Dr. Rajagopalan Krishnan

Senior Consultant - Orthopedics & Joint Replacement Surgeon with 43+ years of experience
- Dr Rajagopalan Krishnan is a well-known and reputed Orthopedic Surgeon with more than 43 years of experience.
- His areas of expertise are Spinal Disorders, Ankle-Brachial Index, Orthopedic physical therapy, Spinal Disc Surgery and Spine Injury etc.
- He completed his MBBS from the University of Delhi in 1976 and MS - in Orthopaedics from the University of Delhi in 1980.
- He has accumulated vast experience in spinal surgery, having run a service for 10 years at Mid-Cheshire which dealt with more than 3000 OPD spine patients and he performed over 350 spine surgeries every year as well as a busy private practice in Cheshire, including patients from North Wales.
- He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, the Association of Spine Surgeons of India, the Delhi Spine Society and Arthritis and Rheumatism Council the Wolfson Foundation.
- He has published several articles in national and international journals and often attends conferences and CMEs.
Education
- MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 1976
- MS in Orthopedics from Safdarjung Hospital (Central Institute of Orthopedics), New Delhi, 1980
- MCh in Orthopedics from the University of Liverpool, 1984
- PhD from Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1990
- Fellowship in Orthopedics from the Royal College of Surgeons, UK
- Training in Orthopedics and Spinal surgery from NHS Hospitals in the UK
Membership
- Association of Spine Surgeons of India
- Delhi Spine Society
- Former member of the British Orthopedic Association
Professional Experience
- Senior Consultant of Spine Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi from 1995 to 1999 and since 2012- Present
- Consultant of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery at Mid- Cheshire NHS Trust Hospital, UK, 1999
- Private Practice as a Spine surgeon at BMI South Cheshire Hospital, UK
- Private Practice as a Spine surgeon at Spire Stratton Hospital, UK
- • Total Hip Replacement
- • Acetabular Fixation
- • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
- • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
- • Revision Hip Replacement
- • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
- • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
- • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
- • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
- • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
- • ACL Reconstruction
- • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
- • Patello Femoral Replacement
- • High Tibial Osteotomy
- • Lower femoral Osteotomy
- • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
- • Arthrodesis
- • Septic Arthritis Treatment
- • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
- • Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
- • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
- • Meniscal Repair
- • Osteochondral Autografting - Mosaicplasty Surgery
- • Knee Replacement Surgery
- • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
- • High Flex Knee Replacement
- • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
- • Revision Single Knee Replacement
- • Arthrotomy
- • Arthroscopic surgery
- • Reduction of fractures open
- • Closed Reduction for Fracture
- • Arthroplasty
- • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
- • Palmar Fasciectomy
- • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
- • Thumb Arthroplasty
- • Tendon Transfer
- • Internal Fixation of FracturesPollicisationn Surgery
- • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
- • Repair of Digital Nerves
- • Synovectomy of Hand
- • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
- • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
- • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
- • Neurolysis Procedure
- • Ganglion Cyst Excision
- • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
- • Open Reduction of Fracture
- • Knee Arthroscopy
- • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
- • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
- • Repair of dislocations
- • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
- • Surgical decompression
- • Extensor mechanism realignment
- • Elbow Replacement Surgery
- • Elbow Arthroscopy
- • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
- • Fracture reduction and fixation
- • Osteotomy
- • Arthrolysis
- • Limb Lengthening
- • Sports Related Injuries
- • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
- • Knee Meniscectomy
- • Ankle Arthroscopy
- • Shoulder Arthroscopy
- • Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
- • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
- • Orthopedic Stem Cell Treatment
- • Leg Injury
- • Osteoarthritis - Stem Cell Treatment
- • Paget's Disease
- • Partial Hip Replacement Surgery - Unilateral Hip Replacement
- • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
- • Arthritis
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