Mr Ram Venkatesh

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MS, FRCS

Practising at

Spire Leeds Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Ram Venkatesh at Spire include:

Orthopaedics

Other treatments

Chondrocyte implantation surgery
Meniscus repair
Unicompartmental knee surgery
Cruciate ligament reconstruction
Revision joint replacment

Professional profile

I graduated in medicine from Madras, India in 1991 and then did a masters programme in orthopaedic surgery in Calcutta. There I was awarded the Presidents Gold medal by the West Bengal Orthopaedic Association.

Following that, I did my higher surgical training in the UK on the Wessex rotation. During this period I trained extensively in knee surgery, lower limb arthoplasty and foot and ankle surgery. I trained as a senior registrar under Mr Neil Thomas, the then President of BASK and subsequently did a 16 month fellowship in knee surgery at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. My fellowship period involved a high volume of soft tissue knee work, total knee, uni-compartmental knee and revision knee arthroplasty.

I have special interests in meniscal repair, cartilage salvage surgery, knee ligament reconstruction, achieving high flexion in knee arthroplasty and management of knee osteoarthritis in young patients as well as minimal invasive surgery and accelerated rehabilitation.

Clinical Interests

Arthroscopy
Knee surgery
Soft tissue injuries
Sports injury

Special Clinical Interests: PRP injections, patellar stabilisation, MPFL reconstruction (medial patellar removal ligament reconstruction) and trochleaplasty

Private contact details

Telephone	0113 218 5977
Website	http://www.kneejointsurgery.com/
Private secretary	Vidya
Private secretary telephone	07944 876 470
Private secretary email	kneeoffice@gmail.com

Qualification and professional memberships

Professional memberships

British Orthopaedic Association
British Association for Surgery of the Knee
Royal College of Surgeons

Current NHS posts

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds

Personal Profile

My main interests outside of work are walking, badminton and more recently golf. I follow international cricket and Premiership football closely. I also have an avid interest in music, travel and antiques.