Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Registration and Indemnity Provider
Affiliations
Presentations
Publications
Hobbies and interests
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Sujay Dheerendra

Warrington,Cheshire

Summary

Consultant specialising in paediatric and adult spinal surgery with a proven track record of implementing advanced surgical techniques that enhance patient outcomes. Conducts comprehensive patient assessments to ensure safety and elevate care standards. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to achieve excellence in spinal health, with expertise in adult degenerative conditions and pediatric/adult deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. Experience includes serving as clinical lead for spinal surgery at Oswestry and completing a High Potential Scheme to strengthen leadership skills.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Alder Hey Children's Hospital & The Walton Centre
Liverpool
01.2025 - Current

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
Oswestry, Shropshire
08.2017 - 12.2024

Spinal Fellow

The Walton Centre
Liverpool
08.2016 - 07.2017

Spinal Fellow

Queens Medical Centre
Nottingham
02.2016 - 08.2016

Specialty Registrar 3 - 8

Mersey Deanery
Liverpool
02.2010 - 02.2016

Clinical Research Fellow

Royal Free Hospital
London
03.2009 - 02.2010

Core Trainee 2

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
08.2008 - 03.2009

FTSTA 1

Princess Alexandra Hospital
Harlow
08.2007 - 08.2008

Foundation Year 2

Basildon & Thurrock Hospital NHS Trust
Basildon
08.2006 - 08.2007

Senior House Officer

Basildon & Thurrock Hospital NHS Trust
Basildon
02.2006 - 08.2006

Senior House Officer (Locum)

James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
12.2005 - 02.2006

Senior House Officer

Tameside General Hospital
Ashton Under Lyne
02.2005 - 08.2005

Senior House Officer

University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff
04.2004 - 02.2005

House Officer

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
12.2002 - 12.2003

Education

FRCS (Tr & Orth) -

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
UK
11-2014

MBBS -

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
India
09-2002

MRCSEd -

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
UK
05-2007

Skills

  • Surgical procedures
  • Surgical expertise
  • Patient safety
  • Patient assessment
  • Medical documentation
  • Risk management
  • Clinical research
  • Medical team leadership
  • Team collaboration
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Communication skills
  • Decision making
  • Problem solving
  • Time management
  • Patient interaction
  • Communication skills

Registration and Indemnity Provider

GMC - 6067230 - Full registration with Licence to practice

Primus - PRIM199851MITP

Affiliations

  • British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)
  • British Scoliosis Society (BSS)
  • British Indian Orthopaedic Society (BIOS)

