Mr Yegappan Kalairajah

Yega Kalairajah graduated from Cambridge University and Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London in 1995. He carried out his basic surgical training in South East London (King’s) and subsequently went on to do his Orthopaedic training in the South West London Region (St.George’s). After completing his FRCS (Tr & Orth), Yega spent a year of advanced training in Sportmed.SA, Adelaide, Australia in Sports Surgery, Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) and Arthroplasty (joint replacement) surgery.

On completing his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST), Yega took up a locum consultant position at Epsom and St. Helier’s Hospital NHS Trust and the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC). EOC is the largest arthroplasty unit in Europe enabling Yega to be one of the highest volume hip and knee surgeons in the UK during his 18 month tenure at the unit. In Oct 2007 Yega was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (L&D) with the aim of forming the hip and knee unit within the trust. The L&D now provides all cutting edge treatments available for hip and knee disorders to the region and further afield. He still maintains an Honorary Consultant status at the EOC unit. To date he has carried out well over a 1000 hip and knee replacement operations as a consultant and all his operative data are submitted to the National Joint Registry. This ensures effective monitoring of personal outcomes to ensure the highest quality service.

Yega lives locally with his wife and young family. When time allows his interests include swimming and squash.

Here at One Hatfield Hospital, we are always pleased to hear what our patient’s think of the service they have received. Below is a snapshot of the some of the excellent feedback we have received for Mr Kalairajah.

Sports Injury & ACL

One Hatfield Hospital’s Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Yegappan Kalairajah discusses sports injuries of the knee including ACL repair surgery.