors including specialist trainees in Orthopaedics.
Areas of Interest
Knee
Mr Somashekar’s special interest is treatment of knee cartilage and ligament injuries with an emphasis on injury prevention. He also specialises in the treatment of arthritis especially in young patients.
Knee procedures:
- ACL reconstruction (ligament reconstruction)
- Knee arthroscopy (cartilage repair)
- Total knee replacement
- Unicompartmental knee replacement (partial)
- Patellofemoral knee replacement (knee cap)
- Patellar re-alignment surgery
- Tibial Tubercle Transfer and
- MPFL (Medial Patellofemoral Ligament) reconstruction
- High Tibial osteotomy.
Hip procedures:
- Total hip replacement
Qualifications
- FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics Royal College of Surgeons 2009
Additional training
- Fellowship in Knee sports injuries and arthroplasty Jonathan Webb Clinic, Bristol 2010
- Trauma Fellowship St Mary's Hospital (Trauma centre) 2011
GMC registration
Reference number 4604271
Details of entry to specialist register
- Specialist Register- Trauma and Orthopaedics, 2011
Affiliations/Memberships
- British Medical Association
- Royal College of Surgeons
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Hillingdon and Mt Vernon Hospitals
Research Interests
Knee sports injuries
Personal Interests
- Cycling
- Hockey
- Reading
- Cooking
- Travelling
Medical Secretaries
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