Dr. Karunakaran. S

MBBS, MS - Orthopaedics

Orthopedic Spine Surgeons

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
22 Awards

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Dr. Karunakaran. S, Consultant Spine Orthopedic Surgeon with an experience of 22 years. He practices at Precision Spine Center in Anna Nagar East as well as in Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai. He is currently the Director Of Institute Of Advanced Spine Services, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai. He was previously heading the spine unit at Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital of Chennai. He was also a Consultant at Meenakshi Medical Mission Hospital, Madurai during when he started the Department of Spine surgery. Dr. Karunakaran.S specializes in the treatment of spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. He is particularly interested in the appropriate use of minimally invasive and motion-sparing techniques. He is pioneer in percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anaesthesia for disc prolapse in this part of the country (Trans foraminal and inter laminar without stiches). First in South India to have used INSPACE - interspinous implant for lumbar canal stenosis-Key hole spine surgery local anaesthesia. He also Pioneered in 3D printing of Spine and performed more than thousand spine surgeries-scoliosis, cervical spine pathologies, thoracotomies, laparotomy, disc replacement surgeries. He has done his training in interlaminar percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery with Dr. Sebastian Ruetten at St.Anna Hospital, Herne, Germany 2013and observership with Dr. Randal Betz at Shriners Hospital for Children-Philadelphia, USA at 2003. Observership in the spine unit at the Hospital for Special Surgery- NewYork, USA at 2003. He has also done Observership at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in New Delhi under Dr.Aravind Jayaswal in the year of 2004. He has taken Advanced Training for Endoscopic Spine Surgery under Dr.Antony Yeung, Phoenix in USA at 2013-Trans foraminal endoscopic lumbar disc surgery, Dorsal Endoscopic Rhizotomy for Chronic back pain and latest Percutaneous Fusion techniques under local anaesthesia.

Gleneagles Global Health City

439, Cheran Nagar, Sholinganallur, Medavakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Precision Spine Center

91/106, Sri Arcade, 1st Main Road, , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Spine Injury

Spinal Fusion

Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Spinal Disorders

Spinal Disc Surgery

Spinal Therapy

Neck and Spine Biopsy

Back Pain Treatment

Neck Pain Treatment

spine pain management

Congenital and acquired deformity correction

Spine scoliosis and kyphosis

Endoscopic Disc Surgery

Neck and Back pain Clinic

Spine Conservative Management / Non surgical Technique

Spine Dynamic stabilisation

Non Fusional spine surgical Technique

Regenerative Technique

Epidural Transforaminal Injection

Facetal Injection

Spinal Rehabiliation Technique

Robotic Calipers / Injections

Spine 3D Printing

General Orthopedic Clinic

Joint Pain Treatment

Keyhole-Sutureless Spinal surgeries

Rajah Muthiah Dental College Hospital,Annamalai University, - 1995 Graduated

MBBS
Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai - 2000 Graduated

MS - Orthopaedics

Wellington Hospitals

Medical Office in Surgical Gastroentrology
1995-1997
MIOT Hospitals

Junior Orthopedic Consultant
2000-2003
Government General Hospital

Contract Medical Consultant ( Dept of Orthopaedics )
2005-2017
Meenakshi Mission Hospital

