Mr Naresh Somashekar

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

Karen Bevan

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