Dr. Ashok Raju Gottemukkala is a Clinical Director and Senior Consultant in Orthopaedics with 18 years of experience. He is recognized among the Outlook Best Doctors South 2025 and has a strong academic and professional background in orthopaedic surgery. He has organized and conducted courses and workshops focused on trauma surgery, hip arthroplasty and pelvic-acetabular fractures, contributing to the education and training of orthopaedic surgeons. He has also contributed to research and publications in the field of orthopaedics.
Educational Qualification:
- MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE University (November 1994 – May 2000)
- M.S. Orthopaedics – Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (SRMC&RI), Chennai, Sri Ramachandra University (March 2004 – April 2007)
Professional Experience:
- Clinical Director & Senior Consultant – Orthopedics, CARE Hospitals, HITEC City, Hyderabad.
- Specializes in trauma and pelvic-acetabular surgery, primary and revision hip arthroplasty, joint replacement and complex fracture surgery.
- Expertise includes robotic-assisted MAKO procedures and minimally invasive hip surgery through the Direct Anterior Approach.
- Has organized and conducted courses and workshops in trauma surgery, hip arthroplasty and pelvic-acetabular fractures, contributing to orthopaedic surgeon education and training.
- Senior Registrar – Department of Orthopaedics, Kamineni Hospital, Hyderabad (November 2008 – October 2011).
- Consultant – Department of Orthopaedics, Kamineni Hospital, Hyderabad (November 2011 – October 2015).
- Senior Consultant & Head of Trauma and Hip Unit – Department of Orthopaedics, Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad (October 2015 – March 2022).
- Senior Consultant & Head of Department of Orthopaedics, Citizens Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad (April 2022 – February 2025).
- CARE Hospitals, March 2025 – Present.
Awards and Achievements:
- Outlook Best Doctors South 2025 – recognized among the leading doctors in the South.
- Gold Medalist – M.S. Orthopaedics.
- Organized and conducted multiple courses and workshops focused on trauma, hip arthroplasty and pelvic-acetabular fractures.
Professional Memberships:
- Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
- Association of Pelvic-Acetabular Surgeons, India (AOPAS)
- Twin Cities Orthopaedic Association (TCOS)
- Telangana Orthopaedic Surgeons Association (TOSA)
- Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA)
Research and Presentations:
- Presented a paper on Incidence of DVT in Major Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries at the AP Chapter of the Indian Orthopaedic Association (2003).
- Presented Percutaneous Screw Fixation of the Anterior Column in Acetabulum Fractures at OSSAPCON (2013).
- Presented Femoral Head Fracture Fixation Through Safe Surgical Dislocation of Hip at the Twin Cities Orthopedic Meet (2013).
- Presented Role of Triangular Fixation in Unstable Sacral Fractures at the 20th EFORT Congress in Lisbon, Portugal.
Publications:
- Co-author of the chapter “Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty” in Comprehensive Guide in Knee & Hip Arthroplasty – Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society Delta Compendium, 3rd Edition.
- Clinical Outcome of Tibial Fractures Treated by Using Locking Plates as Fixator – JMSCR, Vol. 6, Issue 7, July 2018.
- Reduction Technique for Valgus Impacted Femoral Neck Fractures: A Case Series – IOSR, Vol. 19, Issue 5, May 2020.
- Detection of Total Hip Arthroplasty at Airport Securities – International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 2021; 7(1):48–50.
- An Incognizant Glitch – Pinnacle Polyliner Dissociation: A Case Report – Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2021; 11(11):92–94.
- Current research/articles include work on dual mobility versus standard total hip arthroplasty, the Gull Sign in acetabular fractures, the Pararectus approach, osteoid osteoma of the pelvis and unilateral triangular fixation in sacral fractures.