Mr Dakshinamurthy Sunderamoorthy

 Professional experience

• More than 10 years of experience
• Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics at St Hugh's Hospital, Grimsby
• Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Scunthorpe General Hospital, North Lincolnshire
• Consultant Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Goole and District Hospital, North Lincolnshire

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 Sub-specialties

• Ankle fractures
• Achilles tendon problems
• Ankle sprain
• Arthritis (foot)
• Foot fractures
• Arthritis (ankle)
• Plantar fasciitis
• Sports injuries
• Bunions (hallux valgus)
• Bone spurs
• Claw toes
• Corns
• Diabetic ulcers
• Foot pain
• Foot sprain
• Fracture (broken bone)
• Hallux Limitus or Hallux Rigidus
• Hammer toes
• Heel bumps
• Mallet toes
• Neuromas
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteomyelitis (lower limb)
• Osteoporotic fractures
• Peroneal tendinopathy
• Stress fractures
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome
• Toe fractures
• Turf toe (toe sprain)
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Meniscal tear
• Ankle arthroscopy
• Big toe fusion surgery
• Bunion surgery 
• Bunionette deformity correction
• Ankle joint fusion
• Arthroscopy
• Bunion (hallux valgus) correction
• Bunionectomy
• Cheilectomy
• Chondral grafting
• Diabetic foot care
• Excision of Morton's neuromas
• External fixation devices 
• Flatfoot correction 
• Fracture fixation surgery 
• Gait analysis 
• Hammertoe correction
• Mallet toe correction
• Partial nail removal 
• Plantar fascia release surgery
• Steroid injection
• Tendon repair
• Knee replacement 
• Knee arthroscopy
• Arthroscopic meniscectomy

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 Teaching posts

• Trainer and examiner for the MBBS in the Hull and York Medical School
• Member of the teaching faculty in the Wrightington Basic Science and the Lower Limb Clinical Courses

 Education

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Madras Medical College in Chennai, India (1995) 
• ​MRCSEd, Member of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh (2000)
• ​FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh (2009)
• Fellowship in foot and ankle surgery, Leeds University Teaching Hospitals (2010-2011)
• Post CCT senior fellowship in lower limb arthroplasty at Great Western Hospital, Swindon (2011-2012)

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 Publications and conferences

