Mr C Senthil Kumar
Qualifications
FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
GMC number: 3636596
Practising since: 1986
Specialties
Orthopaedic surgery
Consultation times
- Weekly Thursday AM
- Overview
About
Mr Senthil Kumar is a senior orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon in Scotland, based at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He treats only patients with foot and ankle related problems in orthopaedics; his special interests include treatment of ankle arthritis, especially ankle replacement surgery. He does the most number of ankle replacements in Scotland and has been teaching and training surgeons in the UK and Europe in this technique. He has published on various aspects of foot and ankle surgery, he established the Foot and Ankle Fellowship programme at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where he also served as a Clinical Lead and Clinical Director for 5 years. He was an examiner for both the FRCS and MRCS examinations of Royal Colleges of Surgeons in United Kingdom and Ireland from 2009-2019.
Special interests
- Foot and ankle sports injuries
- Bunion surgery
- Ankle replacement surgery
Treatments and tests offered by Mr C Senthil Kumar at Nuffield Health
- Toe surgery
- Ingrown toenail (and ingrown toenail surgery)
- Bunion surgery (bunionectomy)
- Arthroscopy
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Fusion of big toe
- Ankle fusion
- Ankle ligament repair
- Toe joint fusion
- Cheilectomy
- Ankle replacement
- Flat foot correction
Locations Mr C Senthil Kumar works with
Related experience
Research
- Podium presentations – 33
- Poster presentations – 16
- Publications: Full papers in peer reviewed journals – 23
- Invited articles – 3
- Book chapter – 1
- For a full list of publications, follow this link: https://1drv.ms/w/s!ArldQt7J6HCtgewUjlnjPyi6aPZk_A?e=UkCDKz
Memberships
- Full Member, British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
- Overseas Member, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Other posts held
- Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
- Visiting Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Glasgow Sports Surgery Service at The National Stadium Sports Health & Injury Clinic, Hampden, Glasgow
- Lecturer - MSc Podiatric Surgery course, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Lecturer – MCh Orth course, University of Dundee
- Lecturer – BSc and MSc Sports and Exercise medicine Course, University of Glasgow
Insurers Mr C Senthil Kumar works with
Mr C Senthil Kumar works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Cigna
- CS Healthcare
- Health-on-Line
- Simplyhealth
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- WPA
Declaration
Mr C Senthil Kumar does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr C Senthil Kumar does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr C Senthil Kumar does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.