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

  • About
  • Experience
  • Qualifications
  • 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 & Revision Joint Replacement (Hip & Knee)
  • Musculoskeletal Tumour Surgery & Orthopaedic Oncology
  • Complex Adult Reconstruction & Periprosthetic Fractures
  • Metastatic Bone Disease Management
  • Complex Trauma & Peri-articular Fractures
  • Arthroscopic Surgery (Hip, Knee & Ankle)
  • Custom & 3D-Printed Tumour Prosthesis
  • Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Joint Replacement

Clinical Leadership, Program Development & Governance

Experience

  • Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery & Orthopedic Oncology – Cytecare Hospitals, Bangalore
  • Consultant & Head – HOSMAT Hospitals, Bangalore (2019–2022)
  • Consultant & Head – Sparsh Superspeciality Hospital, Bangalore (2017–2019)
  • Consultant – Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals, UK (2015–2017)

 

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

Qualifications

  • CCT – Royal College of Surgeons, UK (2014)
  • FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) – Royal College of Surgeons, UK (2012)
  • CCBST – Royal College of Surgeons, UK (2006)
  • MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, UK (2005)
  • MBBS – KIMS Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore (2002)

Achievements

  • EFORT Jacques-Duparc Award – Geneva (2016)
  • AOFAS Goldner Award Finalist (2013)
  • BOTA–IOS (UK) Travelling Fellowship Award
  • Board Member – Northwest Surgical Research Trials Centre
  • Editorial Board Member – World Journal of Orthopaedics
  • Commended Medical Officer – SARS Crisis Management Team (Karnataka, 2003)
  • Led establishment of Metastatic Bone Disease Service (Liverpool – Tertiary Referral Centre)

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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