Dr. Thittukattoor Sudhahar | Orthopaedic IMEs

Summary

Dr Thittukattoor Sudahar is a specialist trauma and orthopaedic surgeon who has been practicing medicine for over 30 years.

He worked for many years in the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom before coming to Australian in 2015. He has been in private practice in Australia since this time.

Dr Sudahur has a special interest in Lower limb surgery (Hip, Knee Arthroplasty, revision and soft tissue knee surgery), Shoulder, foot and ankle, general Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery.

He is an experienced medico legal examiner in the field of orthopaedics, allowing him to provide expert opinions and evaluations for various legal matters. His expertise enables him to offer objective, evidence-based reports and testimony when required in legal proceedings.

Accreditation

• AMA 5th Edition - Certified Independent Medical Examiner CIME

Type of Cases

• Workers’ Compensation
• Personal Injury
• Public Liability
• CTP
• Income Protection
• TPD
• Fitness for Duty
• Return to Work
• Superannuation Claims
• DVA

Areas of Expertise

• Trauma

• General orthopaedics

✓ Upper limb
✓ Lower limb
✓ Spine
✓ Musculoskeletal

Professional Associations

• Registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency & Medical Board of Australia
• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) (FRCS Ed)
• Fellow, Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthoA)
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia (FRACS)
• British Association for Surgery of the Knee

Experience

Current

• Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon in private practice
• Trauma surgery Tamworth Base Hospital

• Nov 2012 - April 2015: Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust Special interest in Lower limb Arthroplasty, revision Arthroplasty, soft tissue knee, Foot and Ankle, General Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Sep 2011 - Nov 2012: Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics NHS Grampian University Hospital NHS Trust, Aberdeen Special interest in Lower limb Arthroplasty, soft tissue knee surgery and Trauma (Level I Trauma centre) (Adult 1 in 16 and Paediatric 1 in 4)
• Aug 2010 - Aug 2011: Senior Fellow in Lower limb Arthroplasty and soft tissue Knee surgery University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Mr Birtwistle, Mr Power, Mr Brown, Mr Godsiff, Mr Esler) Recognized subspecialty training. (6 months Hip & Knee arthroplasty, followed by 6 months in Knee arthroplasty & soft tissue Knee)
• Feb 2010 - Aug 2010: Smith & Nephew Fellow Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust Mr Bollen S and Mr Radcliffe (Soft tissue Knee and Patello- Femoral surgeries). Year VI recognized subspecialty training
• Aug 2009 - Feb 2010: SPR (Type I) Year V Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust Mr Raut V & Mr Mohammed A (Lower limb Arthroplasty, soft tissue Knee, Hip Arthroscopy and Trauma)
• Feb 2009 - Aug 2009: SPR (Type I) Year V Aintree University Hospital NHS Mr Scott S (Lower limb Arthroplasty and Trauma)
• Aug 2008 - Feb 2009: SPR (Type I) Year IV Alder Hey Paediatric Hospital NHS Mr C Bruce & Mr Sampath (Hips, Cerebral palsy and Neuromuscular and trauma)
• Feb 2008 - Jul 2008: SPR (Type I) Year IV Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust Mr I Harvey (Shoulder and Upper Limb)
• Aug 2007 - Feb 2008: SPR (Type I) Year III Arrow Park and Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust Mr SR Platt (Foot and Ankle and Trauma)
• Jan 2007 - Jul 2007: SPR (Type I) Year III Leighton Hospital NHS Trust. Mr RG Krishnan (Spine and Trauma)
• Jun 2006-Dec 2006: SPR (Type I) Year II Macclesfield Hospital NHS Trust Mr K Barnes & Mr S Kershaw (Hip, Knee, Periprosthetic fracture and Trauma)
• Nov 2005 - May 2006: SPR (Type I) Year II Leighton Hospital NHS Trust Mr DJ Pegg (Hip, Knee, Revision and Trauma)
• Sep 2004 — Sep 2005 SPR (LAT): Huddersfield Royal Infirmary NHS Trust Mr Ankarath S, Mr D Wise, Mr Tollessa E. (Hand, Shoulder, Hip, Knee and Trauma)
• Sep 2002 - Aug 2004 SPR (LAT): NHS Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust Prof JD Hutchinson, Mr WM Ledingham, Prof AJ Johnstone, Mr D Knight. Mr GP Aschcroft, Mr Duthie, Mr Bidwell J. (Hip, Knee, Revisions, Trauma, Shoulder, Hand, Foot & Ankle and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• March 2002 - Aug 2002 SHO: Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust Mr B Shah. Hip, Knee and Trauma
• Nov 2000 - Feb 2002 SHO: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust Mr JK Tucker, Mr MMS Glasgow, Mr AD Patel, Mr JS Albert, Mr P Gallagher. Hip, Knee, Revisions, Shoulder, Trauma, Pelvi Acetabular fractures, Hand and Foot & Ankle.
• Jul 2000 - Oct 2000: Clinical Attachment Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust Observer in Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Mar 1996 - Jun 2000: Post Graduate Trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedics Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospitals, University of Mumbai MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho). Residency Programme in Trauma and Orthopaedics (Includes 6 months in A&E)
• Feb 1995 - Feb 1996: Basic Surgical Training Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospitals, University of Mumbai 6 months in Plastic Surgery and 6 months in General Surgery

Publications

• LS Moulton, NL Green, T Sudahar, NK Makwana, and JP Whittaker Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 May; 97(4): 279-282. Published online 2015 May.
• Outcome after conservatively managed intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck Sudhahar TA, Morapudi S, Barnes K.
• Evaluation of femoral subsidence between collared and collarless Corail cementless total hip replacement. Journal of Orthopaedics, 2009; 6 (2) e3 Sudhahar TA, Ahsan A, Waseem M.
• Case report describing neoprene allergy in a woman treated with a splint following a fracture of the radial styloid. Injury extra, May 2007 38, 454-455. Karuppiah SV, Sudhahar TA, Ashcroft GP.
• The acetabular joystick, an aid to cup removal in revision hip replacement. Journal of Orthopaedics, March 2007, 30:194 Sudhahar TA, Ashcroft GP, Duthie RA, Mackenzie AR, Laing RBS, Douglas JG, Corrigan H.
• Early experience of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for infected joint replacements. Journal of Orthopaedics, 2005; 2(5) e3. (URL: htto://www.iortho.oro/2005/2/5/e3) Shah NH, Walton NP, Sudhahar TA, Donell ST.
• Screening time for extra-capsular proximal femoral fracture fixation; the difference between extra-medullary and intra-medullary implant usage. (Article). Injury, Volume 35, Issue 10, October 2004, Pages 1010-1014 Sudhahar TA, Patel AD
• Case Report - A rare case of partial posterior interosseous nerve injury with radial head fracture. Injury, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2004, Pages 543-544 Sudhahar TA, Glasgow MMS, Donell ST
• Comparison of expected versus actual tunnel position for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee, Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2004, Pages 15-18 Current Research and Audit