Mr David Thyagarajan

MrDavidThyagarajan is a highly respected consultantorthopaedicsurgeon based in Sheffield who specialises in shoulderandelbowsurgery. He is renowned for his expertise in shoulderandelbowpain, shoulderinjection and shoulderarthroscopy as well as elbowandshoulderjointreplacement, including both primaryandsecondaryrevisionsurgery.

After qualifying in medicine in 1994, Mr Thyagarajan undertook his higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in Bristol and he gained a specialist fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons within the trauma and orthopaedics section. He was awarded a highly sought-after advancedshoulderandelbowfellowship at NottinghamShoulderandElbowUnit where he gained invaluable experience in treating a high volume of complex cases. Additionally, Mr Thyagarajan travelled to centres for excellence in shoulder and elbow surgery in Houston and SanAntonio,Texas,USA to acquire detailed knowledge and expert skill in performing innovative surgical techniques from renowned leaders in the field of orthopaedics.

With his wide-ranging expertise in shoulder and elbow surgery, Mr Thyagarajan’s areas of interest include sportsinjuries, instability, degenerativedisease and related jointreplacement, including highlycomplexcases. He sees privatepatients at the CircleHealthGroupThornburyHospital in Sheffield.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Mr Thyagarajan remains activelyinvolvedinresearch in his key areas of interest and is a leading name in the field of trauma and orthopaedics. He has published numerousacademicpapers which appear in esteemed peer-reviewedjournals and also acts as a reviewer for TheJournalofShoulderandElbowSurgery. He frequently speaks at national and international conferences and has shared his research at key meetings of the AmericanAcademyofOrthopaedicSurgeons and the BritishShoulderandElbowSociety. Mr Thyagarajan was also an invited speaker at the 2016 InternationalCongressofShoulderandElbowSurgery in SouthKorea, sharing his expertise in arthritis and arthroplasty symposium sessions.

Mr Thyagarajan is also an esteemed educator and is a seniorclinicallecturer at the UniversityofSheffield. He regularly teaches students and surgical trainees in orthopaedics and also delivers key training for fellow medical professionals. Additionally, he is a facultymember on shoulderandelbowadvancedsurgicaltechniquescourses and supervises specialist trainees in orthopaedics and shoulder and elbow fellows within his role at SheffieldTeachingHospitalsNHSTrust. He is a member of a number of prominent professional bodies, including the BritishOrthopaedicAssociation, BritishShoulderandElbowSociety and the EuropeanSocietyofShoulderandElbowSurgery.