• Mr Sunderamoorthy's publications can be found on ResearchGate
• Mr Sunderamoorthy's publications can also be found on Pubmed.com
• Publications Published 1. Surgical excision of Morton’s neuroma: Does it provide a reliable outcome? M M Khan, D Sunderamoorthy. FAOJ. 2019,12(2):5. 2. Steroid intra-articular injections for foot and ankle conditions: How effective are they? Mohammed KM Ali*, Suhayl Tafazal, CA Mbah, D Sunderamoorthy FAOJ 2016.9 (2): 7 3. Giant fibrokeratoma, a rare soft tissue tumor presenting like an accessory digit, a case report and review of literature. Ali M, Mbah CA, Alwadiya A, Nur MM, Sunderamoorthy D. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2015;10:187-90. 4. S Gudipati, D Sunderamoorthy, N J Harris. Early arthritis of the First MTPJ without AVN of the metatarsal head: A complication following lengthening SCARF osteotomy for transfer metatarsalgiais. FAOJ. 2013,6(8):2. 5. Thyagarajan D, Sunderamoorthy D, Haridas S, Beck S, Praveen P, Johansen A. Surgical site infection following hip fracture surgery - the role of wound surveillance. Journal of Infection Prevention. January 2011,12:44-47. 6. Thyagarajan D, Sunderamoorthy D, Haridas S, Beck S, Praveen P, Johansen A. MRSA colonisation in patients admitted with hip fracture: implications for prevention of surgical site infection. Acta Orthop Belg. 2009 Apr;75(2):252-7. 7. Mereddy PK, D Sunderamoorthy. Anterior or posterior obliquity of the lag screw in the lateral view-Does it affect the sliding characteristics on unstable trochanteric fractures? Injury, 2008 June. 8. Mereddy PK, D Sunderamoorthy. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head 8 years after posterior hip dislocation. Injury, 2008June. 9. Mereddy PK, D Sunderamoorthy. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism After Total Elbow Arthroplasty. eJBJS Am.2007; 89. 10. D Sunderamoorthy. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Irish orthopaedic centre J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Jan;89(1):141-2. 11. D Sunderamoorthy, N Geary. Alternative technique to tighten the Jacob’s chuck – Technical note. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006 Nov;88(7):570. 12. Prasad N, Sunderamoorthy D, Martin J, Murray JM. Secondary prevention of fragility fractures: are we following the guidelines? Closing the audit loop. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006 Sep;88(5):470-4. 13. E Shears, D Sunderamoorthy, Ali SA. Brachial Plexus injury after anterior shoulder dislocation: a case report. Acta Orthop Belg. 2005 Aug;71(4):489-90. 14. D Sunderamoorthy, A Smith, D A Wood. Recurrent elbow dislocation--an uncommon presentation. Emerg Med J. 2005 Sep;22(9):667-9. 15. D Sunderamoorthy, A Ghandour. Intramedullary nailing of femur – syringe to avoid soft tissue interposition while reaming. (Technical Note) – Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2005;87(5):387. 16. D Sunderamoorthy, S Ahuja, A Grant, T Mian. Right upper lobe consolidation: an unusual complication of an uneventful endotracheal intubation. Emerg Med J. 2005 Sep;22(9):669-70. 17. D Sunderamoorthy, M Chaudhry. An uncommon peripheral nerve injury following a penetrating injury of the forearm. Emerg Med J 2003;20(6):595-96. 18. D Sunderamoorthy, V Gupta, A Bleetman. TB or not TB – an unusual sore finger. Case report. Emerg Med J 2001;18(6):490-91. 19. V Gupta, D Sunderamoorthy. Cochlear Bowel. Picture Quiz. Student BMJ 2002;10:11. Book Chapters 1. Co-author for a chapter with Mr Sunil Dhar in the book Total ankle arthroplasty published by AAOS. 2. Co-author for a chapter with Mr Sunil Dhar on Revision total ankle replacement for a chapter in Atlas of Ankle Replacment. Presentations 1. Operating time of ankle fractures and reasons for delays in a DGH. C Mbah, A Chytas, D Sunderamoorthy Geoff Newton Meeting, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, 2014. 2. Injection for foot and ankle conditions – are they effective? Results of a prospective study. C Mbah, M Ali, D Sunderamoorthy Geoff Newton Meeting, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, 2014. SICOT Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014. 3. Risk of MRSA infection in treated MRSA carriers having elective orthopaedic surgery. S Yellu, H Gakahar, D Sunderamoorthy Geoff Newton Meeting, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, 2014. SICOT Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014. 4. Radiolucency and cyst formation after Mobility total ankle replacement. H Majeed, D Sunderamoorthy, S Dhar BOFAS Annual Meeting, Celtic Manor, Newport, 2012. SICOT Congress, Hyderabad, India, October 2013.(Poster) 5. Long term results of Charnley low offset femoral stem. D Sunderamoorthy, B Derbyshire, V Raut SICOT Congress, Novemeber 2012, Dubai. 6. A Novel Approach to the Management of The Diabetic and Neuropathoic Foot Ulcer with underlying Chronic Osteomyelitis – Surgical Debridement and Gentamicin Beads. The Preliminary Results- Have We Found the Cure? T Kurien, D Sunderamoorthy, K Chokkalingam, W Jeffcoate, S Snape and BE Scammell Malkin Meeting, City Hospital, Nottingham, June 2012. SICOT Congress, Hyderabad, India, October 2013. 7. Revision of failed Scandinavian total ankle replacement. H Majeed, D Sunderamoorthy, S Dhar Malkin Meeting, City Hospital, Nottingham, June 2012. BOFAS Annual Meeting, Celtic Manor, Newport, 2012. SICOT Congress, Hyderabad, India, October 2013. 