Mr Shanaka Senevirathna
Qualifications
MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
GMC number: 6110648
Practising since: 2005
Sub-specialties: Knee surgery
Consultation times
- Monday 8:00 - 18:00
- Overview
About
Mr Shanaka Senevirathna joined the NHS UK in 2006. He has worked as a Consultant Knee Surgeon at New Cross Hospital and Cannock Chase Hospital in West Midlands since 2021. He is a Trainer and the Educational Lead for the Senior Fellow Doctors in the Orthopaedic department of Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mr Senevirathna has undergone advanced fellowship training in knee surgery in some of the world-renowned hospitals in the UK including Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital, Royal Derby Hospital and at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
He is extensively trained in sports knee injuries and offers non-surgical and surgical treatments for a wide range of Soft Tissue Injuries and Osteoarthritis of the Knee. He also possesses a special interest in Patellofemoral pathologies in young adults.
Special interests
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction procedures of the knee including ACL reconstruction, meniscal repair surgery and cartilage restoration procedures
- Partial Knee Replacement & Total Knee Replacement Surgery
- Lower limb realignment procedures & joint preservation procedures such as osteotomy surgery
- Adolescent knee pathology and Patellofemoral stabilisation surgery in young adults
- General trauma and complex lower limb fracture stabilisation surgery
Personal interests
- Cricket
- Music
Languages spoken
English, Sinhala, Tamil
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Shanaka Senevirathna at Nuffield Health
- Knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
Locations Mr Shanaka Senevirathna works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Senevirathna has taken the initiative in setting up research projects and actively involved himself in NIHR-funded research.
He has published and presented nationally and internationally on the management of knee-related pathology and other aspects of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (RCSEd)
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
- Medical Defence Union (MDU)
Other posts held
- Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon Soft Tissue Knee Surgery & Knee Arthroplasty
Declaration
Mr Shanaka Senevirathna does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Shanaka Senevirathna does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Shanaka Senevirathna does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.