Dr. VENKAT RAM PRASAD VALLAMSHETLA

Dr. Venkat Ram Prasad Vallamshetla is one of the best orthopedic surgeon in Hyderabad. He has done his MBBS, MS Ortho (OSM), MRCS (Edin) and FRCS (Trauma & Orth) from Edinburgh. He has additionally undergone training and has worked in Birmingham for over 12 years with a specialization in Joint Replacement, arthroscopic surgery and sports injuries.

Dr. Venkat Ram Prasad Vallamshetla is trained at senior registrar grade for 18 months, in upper limb surgery, 12 months in foot and ankle surgery and 36 months in lower limb surgery. He competes in clinical and surgical skills at a consultant level with independent operating lists in arthroscopic surgery of shoulder, knee and ankle. His main areas of interest are joint replacement surgery, sports injuries, shoulder and knee. He has attended various international courses and conferences and published and presented various papers in the reputed journals.

He has also worked as a Locum Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon in South Warwickshire NHS trust.

Personal Details:

DATE OF BIRTH :  8thAugust 1972
E-MAIL: vrpdr@yahoo.co.in

Qualification:

Clinical Experience:

Working as Full time consultant at Sri Sri Holistic Hospital, Nizampet Main Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

He has received training at a senior registrar grade for 18 months in upper limb surgery, 12 months in foot and ankle surgery and 36 months in lower limb surgery. He is competent in my clinical and surgical skills at a consultant level with independent operating lists in arthroscopic surgery of shoulder, knee and ankle. His main areas of interest are trauma, upper limb and foot and ankle surgery. He had prioritized and attended the courses and conferences relevant to upper limb surgery and foot and ankle surgery.

He worked as a Locum Consultant Orthopedic surgeon in South Warwickshire NHS trust

• Upper limb surgery.
• Foot and ankle surgery and look after diabetic foot.
• Arthroscopic surgery Knee, Ankle and Shoulder.
• Lower limb arthroplasty including knee and Hip replacement trauma.

Present Employment

Consultant Orthopedic surgeon at Sri Sri Holistic Hospitals, Nizampet, Hyderabad, AP, India. Sept 2013 to till date.

He is specialized in Joint Replacement, Sports injuries and Trauma.

Most Recent Employment

• Locum Consultant Orthopedic surgeon, South Warwickshire Foundation NHS Trust, Warwick,UK. Aug 2013 to Sept 2013.
• Orthopedic surgeon at South Warwickshire Foundation NHS Trust, Warwick, UK. July 2007 to July 2013.
• He worked extensively in Upper limb surgery including shoulder arthroscopy, Foot and ankle surgery and primary Lower limb surgery.

Previous Employments:

1. Orthopedic surgeon in Trauma & Orthopedics, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK. Feb 2007 to July 2007.
2. Orthopedic surgeon Trauma & Orthopedics, Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. July 2006 to Feb 2007.
3. Orthopedic surgeon in Trauma & Orthopedics, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK. Jan 2006 to June 2006.
4. Clinical fellow in Pediatric Orthopedics, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK. July 2005 to Dec 2005.
5. Mr. C E Bache, Mr. P Glithero, Mr. C Bradish, Mr. J N O’Hara.
6. Orthopedic surgeon in Trauma and Orthopedics at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, AP, India. Jan 1998 to May 2001.

Summary of Other posts:

1. Pediatric Orthopedics, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Aug 2004 to July 2005. Mr. Ed Bache, Mr. P Glithero, Mr. C Bradish, Mr. J N O’Hara, Mr. P Gibbons.
2. Trauma & Orthopedics, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. February 2003 to Aug 2004. Mr. A Reading.
3. Trauma & Orthopedics, The Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK. February 2003 to Feb 2004. Mr. S D Deo, Mr. R A Brooks, Mr. D A Woods, Mr. I Lowdon, Mr. Williamson.
4. Trauma & Orthopedics, Hexham General Hospital, Hexham, UK. August 2002 to February 2003. Mr. Walsh.
5. Trauma & Orthopedics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK. 9th July2002 to 6th August 2002.

PRHO:
MGM Hospital, A.P, India Dec 1995 to Dec 1996
Rotation through General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health and Community Medicine

Teaching Experience:

Dr. Venkat Ram Prasad has a keen interest in teaching. Over the last few years, he has formally and informally been involved in teaching junior colleagues and nursing staff. Presently he teaches medical students from Birmingham and Warwick.