8. Revision of failed TAR to fusion. D Sunderamoorthy, S Gudipatti, NJ Harris BOFAS Annual conference, November 2011, Windsor. SICOT Congress, Novemeber 2012, Dubai. 9. Outocme of operative management of Lisfranc Injuries. S Gudipatti, D Sunderamoorthy, R Monkhouse BOFAS Annual conference, November 2011, Windsor. 10. Rockwood pin fixation of clavicular fractures. A Shah,S Ahmad, D Sunderamoorthy, M Waseem British Trauma Society Meeting, October 2007, Nottingham. 11. Hook plate fixation for clavicular pathology in a DGH. D Sundermoorthy, R Mansingh, K Saldanha, MG Madhusudan, M Waseem British Trauma Society Meeting, October 2005, Athens. European Trauma Congress, May 2006, Slovenia. 12. MRSA colonisation in patients admitted with hip fractures- implications for prevention of surgical site infection. D Thyagarajan, D Sunderamoorthy, P Praveen, S Beck, H Mahoney, S Thomas, A Johansen British Geriatric Society Spring Meeting, April 2006, Gateshead. 13. Secondary Prevention of fragility fractures – are we following the guideline? Closing the audit loop. N Prasad, D Sunderamoorthy, J Murray, J Martin. British Trauma Society Meeting, October 05, Athens. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, September 05, Birmingham. 11. Wound surveillance in neck of femur fractures. D Sunderamoorthy, D Thyagarjan, A Johansen Naughton Dunn Meeting, March 2004, Oswestry. European Trauma Congress, June 2004, Prague. 14. MRSA wound infection following implant surgeries in trauma patients colonised with MRSA preoperatively. D Sunderamoorthy, S Ahuja, A Grant British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, September 03, Birmingham European Trauma Congress, June 2004, Prague. 12. Secondary prevention of fragility fractures – are we following the guidelines? D Sunderamoorthy, J Murray European Trauma Congress, June 2004, Prague. EFORT 2005, June 2005, Lisbon. (Poster) 13. Incidence of MRSA colonisation in patients with fracture neck of femur and its influence on postoperative wound infection. D Thyagarajan, D Sunderamoorthy, A Johansen British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London. European Trauma Congress, June 2004, Prague British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, September 04, Manchester. 14. Closed reduction of Colles’ fractures, what is best? IV sedation or Haematoma Block. D Sunderamoorthy, A Proctor, J Murray (A) British Trauma Society Meeting, October 2004, Leeds. (B) Welsh Orthopaedic Society Meeting, May 2004, Swansea. 15. Wound surveillance in patients with fracture neck of femur - A Pilot Study. D Sunderamoorthy, D Thyagarajan, A Johansen British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London. 16. Factors affecting the outcome of DHS fixations. D Sunderamoorthy, S Ahuja, A Sloan, S Gupta, A Grant. European Trauma Congress, June 2004, Prague British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London 17. Hand injuries- how do they happen? D Sunderamoorthy, A Sayuti British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London. EFORT 2003, June03, Helsinki, Finland (Poster). 18. Risk assessment for IV sedation for manipulation of fractures and dislocations. D Sunderamoorthy, R Byreddy British Trauma Society Meeting, October 03, London. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, September 2003. (Poster) 19. Hip aspiration and arthrogram in suspected prosthetic hip infections, its results and outcome- an audit. D Sunderamoorthy, A Troughton American Roentgen Ray Society 102nd Annual Meeting, April 02, Atlanta, U.S.A. Southwest Radiologist Annual Scientific Meeting, March 02, Cirencester. UK Radiology Congress, June 02, Birmingham. (Poster) Canadian Orthopaedic Association & American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, June 02, Victoria, Canada. (Poster) 20. Adequacy of lateral views in trochanteric fractures does the time at which it is taken matter- an audit. D Sunderamoorthy, G Zafiropolous British Trauma Society Meeting, October 01, Leeds. EFORT 2003, June03, Helsinki, Finland. (Poster) 21. Outcome of operative management of tibial plateau fractures. D Sunderamoorthy, B A Kumar British Trauma Society Meeting, October 02, Leeds. EFORT 2003, June03, Helsinki, Finland. (Poster) 22. An unusual sore finger. D Sunderamoorthy, V Gupta, A Bleetman Arthur Guest Prize Presentation, Heartland’s Hospital, June 00, Birmingham. British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, September 01, Birmingham. (Poster) VIII Annual Congress of Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, May 02, Amsterdam. (Poster) Guest Lectures 1. Total ankle replacement. National University Hospital, Singapore. May 2014. 2. Common foot and ankle conditions. CME , Arupadai Veedu Medical College, India. December 2013. 3. Surgical management of rheumatoid foot disorders. University of Leeds, January 2011.
• 1. Surgical excision of Morton’s neuroma: Does it provide a reliable outcome? M M Khan, D Sunderamoorthy. FAOJ. 2019,12(2):5.

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 Professional membership

• Member of the British Trauma Society
• Member of the British Medical Association
• Member of the British Foot and Ankle Society
• Member of SICOT (Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie)

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