Mr Shankar Thiagarajah
Mr Shankar Thiagarajah is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, specialising in hip and knee surgery based at Park Hill Hospital, Doncaster
Based At
NHS base
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
GMC Number
6079284
Clinic Timetable
Thursday 09:30-13:00
Clinical interests
Hip Replacement
Knee Replacement
Hip Revision
Young adult hip disorders
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
Hip Dysplasia
Labral Tears
Hip Arthroscopy
Periacetabular Osteotomy
Femoral Corrective Osteotomy
Sports Injuries to the Hip/Groin
Trochanteric pain syndrome
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Surgeons
British Hip Society
British Orthopaedic Association
Academic Background
MBChB DipSEM PhD FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Shankar’s Consultant NHS post is based at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. He specialises in hip & knee replacement & revision surgery and young adult hip preservation surgery. He is dual post-CCT fellowship trained – in hip & knee arthroplasty / reconstruction at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (mentored by Professor Allan Gross and Dr David Backstein), and young adult hip preservation surgery at University College London Hospital, London, UK (mentored by Mr Johan Witt).
Born and raised in the South of England, Shankar qualified at the University of Manchester (2003) and was trained on the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic rotation. In 2017, Shankar was awarded a PhD (University of Sheffield), for his multi-centre study investigating the “Genetics of hip osteoarthritis and hip shape”. He has several awards including the prestigious New Investigator Recognition Award at the 2014 Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting in New Orleans, USA. He was also a finalist in the Arthritis-Research UK Young Investigator competition at the 2013 British Orthopaedic Association meeting.
Whilst always retaining high levels of patient safety and patient care, Shankar provides an innovative, personalised service, employing the latest evidence-based practices. Shankar’s knowledge of the latest techniques in peri-operative management and the use of complementary digital technology has led to the development of a same-day discharge programme for selective hip and knee replacement patients.
Procedures Shankar performs include all aspects of hip and knee replacement and revision. Additionally, in his NHS practice he performs the full gamut of hip preservation procedures including the periacetabular osteotomy and hip arthroscopy.
Based at
NHS base
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
GMC Number
6079284
Clinic Timetable
Thursday 09:30-13:00
Clinical interests
Hip Replacement
Knee Replacement
Hip Revision
Young adult hip disorders
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
Hip Dysplasia
Labral Tears
Hip Arthroscopy
Periacetabular Osteotomy
Femoral Corrective Osteotomy
Sports Injuries to the Hip/Groin
Trochanteric pain syndrome
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Surgeons
British Hip Society
British Orthopaedic Association
Academic Background
MBChB DipSEM PhD FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Shankar’s Consultant NHS post is based at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals. He specialises in hip & knee replacement & revision surgery and young adult hip preservation surgery. He is dual post-CCT fellowship trained – in hip & knee arthroplasty / reconstruction at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada (mentored by Professor Allan Gross and Dr David Backstein), and young adult hip preservation surgery at University College London Hospital, London, UK (mentored by Mr Johan Witt).
Born and raised in the South of England, Shankar qualified at the University of Manchester (2003) and was trained on the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic rotation. In 2017, Shankar was awarded a PhD (University of Sheffield), for his multi-centre study investigating the “Genetics of hip osteoarthritis and hip shape”. He has several awards including the prestigious New Investigator Recognition Award at the 2014 Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting in New Orleans, USA. He was also a finalist in the Arthritis-Research UK Young Investigator competition at the 2013 British Orthopaedic Association meeting.
Whilst always retaining high levels of patient safety and patient care, Shankar provides an innovative, personalised service, employing the latest evidence-based practices. Shankar’s knowledge of the latest techniques in peri-operative management and the use of complementary digital technology has led to the development of a same-day discharge programme for selective hip and knee replacement patients.
Procedures Shankar performs include all aspects of hip and knee replacement and revision. Additionally, in his NHS practice he performs the full gamut of hip preservation procedures including the periacetabular osteotomy and hip arthroscopy.