Dr. N. Somasekhar Reddy is a senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, with over 36 years of experience. He has specialised in joint replacement surgeries, arthroscopy, and sports injury management, and has practised for over 12 years in the United Kingdom. Known for his pioneering work in custom-made titanium implants and laminar airflow operating theatres, he plays a key role in advanced orthopaedic surgical setups in India. His expertise is widely recognised in both clinical practice and surgical innovation.
Educational Qualifications:
- MCh (Orth), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, December 1993
- ATLS Provider, Peterborough District and General Hospital United Kingdom, February 1996
- Database Management, City and Guilds Board United Kingdom, July 2002
Previous Appointments:
- Oct.'98 – Sep.'02: Senior Staff Surgeon Shoulder and Revision Joint replacement units Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK
- July'96 – Sep.'98: Clinical fellow in Spinal surgery Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK
- April'94 - June'96: Registrar in Orthopedics Higher Specialist Surgical Training Program West Midlands Rotation, Birmingham, UK
- Jan.'94 - March'94: Registrar in Orthopedics Royal Liverpool University Hospital Liverpool, UK
- Jan.'93 - Dec.'93: Member in MCh (Orth) Course University of Liverpool, UK
- Aug.'90 - Dec.'92: S.H.O. in Orthopedics Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK৩
- Aug.'89 - Jul.'90: Registrar in Orthopedics MIOT, Vijaya Hospital, Madras. India
- Mar.'86 - Feb.'89: Postgraduate student in Orthopedics (SHO) Govt. General Hospital Kakinada, India
- Jan.'85 - Dec.'85: S.H.O. in General Surgery Govt. General Hospital, Kakinada, India
- Nov.'83 - Oct.'84: Rotating Internee Govt. General Hospital Kakinada, India
Professional Memberships:
- Indian & British Medical Associations
- Indian Orthopedic Association
- Indian Arthroscopy Soceity
- Indian Musculoskeletal Oncology Soceity
- Indian Soceity of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Publications:
- TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY". A review of the results of surgically managed displaced tibial plateau fractures in 33 patients above 65 years. INJURY - June 1995
- TREATMENT OF DISPLACED INTRACAPSULAR FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES IN THE UK” Khan RJK, Crossman P, MacDowell A, Reddy NS, Gardener A, and Keene GS. INJURY 2002; 33 (5):383-6
- “SURVEY OF THE TREATMENT OF DISPLACED INTRACAPSULAR FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES IN THE UK” Khan RJK, Crossman P, MacDowell A, Reddy NS, Gardener A, and Keene GS; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 2002; 84B (III); 274.
- “CEMENTED OR UNCEMENTED HEMIARTHROPLASTY FOR DISPLACED INTRACAPSULAR HIP FRACTURES” Khan RJK, Crossman P, MacDowell A, Reddy NS, Gardener A, and Keene GS; EFFORT Abstracts 2003; 6th Congress: 154.
- “THEATRE DESIGN, QUALITY OF AIR & VENTILATION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC THEATRES” N S Reddy, Orthopedics Today, ISSN 0972-1339, Vol. VI No.2 April-June 2004 – Invited article.
- “PRIMARY ANEURYSMAL BONE CYST OF PATELLA”. N Somasekhar Reddy, S Venkat Reddy Indian Journal of Orthopedics, Vol 43, Issue 2, April-June 2009, Page 216-17
- ”TROCHLEOPLASTY AND MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION FOR RECURRENT PATELLAR DISLOCATION”. Raghuveer Reddy K, Somasekhar Reddy N Indian Journal of Orthopedics, Volume 46 I Issue 2 I March - April 2012
- “THE ROLE OF PROSTHETIC REPLACEMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMINUTED RADIAL HEAD FRACTURES”. A Mohan Krishna, N Somasekhar Reddy, Apollo Medicine 9 (2012), pp. 336-338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apme.2012.08.002
BOOK:
Chief Editor: “Common problems in Orthopedics”, A guide for online certification course for Medical Practitioners.
THESIS:
- “Surgical correction of CUBITUS VARUS deformity by Supracondylar osteotomy”. A thesis based on the work done over 3 years Submitted to Andhra university towards the degree of MS (Ortho) 1989
- "Concentration of Cephradine in juxta–articular bone related to prophylactic use". A thesis based on the work done from Sept. 1991 to June 2003. Submitted to the University of Liverpool for the degree of MCh Orth.
Presentations:
PAPERS PRESENTED (Delegate)
- CUBITUS VARUS - SURGICAL CORRECTION A P Chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Sept.1989, Kakinada, India.
- THE USE OF INTERLOCKING NAILS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES. T N Chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Feb.1990, Salem, India.
- CEPHRADINE PROPHYLAXIS IN HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY Naughton Dunn club meeting, Nov.1994, Birmingham, UK
- COMPARTMENT SYNDROME FOLLOWING CELLULITIS OF THE FOREARM East Anglian Orthopedic club, Nov'98, Norwich, UK.
- REPLACEMENT OF HEAD OF RADIUS: A case report A P chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Amalapuram, August 2007.
- C M E: LIMB SALVAGE SURGERY- MY EXPERIENCE WITH RESTOR PROSTHESIS A P chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Visakhapatnam, September 2008
PAPERS PRESENTED (Faculty/on Invitation)
- “Management of Pilon fractures of Ankle joint”, AP chapter of Indian Ortho. Association, Kakinada, Dec’ 2002
- “Ventilation in Orthopedic theatres”, AP chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Hyderabad, Nov’ 2003
- “Soft tissue Balance in TKR surgery”, AP chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Hyderabad, Nov’ 2003
- Faculty lecture on Tibial condyle fractures at knee symposium, KIMS, Hyderabad, December 2003.
- ‘Modern Operating theatre’ OASIS conference, Trichur, August 2004.
- ‘Impingement syndrome in Shoulders’, Symposium on Shoulder surgery, May 2005.
- ‘Prosthetic management of Proximal humeral fractures’ OASIS conference, Chennai, August 2005.
- ‘Common Orthopedic Problems’ I M A, AP Chapter, Karimnagar, April 2007.
- 'SLAP lesions of Shoulder’ Arthroscopic management of shoulder problems, Hyderabad, February 11, 2009.
- 'Frozen Shoulder’ S.S. Murthy annual Orthopedic symposium, Warangal, April 2010
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