Dr Deepak Gubbi Shivrathre
Senior Consultant
Speciality
Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement
Qualification
  • MBBS
  • FRCS
  • MRCS
Experience
30+ Years
Gender
Male
Language Spoken
English
Kannada
Hindi

Dr Deepak Gubbi Shivrathre - Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement Surgeon

  • About
  • Experience
  • Achievements
  • Publications

About

Dr. Deepak G Shivarathre is an internationally trained Orthopaedic Surgeon and Orthopaedic Oncologist with extensive experience in complex joint replacement, musculoskeletal tumour surgery, and adult reconstructive orthopaedics. A UK CCT-certified specialist and former Consultant at Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals, he brings over two decades of clinical, academic, and leadership expertise. Dr. Shivarathre is known for building outcome-driven orthopaedic programs, integrating advanced technologies such as 3D-printed custom implants, and leading multidisciplinary cancer care. He is also actively involved in research, innovation, medical leadership, and charitable healthcare initiatives.

 

Areas of Expertise

 

  • Primary Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty
  • Complex & Failed Joint Replacements
  • Musculoskeletal Tumours & Orthopaedic Oncology
  • Metastatic Bone Disease
  • Arthroscopic Surgery & Sports Injuries
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Adult Reconstruction Surgery
  • Periprosthetic Fractures
  • Complex Trauma & Periarticular Fractures
  • Custom-Made Tumour Prostheses
  • Limb Salvage Procedures

Experience

  • Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery & Orthopedic Oncology – Cytecare Hospitals, Bengaluru.
  • Consultant & Head – HOSMAT Hospitals, Bengaluru.
  • Consultant & Head – Sparsh Superspeciality Hospital, Bengaluru.
  • Consultant – Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals, UK.

 

Fellowships

  • Post CCT Fellowship – Lower Limb Arthroplasty & Adult Reconstruction (Liverpool, UK)
  • Tumour Fellowship – Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
  • BOTA Travelling Fellowship – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

 

Training

  • Higher Surgical Training (Trauma & Orthopaedics), Liverpool
  • xBasic Surgical Training, Birmingham & Liverpool

Achievements

  • Jacques-Duparc Award – EFORT, Geneva (2016) for research on medium-term outcomes of large-diameter metal-on-metal total hip replacements
  • Nominated for AOFA Goldner Award (2013) for research on psychological factors influencing chronic foot and ankle pain
  • Established and led the Metastatic Bone Disease Service in Liverpool, which grew into a tertiary referral centre for the Mersey region
  • Panel Member – Northwest Surgical Trials Centre, UK
  • Certificate in Medical Leadership and Management – Mersey Deanery, UK
  • Commended by the Government of Karnataka for services as Medical Officer In-Charge at Bangalore International Airport during the SARS outbreak

Publications

Dr Deepak has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed international publications in leading orthopaedic journals including:

  • Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Hip International
  • Foot & Ankle International
  • Open Orthopaedics Journal
  • Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics
  • Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
  • European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
  • Journal of Knee Surgery

 

Key research focus areas include:

  • Metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty outcomes
  • Musculoskeletal tumours
  • Ankle instability & arthroscopy
  • Paediatric orthopaedics
  • Revision joint replacement outcomes
  • Osteomyelitis epidemiology

 

He has also presented extensively at:

  • EFORT Annual Congress
  • BOA Annual Congress
  • American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
  • European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society
  • British Sarcoma Group

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