Presentations

  • Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression due to Unknown Primary Tumour: 5 year experience from a University Teaching Hospital., Dheerendra S, Srinivas S, McGowan M, Russo A, Thambiraj S, Popa R, Annis P, de Matas M, NASS 2017 Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2017-10-01
  • Patient reported outcomes of lumbar decompression surgery: A study of 2,838 patients., Dheerendra S, Sunderland G, Pillay R, NASS 2017 Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2017-10-01
  • Outcomes of single stage through fracture osteotomy and instrumentation in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Kaye A, Annis P, Amato-Wakins A, Dheerendra S, Russo A, de Matas M, British Scoliosis Society, Middlesbrough, 2016-10-01
  • Do different techniques influence blood loss during pedicle subtraction osteotomy in adult deformity surgery., Morassi GL, Shafafy R, Dheerendra S, Quraishi N, Shafafy M, Eurospine 2016, Berlin, Germany, 2016-10-01
  • Clinical & radiological outcomes OsseoFix titanium cage in management of vertebral fractures secondary to osteoporosis or metastatic spinal disease., Dheerendra SK, Roach M, Popa R, Annis P, Thambiraj S, Britspine 2016, Nottingham, UK, 2016-04-01
  • Management of metastatic spinal cord compression in a university teaching hospital: 5 year results of surgery vs radiotherapy., Dheerendra SK, Bailey R, Dodd S, McGowan M, Popa R, Annis P, Thambiraj S, Russo A, de Matas M, Britspine 2016, Nottingham, UK, 2016-04-01
  • Perioperative complications of Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy., Dheerendra SK, Annis P, Brodke DS, Britspine 2016, Nottingham, UK, 2016-04-01
  • Predictive factors for APJF after adult deformity surgery., Dheerendra SK, Annis P, Brodke DS, Britspine 2016, Nottingham, UK, 2016-04-01
  • Fate of L5-S1 with low dose BMP-2 and pelvic fixation after adult deformity surgery., Dheerendra SK, Annis P, Brodke DS, Britspine 2016, Nottingham, UK, 2016-04-01
  • Approaches to the thoracic spine for thoracic disc herniation: A systematic review., Dheerendra SK, Russo A, Boszczyk B, Eurospine 2013, Liverpool, UK, 2013-10-01
  • Outcomes of Reverse Hybrid Total Hip Replacements for Hip Fracture., Haughton D, Dheerendra S, Scott SJ, British Hip Society Annual Meeting 2013, Bristol, UK, 2013-02-01
  • Antibiotic and thromboprophylaxis in routine knee arthroscopy: A survey of BASK members., Dheerendra SK, Pydisetty R, Congress of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, New Delhi, 2012-10-01
  • Utility of shoulder ultrasound training in post graduate orthopaedic education curriculum., Singhal R, Dheerendra S, Waseem M, 13th EFFORT Congress, Berlin, 2012-05-01
  • Measurement of skin capacitance: A novel method to diagnose autonomic dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome., Dheerendra S, Ibrahim I, Khan WS, Smitham PJ, Goddard NJ, ASSH Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, US, 2011-09-01
  • Comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes of fixed and variable angle locking volar plate in distal radius fracture., Dheerendra S, Khan WS, Agarwal M, Dhillon B, Ravenscroft M, BORS Annual Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 2011-06-01
  • Comparison of Manchester-Modified DASH, Patient Evaluation Measure and Michigan Hand Outcome Score in Hand Injuries., Dheerendra S, Khan WS, Agarwal M, Dhillon B, Ravenscroft M, 11th EFORT Congress, Madrid, Spain, 2010-06-01
  • Outcomes of proximal humerus fractures treated with locking plate. A systematic review., Dheerendra SK, Khan WS, Ahrens P, Goddard NJ, 11th EFORT Congress, Madrid, Spain, 2010-06-01
  • Arthroscopic and open ankle fusion in haemophiliacs- a tale of two cities., Butler M, Cooke PH, Dheerendra S, Goddard NJ, Goldberg A, Sharp RJ, Ward NJ, BOFAS Annual Meeting, Berkshire, UK, 2009-11-01
  • Schober's Test: Revisited., Francis R, Dheerendra SK, Sivaraman A, Natali C, 10th EFORT Congress, Vienna, Austria, 2009-06-01
  • Clinical & Radiological Outcomes of LISS in Distal Femoral Fracture., Dheerendra SK, Hachem M, Dimascio L, Hopgood P, 11th EFFORT Congress, Madrid, Spain, 2010-06-01
  • Continuous epidural analgesia versus PCA Pump analgesia for postoperative pain control after fusion of the lumbar spine., R Francis, S Dheerendra, R Houghton-Clemmey, The World Society for Endoscopic Navigated and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Malaysia, 2009-05-01
  • Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis and Fracture Neck of Femur: Are they similar?, NA Osei, SK Dheerendra, S Walkay, P Matthews, CH Aldam, PW Allen, 10th EFORT Congress, Vienna, Austria, 2008-06-01
  • Selective tourniquet use in Carpal Tunnel Decompression., SK Dheerendra, L Ajekigbe, H Siddiqui, ESPRAS Appointed Meeting for 2006, Coimbra, Portugal, 2006-10-01
  • Management of Humeral Shaft Fracture with Radial Nerve Palsy: A Postal Survey., Dheerendra SK, Shivarathre DG, Bari MA, Muddu BN, 20th SECEC/ESSE Congress, Athens, Greece, 2006-09-01
  • Lateral X-ray of the Hip in Fracture neck of femur: Is it a myth?, SK Dheerendra, DG Shivarathre, MA Bari, BN Muddu, 10th Conference of International Society for Fracture Repair, Adelaide, Australia, 2006-05-01
  • Transport to Transplant: Are we quick enough?, SK Dheerendra, M A Ilham, R Chavez, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005-10-01

