Mr. Sudhi Ankarath

I am Sudhi Ankarath. My specialist field is Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery and Hand & Wrist surgery. I have 24 years of experience as a full-time consultant surgeon in the NHS specialising in upper limb and hand & wrist surgery at the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. I have dealt with all aspects of shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist problems. I retired from full-time clinical work in April 2025 but continue to focus on teaching and training at local and national courses in the field of Hand & Wrist surgery. I currently hold a bank contract at the Trust. I am involved in teaching and training as an external examiner for the Diploma in Hand surgery and a member of the panel of examiners for the FRCS exam in Trauma & Orthopaedics. I also work as an Editor of the Journal of Hand Surgery European volume, which allows me to stay informed of developments in the field of hand and wrist surgery.

My qualifications are: FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics), FRCS Edinburgh, Master of Surgery (MS), Diploma in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery (D.Ortho), MBA. My GMC registration number is 4382960.

British Society for Surgery of Hand, Full member British Elbow and Shoulder Society, Full member British Orthopaedic Association, Full member Indian Society for Surgery of Hand, Life member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, International member (until 2012) British Medical Association (until 2016) Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (until 2012) British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM) (until 2010)