Research:

A study comparing the efficacies of trucut biopsy and open biopsy in diagnosing malignant bone tumors.

Trucut biopsy is an important tool in the evaluation of bone lesions. It is safe, reliable and accurate procedure and yields diagnostic information in a high proportion (89.7%) of patients as most present with tumor size equal to a size of a coconut in third world countries.

Publications:

1. Congenital dislocation of hip: A reappraisal of the upper age limit for treatment. VRP Vallamshetla, Ejaz.
2. Mughal, JN O’Hara. J Bone Joint Surg Br, Aug 2006;Vol 88-B:1076-1081.
3. Flexible intramedullary nails for unstable tibial fractures in children: An 8 Year Experience. VRP Vallamshetla, U De Silva, C E Bache, P J Gibbons. J Bone Joint Surg Br, Apr 2006; 88-B: 536 – 540.
4. Pink pulseless hand following supra-condylar fractures: an audit of British practice. A Malviya, D Simmons, VRP Vallamshetla, CE Bache J Pediatr Orthop B. 2006 Jan;15(1):62-64.
5. Young J, Vallamshetla VR, Lawrence T. The polished tri-tapered stem for cement-in-cement revision hip arthroplasty, a reliable and reproducible technique?. Hip Int. 2008 Oct-Dec;18(4):272-7.
6. Management of ununited intracapsular fracture neck of femur in young patients with delayed presentation. VRP Vallamshetla, Sayana MK, VS Ravindranath. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2010;44(4):257-61.
7. Pseudoaneurysm after revision total knee arthroplasty. VRP Vallamshetla and Vishnu Sharma EJOST Volume 20, Number 2 / February, 2010.

Publishes Abstracts:

Management of ununited intracapsular fracture neck of femur in young patients with delayed presentation. Sayana MK, VRP Vallamshetla, VS Ravindranath, VS Murthy J Bone Joint Surg Br Proceedings, Mar 2006; 88-B: 166 – 167.

1. Effect of ASA grading on mortality, morbidity and functional outcome after Hip fractures. VRP Vallamshetla, R Thalava, A Reading J Bone Joint Surg Br Orthopedic Proceedings, 2006 88-B: 43.
2. Changing practices in management of displaced supracondylar fractures. VRP Vallamshetla, CE Bache J Bone Joint Surg Br Orthopedic Proceedings, 2006 88-B: 124 and J Bone Joint Surg Br 2006 88-B:SUPP II :275.
3. Changes in epidemiology and outcome of patients with hip fractures over a seven-year period. VRP Vallamshetla, SD Deo J Bone Joint Surg Br Orthopedic Proceedings, 2006 88-B: 42 and J Bone Joint Surg Br 2006 88-B:SUPP II :275.
4. Quadratus femoris muscle pedicle grafting for fracture neck of femur with delayed presentation. VRP Vallamshetla, Sayana MK ,VS Ravindranath, VS Murthy J Bone Joint Surg – British Volume, Orthopedic Proceedings Vol 88-B, Issue SUPP I, 166-167.

International and National Oral Presentations:

Management of ununited intracapsular fracture neck of femur in young patients with delayed presentation. Sayana MK, Ram Vallamshetla, VS Ravindranath, VS Murthy. EFFORT, Lisbon 2005.

1. Effect of ASA grading on mortality, morbidity and functional outcome after Hip fractures. VRP Vallamshetla, R Thalava, A Reading. EFFORT, Lisbon 2005.
2. Changing practices in management of displaced supracondylar fractures. VRP Vallamshetla, CE Bache. EFFORT, Lisbon 2005.
3. Changes in epidemiology and outcome of patients with hip fractures over a seven-year period. VRP Vallamshetla, Sunny Deo. EFFORT, Lisbon 2005.
4. Changing practices in management of displaced supracondylar fractures. VRP Vallamshetla, CE Bache. BOSA. Birmingham 2005.
5. Quadratus femoris muscle pedicle grafting for fracture neck of femur with delayed presentation. VRP Vallamshetla, Sayana MK, VS Ravindranath, VS Murthy. BOA, Birmingham 2005.
6. Flexible intramedullary nails for unstable tibial fractures in children: An 8 Year Experience. VRP Vallamshetla, U De Silva, C E Bache, P J Gibbons. Naughton Dunn Club Nov 2005.
7. One stage correction of congenital dislocation of (CDH) in older children. E Mughal, VRP Vallamshetla, J N O’Hara. BSCOS Jan 2006.
8. A report on management of slipped upper femoral epiphyses. B Gopala rao, V Killampalli, VRP Vallamshetla, Ed Bache. Naughton Dunn Club May 2006.
9. AVN of Hip Following Medial Approach Open reduction in the Management of DDH – Does Immobilisation in Abduction Play a Role? VRP Vallamshetla, Vijay Killampalli, Edward Bache, Phil Glithero Naughton Dunn Club NOV 2006.
10. The first reported series of the polished triple tapered C stem cement in cement revision hip arthroplasty. Mr VRP Vallamshetla, Mr J Young, Mr T Lawrence. London hip society April 2007 and Naughton Dunn Club May 2007.
11. Enhanced discharge after 4400 Hip and Knee arthroplasty: Warwick experience. Shine Ashokan, VRP Vallamshetla, S K Young. European Hip society Milan, September 2012.

