Venkat Satish
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Medbelle Partner Surgeon
Location
Swindon
Specialties
Hip & knee, trauma & sports
Experience
30 years
GMC number
4248491
Titles
FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRCS, MS (Orth), MBBS
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Panjabi; Punjabi, Tamil
Mr Venkat Satish is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Swindon with extensive experience in knee, hip, and lower-limb surgery. He trained in India and the UK, completed advanced training in knee reconstruction, and served as an orthopaedic consultant in the Royal Air Force. His clinical practice includes knee replacement, sports injuries, arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction, trauma care, and hip replacement surgery.
About
Mr Satish undertook his medical training at St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, and initial orthopaedic training at PGIMER, Chandigarh. He moved to the UK in 1993 and completed Specialist Registrar training in Glasgow, Leicester and Oxford, including a clinical knee fellowship and advanced training in knee reconstruction at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. He served as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Wing Commander and undertaking active service in Bosnia and Iraq. In June 2005, he was appointed Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon where he continues to practise. Mr Satish treats the full spectrum of knee conditions and performs primary hip replacements, trauma and fracture surgery. He has a special interest in computer-navigated knee replacement and complex knee reconstruction techniques.
Positions
- Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Ridgeway Hospital, Swindon
Education
- MBBS, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India
- MS (Orthopaedics), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
- FRCS (Surgery in General), Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
- FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics), Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
- Knee reconstruction training, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford
- Knee surgery fellowship, Leicester
Memberships
- General Medical Council (GMC number): 4248491
- British Orthopaedic Association (BOA)
- British Association of Surgeons of the Knee (BASK)
- International Cartilage Repair Society
- Combined Services Orthopaedic Society
- Fellow – Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
Publications
Mr Satish has published on topics including meniscal repair, patello-femoral replacement, knee replacement outcomes and techniques to minimise blood loss. His research interests include:
- Computer navigation in knee replacement
- Meniscal repair
- Articular cartilage transplantation
- Patello-femoral replacement
- Enhanced recovery and blood loss minimisation in knee surgery
Areas of Expertise
- Arthroscopy & cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Computer-navigated knee replacement
- Hip replacement surgery
- Knee surgery (primary & revision)
- Meniscal repair, osteotomy & patello-femoral surgery
- Sports injuries of the knee & lower limb
- Trauma & fracture surgery
Accepted Insurances
Locations
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Rd, SN3 6BB, Swindon
Ridgeway Hospital (The)
Moormead Rd, SN4, Swindon
Fees
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