Mr Raghu Prasad

Mr Prasad is an Upper Limb surgeon and routinely provides treatments for sports injury, soft tissue injuries, joint instability, fracture and arthritis of shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. Having worked in Trauma & Orthopaedics since 2001, he developed a special interest in Upper Limb Surgery in 2007 and has since gained a wide experience in the field working along experienced surgeons.

He completed his Fellowship training in Shoulder and Elbow as well as in Hand and Wrist at Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol. His interest took a deep dive with active cadaver and clinical research leading to multiple presentations and publications.

Mr Prasad has been a full time Consultant in NHS since 2018. He worked at tertiary referral centre for SW England in Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Bristol. He worked in Major Trauma Centres as Upper Limb Consultant in Southmead Hospital Bristol as well as Salford Royal Hospital in Manchester before taking up his current position at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

Additionally, he is the Clinical Governance lead in the department championing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.

He is a faculty member of Training Courses that teach surgeons in training practical skills and exam revision. He regularly teaches the medical students from HYMS (Hull York Medical School).

GMC registration

Reference number 4741121

Qualifications

AFRCS Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2001, MBBS AP University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India 1995, FRCS ( Tr & Orth) Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2012

Details of entry to specialist register

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery – GMC , 2017

Affiliations / memberships

BOA – British Orthopaedic Association
BESS – British Elbow and Shoulder Soceity
SECEC – European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow
BIOS – British Indian Orthopaedic Society

Research interests

Proximal Humerus Fracture Management
Management of Cuff Deficient Shoulder