Posters:

1. Diagnostic accuracy of Trucut biopsy compared to open biopsy in malignant bone tumours. VRP Vallamshetla. EFFORT, Lisbon 2005.
2. Changes in epidemiology and outcome of patients with hip fractures over a seven-year period. VRP Vallamshetla, Sunny Deo. BOSA, Birmingham 2005.
3. Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis: A retrospective study of fixation with a single screw: The importance of correct screw placement to obtain good results. 6th combined meeting of the Orthopaedic research societies October 2007. R Kanwar, B Rao, VV Killampalli, VRP Vallamshetla, C Bache, P Glithero.

Audits:

1. Changes in epidemiology and outcome of patients with hip fractures over a seven-year period. Feb 2004.
   50 patient’s case notes from 1996 and 50 patient’s case notes from 2003 with hip fractures are examined and their characters are compared.
2. Audit on efficacy of autologous blood transfusion in Total knee replacements. Feb 2004.
3. Autologous blood transfusion was effective and the number of patients requiring homologous blood transfusion decreased significantly.
4. Effect of ASA grading on mortality, morbidity and functional outcome after Hip fractures. Aug 2004.
5. We found there is significant correlation with ASA. The higher ASA grade in patients with hip fracture is associated with a persistently high mortality and morbidity, despite advances in standards of care placing an ever- increasing burden on the health service.
6. Audit for changing practices in treating displaced supracondylar fractures treated by percutaneous Kirschner wires. Sep 2004 Retrospectively reviewed 62 children with supracondylar fractures and established new set of guidelines for effective management.
7. Documentation and Notes keeping. June 2004.Proposed to include documentation as a part of junior doctor induction program and auditing frequently.
8. Flexible stable intramedullary nails (FSIN) for unstable tibial fractures in children: An 8 Year Experience. July 2005. We have retrospectively reviewed 56 tibial fractures in 54 children, treated FSIN. At final review all children have excellent functional outcomes.
9. Re audit on displaced supracondylar fractures treated by percutaneous Kirschner wires. July 2005.This audit highlights how strict guidelines were followed and how many required remanipulation.
10. Audit on Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE). October 2005.
11. Retrospectively reviewed 35 children with SUFE highlighting the short falls in management and suggested ways of improving.

Courses:

1. AO course July 2005 at Leeds.
2. ATLS in June 2007 UHCW, Coventry.
3. Basic Surgical Skills Course in Jan 2003 by RCS England in Newcastle.
4. Distal Radius Fracture Fixation Course Dec 2005 in City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
5. Oxford Uni Knee course by BIOMET, UK Sep 2007.
6. Wrist and shoulder fixation cadaver course, Depuy. Malaga, Spain. Oct 2007.
7. HIP summer University, Depuy, Edinburgh, UK. Sep 2008.
8. BOA instructional course Jan 2010.
9. Basic sciences course, RNOH, Stanmore, April 2010.
10. Ankle instructional course, Zurich, Switzerland May 2010.
11. Cadaveric shoulder arthroscopy course at Nottingham, UK Oct 2010.
12. Clinical management and leadership Course, west midlands deanery, Birmingham, UK. Mar 2011.
13. Upper limb trauma management course at Luxemburg Nov 2011.
14. Cadaveric Shoulder arthroscopy course at Kiel university Nov 2012.
15. Visitation to Belgium to watch ASI hip replacement July 2013.