Dr. Sunil Dachepalli — Clinical Director and Senior Consultant in Hyderabad

Dr. Sunil Dachepalli is Clinical Director and Senior Consultant at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, with more than 28 years of experience in orthopedics.

His list covers total knee and total hip replacement, partial and robotic knee replacement, shoulder replacement, and revision knee and hip replacement, together with ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic surgery, tendon repair, fracture fixation and non-union repair. He also treats frozen shoulder.

His qualifications explain the robotic entry on that list directly. Alongside an MBBS, an MS in orthopaedics and the MRCS of Edinburgh, he holds an MSc in orthopaedic engineering with a specialization in robotics and computer navigation, so the technology side of his practice is formally credentialled rather than acquired through a course. He is also a certified ATLS instructor.

His record carries two firsts. His profile states that he performed the world's first successful joint replacement of its kind at Wrightington Hospital in the UK, and that he was the first surgeon in Telangana and AP to perform a successful total elbow replacement.

His other recognition comes from meetings and quizzes during his UK years: a best presentation award at the South East Thames Circuit Meeting in August 2010, the Christmas Orthopaedic Quiz at Rochdale Infirmary in 2007, and runner-up in a national orthopaedic quiz in 2000.

He belongs to the Indian Medical Association, the Indian Orthopaedic Association and the British Medical Association.