Yega Kalairajah graduated from Cambridge University, and Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, in 1995. He carried out his basic surgical training in South East London (King’s) and subsequently went on to do his orthopaedic training in the South West London Region (St. George’s). After completing his FRCS (Tr & Orth), Yega spent a year of advanced training in Sportmed.SA, Adelaide, Australia in Sports Surgery, Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) and Arthroplasty (joint replacement) surgery.

On completing his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST), Yega took up a locum consultant position at Epsom and St. Helier’s Hospital NHS Trust and the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC). EOC is the largest arthroplasty unit in Europe, enabling Yega to be one of the highest volume hip and knee surgeons in the UK during his 18-month tenure at the unit. In October 2007, Yega was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (L&D) with the aim of forming the hip and knee unit within the trust. The L&D now provides all cutting-edge treatments available for hip and knee disorders to the region and further afield.