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Mr Shivakumar Shankar was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
Reviews
Mr Shankar and his team are so caring and listen and answer any concerns you my have before your operation.
I am 1 week post operation, and already feeling the benefits of my hip replacement.
Thank you all so much.
Dr Shankar was absolutely first class from our first meeting pre op to my post op appointment. He explained the procedure slowly so I could understand. He has a really calming nature and I thank him so much for my knee op
He was great. The surgey and recovery has gone well. He helped keep me calm and gave me confidence as well as his his consuktant which helped.
Jasbir
Mr Shankar explained in detail the condition of my knees and what is the best way forward. I was surprised at the discomfort and pain experienced during my recovery period. However he explained it would take up to a year for me to experience the effects. I wish to wait and see how my knee performs before going ahead with further surgery on my other knee.
Mr Shanker has a very professional approach but at the same time he managed to make me feel relaxed and comfortable before and after my hip replacement operation on the 31st January 2024.
I can not recommend Mr Shanker enough. A lovely man.
I would also like to add that all the staff at the Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood that I came into contact with during my stay were professional, caring, friendly and happy.
Very many thanks to one and all.
Specialises in
- Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Profile
I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in Computer navigation assisted and Robotic Hip and knee replacement. I routinely perform knee arthroscopic procedures, knee cartilage reconstruction procedures including PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injection.
I work as a NHS consultant at Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital. My work is based at Queens Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Good Mayes.
I obtained my higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the North East Thames and London Deanery on the prestigious Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) rotation.
I trained in University hospitals like RNOH and the Great Ormond Street Hospital. I obtained trauma training at one of the London’s major trauma centre, the Royal London Hospital. I also obtained training in various district general hospitals in London and Essex.
I am Fellowship trained. My UK fellowships were the prestigious RNOH, Stanmore lower limb arthroplasty fellowship.
Armed with evidence of innovation in the form of computed assisted and robotic lower limb arthroplasty to aid provision of best outcomes for my arthroplasty patients, I completed my fellowship at The Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow in computer navigation assisted hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship.
To further my experience, I completed a travelling fellowship in Germany in Rummelsberg in the reputed unit of Professor Wagner with experience in anterior approach hip arthroplasty. I have clinical and academic links with the unit
My additional leadership roles in my NHS hospital are
Infection lead for Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics: Current lead supervising and working with multidisciplinary team for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of surgical site infections in elective and trauma patients
Clinical Audit Lead for Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics: Currently supervise all the clinical audit projects in the department
Clinical Lead for neck of femur and femur fractures management : Supervise timely management to provide best quality of patient care for these vulnerable group of patients
I have published in peer review journals and presented in many international and national orthopaedic conferences.I am a reviewer of original articles in Indian journal of Orthopaedics.
Further to my mandatory qualifications of MRCS, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), I have completed my MSc (Tr &Orth) from the University College of London. I have also completed a formal Diploma in Computer assisted Orthopaedic surgery.
I use computer navigated and robotic surgery, which increases the accuracy of hip and knee replacement surgery further to improve the longevity of the artificial joint. My expertise in the computer navigation technology improves the functional outcome of my hip and knee replacement patients.
Areas of interest
Computer navigated Total Hip Replacement;
Computer navigated Total Knee Replacement;
Partial (Uni-Compartmental) knee Replacement;
Robotic arthroplasty surgery
Knee arthroscopy (Keyhole) surgery;
Knee Meniscal Repairs;PRP injections;
Knee cartilage reconstruction