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Dr. Sunil Dachepalli

MS (Ortho), MCh (Ortho), MSc (Tr & Ortho, UK) MRCS (Edin), FRCS (Tr & Ortho), Fellowship in Shoulder Surgeries (UK) & Robotic, Computer Assisted Joint Replacements (LONDON), Andrew Foster Gold Medal Winner (UK)

Department : Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine, Orthopaedics, Podiatry

Exp: 28 yrs

Designation: Clinical Director Senior Consultant Orthopaedic, Robotic Joint Replacement, Shoulder, Sports Medicine & Trauma Surgeon

Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada

Med Reg No: 39827

Day time OPD:
MON - SAT : 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Evening OPD:
MON - SAT : 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Location: Somajiguda

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About the Doctor

Dr. Sunil Dachepalli is a Clinical Director Senior Consultant Orthopaedic, Robotic Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, with over 27 years of experience.
He is a highly experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon with comprehensive expertise in managing a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions through advanced medical, surgical, and rehabilitative approaches. His clinical practice encompasses medical management of complex conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, and personalised treatment planning for degenerative, inflammatory, traumatic, and sports-related orthopaedic disorders.

Dr. Sunil Dachepalli has extensive experience in primary and revision joint replacement surgeries of the hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow, including partial knee replacements and minimal access joint replacement procedures. Advanced proficiency in robotic-assisted and computer-navigated surgery enables precise implant placement, improved alignment, and optimized functional outcomes. His practice also includes the management of painful, unstable, loosened, or infected joint replacements, along with fast-track recovery protocols following joint replacement surgery.

Educational Qualifications

MBBS, MS (Ortho), MRCS, CCBST, MSc (Tr & Ortho), MCH (Ortho), FRCS (Tr & Ortho)

Experience

2014-Present: Clinical Director Senior Consultant Orthopaedic, Robotic Joint Replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda
April 2013-Feb 2014: Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad
June 2009-March 2013: Senior Registrar, South London Healthcare, NHS Trust
June 2008-June 2009: Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellow, Bradford University Hospital, Bradford (Mr W. Kluge and Mr. D Shaw)
Feb 2008-June 2008: Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary, Rochdale (Mr. V Devadoss)
Aug 2007-Feb 2008: Registrar (Clinical Fellow), Department of Orthopaedics, Rochdale Infirmary, Rochdale, UK
April 2007-July 2007: LAS Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich, UK

Services offered

OP Consultation for First and Second Opinions
Medical Management of Cases including Rheumatoid Arthritis
Surgical Management for Orthopaedic Cases
Rehabilitation
Pain Management
Fast Tracking after Joint Replacement
Computer Guided Surgeries
Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Minimally Invasive Trauma Surgery
Complex Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Primary and Revision Joint Replacements of Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow
Surgical Expertise in Robotics and Computer Navigation
Minimal Access Joint Replacement
Partial Knee Replacement
Treatment of Painful, Unstable/Failed (loosened and infected) Joint Replacements
Arthroscopic Surgeries of Knee, Hip, Shoulder and Elbow
Knee Multi Ligament Repair
Cartilage Regeneration Surgery
Frozen Shoulder Treatment
Sports Injuries Treatment
Foot & Ankle Trauma Surgery
Surgical fixation of foot and ankle fractures
Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF)
Tendon and ligament repair
Ankle ligament reconstruction
Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
Ankle arthroscopy for cartilage lesions and impingement
Minimally invasive foot procedures
Diabetic Foot Surgery
Surgical debridement
Drainage of abscesses
Minor amputations (toe / forefoot)
Limb salvage procedures
Foot & Ankle Reconstruction
Post-traumatic reconstruction
Deformity correction surgery
Flatfoot reconstruction

Special Interest and Expertise

Joint Replacements including Revision Surgeries
Computer Guided Replacements and Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Anatomical ACL Reconstructions
Multi Ligament Reconstructions & Meniscus Repairs
Shoulder, Hip & Knee Arthroscopies (Keyhole Surgeries) and Joint Replacements
Computer Guided Joint Replacements
Sports Injuries
Complex Trauma Cases
Arthroscopy of Shoulder, Hip and Knee
ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Repairs
Sports Surgeries
Performed the World's First Successful Joint Replacement at Wrightington Hospital, UK
Revised some of the replacements performed by the pioneers, that lasted almost 40 years
Frequently Tours Middle East, Africa and North India as a Visiting Consultant
Certified ATLS Instructor

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First surgeon in Telangana and AP to perform successful Total Elbow Replacement
Awarded the Best Presentation Award, South East Thames Circuit Meeting-August 2010
Certified ATLS Instructor
Won the Christmas Orthopaedic Quiz 2007 conducted at Rochdale Infirmary
Runner-up, National Level Orthopaedic Quiz-2000

Indian Medical Association
Indian Orthopaedic Association
British Medical Association

Title: Closed fractures of Radius and/or Ulna in adults treated by plating or intra medullary nailing. Authors: Dr. V.S Dachepally, Dr. P. Kotian, Prof B. Seetharama Rao
Title: Clinical trial comparing the safety, efficacy and effectiveness of a course of intra articular knee injection of synthetic versus avian Hyaluronic acid. Authors: Dr. V.S Dachepalli, Mr. D.N Teanby
Title: Systematic review of functional outcome following computer assisted versus conventional total knee replacement/arthroplasty. Authors: Mr. V.S Dachepalli
Jalgaonkar AA, Dachepalli S, AI-Wattar Z, Rao S, Kochhar T. Atypical tibial tuberosity fracture in an adolescence. Orthopedics. 2011 Jun 14:34(6):215
Jalgaonkar A, Dachepally S, Farid M, Rao S. Angioleiomyoma of the knee: case series and an unusual cause of knee pain. J knee Surg. 2011 Mar:24(1):33-7
Dachepalli VS, Prabhakar M, Ali SA, Teanby D. Comparing the efficacy and safety of a single course of intraarticular injection of natural vs synthetic Hyaluronic acid for knee OA-Abstract publication in J Bone Joint Surg proceedings
Dachepalli VS, Shah A, Jeys L, Purbach B. Bone grafting for acetabular protrusion. Does it affect the long-term stability of the implant? Abstract publication in J Bone joint surg proceedings
Sharma Hemant, Jain Vikas, Dachepalli Sunil, Prabhakar Makarahalli, Chaudhary Baber. Is laparoscopic appendectomy a contraindication for mucocele appendix? Indian J Gastroenterol 2007:26:4