Work Experience:

• Trained in joint replacement surgeries for last 4 years and able to perform primary knee and hip replacement surgery.
• Experience with navigation assisted computer surgery, with over 20 navigation assisted hip replacements and more than 50 knee replacements.
• Have assisted in more than 8000 Orthopaedic Surgeries which includes over 1000 hip and joint replacements, few shoulder hemi replacements and over 100 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstructions, more than 50 Laminectomy and Discectomies, over 20 Vascular repairs and Microvascular repairs, more than 20 Flap surgeries, over 100 Pediatric Surgeries, Ilizarov Ring Fixators and & over 500 major trauma cases and tendon transfers. Have individually operated over 1000 cases of all femoral, tibial intramedualry nailings, humerus nailing, external fixators, hand surgeries, both bone forearm fractures, humeral fracture fixation, MIPPO procedures, ankle &calcaneal
  fractures.
• Completed AO Basic, AO Principle and AO Advance courses in trauma.
• Presented more than 2 papers in National and Regional Conferences.
• Undertook study related to relation of Osteoporosis with Hormonal and Cardiac activities.

Studies in progress for Publications:

• Osteoporosis – Changes in hormonal levels & Electrocardiological activity.
• Relation of Osteoporosis, Estrogen level & Periodontitis.
• Talus Fractures, 8 years functional outcome.
• Scenario of TKR – Rotating platform in India.

Conferences & CMEs:

• Member of Organizing Committee for the 28th Continuing Orthopaedic Education symposium & workshops held at Mangalore in September 2010.
• Awarded 1^ST Best Scientific Paper Award for “ Relevance of Z score in diagnosing Osteoporosis”in KOACON 2010.
• Presented 1 scientific paper in All India Orthopaedic Conference held at JAIPUR in December 2010.
• Conferences Attended:
  • CME Musculoskeletal Imaging- MRI of Joints, KMC, Mangalore 2009.
  • AO TRAUMA – Introduction Program, Tirupati, 2009.
  • MOC 2009, 2010
  • CME Orthopaedic Tumor Reconstruction, KMC, Mangalore 2010.
  • IMA – Joint Replacement Surgery- Challenges and Recent Advances, Mangalore, 2010.
  • KOACON – TKR Workshop, 2010.
  • OASIS ICL – Paediatric Hip, Trivandrum 2010.
  • CME – Flaps in Orthopaedics, Mangalore, 2010.
  • Pediatric Hip disorders, Mangalore,2011.
  • Ranawat Orthopaedic Research Foundation – Advances and Techniques in Joint replacement surgery 2011.
  • AO TRAUMA – Principles Course, Mangalore 2011.
  • AO TRAUMA – Advanced Course, Cochin 2012.
  • KOACON 2013.
  • ROC 2013.
  • IOACON 2014.
  • ISHKS 2014.