English

    Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

  • Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)
  • Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.

    Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

  • Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)
  • Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.

    Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)
  • Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.

    Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)
  • Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.
  • Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

    Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.
  • Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

    Talks & Publications

  • "Published paper - Is there a higher risk of dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasty in patients with neuromuscular conditions? A clinical study of 3827 patients. Injury – VOLUME 53, ISSUE 2, P631-633, FEBRUARY 01, 2022
  • Recruited patients to ART (Ankle Recovery trial) and DRAFFT2 trial at Peterborough City Hospital ART: Ankle Recovery trial - Does early mobilisation after Ankle fracture surgery enhance Recovery? A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the use of plaster versus removable support boot following ankle fracture fixation).
  • DRAFFT2 Trial – A multi-centred randomised controlled trial comparing manipulation and surgical fixation with K – wires versus manipulation and casting for the treatment of dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius in adults).
  • Regional, National and International Presentations
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomised Controlled trial of hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK – 10th September to 13th September 2019
  • Randomized trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus Total Hip Replacement for Intracapsular Hip fracture - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong Uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty for 400 Hip Fracture patients - Podium Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Short (185mm long) versus standard (220mm long) intramedullary nails for the treatment of trochanteric hip fractures. A randomised trial Poster Presentation at the 20th EFFORT Congress, Lisbon, Portugal - 5th to 7th of June 2019
  • Randomised trial of Furlong Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty versus Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for 400 hip fracture patients - Podium Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK – 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomised Controlled Trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture - Poster Presentation at British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st of March 2019
  • Randomized trial of Furlong uncemented hemiarthroplasty versus cemented hemiarthroplasty - Podium Presentation at the East Anglia Orthopaedic Club Meeting at Bury St. Edmunds, UK on 16.11.2018
  • A five-year audit on infections following elective Primary Joint Replacements E-Poster Presentation at European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Nice, France in June 2008.
  • Stabilisation of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Antegrade Locking Proximal Humeral Nail (PHN) - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a Simple Quality of Life Score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery - Poster Presentation at European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Athens in September 2006
  • Service Improvement Project: Standardisation of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery - presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 (Aim was to standardise the usage of antibiotics in Elective Orthopaedic surgery across the trust). The surgical site infection Surveillance report and BOAST guidelines were reviewed. Our aim was discussed with the Microbiologists and Pharmacists. Once there was consensus among them, the protocol was presented in the Combined Clinical Governance Meeting in May 2018 and recommendations were disseminated.
  • Overview

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata is specialized in ‘Trauma and Orthopaedics’ and provides comprehensive care to his patients. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He has worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a Consultant in trauma and hip and knee replacements at a level 2 Trauma centre. He has successfully replaced more than 600 Hip and Knee joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the United Kingdom. His experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. He is a foremost orthopedic doctor in Mangalore

  • While in England, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care.  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. 

  • He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital. 

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, he was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. 

  • He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency. 

  • He actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. 

  • He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital. He carries an experience of more than 23 years in Trauma and Orthopaedics, over 18 years of which were spent working for the National Health Service (NHS) England. He worked for more than 3 years in NHS England as a consultant in trauma and joint replacements. He has successfully replaced more than 600 joints and his name is on the National Joint Registry of the UK.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata's experience in NHS England served to advance his medical training, building upon his previous education from Government Medical College (GMC), Mysore, and his postgraduate training from Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore, India. While in England, he familiarized himself with the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine, the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines, as well as best practices, patient prioritization, and the Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) initiative, among other crucial aspects of medical practice where the utmost importance is placed on patient care. 

  •  He strives to incorporate all these components in the most optimal manner to enhance the quality of care provided to patients. He worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Orthopaedic Specialist Registrars (SpR) enrolled in the East Anglia SpR rotation program, aiming to become Consultant in England. At Peterborough City Hospital, he had the privilege of regularly mentoring and instructing medical students from Cambridge and Leicester Universities. Whenever possible, he dedicated his time to teaching Registrars, Foundation year doctors, and Core trainees. He conducted teaching sessions for junior doctors and medical students from Cambridge University at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Similarly, at Grantham & District Hospital, he seized opportunities to educate junior doctors. On a few occasions, he was also granted the chance to teach medical students at Dewsbury and District Hospital.

  • During his tenure as a Lecturer at AIIMS Medical College, Bellur in India, Dr. Pushparaj Rajata was responsible for delivering weekly Theory and Clinical Tutorial classes for MBBS and nursing students. He also conducted Clinical Tutorials for junior postgraduate students. Throughout his post-graduation in Orthopaedics and Trauma at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, he frequently engaged in clinical tutorials for MBBS and nursing students. He assisted the leadership team in the trauma reconfiguration of the trust during November 2020. He helped organise, prepare, and manage the rotas for consultants on call. He was able to bargain and swap a lot of On calls for a lot of Consultants. He has participated in a Leadership and Management course in London where he gained insights into his own leadership style, discerned the distinction between leadership and management, comprehended the significance of Emotional Quotient, and acquired skills in managing teams, individuals, and managers. Moreover, he learned about Logical Levels and the value of providing feedback at the Behaviour level to enhance working relationships and overall efficiency.

