Mr Paddy Subramanian | Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Paddy (Padmanabhan) Subramanian

MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCS, MSc (Oxon), FRCS (Tr&Orth)

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Paddy Subramanian is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in treating patients with hip and knee disorders as well as patients who have sustained injuries and fractures.

He graduated from Imperial College with dual degree qualifications and trained in the prestigious UCL and Middlesex London orthopaedic rotation. During his training, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Oxford University where he undertook a MSc in musculoskeletal science.

Mr Subramanian successfully obtained and completed one of the UK’s high-volume prestigious arthroplasty fellowship programmes working with Professor Middleton in Bournemouth.

Prior to joining the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, he has built upon his consultant experience at the Whittington Hospital as well as at the SWLEOC (South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre).

Hospital Locations

Royal Free Hospital, Hadley Wood Hospital

Year qualified

2007

Country of qualification

England

Languages spoken

English and Tamil

Specialities

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Memberships

General Medical Council (GMC), British Medical Association (BMA), Medical Defence Union (MDU), Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), British Hip Society (BHS)

Procedures offered

Hip:

Hip replacement
Revision (re-do) hip replacement (treating the failing or painful hip replacement)
Hemi-arthroplasty and hip fracture fixations

Knee:

Key hole knee surgery (knee arthroscopy)
Knee meniscal and cartilage surgery
Knee replacement (partial and total)
Revision (re-do) knee replacement surgery (treating the failing or painful knee replacement)

Trauma:

Fractures and injuries around shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand (upper limb trauma)
Fractures and injuries around hip, knee, ankle and foot (lower limb trauma)

Clinical interests

Mr Paddy Subramanian has a special interest in primary and re-do (revision/complex) hip and knee replacement surgery and works closely with his colleagues in achieving the best outcome for his patients. He also has a passion for looking after patients who have sustained complex injuries/fractures around the upper and lower limb and has also taken on the role of being the trauma lead at Barnet Hospital where he is engaging in new ways to improve the service. Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team including physiotherapists and specialist nurses, he has led the team in pioneering day-case arthroplasty surgery at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust including successfully performing day case total hip replacement surgery and day case knee replacement surgery.

Research interests

Mr Paddy Subramanian is a firm believer in evidence based healthcare. He has a strong research background with nearly 30 peer reviewed publications including authoring one of the most read (tongue in cheek) articles in the history of the British Medical Journal. His strong research background was fortified by completing a scholarship awarded MSc at Oxford University in musculoskeletal science. He has won numerous prizes including the Uren Foundation Prize at Imperial College on partial knee replacement surgery.

Published papers

ACCEPTED 2020: Fazal, A, Shah S, Subramanian P: Hydroxyapatite Coated hip hemiarthroplasty: Morbidity & Mortality, J Clin Orthop Trauma.

Al-Obaedi O, Subramanian P: ‘Distant Learning’: A Glimpse into the future and beyond? TJTO&C, affiliated with BOA, published online March 2020.
Subramanian P, Bhadori S, Wainwright T, Middleton R: Robotic Total Hip arthroplasty – The past, present and the Future, Hip Int, 2019 May;29(3):232-238.
Subramanian P, Patel R: Patellofemoral Instability: an overview. Orthop Trauma 2019;33:119-126.

