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About Mr Shivashanker Aithal
Personal Profile
Mr Aithal qualified in 1989 form Mangalore University, India. He completed his postgraduate training in Orthopaedics, leading onto the award of a Masters Degree in Orthopaedics in 1992 from Kasturba Medical College in India.
Mr Aithal completed his higher surgical training in Trauma & Orthopaedics in the Mersey Deanery and North West deanery, during which period he obtained the MCh Orthopaedic degree from the University of Liverpool. Mr Aithal obtained fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery in the North West Deanery and was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery in 2008.
Mr Aithal has held academic positions in India and is currently a Visiting Faculty at the Kastruba Medical College, Manipal University in India. He is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire. He is actively involved in medical education and training of orthopaedic surgeons.
Mr Aithal provides evidence based treatment of all foot and ankle disorders, including operative and non-operative management. These include treatment for forefoot disorders such as bunions, hammer toes, Morton's neuroma, arthritis of toe joints. He also provides treatment for a variety of disorders of the midfoot, hindfoot and ankle such as arthritis, tendon dysfunction, flatfoot deformity.
Clinical Interests
- Foot and Ankle surgery
- Bunion Surgery
- Lesser toe surgery - Hammer toe, Mallet toe, Claw toe, Toenail problems
- Arthritis treatment - big toe, ankle
- Tendon problems - Achilles tendon, Peroneal tendon
- Heel pain
Professional Memberships
- British Foot & Ankle Society
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Indian Orthopaedic Society
- British Medical Association
- Indian Orthopaedic Association
- Indian Medical Association
