Dr Muralidharan Venkatesan

Dr. Muralidharan graduated from Chengalpattu Medical College in 2001 and then he left to United Kingdom for advanced and specialized training in orthopedics. He had intense training in all aspects of orthopedics through structured training program at various internationally acclaimed hospitals in UK. He spent two years at world-renowned Wrightington Hospital in Manchester and this is the center where father of modern hip replacement surgery Sir John Charnley pioneered the hip replacement in 1960s . He mastered non-surgical and surgical care of all orthopedic conditions affecting hip, knee, spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, foot and ankle. He further went ahead to gain higher qualifications like MRCS(UK), MCh (Ortho) FRCS Ortho (UK) and now he is a Member/Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (UK).He was the first Indian to be awarded Arthritis Research UK Young Investigator Award at British Orthopedic Association Annual Conference in 2012. He received several recognitions for his pioneering work on improving the care of elderly patients with hip fractures. After completing orthopedic training he subspecialized in the field of spine surgery. He undertook specialized training in adult and pediatric spinal problems at world-renowned Spine Institute Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK, for a period of two years. Thereafter, he undertook three short-term visiting spine surgery fellowships at another world-renowned spine units Bordeaux (France), Ganga Hospital (India) and Royal Orthopedic Hospital (UK) and was trained by best spinal surgeons in the field. Dr. Muralidharan is a fellowship trained orthopedic spine surgeon and his practice involves all aspects of bone, joint and spine care. His super specialist expertise provides comprehensive treatment for cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back) and lumbosacral (lower back) spinal conditions. His special expertise include Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery, Advanced Spinal Reconstruction, Complex Spine Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery. He has a special interest in Minimal access lateral lumbar fusion surgeries, Endoscopic spine surgeries and Robotic Spine Surgery. With 13 years of experience at National Health Service (NHS) in United Kingdom (UK), Dr. Muralidharan has proved to be an expert in orthopedics and spine surgery delivering high quality of patient care through evidence-based medical practice. He is an academic orthopedic spine surgeon and active participant in workshops and conferences around the world. This experience and learning provided him with immense knowledge, skills, and insights about the domain he is serving as a specialist.