Publications

  • One hundred top cited articles in cervical myelopathy: A bibliographic analysis, Sinha A, Dheerendra S, Munigangaiah S, Spine, 2021-12-15, 46, 24, E1353-58
  • Patient reported outcomes following lumbar decompression surgery: A review of 2699 cases, Sunderland G, Foster M, Dheerendra S, Pillay R, Global Spine J, 2021-03-01, 11, 12, 172-79
  • Peri-operative practice in knee arthroscopy: a web based survey of British Association of Knee Surgeons (BASK) members., Dheerendra S, Pydisetty R, Knee, 2015-09-01, 22, 4, 356-7
  • The use of shoulder hemiarthroplasty and humeral head resurfacing: A review of current concepts., Widnall J, Dheerendra SK, MacFarlane RJ, Waseem M, Open Orthop J, 2013-09-06, 7, 334-7
  • Management of proximal humeral fractures: A review of current concepts., Widnall J, Dheerendra SK, Waseem M, Open Orthop J, 2013-09-06, 7, 361-5
  • Blood loss in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: Is it clinically important?, Griffiths D, Jagiello J, Dheerendra S, McNamara C, Ahrens P, Shoulder & Elbow, 2013-10-01, 5, 4, 231-4
  • A novel method of diagnosing autonomic dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome: measuring skin capacitance., Ibrahim I, Khan W, Dheerendra S, Smitham P, Goddard N, Ortop Traumatol Rehabil, 2012-09-01, 14, 5, 429-33
  • Anterior cruciate ligament graft choices: a review of current concepts., Dheerendra SK, Khan WS, Singhal R, Shivarathre DG, Pydisetty R, Johnstone D, Open Orthop J, 2012-01-01, 6, 281-6
  • Distal radius volar locking plates: Does a variable angle locking system confer a clinical advantage?, Marlow WJ, Singhal R, Dheerendra S, Ralte P, Fischer J, Waseem M, Acta Orthop Belg, 2012-06-01, 78, 3, 309-16
  • Teaching basic shoulder ultrasonography to orthopaedic postgraduate trainees: effectiveness of a training workshop., Singhal R, Dheerendra SK, Charalambous CP, Waseem M, Med Ultrason, 2012-06-01, 14, 2, 120-4
  • A national survey of ultra clean air theatre use in orthopaedic trauma., Jarvis N, Dheerendra S, Chappell D, Goel A, Pidikiti P, Ann R Coll Surg Engl (Suppl), 2012-01-01, 94
  • The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and Its Manchester-Modified Version., Khan WS, Dheerendra S, Ravenscroft M, Advances in Medicine & Biology, 2011-01-01, 30
  • Nerve around the neck: A rare complication following closed reduction of a dislocated total hip replacement., Chan J, Ballal M, Dheerendra SK, Sanchez-Ballester J, Pydisetty R, J Bone J Surg (Br), 2011-01-01, 93-B, 2, 274-76
  • Outcomes of proximal humerus fractures treated with locking plate. A systematic review., DheerendraSK, Khan WS, Barber J, Goddard NJ, Ahrens P, Shoulder & Elbow, 2011-04-01, 3, 2, 74-84
  • Ilizarov principles of deformity correction., Spiegelberg B, Parratt T, Dheerendra SK, Khan WS, Marsh D, Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2010-03-01, 92, 2, 101-5
  • The Use of Ionising Radiation in Trauma and Orthopaedic Theatres., Prime MS, Khan WS, Dheerendra SK, Maruthainar N, J Perioper Pract, 2010-05-01, 20, 5, 165-8
  • Developments in Total Hip Replacement: Cementing, Bearing Surfaces and Computer-Assisted Surgery., Dheerendra SK, Khan WS, Saeed MZ, Goddard NJ, J Perioper Pract, 2010-04-01, 20, 4, 133-8
  • Management of Radial Nerve Palsy with Fracture Shaft of Humerus: A postal survey., Shivarathre DG, Dheerendra SK, Bari MA, Muddu BN, Surgeon, 2008-04-01, 6, 2, 76-8

Hobbies and interests

  • Golf - Keen Golfer, Former Secretary for the Indian Golf Society UK
  • Running - Keen runner, Manchester Marathon finisher
  • Hockey - Represented the state of Karnataka, India 1997
  • Chess - Member of the University Chess Team 2002

Timeline

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Alder Hey Children's Hospital & The Walton Centre
01.2025 - Current

Consultant Spinal Surgeon

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
08.2017 - 12.2024

Spinal Fellow

The Walton Centre
08.2016 - 07.2017

Spinal Fellow

Queens Medical Centre
02.2016 - 08.2016

Specialty Registrar 3 - 8

Mersey Deanery
02.2010 - 02.2016

Clinical Research Fellow

Royal Free Hospital
03.2009 - 02.2010

Core Trainee 2

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
08.2008 - 03.2009

FTSTA 1

Princess Alexandra Hospital
08.2007 - 08.2008

Foundation Year 2

Basildon & Thurrock Hospital NHS Trust
08.2006 - 08.2007

Senior House Officer

Basildon & Thurrock Hospital NHS Trust
02.2006 - 08.2006

Senior House Officer (Locum)

James Cook University Hospital
12.2005 - 02.2006

Senior House Officer

Tameside General Hospital
02.2005 - 08.2005

Senior House Officer

University Hospital of Wales
04.2004 - 02.2005

House Officer

Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
12.2002 - 12.2003

FRCS (Tr & Orth) -

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

MBBS -

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

MRCSEd -

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Sujay Dheerendra