Personal Profile
He qualified as a doctor in 1987 from the University of Kerala. He gained experience as a junior doctor in hospitals in the North West of England and obtained the Diploma of FRCS in London in 1993. He was then appointed a Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, training in Limb Reconstruction Surgery. His comprehensive Specialist Registrar Orthopaedic training was at Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals. Having gained the specialist qualifications in Trauma and Orthopaedics, he undertook specialist fellowship training in Victoria, Australia, dealing predominantly with joint replacements and soft tissue knee injury surgery.
He took up the post of Orthopaedic Consultant with the County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust in 2004. Since then and over the years, Mr Sudhakar has consistently shared the trauma workload with his colleagues and in addition to the routine trauma work, has taken complex lower limb cases, especially fractures involving the knee joint.
He is a recognised trainer for trainees in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery. Over the years, he has successfully trained several doctors to reach their ambition. He is a trainer for overseas Orthopaedic Surgeons as part of the medical training international programme. He has been the Clinical Lead for Orthopaedics based in Darlington but is currently the lead for Clinical Governance for the unit.
He has been the Orthopaedic representative on the Medical Advisory Committee at the Woodlands Hospital for many years.
He is also a member of the World Orthopaedic Concern which offers expertise to the developing world.
