Mr Santosh Venkatachalam
Mr Santosh Venkatachalam is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cobalt Hospital in Newcastle and specialises in upper limb surgery including shoulder, hand, wrist and elbow.
Based At
NHS base
Cobalt Hospital
GMC Number
6041252
Clinic Timetable
Tuesday
Clinical interests
Upper limb Orthopaedics Arthroscopy (key hole) procedures, joint replacement for arthritis, Common upper limb problem.
Shoulder problems: impingement, rotator cuff tears, stiffness, instability, arthritis.
Elbow problems: cubital tunnel syndrome, stiffness, tennis/ golfers elbow, arthritis.
Wrist/ Hand problems: Rheumatoid arthritis hand, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytrens contracture, Trigger fingers, ganglions, DeQuiverans tenosynovitis, base of thumb arthritis, small joint arthritis.
Upper limb trauma and post fracture sequelae Sports related upper limb injuries.
Professional Memberships
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Asscociation (BOSTAA)
Local associations - North East Society of Hand surgeons, Coast castles north east shoulder and elbow group
Academic Background
Mr Venkatachalam specialises in upper limb conditions/problems (shoulder, elbow, wrist and hands). He graduated in medicine in 1993 and finished his basic surgical training in the southeast before completing his higher specialist orthopaedic training locally in the northern region. Qualifications MBBS MS (Orth) DNB ( Orth) FRCS ( Orth)
Based at
NHS base
Cobalt Hospital
GMC Number
6041252
Clinic Timetable
Tuesday
Clinical interests
Upper limb Orthopaedics Arthroscopy (key hole) procedures, joint replacement for arthritis, Common upper limb problem.
Shoulder problems: impingement, rotator cuff tears, stiffness, instability, arthritis.
Elbow problems: cubital tunnel syndrome, stiffness, tennis/ golfers elbow, arthritis.
Wrist/ Hand problems: Rheumatoid arthritis hand, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytrens contracture, Trigger fingers, ganglions, DeQuiverans tenosynovitis, base of thumb arthritis, small joint arthritis.
Upper limb trauma and post fracture sequelae Sports related upper limb injuries.
Professional Memberships
British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS)
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Asscociation (BOSTAA)
Local associations - North East Society of Hand surgeons, Coast castles north east shoulder and elbow group
Academic Background
Mr Venkatachalam specialises in upper limb conditions/problems (shoulder, elbow, wrist and hands). He graduated in medicine in 1993 and finished his basic surgical training in the southeast before completing his higher specialist orthopaedic training locally in the northern region. Qualifications MBBS MS (Orth) DNB ( Orth) FRCS ( Orth)