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About Mr Shankar Thiagarajah
Personal Profile
Mr Shankar Thiagarajah is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip and knee surgery (hip & knee replacement and young adult hip preservation surgery). He is the current Clinical Director of the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre (MEOC), the regional elective hub for joint replacement arthroplasty.
He is dual post-CCT fellowship trained – in hip & knee arthroplasty/reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (Professor Allan Gross and Dr David Backstein), and young adult hip preservation surgery at University College London Hospital, London, UK (Mr Johan Witt).
Born and raised in the South of England, Shankar qualified at the University of Manchester (2003) and was trained on the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic rotation. In 2017, Shankar was awarded a PhD (University of Sheffield) for his investigation into the “Genetics of hip osteoarthritis and hip shape”. He has several awards including the prestigious New Investigator Recognition Award at the 2014 Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting in New Orleans, USA.
Shankar’s interests include football, cricket, photography, and spending time with his young family.
He is dual post-CCT fellowship trained – in hip & knee arthroplasty/reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (Professor Allan Gross and Dr David Backstein), and young adult hip preservation surgery at University College London Hospital, London, UK (Mr Johan Witt).
Born and raised in the South of England, Shankar qualified at the University of Manchester (2003) and was trained on the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic rotation. In 2017, Shankar was awarded a PhD (University of Sheffield) for his investigation into the “Genetics of hip osteoarthritis and hip shape”. He has several awards including the prestigious New Investigator Recognition Award at the 2014 Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting in New Orleans, USA.
Shankar’s interests include football, cricket, photography, and spending time with his young family.
Clinical Interests:
Procedures Shankar performs include hip and knee replacement and hip revision. Additionally, in his NHS practice he performs the full gamut of hip preservation procedures including pelvic/femoral osteotomy and hip arthroscopy.
Professional Memberships
- British Hip Society
