Mr Balachandran Venkateswaran
Surgeon Category: Elbow and Shoulder
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Mr Venkateswaran embarked on a career in Orthopaedics as a basic Orthopaedic trainee at Madras University in 1993 completing a Masters degree in Orthopaedics in 1996. Following this as a basic surgical trainee in Orthopaedics at the yorkshire deanery he completed the FRCS in 1998. Furthering his training as a Higher Surgical trainee in Yorkshire from 1998 to 2004 he completed his FRCS in Orthopaedics in 2002 and completed an acclaimed one year fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Reading Shoulder Unit in 2004.
Posts held and Memberships
Consultant Surgeon Trauma and Orthopaedics . Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Leeds
Clinical Tutor Department of Orthopaedics, Midyorkshire NHS Trust
Clinical Governance Lead, Department of Orthopaedics, Midyorkshire NHS Trust
Consultant Surgeon Trauma and Orthopaedics, Spire Elland, Longlands and Spire Leeds
Consultant Surgeon Trauma and Orthopaedics, Nuffield Hospitals Leeds
Faculty of the AO trauma courses and Surgical Skills Course – National
Member of the British and European Elbow and Shoulder Associations.
Member of Specialist Orthopaedic Training Committee in Yorkshire
Research Interests
Mr Venkat is interested in shoulder surgery, rotator cuff disease, shoulder pain and instability. He has co-authored chapters in books on shoulder surgery. He has written numerous publications and presentations on upper limb and general trauma and runs courses for orthopaedic trainees.
Treatments
Mr Venkat provides treatments for complex shoulder problems, impingement, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, cuff tear arthropathy, acromioclavicular joint injuries, shoulder dislocations, frozen shoulders, joint replacement of the shoulder and elbow. He has a special interest in sports injuries of the shoulder and elbow.
He regularly provides an one-stop clinic for the patients and uses ultrasound as part of the diagnostic work up.
His services are complemented by the excellent state of the art radiology at all the hospitals and rehabilitation and physiotherapy support
Mr Venkat consults privately in the following hospitals
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