EDUCATION Armed Forces Medical College, Poona, Maharastra, India M.B.B.S | All India Merit Scholar | Graduated with Honors	1972-1977
National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India Obtained degree in Primary Orthopedics	1984
Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, United Kingdom Obtained F.R.C.S degree	1986
University of London, London, United Kingdom MS in Orthopedics | Awarded Gold Medal for outstanding performance	1986-87
MEDICAL TRAINING Army Hospital, New Delhi, India Intern Rotated between general surgery, general medicine and OBGYN Assisted in several minor general surgeries	1977-78
Safdarjung Hospital (Institute of Orthopedics), New Delhi, India Resident Trained in orthopedic specialty and Emergency Room procedures including tenor repair, nerve repair and amputations Trained in orthopedic speicality Performed various tasks at the Fracture and Injection clinics including the administration of Intra-articular steroid injections Heavily involved in out patient care	1978-79
Southend Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom Resident Trained in orthopedic specialty and Emergency Room procedures including tenor repair, nerve repair and amputations Assisted in major operations including spinal, hand prosthetic surgery	1980-82
Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, West Midlands, United Kingdom Resident Trained in orthopedic specialty and Emergency Room procedures Trained in several aspects of acute trauma management	1982-83
Walsgrave Hospital, West Midlands, United Kingdom Senior Resident Trained in general and cardiothoracic surgery, in particular, got extensive exposure to Thoracotomies and vein grafts Assisted in several major surgeries including open heart, valve replacements, coronary Grafts, lung resections and oesophagectomies Managed acute emergencies and post-operative patients in ICUs	1983-85
Cork Regional Hospital, Cork, Ireland Senior Resident Trained further in management of acute emergencies and cold orthopedic complications Responsible for running the Orthopedic Leg Discrepancy clinic along with 5 consultant orthopedic surgeons Held teaching sessions for final year medical students from the University college of Cork	1986-87
Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Middlesex, England Senior Resident Trained in orthpedic specialty	1987-88
Brook General Hospital Hospital, London, United Kingdom Senior Resident Trained in various aspects of elective orthpedics including total hip, knee and shoulder replacements Trained in various aspects of arthroscopic surgery	1988-92
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Malar Hospitals, Madras, India Senior Consulting Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopedics Specialises in joint replacements of Knee, Hip and shoulder as well as revision of joint replacements Perform arthroscopic procedures primarily on knee joints Perform various orthopedic trauma and emergency procedures	1998-present
Tamilnad Hospitals, Madras, India Senior Consulting Surgeon in Trauma and Orthopedics Trained and supervised 8 orthopedic residents in several aspects of orthopedic specialty Established and utilised a bone bank facility for the purpose of joint revisions Specialised in joint replacement and arthroscopic procedures	1992-1997
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES Chairman of Operating Room Committee, Tamilnad Hospitals, Madras, India Chairman of Credentials Committee, Tamilnad Hospitals, Madras, India Member of Infection Control Committee, Tamilnad Hospitals, Madras, India
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Indian Medical Council General Medical Council of England British Orthopedic Association Madars Orthopedic Association Tamilnadu Orthopedic Association Indian Orthopedic Association
RESEARCH Submitted a thesis on Salter's inhominate Osteotomies for congenital hip dislocations. All relevant research was carried out under the guidance of Dr.P.M.Aichroth at the Westminister Children's Hospital in London
PUBLICATIONS Published 3 articles in the Injury Journal on the topic of Modified Bosworth technique in acromioclavicular dislocations. Details of the publications can be presented on request
PRESENTATIONS Presented in over 30 symposiums as well as international and national orthopedic association seminars on several topics of which include Knee replacements in a severely deformed knee A.C.L. reconstruction arthroscopically Uncemented total hip replacements in Indian population Took part in a live demonstration surgery of uncemented total hip replacement for the Indian Orthopedic Association Presented on the topic of Arthroscopic Debriment in Osteoarthritis of the knee for the International Arthroscopic Society in Washington D.C.
OTHER INTERESTS Weight Lifting | Breeder of Pedigree German Shepherds