Education

• CCT (On specialist Register Tr&Orth , UK) March 2016
• FRCS (Tr&Orth) Feb 2012 - UK
• FEBOT (Fellow of European Board Ortho & Trauma) Oct 2011
• MRCS (Glasgow) June 2007
• PLAB Examination, GMC UK. March 2004
• DNB Resident (Senior Registrar)ORTHOPAEDICS Nizams institute of Medical sciences, Hyderabad (2001-2003)
• Dip (Ortho) - Post Graduate Diploma ORTHOPAEDICS. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (2001)
• MBBS, JSS Medical College, Mysore University (1999)

Past Positions

• Staff Orthopaedic surgeon (02/2015 – 06/2016) Luton & Dunstable University Hospital NHS TrustLuton, UK.
• Knee & Hip Fellowship (08/2013 – 02/2015) Leicester General HospitalUniversity Hospital Leicester –UK
• Post FRCS Foot & Ankle Fellowship (August 2012 – August 2013) Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport Hospital NHS Trust -UK
• Senior Clinical Fellow (Registrar)Trauma and Orthopaedics (08/2007 – 08/2012) Bedford Hospital NHS Trust –UK
• SHO Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (2005 – 2007), East Kent NHS trust ,Canterbury& Ashford UK
• DNB Resident - Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Hyderabad, INDIA.
• Postgraduate Resident (Diploma degree – Orthopaedics) Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, INDIA

Skills / Expertise

• Fellowship training in Hip & Knee arthroplasty and soft tissue knee surgery for 1 ½ years in Leicester University Hospitals,UK
• Fellowship training in Foot and Ankle surgery for 1 year in Stepping Hill hospital,UK
• Expert computer knee Navigation surgery , Vienna, Austria
• Cadaveric Soft tissue Knee Surery – York, UK
• Royal College of Surgeons (England) Faculty for Knee arthroscopy Course
• Barouk Forefoot surgery; Bordeaux/France
• AO Foot and Ankle Course, Bristol, UK
• Faculty on Manchester Hind foot cadaveric course.
• Faculty for FRCS Orth Viva and Clinical courses.
• Advanced Cadaveric courses National and international Trauma &Orthopaedic courses and conferences every Year
• Lower Limb Joint Replacement Surgery (Knee & Hip Replacement)
• Arthroscopy (keyhole) & Soft tissue reconstruction surgery for Knee and Ankle
• Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Sports Injuries management
• Management of routine and complex trauma

Publications

• Rheumatoid Foot Disorders ; Book Chapter in “Text book of Orthopaedics& Trauma” (4volumes) Chapter-310 Rajesh Rachha &RakeshDalal
• Short Scarf Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus : Short-term and Medium-term Results RAKESH DALAL, RAJESH RACHHA, [Year:2017] [Month:January-June] [Volumn:4 ] [Number:1] [Pages:54] [Pages No:14-18] [Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)]
• Reduced Length of stay with Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Repair “ActaOrthopaedicaBelgica”. 2016 No:3(Vol.82/3) P.632-636 [C Kocialkowski, R Rachha, A Shoaib]
• Proximal Tibial Bone Grafting in Foot and Ankle Surgery J Foot Ankle Surg(Asia-Pacific) 2015;2(1): 27-30.[Rajesh Rachha, R Dalal, D
• OsIntermetatarseum revisited – a case report of a rare variant and review of literature ;J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2015;2(1): 47-50.[Rajesh Rachha, A Gorva]
• Reverse Scarf Osteotomy for Hallux Varus following surgery for Hallux valgus. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia-Pacific) 2014;1(2): 52-54. R Rachha, RakeshDalal
• Medium term results of the Miller-galanteUnicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty with 10 year survivorship.ActaOrthop. Belg., 2013, 79, 197-204. R Rachha, K Veravalli, M.Sood
• Unusual presentation of acute atraumaticperoneal compartment syndrome – A case report and review of literature Injury Extra, Volume 41, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 115-117 S.N. Qasim, R. Rachha, M. Sood
• Prevention of contamination from cement fragments during revision hip and knee arthroplasty. Rachha R, Sood M. Ann R CollSurg Engl. 2009 Nov;91(8):716-7
• A technique for the fabrication of a reinforced moulded articulating cement spacer in two-stage revision total hip arthroplasty. Kent M, Rachha R, Sood M. IntOrthop. 2010 Oct;34(7):949-53.
• Pathological fractures as the presenting symptom of Parathyroid Adenoma – A report of three cases Rajesh Rachha British Journal of Medical Practitioners. Vol-1 number-1; September -2008 – 26-29
• Dislocation Of Distal Radioulnar Joint Associated With Fracture Both Bones Of Forearm – A Prospective Study Rajesh Rachha, Mr.RShetty, DrBhaskarananda Kumar Journal of Hand Surgery.Vol 30B; Supplement 1;june 2005 page 39-40
• Delayed Catastrophic Vascular Complication Following Total Hip Replacement A case Report. Rajesh.Rachha, Mr.M.K.Sood “Hip International” (Official Journal of the European Hip Society) Vol 16,proceedings No.4; 2006, page 167
• Stemmed McMinn Cup In AcetabularOsteolysis Rajesh.Rachha, Mr.R.Shetty, Mr. P. Housden “Hip International” (Official Journal of the European Hip Society) Vol 16, proceedings No.2; 2006, page 151
• A Simple Protocol for Ensuring Reproducible Magnification of Radiographs for Templating in Hip Replacement Surgery. M Rehman; R Rachha; and M K Sood Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 90-B,SUPP_III, August 2008 pg. 549.

Research & Presentations

Memberships

• Indian Orthopaedic Association
• Indian Orthopaedic Society , UK (IOS-UK)
• Past member of BOA (British Orthopaedic Association)

Awards & Recognition