Mr Murali Krishnan

Mr Krishnan is a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon based in the North East of England who exclusively performs hip and knee surgery with particular interest in joint replacement. The ethos of his practice is to provide high quality, patient-centred care whilst tailoring the treatment to individual patient, based on best available evidence. This may include surgical and non surgical treatment. Mr Krishnan completed his basic surgical training in East Anglia and the Midlands, before moving to the North East for his specialist training in orthopaedics and trauma. He completed two fellowships working with eminent surgeons in distinguished centres of excellence. The first fellowship was in Auckland, New Zealand pioneering in hip & knee replacement and revision hip & knee replacement. The second fellowship was in Bristol, UK to further cement his joint replacement experience and specialising in pelvic reconstructive surgery. He took up his consultant post in Sunderland Royal Hospital in January 2011 and his main interest is performing hip & knee replacement surgery. His other interests include revision hip and knee replacement surgery and management of pelvis and complex lower limb fractures. His 10 year results published by National Joint Registry, UK (NJR 2021, NJR 2022 and NJR 2023) shows that his results are amongst the best performing surgeons in the country for successful outcomes and revision rate (re-operation rate) following total hip and total knee replacements. Whilst no surgical intervention can guarantee a desired outcome every time, he is pleased to share his most recent Patient Related Outcome Measure (PROMs) data published by NJR UK which shows vast majority of his patients were very satisfied with their outcome. He offers private consultation and performs private operations in Spire Washington Hospital. His clinic days are on Monday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon and Friday Evening. Qualification: MBBS MRCS FRCS (T&O) Surgical training: Undergraduate training - Chennai, India Basic Surgical training - East Anglia and Midlands, UK Higher Surgical training, a 6 year registrar training program - North East, UK Fellowship in Hip/Knee replacement - Auckland, New Zealand Fellowship in Pelvic injuries and Hip/Knee replacement - Bristol, UK Current Position: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Spire Washington Hospital Other Roles: Clinical Director Trauma and Orthopaedic department, South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust Member of Medical Advisory Committee, Spire Washington Hospital Regional Clinical Coordinator for North East and Yorkshire, National Joint Registry(NJR) NJR Clinical Liaison Lead, Spire Washington Hospital Instructor: AO Principles and Advanced course on fracture fixation. Teach on Orthopaedic courses. Website: Please visit my website for more information, https://www.krishnanhipkneesurgeon.co.uk

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

1. 2010–2016
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Navarra

2. 2016–2020
   Residency · Orthopaedic Surgery

   UAB Barcelona

3. 2020–2021
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Karolinska Stockholm, SE

1. 2020-09–2021-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Orthopaedic Surgery

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Selected publications

1. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Murali Krishnan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.2253/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 153

2. European registry analysis of Orthopaedic Surgery outcomes

   Mr Murali Krishnan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.8251/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 59

3. Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Mr Murali Krishnan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.2554/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 109

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