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Mr Yegappan Kalairajah

Orthopaedic Surgery Hatfield

Mr Yegappan Kalairajah

5 years of experience

13,024+
Patients seen
5
Years in practice
11
Publications
3
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Mr Yegappan Kalairajah at a glance

Mr Yegappan Kalairajah is an Orthopaedic Surgery practitioner based in Hatfield, United Kingdom, practising at Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital. They have 31+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad de Navarra (MD, 2017). Serves patients in Hatfield, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

About

Mr Yegappan Kalairajah is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a particular interest in fractures and trauma affecting the hip, knee, foot and ankle and sports injuries. He has several years of clinical experience, of which he has performed more than 1000 hp and knee replacements surgeries.

He qualified from Cambridge University in 1995 before undertaking his postgraduate surgical training at King's College Hospital. He then went on to specialise in Orthopaedic Surgery through completing training at St. George's Hospital. Following this, he completed a fellowship and then undertook an advanced training programme with Sportmed.SA in Sports Surgery, Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty in Adelaide, Australia.

He began working as a locum consultant for the Epsom and St. Helier's Hospital NHS Trust and the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC). This Centre contains the largest Arthroplasty unit in Europe and this allowed Mr Kalairajah to become one of the best orthopaedic surgeons whilst he completed his 18 month tenure on the unit. He was then appointed the title of Consultant at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. He also remains as Honorary Consultant within the EOC unit.

Mr Kalairajah also enjoys teaching and carrying out research. He is an examiner for the UCL medical exams and also teaches orthopaedic courses both nationally and internationally.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
Hip Preservation Surgery

Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery

Knee Ligament Repair

Knee Replacement

Tendon Repair

Hip Replacement

Partial Knee Replacement

Knee Replacement

Knee Arthroscopy

Ankle replacement

Arthroscopy

Meniscal Repair

Hip Arthroscopy


Stress Fractures

Fracture (broken bone)

Knee Pain

Foot Sprains

Ankle Sprain

Hip Impingement

Sports Injuries

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Mr Yegappan Kalairajah

Education & training

  1. 2011–2017 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra, Hatfield (GB)
  2. 2017–2021 Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra, Hatfield (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2021-09–2022-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-719147 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
#EB-69A7C48B · issued 2022 · renewal 2032
Malpractice insurance: HDI Global · 5,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 1,402
Annual physical exam 99395 1,900
Vaccination administration 90471 2,860
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 1,955

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 30 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 120 min in_clinic 270.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Yegappan Kalairajah
HEADSHOT
Yegappan Kalairajah in consultation
IN OFFICE
Yegappan Kalairajah with the team
WITH TEAM
Yegappan Kalairajah at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 83s
Meet Yegappan Kalairajah

Research & publications

h-index: 10 · i10: 7

  1. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery
    Yegappan Kalairajah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026
    DOI: 10.3949/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 37691892 · cited by 106
  2. Long-term follow-up of Orthopaedic Surgery across GB
    Yegappan Kalairajah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.8807/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 36079404 · cited by 104
  3. Validation of clinical scoring in Orthopaedic Surgery
    Yegappan Kalairajah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.9064/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 39877635 · cited by 198

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Orthopaedic Surgery European Annual Congress (Orthopaedic Surgery) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Orthopaedic Surgery National Society Meeting · Hatfield · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Orthopaedic Surgery — Hatfield · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2022
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2022
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2022

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Awareness When should you see a orthopaedic surgery?

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · mr.yegappan.kalairajah@euroclinics.example

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    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
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    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
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    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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