Mr Senthil Kumar Velayudham

Orthopaedic surgeon in Kent & Crowborough

MS MBBS DNB FRCS FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)

GMC: 4756635

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Mr Senthil Kumar Velayudham is a highly esteemed consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip surgery based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was appointed as consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital in 2006. He also practices at Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells and Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex.

His special interest includes the treatment of hip arthritis. He performs high volume minimally invasive hip replacements using techniques that minimise blood loss and allow enhanced recovery. He uses well established high performing prostheses and has excellent long-term results and patient satisfaction as confirmed on National Joint Registry data. Other subspecialty interests include hip impingement, painful hip replacement, failed total hip replacement, hip labral pathology, young adult hip problems, robotics or computer-assisted surgery etc. Commonly performed procedures include revision hip replacement, complex hip replacement, resurfacing hip replacement, custom made hip replacement, robotic hip replacement, hip arthroscopy etc.

Mr Velayudham completed his initial medical studies in India, his medical degree at the University of Chennai in 1990 and his postgraduate study in trauma and orthopaedics at the University of Pune. Soon after, he relocated to the UK and completed further higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedics at various hospitals including Guy’s and St Thomas' Hospital. In addition, he undertook a fellowship in pelvic and acetabular reconstructive surgery at St George’s Hospital and another in hip reconstructive surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He is trained in using the latest surgical techniques including computer navigated surgery and robotic hip replacement surgery. Mr Velayudham is clinical governance lead in trauma and orthopaedics for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. He chairs the monthly multidisciplinary complex hip and knee meeting and also is a faculty member of the Royal College of London’s training program for trainees in trauma and orthopaedics.

Mr Velayudham’s research interests include bone remodelling around hip prostheses, optimizing hip replacement alignment and bone grafting for acetabular defects. To hear insight from patients treated by Mr Velayudham on their experience, please read the following articles, including on hip replacement surgery and the associated enhanced recovery programme.

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hip replacement, day case total hip replacement, orthopaedic surgery, hip prosthesis

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4756635

Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, The Horder Centre (present)
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (present)
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital (present)
• Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Tunbridge Wells Hospital (2006 - present)

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Sub-specialties

• Hip arthritis
• Hip impingement
• Hip labral pathology
• Failed hip replacement including joint infection and periprosthetic fractures
• Young adult hip problems
• Tendon injury and degenerative tendon pathology
• Minimally invasive hip replacement
• Complex hip replacement
• Resurfacing hip replacement
• Revision hip replacement
• Robotic hip replacement
• Hip arthroscopic surgery for hip impingement, labral pathology and other hip conditions
• Pelvic and acetabular trauma reconstruction

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Positions in public associations

• Chair, The monthly multidisciplinary complex hip and knee meeting (present)
• Clinical governance lead in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (present)

Teaching posts

• Faculty member in regional teaching programmes and FRCS (Trauma and orthopaedics) revision course, King's College Hospital
• Faculty member in Advanced Trauma Life support course

Education

• MBBS, The University of Chennai (1990)
• MS, The University of Pune (1996)
• FRCS, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (1999)
• FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (2002)
• Fellowship in pelvic and acetabular reconstructive surgery, St George’s Hospital
• Fellowship in hip reconstructive surgery, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

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Professional membership

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1999 - present)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Trauma and orthopaedics (2002 - present)
• Member of the British Orthopaedic Association
• Member of the British Hip Society
• Member of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS UK)
• Member of International Society for Hip Arthroscopy

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Languages spoken

English
Hindi
Tamil