Dr Ananthram Shetty is one of the leading knee and Limb Reconstruction surgeons in the United Kingdom.
He is recognised as one of the world’s experts in the application of stem cell technology to treat patients.
He has been awarded the prestigious Hunterian Surgical Medal and Hunterian Professorship for 2017 by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, London.
Named after the pioneering surgeon scientist John Hunter and dating back over two centuries, this continues to be a highly regarded and prestigious award within the field of surgery and is awarded annually. The honour of delivering the Hunterian lecture is regarded by surgeons around the world as a great privilege and a high accolade awarded to recognize their work. Subsequently, he was appointed to the prestigious position of Senior Tutor in Orthopaedics at the London deanery (London University) and he is the first Indian to hold this position.
His main interest is Stem cell research, cartilage transplant, complex bone repair, and the application of computer navigation and robotics in minimally invasive surgery. He treats some of the top national and international sports people and celebrities.He has published many papers and authored a few books. His recent book published by Springer entitled“Techniques in Cartilage Repair Surgery” is a great success and listed in the top 10 books published by Springer. He has delivered many national and international lectures.
His work has been extensively covered by BBC, Sky, Fox, Star and Hi-Tech Euro News. He is also been covered by respected print media like the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Times of India and News Week. He has been featured in the BBC hospital Heroes series carrying out some of the minimally invasive surgical techniques at the Kings’ College Hospital, London. He has won many awards including the Fred Heatleyresearch award, British Indian Orthopaedic Association (BIOS UK) research award.
Professor Ananthram Shetty was the winner of the 2011 Laing & Buisson Surgical Innovation award in the UK. Prof. Shetty was recognised at the prestigious Laing & Buisson innovation award for his pioneering work on Cartilage and bone regeneration. He appears in the list of innovators compiled by the Royal Society of Medicine, London, the UK which includes some of the Nobel Laureates
Recently his work on limb-saving surgery has been aired on ITV news and one of the inventions is exhibited in the Hunterian museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a contributor to the health programme on Zee TV.
Dr Shetty is involved with charitable work in Africa and the Indian subcontinent, which involves both teaching and treating patients free of charge.
He is an artist and a keen photographer. He enjoys classical music in his free time. He lives with his wife and daughter in Hempstead village near Gillingham. His daughter is a classical musician and is currently pursuing her research in Stem cells for her PhD.
