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Dr Nandkumar Sundaram, Family Medicine

Dr Nandkumar Sundaram

Family Medicine
MBBS, FRCS (Glasgow)
49 yrs experience Chennai
1clinic

About Dr Nandkumar Sundaram

Dr. Nandkumar Sundaram, the renowned orthopedic surgeon, has been successfully performing joint replacement surgeries in the country for the past three decades. He has successfully performed more than 5000 knee and hip replacement surgeries till date. He pioneered the art of total shoulder replacement surgery first in the country Dr. Nandkumar Sundram returned from UK to pursue his practice to help the needy in this country. He with like-minded people started Tamilnad Hospital in 1992 where he was the head of the departmaent and Senior Consultant in Trauma. Performed all orthopaedic trauma surgeries, total hip arthroplasties, total knee arthroplasties, total shoulder arthroplasties, arthroscopy of knee and ACL reconstruction. Did extensive work in the field of hand surgery, especially in rehabilitation of the hand in industrial accidents. He had extensive experience in Paediatric orthopaedics especially post-polio limb deformity correction, Club foot, Congenital dislocation of the hip and Perthe's disease. Did extensive work in the field of Orthopaedic Oncology and was instrumental in setting up a Bone bank, the first of its kind in India in 1994. He was recognised as an instructor and guide by the National Board of Examinations, MCI and was involved in training two students every year for the award of the degree of Dip. National Board Exams. He later moved on to Malar Hospitals, Adyar in 1998 and did some exemplary Ortho cases. He was awarded the "Best Doctor Award" of the Govt. of Tamilnadu by the Governor of TN in 2011. He was awarded Adjunct Professor from MGR University, Tamilnadu. In the year 2012 he joined hands with Nova Speciality Hospital Groups and became the founder Doctor of the Nova Specialty Hospitals at MRC nagar, R.A. Puram Dr. Nandkumar Sundram specialises in Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee replacement, Total Shoulder Replacement, Total Elbow Replacement, Arthroscopy, Trauma, Spine surgeries, Pediatric Congenital deformity correction, Limb-Salvage procedures, Stem-cell treatments, Revision, Total joint replacement, tumor surgeries, and many more.

Expertise

Services offered
Hip Replacement Surgery (artificial hip joint surgery) Knee Replacement Surgery (artificial knee joint surgery) Knee Osteotomy (knee bone realignment surgery) Spinal Fusion Surgery (Spine bones joining surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) ACL Reconstruction (knee ligament reconstruction surgery) Sports Injury Physiotherapy Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy for sports injury recovery) Biomechanics Assessment (body movement analysis) Arthritis Management (treatment for joint inflammation disease) Fracture Treatment (bone fracture treatment) Joint Dislocation Treatment (Dislocated joint treatment) Skeletal Dysplasia (Bone growth disorder care) Deformity Correction (bone deformity correction surgery) Lower Back Pain (Treatment for lower back pain) Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (first joint replacement surgery) Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (repeat joint replacement surgery) Pediatric Orthopedics (child bone treatment) Pediatric Bone & Soft Tissue Tumors (Treatment for tumors in children) Musculoskeletal Infections (Bone muscle infection treatment) Cartilage Surgery (joint cartilage repair surgery) Elbow Replacement Surgery (artificial elbow joint surgery) Shoulder Replacement Surgery (Artificial shoulder joint replacement) Trauma Surgery (Emergency injury surgery) Spine Surgery (Spinal column operation) Congenital Disorders Evaluation / Treatment Osteoporosis Treatment (Weak bone treatment) Scoliosis Correction (spine sideways curvature surgery) Minimally Invasive Hip Correction (keyhole hip surgery) Advanced Regenerative Therapies (treatments for tissue regeneration) Post-Surgical Physiotherapy Rehabilitation (post surgery recovery therapy) General Physician Consultation (doctor check-up visit)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSArmed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, none
FRCS (Glasgow)Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS), Glasgow, none
Work & experience
Founder Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics — Nova Speciality HospitalsThanesar Haryana
2012 – 2014
Senior Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery — Fortis Malar HospitalThanesar Haryana
1998 – 2012
Senior Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery — Tamilnad HospitalThanesar Haryana
1993 – 1998
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery — Brooke General Hospital, London, UKThanesar Haryana
1988 – 1992
Senior Registrar in Orthopedic Surgery — Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UKThanesar Haryana
1987 – 1988
Senior Resident in Orthopedic Surgery — Cork Regional Hospital, Cork, IrelandThanesar Haryana
1986 – 1987
Senior Resident in Orthopedic Surgery — Walsgrave Hospital, West Midlands, UKThanesar Haryana
1983 – 1985
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery — Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital, West Midlands, UKThanesar Haryana
1982 – 1983
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery — Southend Hospital, Essex, United KingdomThanesar Haryana
1980 – 1982
Resident in Orthopedic Surgery — Safdarjung Hospital (Teaching institution), New DelhiThanesar Haryana
1978 – 1979
Resident Inter — Army Hospital, New DelhiThanesar Haryana
1977 – 1978
Registrations & certifications
Indian Medical CouncilIndian Medical Council
General Medical Council (GMC), UKGeneral Medical Council (GMC), UK
British Orthopaedic AssociationBritish Orthopaedic Association
Madras Orthopaedic AssociationMadras Orthopaedic Association
Tamilnadu Orthopaedic AssociationTamilnadu Orthopaedic Association
Indian Orthopaedic AssociationIndian Orthopaedic Association
Indian Arthroscopy SocietyIndian Arthroscopy Society
Indian Arthroplasty AssociationIndian Arthroplasty Association
Awards & recognitions
AL- SAATI Gold Award for outstanding performance, University of LondonAward
Best Doctor Award, Govt. Of TamilnaduAward
Adjunct Professor, Dr.MGR Medical UniversityAward
Examiner for Ph.D. Examinations, Sastra University, TanjoreAward
Examiner for D.N.B. Ortho and Fellowship in joint replacement examinations, ChennaiAward

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