Dr. R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi

About the Doctor

Dr. R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad. He is a specialist in Sports Medicine, Reconstructive Arthroscopy, and Joint Preservation Surgery of the Shoulder, Hip, and Knee. He has dedicated his career to his patients by constantly striving to innovate and make procedures less invasive, with smaller incisions, less pain, and shorter recovery times. 

Dr. R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi is dedicated to the advancement of his speciality and has developed innovative surgical techniques, such as minimally invasive arthroscopic alternatives to some of the most difficult problems of the shoulder, hip, and knee. Dr. Tejaswi’s surgical innovations include treatment for irreparable massive rotator cuff tears, recurrent shoulder dislocations with bone loss, as well as the use of modern bioscaffold technology to enhance cartilage regeneration in the hip, preventing arthritis and additional hip injuries in adults.

Dr. R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi earned his medical degree at Government Medical College, Mysore, and his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Manipal University. He also completed short fellowships in hip and shoulder surgery in Dresden, Germany, Rome, and Italy. He finished his one-year specialisation in Hip and Knee reconstructive surgery at ATOS Klinic in Heidelberg, Germany from 2017-2018 and went on to finish a one-year clinical fellowship in Sports Medicine, Reconstructive Arthroscopy, and Joint Preservation Surgery of Shoulder, Hip, and Knee at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Dr. Tejaswi was named a Fellow of the Arthroscopic Association of Canada in June 2019.

Dr. R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi is constantly striving to improve patient outcomes through the development of new and improved methods of reconstructing, repairing, and preventing degeneration. He is currently conducting research to evaluate surgical outcomes, improve current techniques, and advance orthopaedic surgery outcomes on a larger scale. Dr. Tejaswi has also published and presented his research and novel techniques at an international level.

Educational Qualifications

• MS (Ortho)
• DNB (Ortho)
• FAAC (Fellow of Arthroscopic Association of Canada)
• Fellowship in Hip Surgery, Dresden, Germany
• Fellowship in Shoulder Surgery, Concordia Hospital, Rome, Italy
• Fellowship in Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgery, ATOS Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany
• Fellowship in Sports Medicine, Reconstructive Arthroscopy and Joint Preservation Surgery of Shoulder, Hip and Knee, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
• Diploma in Sports Medicine by International Olympic Committee
• MBBS, Government Medical College, Mysore

Services offered

• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair including Complex Revisions (Ligament Tear)
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Instability and Labral Pathologies (Shoulder Dislocations)
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Bony Instability including Arthroscopic Latarjet, Anterior and Posterior Glenoid Bone-Grafting
• Arthroscopic Anterior and Posterior Capsular Augmentation with Allograft for Multi Directional Instability
• Non-Operative and Operative (if required) Treatment for Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
• Shoulder Arthroplasty including Hemi, Total and Reverse
• Upper Extremity Trauma
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Labral Repairs with Allograft Reconstruction of Labrum
• Hip Joint Preservation: Arthroscopic Treatment of Cartilage and Ostechondral Lesions
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Cam and Pincer Impingement
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Tendon Ruptures around Hip
• Minimally Invasive Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty
• Treatment of Complex Knee Multi-Ligamentous Injuries and Knee Dislocations
• Arthroscopic Assisted ACL, PCL, MPFL Reconstructions
• Arthroscopic Meniscal Repairs and Root Repairs
• Treatment of Multi-Ligamentous Injuries including MCL, LCL, PLC, ALL, based on technique described by Dr. Robert LaPrade
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Cartilage and Osteochondral Lesions including Microfracture, OATS, ACI
• Meniscal Transplantation
• High Tibial Osteotomy
• Only one of the first few North American Fellowship Trained Surgeons in Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation in India
• Trained in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Expertise in Ultrasound Guided Injections and for Therapeutic Procedures for Deep Joints
• Trained in 3D Printing Technologies for Hip and Shoulder Preservation Strategies

Special Interest and Expertise

• Arthroscopic Reconstruction of Shoulder, Hip and Knee
• Treatment of Complex Revision Cases related to Shoulder, Hip and Knee Pathologies
• Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
• Expert in Joint Preservation Modalities to Prolong the Longevity of Native Joints
• Targeted Injections to Deep Joints with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• 3D printing technologies to aid the patient in better understanding of the pathology and achieve optimum results