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Raghu Yelavarthi

Raghu Yelavarthi

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Visakhapatnam

Summary

Accomplished orthopaedic surgeon specializing in trauma surgery, robotic joint replacement surgeries, and hand surgery. Well-versed in academics, student welfare, organizational capabilities, research aptitude, and the humanities related to medical education. Dedicated professional with a proven track record of delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to advancements in the field of orthopaedics.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

CARE Hospitals
11.2024 - Current

As a senior consulting orthopaedic surgeon i perform routine and complex trauma surgeries. My speciality being robotic knee replacement surgeries. I ahve succesfully completed more than 200 robotic knee replacements in the past one year. My other speciality is hand surgery, in which i perform various deformity corrections of the hand and tendon repairs and transfers.

Senior Consultant (Orthopaedics) and MD

NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER
08.2005 - Current
  • I have my own private practice where I provide regular outpatient, surgical, and rehabilitative services for orthopaedic problems. I have to my credit more than 2000 trauma and over 500 arthroplasty surgeries to date.

Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

APOLLO HOSPITALS, VISAKHAPATNAM
09.2021 - 10.2024
  • I have been actively operating patients and involved in the PG (DNB) teaching program in my current employment. I have been doing various surgeries related to trauma, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, and soft tissue reconstruction. I have even published one research article in an international journal. And, I am currently involved in developing a medical device called G_CRT.

Distinguished Clinical Tutor

Apollo Hospitals and Apollo Health Education and Research Foundation
04.2023 - 03.2024

I have actively and regularly taught clinical orthopaedics to post graduate DNB residents helping to sharpen their clinical knowledge and acumen.

Deputy Director of student affairs

GITAM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH
10.2020 - 08.2021
  • Student affairs is a passion of mine. I was instrumental in streamlining various student activities, clubs, and welfare programs in GIMSR. Career counseling, mentorship programs, etc. are a few of my initiatives, and I am pursuing further research and faculty development programs in the area of student affairs.

Venture Development Champion

VENTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • VDC GITAM University is affiliated with North Western University, Boston, and I am a part of the faculty that teaches venture discovery to MBA students.

Senior Resident (Orthopaedics)

GITAM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY
02.2014 - 08.2021
  • I was instrumental in initiating the department of Orthopaedics at GIMSR. I am proficient in the fields of arthroplasty, hand, and trauma surgery. Apart from surgical patient care, I am passionate about academics and have taught orthopaedic surgery to undergraduate students. I was actively involved in research and I have written three academic papers.

Consulting Orthopaedic surgeon

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
09.2011 - 01.2014
  • As a precursor to starting off a medical college, I worked as a consulting orthopaedic surgeon at the GITAM University Health Center, which later on amalgamated into a full-fledged medical college.

Senior Consultant (Orthopaedics)

R K HOSPITAL
01.2006 - 12.2010
  • I worked as a senior full-time consultant in orthopaedic surgery, providing outpatient as well as surgical services to the general population.

Senior Registrar

JUBILEE HILLS
07.2003 - 07.2005
  • I worked as a senior registrar in the department of Orthopaedics, assisting senior consultants in their work as well as myself, updating my knowledge of orthopaedic surgery. I wrote and presented a scientific paper on "Fresh frozen allografts in Orthopaedic Surgery-Our experience".

Education

Diploma - Orthopaedics

KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE
Manipal

MBBS - undefined

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE
Pune

Skills

  • ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY (ARTHROPLASTY)
  • COMMUNICATIONS
  • TEAM BUILDING
  • TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
  • POSITIVE LEARNING PROCESS
  • QUICK LEARNER
  • CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
  • RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
  • ORGANISATION
  • PERSONNEL MENTORING

Interests

COOKING, PAINTING, COLLAGE MAKING, RANGOLI ART, DANCING, CREATIVE WRITING, GARDENING

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • CHAIRMAN Visakhapatnam Jul 2013 - Jun 2014 ROUND TABLE INDIA (NGO) The Young Men's Club consisting of successful businessmen and professionals, key objectives of community service focusing on building infrastructure for the education of underprivileged children, and key opportunities for members of RTI for personal and professional growth and networking.


  • AREA SECRETARY TREASURER Visakhapatnam Aug 2014 - Jul 2015 ROUND TABLE INDIA AREA 9 The Young Men's Club, consisting of successful businessmen and professionals, has key objectives of community service focusing on building infrastructure for the education of underprivileged children and providing key opportunities for members of RTI for personal and professional growth and networking.


  • NATIONAL HEAD BOARD (EDITOR - TABLE TALK) Visakhapatnam Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 ROUND TABLE INDIA The Young Men's Club, consisting of successful businessmen and professionals, has key objectives of community service focusing on building infrastructure for the education of underprivileged children and providing key opportunities for members of RTI for personal and professional growth and networking.

Publications

  • IOSR JOURNAL OF DENTAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (IOSR-JDMS) ; May 2018; The adjuvant effect of Hyaluronidase to Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid injection in Central Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • ANESTHESIA, ESSAYS AND RESEARCHES; Feb 2020; Effect of Intervertebral Level on Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection in Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN ORTHOPAEDICS ; Apr 2019; Assessment of functional mobility and body mass index among patients with a total knee replacement: a retrospective study in Indian population
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN ORTHOPAEDICS; Feb 2022; The outcome of fresh frozen allografts in bone healing: a prospective study, in a tertiary care centre, India
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; Dec 2022; The need of creative thinking in Indian medical education

LINKS

  • Website: http://www.raghuyelavarthi.in
  • Linkedin: http://https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghu-yelavarthi-39b9181b3/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/national.ortho.center

COURSES

  • ANDHRA UNIVERSITY; Jun 2021 - Present ; MBA Hospital Administration
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Foundations of teaching for learning specialization
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Covid 19 - Basics
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Covid 19 - a clinical update
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Healthcare management specialisation
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Human resource management HR for people managers
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Influencing - storytelling, change management and governance
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Innovation - Creativity to entrepreneurship specialisation
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Patient safety and quality improvement specialization
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Strategic leadership and management specialization
  • COURSERA ONLINE, The teacher and social and emotional learning specialization
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Virtual teaching specialization
  • COURSERA ONLINE, AI for everyone
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Creative writing - The craft of plot
  • COURSERA ONLINE, Learning to teach online
  • COURSERA ONLINE, University Teaching

Timeline

Senior Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

CARE Hospitals
11.2024 - Current

Distinguished Clinical Tutor

Apollo Hospitals and Apollo Health Education and Research Foundation
04.2023 - 03.2024

Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon

APOLLO HOSPITALS, VISAKHAPATNAM
09.2021 - 10.2024

Deputy Director of student affairs

GITAM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH
10.2020 - 08.2021

Venture Development Champion

VENTURE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY
09.2020 - 08.2021

Senior Resident (Orthopaedics)

GITAM INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY
02.2014 - 08.2021

Consulting Orthopaedic surgeon

GITAM (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
09.2011 - 01.2014

Senior Consultant (Orthopaedics)

R K HOSPITAL
01.2006 - 12.2010

Senior Consultant (Orthopaedics) and MD

NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER
08.2005 - Current

Senior Registrar

JUBILEE HILLS
07.2003 - 07.2005

Diploma - Orthopaedics

KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE

MBBS - undefined

ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE
Raghu YelavarthiOrthopaedic Surgeon