Consultant Spine Surgeon
2003-2004
MIOT Hospitals

Junior Orthopedic Consultant
2000-2003

Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award, Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, India
Presented Trans laminar Screw Fixation for C6C7 and C7D1 a prospective study at ASSICON Kochi
Teaching faculty at the endoscopic spine workshop at Derven organized by Dr. Gore
Teaching faculty at Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA) for basic spine workshop
Teaching faculty For SCORE 2012 delivered a lecture on the current concepts in the management of Dorso Lumbar Spinal Fractures
Teaching faculty For SCORE 2011 delivered a lecture on the current concepts in the management of Spinal Tumours
Faculty in Instructional Course Spine –National level meeting, presented my work on recent advances in minimally invasive spine surgery. 2009-Lecture on “Surgical Anatomy and Bio-Mechanics of the Upper Cervical Spine”, Symposium on Cervical Spine Injuries
“Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc prolapse” ASSICON, Chennai- Poster presentation
Management of bilateral facet joint dislocation of cervical spine through dorsal approach, ASSICON, Ahmedabad.
“Analysis of the therapeutic efficacy of the foraminal epidural steroid in the treatment of lumbar disc prolapse with sciatica”, ASSICON 2005,Bangalore
“Analysis of Cervico Dorsal Spine Tuberculosis” at OASISCON, Thrissur.
“Lumbar spine Stabilization & fusion in Grade I & II Listhesis”At Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Coimbatore, India.
“Mosaic Plasty” An Experimental study on Articular surface rabbits At Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Chennai, India.
“Auto Distracter – A warning” at Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Madurai, India.
ASSI (Association of spine surgeons of India) Traveling Spine Fellowship
Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Traveling Spine Fellowship
Best Publication in Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Journal 2010 –Morphometric evaluation of the Cervical Spine Pedicle in our Population
First International Conference on Acetabular Fracture, Chennai
First International Conference on Elbow Disorders , Chennai
Attended the The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS) Korea
International paper presentation at Analysis of Lumbar Spine stabilization and Fusion in Grade I &amp; II Listhesis Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation, Chennai, India.
International paper presentation at Tuberculosis of cervicodorsal Spine at Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation, Bangalore..

Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association
Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States (OASIS)
Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Joint Replacement
Spinal Fixation Surgery
Spinal Fusion
Amputation
Scoliosis Surgery
Arthroplasty
ACL Surgery
Tendon Repair
Spinal Decompression
Kyphoplasty
ORIF
Microdiscectomy
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Lumbar Puncture
Knee Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Carpal Tunnel Release
Laminectomy
Osteotomy
Vertebroplasty
Tibia Plating
Arthroscopy
Spine Surgery
Discectomy

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Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award, Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, India

Presented Trans laminar Screw Fixation for C6C7 and C7D1 a prospective study at ASSICON Kochi

Teaching faculty at the endoscopic spine workshop at Derven organized by Dr. Gore

Teaching faculty at Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA) for basic spine workshop

Teaching faculty For SCORE 2012 delivered a lecture on the current concepts in the management of Dorso Lumbar Spinal Fractures

Teaching faculty For SCORE 2011 delivered a lecture on the current concepts in the management of Spinal Tumours

Faculty in Instructional Course Spine –National level meeting, presented my work on recent advances in minimally invasive spine surgery. 2009-Lecture on “Surgical Anatomy and Bio-Mechanics of the Upper Cervical Spine”, Symposium on Cervical Spine Injuries

“Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc prolapse” ASSICON, Chennai- Poster presentation

Management of bilateral facet joint dislocation of cervical spine through dorsal approach, ASSICON, Ahmedabad.

“Analysis of the therapeutic efficacy of the foraminal epidural steroid in the treatment of lumbar disc prolapse with sciatica”, ASSICON 2005,Bangalore

“Analysis of Cervico Dorsal Spine Tuberculosis” at OASISCON, Thrissur.

“Lumbar spine Stabilization &amp; fusion in Grade I &amp; II Listhesis”At Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Coimbatore, India.

“Mosaic Plasty” An Experimental study on Articular surface rabbits At Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Chennai, India.

“Auto Distracter – A warning” at Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Madurai, India.

ASSI (Association of spine surgeons of India) Traveling Spine Fellowship

Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Traveling Spine Fellowship

Best Publication in Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Journal 2010 –Morphometric evaluation of the Cervical Spine Pedicle in our Population

First International Conference on Acetabular Fracture, Chennai

First International Conference on Elbow Disorders , Chennai

Attended the The 11th Congress of the International Musculoskeletal Laser Society (IMLAS) Korea

International paper presentation at Analysis of Lumbar Spine stabilization and Fusion in Grade I &amp;amp; II Listhesis Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation, Chennai, India.

International paper presentation at Tuberculosis of cervicodorsal Spine at Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation, Bangalore..

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Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association

Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States (OASIS)

Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)

Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

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“Lumbar spine Stabilization & fusion in Grade I & II Listhesis”At Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Coimbatore, India.

International paper presentation at Analysis of Lumbar Spine stabilization and Fusion in Grade I & II Listhesis Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation, Chennai, India.