Sharma A, Subramanian P, Shah S, Remani M, Shahid M: A case report – Massive haemorrhagic blister formation following total knee arthroplasty, JRSM Open. 2018 May;9(5).
Khan O; Malviya A, Subramanian P, Agolley D; Witt J: Minimally invasive periacetabular osteotomy using a modified Smith-Peterson approach: technique and early outcomes, Bone Joint J. 2017 Jan;99-B(1):22-28.
Divani K, Subramanian P, Goldie B: Avoiding extensor tendon rupture after the use of palmar locking plates for distal radial fractures. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Feb;40(2):215-6.
Pegrum J, Giannakakis N, Subramanian P, Abbas D, Pearce O Reduced leg lengthening found with a Modular Hip. Hemiarthroplasty Stem versus the Monoblock Equivalent. J Trauma Treat 2014, 3: 186.
Divani K, Subramanian P, Tsitskaris K, Crone D, Lamba M: Bilateral Patellar Tendon Rupture, JRSM Short Rep 2013 Oct 4;4(11).
Tsitskaris K, Subramanian P, Crone D: Neglected patellar tendon rupture. Reconstruction using semitendinosis-gracilis tendon grafts and FiberWire augmentation. JRSM Short Rep. 2013 Aug; 4(8):2042533313490286.
Subramanian P, Goldie B: Biplanar Imaging for intramedullary nailing of the femur and tibia. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Sep; 95(6):447.
Subramanian P, Joshi M, Shilston S, Wallace DA, Pearce OJ: Treatment of middle-third clavicle fractures using anterior plating with a Dynamic Compression Plate (DCP): Tech hand Up Extem Surg. 2013 Mar;17(1):35-6.
Markeson D, Mughal M, Subramanian P, Iyer S. The Simple Wire Interosseous Fixation Technique (SWIFT) for reattachment of FDP avulsions with a large bony fragment.Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2012 Dec;16)4:220-4.
Subramanian P, Shilston S, Kantharuban S, Iyer S: Necrotizing Fasciitis post insertion of a cardiac pacemaker. J R Soc Med.2012 Nov;105(11):480-2.
Subramanian P, Kantharuban S, Shilston S, Pearce OJ. A 12-month review of a modified protocol using low dose Dabigatran Etexilate in postoperative thromboembolic prophylaxis in joint replacement surgery. Thromb J. 2012 Aug 17;10(1):14.
Subramanian P, Kantharuban S, Shilston S, Pearce OJ. Complications of Kirschner wire fixation in distal radius fractures. Tech hand Up Extrem Surg. 2012 Sep;16(3):120-3.
Subramanian P, C Willis-Owen: A cheap and readily available assistant. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2012 June;16(2):62-3.
Subramanian P, Kantharuban S, Subramanian V, Willis-Owen S, Willis-Owen CA. Orthopaedic Surgeons, strong as an ox and almost twice as clever. A multicentre prospective trial. BMJ 2011, 15;343:d7506.
Basu I, Subramanian P, Prime M, Jowett C, Levack B. The use of biochemical parameters as nutritional screening tools in surgical patients. Surg Science.SciRes. 2011.
Gordon DJ, Malhas A, Subramanian P, Houlihan-Burne D. Implementing the Rapid Recovery Programme in primary hip and knee arthroplasty in a UK state run hospital, Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2010) 21:151-158.
Iyer S, Subramanian P, Pabari A. A devastating complication of ‘skin popping’. The Surgeon, 2010, doi:10.1016/j.surge.2010.08.010.
Subramanian P, Beamish R, Soin B. An audit of the efficacy of electronic handover methods – patient safety recommendations. Br J Surg. 2010 (Published as an abstract).
Pabari A, Subramanian P, Iyer S. A Simple technique for secure external fixation of hand fractures: Bent K wires wrapped in cement. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Jan;64(1):136-7 PRAS 2010; (Letter to editor).
Willis-Owen CA, Subramanian P, Houlihan-Burne D. Do patients understand the changes in the way doctors dress? J Hosp Infec 2010(75)136-47 (Letter to editor).
Willis-Owen CA, Subramanian P, Houlihan-Burne D. Effects of ‘bare below the elbows’ policy on hand contamination of 92 hospital doctors in a district general hospital, J Hosp Infec. 2010; 16.
Subramanian P, Willis-Owen CA, Houlihan-Burne D. Bare Below the elbows, what patients think; Bul R Coll Surg Engl. 2010.
Subramanian P, Metcalfe MJ, Chadwick SJ, Vaughn D. A technical tip: Hand in glove. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009; 91 (5) 438 – 9.
Subramanian P, Willis-Owen CA, Houlihan-Burne D. A deceptive appearance of a medial meniscus in a 14 year old boy. Cases J. 2009;2:16.
PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTER 2018: The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty, Chapter – Histological analysis SUBRAMANIAN P, Patel R. ISBN: 978-3-319-66730-0.