Mr. Venu Kavarthapu, FRCS, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital, London
Responsibilities
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - King’s College Hospital, London
- Orthopaedic Lead King’s Diabetic Foot Unit
- Training Programme Director Orthopaedics- South East London Region
- Honorary Senior Lecturer- King’s College London
- President 2013-2015- Indian Orthopaedic Society UK
- Chairman- British Indian Clinical and Academic Partnership
Subspecialty Interest
Charcot Foot Reconstruction Service, a national specialist service.
Management Experience
- Orthopaedic Service Lead for the King’s Diabetic Foot Clinic since 2006
- Established the tertiary referral service, referral pathways and training schemes
- King’s College Hospital Orthopaedic Department Training and Education Lead since 2008 Deputy TPD and progressed to TPD for SE London Orthopaedics since 2012
Training and Education Lead
- Established T&O departmental teaching programme at DH site that has been running since 2008
- Established the Charcot Foot Reconstruction Meeting that is recognized internationally
- Established the Charcot Foot Cadaver Lab training course
- Established King’s FRCS (T&O) Revision Courses in 2007, which are recognized nationally We are currently running 6 courses per year
- Secured STELI funding from London Deanery (£250,000) and established T&O high fidelity simulation training centre at KCH in 2013 that has been recognized nationally
Medical Education
- 1993 MBBS, Guntur Medical College, University of Health Sciences
- 1998 FRCS Edinburgh
- 2004 FRCS (Tr&Orth) Intercollegiate Board
Orthopaedic Training
- South-East Thames Specialist Registrar Rotation 1998-2005
- Hip and Trauma Fellowship, Dr. Joel Matta, Los Angeles, USA
- Foot & Ankle Fellowship, Royal Surrey County Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey
Awards
- Trainer of the Year Award- King’s College Hospital 2017
- Orthopaedic Trainer of the Year Aware- British Orthopaedic Trainee Association SEL- 2017
- Indian Orthopaedic Association –
- Honorary Fellowship for contribution to Indian Orthopaedics, 2016
- Indian Orthopaedic Association – Eponymous Lecture on Diabetic Foot Surgery 2014
- Indian Orthopaedic Rheumatology Association-
- Oration Lecture on Young Adult Hip Surgery 2013
- Simulation Training Innovation Grant, London Deanery- 2013
- Simulation Training Grant, London Deanery- 2012
- South Thames Foundation Surgery- Best Trainer of the year 2010-2011 Award
- Short Listed for the UK Hospital Services Journal Award 2010
- UK Hospital Doctor National Award- 2007
Membership
- British Orthopaedic Association: Home Fellow
- British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: Member
- Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons- Member
- Indian Orthopaedic Association: Honorary Fellow
- British Hip Society: Member
- International Society for Hip Arthroscopy- Member
- British Indian Orthopaedic Sociery: Life Member
- Indian Arthroscopy Society: International Representative