Dr. Venugopal T

Dr. Venugopal T

Dr. Venugopal T is an experienced Orthopedic Consultant specializing in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. He received advanced arthroscopy training in knee, shoulder, and elbow procedures at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore — widely regarded as the “Mecca of Orthopaedics.”

He is among the few board-certified Sports Medicine surgeons in India, having completed his Fellowship in Sports Medicine (FNB) from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi. With a focus on minimally invasive techniques, Dr. Venugopal T has performed over 1000 arthroscopic surgeries of the knee and shoulder.

Core Surgical Expertise

• Knee ligament reconstructions, including single and multi-ligament injuries
• Knee salvage surgeries such as cartilage restoration, mosaicplasty, and high tibial osteotomy (HTO)
• Ankle arthroscopy for cartilage lesions and ligament reconstructions
• Shoulder arthroscopy, including Bankart’s repair, Latarjet procedure, and rotator cuff repair

Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Venugopal T is actively involved in academic and research initiatives. He has authored multiple national and international publications and has presented papers at prominent orthopedic conferences. He also serves as teaching faculty at various national-level academic events. Dr. Venugopal T is committed to delivering evidence-based care and helping athletes and active individuals return to peak performance through advanced arthroscopic and sports medicine interventions.

Published Author

• Two international publications in peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals
• Three national publications in reputed Indian orthopaedic forums

Awards & Accolades

• Gold Medal – Best Paper Presentation, IASCON
• Invited Faculty, IOACON 2025
• Faculty at multiple state-level conferences and CME programs

Education

• FNB (Sports Medicine), Ganga Medical Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Apr 2021 – Mar 2023
• DNB (Ortho), Diplomate of National Board, New Delhi 2020
• M.S. (Ortho), Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka 2015 – 2018
• MBBS, Government Medical College, Hassan, Karnataka 2006 – 2012

Languages Spoken

• Kannada
• English
• Telugu
• Tamil
• Hindi

Work Experience

• FORTIS HOSPITALS, BANGALORE Consultant in orthopaedics, arthroscopy, and sports medicine May 2025 – Present
• DHEE HOSPITALS, BANGALORE Consultant Orthopaedician and Arthroscopy Surgeon Oct 2023 – April 2025
• GLENEAGLES GLOBAL HOSPITAL, KENGERI, BANGALORE Consultant Orthopaedician and Arthroscopy Surgeon May 2023 – Oct 2023
• GANGA MEDICAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU Fellow in Sports Medicine Apr 2021 – Mar 2023
• SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOLAR, KARNATAKA Assistant Professor Mar 2020 – Mar 2021
• BANGALORE MEDICAL COLLEGE, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA Senior Resident Jan 2019 – Feb 2020
• BALAJI INSTITUTE OF SURGERY, RESEARCH AND REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED (BIRRD), TIRUPATHI Senior Resident Jul 2018 – Jan 2019

Publications

• Venugopal T, Sundararajan S R, Ramakanth R, Terence D’souza, S Rajasekaran. Arthroscopic fixation of comminuted bony bankart lesion with repair of massive retracted rotator cuff tear-A Technical note. IAS Newsletter-18, 2023;
• Rajagopalakrishnan Ramakanth, S R Sundararajan MS(Orth) ,Thippeswamy Venugopal,Terence Dsouza , Palaniswamy Arumugam ,Rajasekaran “Progressive Foot Peak Pressure Analysis after FHL Transfer for Chronic Retracted Tendo-achilles Tear” – A Pedobarographic Analysis of Normal Foot Versus Affected Foot : Journal of ISAKOS8 (2023) S1–S10
• Ramakanth R, Sundararajan SR, Thippeswamy V, D`souza T, Palaniswamy Rajasekaran S, “Foot peak pressures are comparable to normal foot after Flexor hallucis longus transfer for chronic retracted tendo-achilles tear -A Pedobarographic Analysis of Normal Foot Versus Affected Foot”, Journal ofI SAKOS,
• Ramakanth R, Thippeswamy V, D Souza T, Sundararajan SR, Rajasekaran S. “New innovative QR code-based mobile audience response system (mARS) for panel discussion (PD) in a Indian Arthroscopy Society conference(IASCON) of 1102registered delegates.” – A cross-sectional study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2023 Sep25;44:102251. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102251. PMID: 37841658; PMCID: PMC10570571.