  • Dr. Pushparaj Rajata actively participated in a Leadership course held in Manchester on 8th November 2018 where he gained a comprehensive understanding of various leadership styles and techniques for motivating colleagues. He also acquired knowledge about the process of establishing a business case and effectively working towards its implementation. He took the lead in conducting an audit on the impact of local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection in foot and ankle patients. He presented the findings at the Clinical Governance Meeting in November 2018. He spearheaded a re-audit on Acute Kidney Injury following hip and knee arthroplasty and presented the results at the Clinical Governance Meeting in February 2018. He also demonstrated his proactive approach by independently collecting data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance over a period of two years at Grantham and District Hospital.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  • British Orthopaedic Association.
  • One Year Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at Peterborough City Hospital. During this period, he performed 189 Hip and Knee Replacements. He also organized and completed the PROFORMAS while also conducting fortnightly Hip and Knee Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings.
  • Life member, British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
  • Life member, Association of Medical Consultants, Mangalore (Mumbai).
  • Field of Expertise

  • General and Complex Trauma
  • General Orthopaedics
  • Primary and Complex Hip and Knee Replacements
  • Revision Hip Replacements
  • Hip Fracture and Periprosthetic Fracture Management
  • Arthroscopic Surgeries
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Hindi
  • Awards & Achievements

  • Best Poster Presentation for Randomised Controlled trial of Hemiarthroplasty versus total hip replacement for intracapsular hip fracture by British Hip Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nottingham, UK - 27th February to 1st March 2019
  • Achieved Outstanding Clinical Team Award 2016 presented to Orthopaedic department, Peterborough City Hospital by Leicester Medical School for teaching Medical students
  • Audits undertaken in United Kingdom
  • Antibiotics for Surgical Prophylaxis in Primary Arthroplasty Surgery – September 2022 (Re-audit to assess for change in compliance with Trust antibiotic guidelines).
  • Do We Need to Group and Save for our Elective Total Knee Replacements?’ – January 2019 (Aim was to assess the percentage of Blood transfusion in TKR patients & to stop GSS if transfusions rates are too low).
  • Does local anaesthetic injection before intra-articular steroid injection make a difference in foot and ankle patients? - November 2018 (Aim was to assess if local anaesthetic makes a difference before intra-articular steroid injection in foot & ankle patients).
  • Re-Audit on Acute kidney injury following hip and knee arthroplasty – February 2018 (Aim was to know the incidence of AKI after dissemination of first audit results)
  • Audit on Acute Kidney Injury following Hip and Knee arthroplasty – October 2017 (Aim was to know the incidence and compliance with Trust guidelines)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – July 2017 (To complete the audit loop and to compare the compliance with the previous audit)
  • A re-audit into the prescription of antibiotic therapy in long bone open fractures (BOAST4) – February 2017 (To review our current practice of antibiotic prescription and compare with previous audit)
  • Surgical Site Infection Audit – October 2014 (To estimate the rate of infection following Total Joint Arthroplasties at Grantham)
  • Intraoperative Complications in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty – June 2014 (To assess the rate of intraoperative complications)
  • Short-term results of PRP Injection – March 2013 (To assess the short-term outcome of our patients who had the PRP injections for tendinopathies)
  • Complications of Rivaroxaban following Major Joint Replacements – Jan 2011 (To compare the differences between Enoxaparin & Rivaroxaban in Orthopaedic in-patients undergoing Primary joint replacements)
  • Fracture neck of femur and thirty-day mortality – May 2009 (To know cases operated within safe theatre time, reasons for delay & 30-day mortality)
  • Consent in Joint Replacement Surgery - November 2008 (To assess the understanding of the patients regarding risks versus benefits)
  • Infections Following Elective Primary Joint Replacements – Oct 2007 (Aim was to ascertain the incidence of infection at Grantham)
  • Results of Proximal Humeral Nailing for Proximal Humeral fractures – July 2006 (Results after Stryker Proximal Humeral Nailing)
  • EQ5D: Efficacy of a simple quality of life score after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery – March 2006 (Objective was to assess the correlation between Quality of life and Functional scores)
  • Consent in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery – October 2005 (Aim was to assess the standard practice in obtaining Consent)
  • Compliance of patients undergoing Elective Lower Limb surgeries in wearing TED stockings for DVT Prophylaxis – July 2005 (Aim was to investigate the compliance to the administration of DVT prophylaxis)