Dr. PRAVEEN KUMAR.K.L. MRCS(UK) FRCS(ORTH, UK) DISEM (UK)
Dr. Praveen Kumar is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 10 years experience in UK. He has subsequently done Fellowships in world renowned centres like Vancouver, Canada and Mayo Clinic, USA. He is experienced and specialised in Joint Replacement and Arthroscopic Surgery.
The following is a brief summary of his clinical experience:
Current Position
CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON (APOLLO HOSPITALS), Graems Road, Chennai.
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Joint Replacements and Sport’s Medicine (Arthroscopic
Surgery)
Qualifications
* MBBS Stanley Medical College
Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
Madras India
* MRCS RCS Edinburgh
* FRCS (TRAUMA &ORTH) RCS UK
* DISEM (UK) Sports and Exercise Medicine
Fellowships
Computer Navigation Surgery Glasgow (UK)
Revision Arthroplasty Vancouver (Canada)
Arthroscopic Surgery Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA)
Professional Experience - in brief.
During his tenure, in the Field of Orthopaedics and Trauma in the UK,
for the last 10 years, he acquired a great deal of clinical and surgical
experience, qualifications and an excellent research experience.
To put it generally, his interests have been in Joint Replacement Surgery and Sports Medicine. I have detailed the specifics below.
Joint Replacement Surgery
Total Knee Replacement (incl. by Computer Navigation)
Total Hip Replacement (incl. by Computer navigation)
Resurfacing Hip Replacement
Shoulder Replacement
Elbow Replacement
Revision Joint Replacement Surgery
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery (key-hole surgery)
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - ligament reconstruction (incl by Computer
Navigation)
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Arthroscopic elbow and wrist surgery.
Articular cartilage and stem-cell implantation
COURSES
* POPUMET – Ionising Radiation Courses, March ’98, Barnsley
* ETCC – Early Trauma and Critical Care Course, July ’98, Edinburgh
* ATLS – Advanced Trauma and Life Support, passed - Nov ’98,
Elgin
* BSS – Basic Surgical Skills, March'99, Leicester
* Principles of Fracture Management, Nov’99, Leicester
* AO / ASIF Principles of fracture fixation course, June 2000, Leeds
* Instructional course for Hand Surgery, Jan’2002, Manchester
* Bio-mechanics of Ligament healing, Sep’ 2002 Lecture by Professor
Woo, at RCS of Edinburgh
* Basic & Intermediate principles of External Fixation, Feb/Mar 2003
Sheffield
* Orthopaedic symposium, Oct 2003 RCS Edinburgh
* Sports and Exercise Medicine Course, July 2004 University of Bath
* International Trauma Symposium, Aug 2004 RCS Edinburgh
* Basic and Intermediate Knee Arthroscopy course, sep 2005 Droitwich Knee
Clinic
* Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopic course, May 2006 Reading Shoulder Unit
* Oxford Uni-compartmental Knee course, 2007 Oxford
* Computer Navigation in Hip Replacement, 2007. Munich, Germany
* Symposium on Revision Hip Arthroplasty, 2007, London
* Resurfacing Hip Replacement (course&workshop), 2007, Manchester
* Sports Shoulder course, 2007, Wrightington
* Articular Cartilage Implantation (workhop & theatre) Prof Richardson,
Oswestry 2008
APPOINTMENTS in UK – Fellow / Registrar / Research Fellow / SHO
Fellow in Joint Replacement Surgery (Computer Navigation) – The
Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow (Mr Fredrick Picard)
1/05/03 till 30/04/07 Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics (West of Scotland)
4 years Hip Wishaw General Hospital (Mr Easter)
Elbow Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Mr Rymaszewski)
Knee Revision Inverclyde Royal Hospital (Mr Venner)
Hip Revision Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Mr Stark)
Hip & Knee Dumfries and Galloway (Mr Mclean)
Shoulder Western Infirmary (Mr Fazzi)
Paediatrics Royal Alexandra Hospital (Mr Allcock)
Knee Southern General Hospital (Mr Walker)
Sports Medicine
7/8/02 – 30/04/03 Registrar in Orthopaedics and Trauma
9 months Knee & Shoulder
Sports Medicine (Mr Mackay)
6/02/02 – 5/08/02 Knee SHO in Orthopaedics & Trauma
6 months Mr Keys Macclesfield District General Hospital
14/08/01 – 5/02/02 Hand SHO in Burns, Plastic and Hand Surgery
6 months Miss Lees Booth Hall & Wytenshawe Hospitals
Manchester.
