Dr. Rajagopalan Krishnan

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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