Mr. Krishna Vemulapalli is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon with expertise in complex foot and ankle surgery and paediatric orthopaedics. He trained in the UK and abroad, including in Russia, and has received the Ilizarov Travelling Fellowship. As an educator, he won the Trainer of the Year award and leads several orthopaedic courses. Fluent in Telugu, Hindi, and English, he provides compassionate, patient-focused care.

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Spire Hartswood Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Spire London East Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barking Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust

• FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal College of Surgeons 2004
• FRCS Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 1998
• MBBS Gulbarga University, India 1994

• General Medical Council (GMC number): 4488866
• British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
• British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery
• Indian Orthopaedic Society of UK
• AO Trauma
• Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie

• Jitendra Mangwani, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Karan Malhotra, Charlie Jowett, Krishna Vemulapalli – UK Foot and Ankle Thromboembolism (UK-FATE). The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Nov 2024): in press.
• Daniel C Perry, Melina Dritsaki, Juul Achten, Darryl Wood, Krishna Vemulapalli – Infographic: Cost-effectiveness analysis of soft bandage and immediate discharge versus rigid immobilization in children with distal radius torus fractures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2024): in press.
• Daniel C Perry, Melina Dritsaki, Juul Achten, Darryl Wood, Krishna Vemulapalli – Cost-effectiveness analysis of soft bandage and immediate discharge versus rigid immobilization in children with distal radius torus fractures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2024): in press.
• Sandeep Nayar, F Acquaah, B Kayani, Krishna Vemulapalli – Burnout in trauma and orthopaedics: a cross-sectional study of surgeons from across the United Kingdom. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Mar 2023): in press.
• Joshua Francis Kelleher, Riana Patel, Nelson Bua, Krishna Vemulapalli – Fractures of the talus: where are we now? The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Feb 2023): in press.
• Sandeep Nayar, Harry Alcock, Krishna Vemulapalli – Surgical treatment options for plantar fasciitis and their effectiveness: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jan 2023): in press.
• Yaser Ghani, Ali-Asgar Najefi, Yasser Aljabi, Krishna Vemulapalli – Anatomy of the Sural Nerve in the Posterolateral Approach to the Ankle: A Cadaveric Study. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Aug 2022): in press.
• Daniel C Perry, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Darryl Wood, Krishna Vemulapalli – Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jul 2022): in press.
• Nikki Shah, Krishna Vemulapalli – Foot Drop Secondary to Ankle Sprain in Two Paediatric Patients: A Case Series. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2022): in press.
• Andrew Hall, Nick D Clement, Cristina Ojeda Thies, Miriam Zurrón Lobato, Krishna Vemulapalli – IMPACT-Global Hip Fracture Audit: Nosocomial infection, risk prediction and prognostication, minimum reporting standards and global collaborative audit. Lessons from an international multicentre study of 7,090 patients conducted in 14 nations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Mar 2022): in press.
• Charlie Jowett, Mohamed Mahmoud, Gunay Cryer, Lyndon Mason, Krishna Vemulapalli – Rate of COVID-19 infection and 30-day mortality between Blue and Green (Dedicated COVID-19 safe) pathways: Results from Phase 1 and 2 of the UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National (UK-FAlCoN) Audit. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Feb 2022): in press.
• Sandeep Nayar, Krishna Vemulapalli – Transfibular Approach to Hindfoot Arthrodesis Using an Acetabular Reamer: A Technique Tip. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jan 2022): in press.
• Saima Waseem, Sandeep Nayar, Krishna Vemulapalli – Paediatric talus fractures: A guide to management based on a review of the literature. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Dec 2021): in press.
• Rory Cuthbert, David Ferguson, B Kayani, Krishna Vemulapalli – Informed Consent for Neck of Femur Fracture Surgery During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Evidence-Based Approach. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Oct 2021): in press. Rory Cuthbert, David Ferguson, Babar Kayani, Krishna Vemulapalli – Evidence-based approach to providing informed consent for hip fracture surgery during the COVID-19 era. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2021): in press.
• David Ferguson, Rory Cuthbert, Edward Karam, Krishna Vemulapalli – UK Orthopaedic trainees covering medical COVID-19 wards and still meeting Joint Committee on Surgical Training trauma procedure guidelines: A successful multifaceted collaborative model. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Sep 2020): in press.
• Ali-Asgar Najefi, Alifyah Najefy, Krishna Vemulapalli – Paediatric calcaneal fractures: A guide to management based on a review of the literature. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Apr 2020): in press.
• Sulaiman Alazzawi, Mohamed Sukeik, Daniel King, Krishna Vemulapalli – Foot and ankle history and clinical examination: A guide to everyday practice. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jan 2017): in press.
• Daniel Williams, Krishna Vemulapalli – Paediatric Musculoskeletal Tumours. Springer, Mar 2016.
• Zacharia Silk, Krishna Vemulapalli – Musculoskeletal Infections. Springer, Feb 2016.
• Daniel Williams, Steven Kahane, Daud Tai Shan Chou, Krishna Vemulapalli – Bilateral Proximal Tibial Sleeve Fractures in a Child: A Case Report. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Sep 2015): in press.
• Staton Phillips, Daniel Williams, Lucky Jeyaseelan, Krishna Vemulapalli – Unilateral Adolescent Pes Planus After a Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture: A Case Report. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jan 2015): in press.
• Lucky Jeyaseelan, Daniel Williams, Saket Tibrewal, Krishna Vemulapalli – Tuberculosis of the Cuboid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2014): in press.
• Saket Tibrewal, Faisal Alyas, Krishna Vemulapalli – Congenital absence of superficial posterior compartment calf muscles. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Aug 2013): in press.
• Dennis Kosuge, Venkatesh Barjo Balaji, Narul Ahad, Krishna Vemulapalli – Proximal Tibial Sleeve Fracture: Case Report of a Rare Injury and Review of the Literature. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Aug 2010): in press.
• Krishna Vemulapalli, C Dey, T Peckham, J M H Paterson – Traumatic hip dislocation in a 21-month-old child. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Oct 2005): in press.
• Eric Yeung, Krishna Vemulapalli, T. Peckham – An independent review of the Mayday metatarsal osteotomy for hallux valgus. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Jun 2004): in press.
• PB Carter, Krishna Vemulapalli, J Hayes, Peter J Briggs – Tibial and Talar Trabecular Lines in the Assessment of Ankle Alignment. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British (Dec 2002): in press.