4/08/00 – 31/07/01 Spine Research Fellow in Orthopaedics
12 months Mr Sell Leicester General Hospital
University Hospitals of Leicester
2/02/00 – 3/08/00 Knee SHO in Elective-Orthopaedics
6 months Mr Green L G H, University Hospitals of Leicester
4/08/99 – 1/02/00 Trauma SHO in Trauma-Orthopaedics
6 months Prof Harper L R I, University Hospitals of Leicester
4/02/99 – 3/08/99 Shoulder SHO in Elective-Orthopaedics
6 months Miss Armstrong L G H, University Hospitals of Leicester
5/08/98 - 3/02/99 Hip SHO in Orthopaedics & Trauma
6 months Mr Jepson Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford
4/02/98 - 04/08/98 SHO in Accident & Emergency
6 months Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley
20/10/97 - 20/1/98 Clinical Attachment in Orthopaedics & Trauma
3 months Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster
1/08/96 - 31/07/97 SHO (Rotation) General & Paediatric Surgery
1 year Government Stanley Medical College & Hospital. Madras, India
1/02/96 - 31/07/96 SHO in Orthopaedics & Trauma
6 months Government Stanley Medical College & Hospital
25/01/95 - 24/1/96 Pre- Registration House Officer
1 year Government Stanley Medical College & Hospital
ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMA
The following are detailed to provide a flavour of his expertise
KNEE
Exposure to assessing patients for appropriate primary arthroplasty, patients
suffering from problems after arthroplasty, and as well as injuries due
to playing sport.
Performed Primary Total Knee Replacements (PFC, Kinemax ,Scorpio, Next Gen), Unicondylar Knee Replacemnt (Oxford), Arthroscopic menisectomies, and Arthroscopic meniscal repair.
Have performed procedures like ACL reconstruction (Arthroscopic and Open), PCL reconstruction, PL corner repair, Mosaicplasty, Patello-femoral replacement etc.
SHOULDER
Have performed Shoulder Arthroscopies, Sub-acromial decompressions (Arthroscopic
and Open), Excision of lateral end of clavicles, Rotator cuff repair,
ORIF proximal humerus, Hemiarthroplasties.
Performed Open and Arthroscopic Bankart repairs, SLAP lesion repairs, Weaver-Dunn procedure, Total Shoulder Arthroplasties etc
HIP
Good exposure in assessing problems of the hip, especially patients for
arthroplasties, Revisions and Re-revisions.
Have performed primary hip replacements (cemented, hybrids and un-cemented), Girdlestones, revision surgery and Re-surfacing hip procedures.
ELBOW
Excellent exposure to diagnosing the various elbow problems, fixing complex
elbow fractures, Arthrolysis of the elbow and Elbow Arthroplasties (Coonrad-Morrey
and Souter Strathclyde)
FOOT and ANKLE
Good exposure in diagnosing and managing problems of the foot. Have performed
First Metatarsal osteotomies (Cheveron, Mitchell and Scarf) and other
toe procedures.
PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS:
Good exposure in performing orthopaedic operations of the children.
TRAUMA
Performed Hip fracture surgery, Hemi-arthroplasty, ORIF, IM Nailings,
External fixations and have assisted in complex trauma like Acetabular
fractures and use of Illizarov frames in the treatment of non-unions.
His other pursuits involve developing web-sites for the education of
patients and doctors
(www.jointreplacements.info, www.sportsmedicine.in, www.ukdocs.net),
oil painting., beach volleyball, sea kayaking, mountain hiking and skiing
in winter.
CONTACT DETAILS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Apollo (Main) Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai.
Evening: ( 5-7.30 pm)
Sport & Ortho Clinic, 116, 1stAve, Besant Nagar, Chennai
Phone: Chennai (42695942)
email: orthopod.praveen@gmail.com