Dr. Sunil Dachepalli

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