Medical Training

After completing my primary school education at Cuddalore, I pursued secondary schooling at the Madras Christian College School till 1973. 

Basic Medical Training 

I joined basic medical training at Thanjavur Medical College, Tamilnadu, in 1974 and completed my MBBS in 1979. After an internship and special training in general surgery at the Government General Hospital in Chennai, I left for the UK in 1982.

UK Training  

Started basic Orthopedic training at the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry, Midlands, England, in 1983 as Senior House Officer under Mr Aldridge, Mr Blakemore, Mr Clegg, Mr James and Mr Williams. Mr. Derek McMinn, who later designed the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing technique

I joined King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex, England, in 1984 to train under the arthroscopic surgeon Mr John Ireland. After a brief stint at Dover, Kent, in vascular and Urological surgery under Mr Terence Griffiths, Mr Derry and Mr Glynn Thomas returned to King George Hospital as Registrar in Orthopedics for two years. During this period, I gained experience in Total knee and Total Hip replacement, in addition to arthroscopic surgery.

After passing the qualifying Primary FRCS exam in 1983 and the final fellowship in 1985 at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, the Glasgow Royal College awarded me the FRCS diploma in 1987. I spent the final year of UK training at Bedford General Hospital, Bedford, England, under Mr Rawlins and Mr Baker, before returning to India in 1990.

Chennai

I joined Tamilnad Hospital, Chennai, as the first consultant orthopaedic surgeon, and I was instrumental in building up the department for this new corporate hospital. I also served as Chairman of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.

Moved over to Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital in 1994, a new community hospital at Anna Nagar, Chennai, as the Head of the Orthopedic department and chairman of the Operation Theatres Committee. Joined Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, as Senior Orthopedic Consultant specializing in Joint Replacement and Spine Instrumentation Surgery

Colombo 

I joined a team of orthopaedic surgeons at Apollo Hospitals, Colombo, as a senior consultant in orthopaedics for one year, with a particular interest in joint replacement and spine instrumentation surgery.

Chennai

Practising at Apollo Group of Hospitals and The Guest hospital in Chennai as A Specialist Joint Replacement and Spine Surgeon till march 2013. Currently, I was Heading the Department of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement program at the Fortis Malar Hospitals, Adyar, Chennai—brief Observership in MIOT Hospital in 1989 for a month.

Fellowships

England 

Spine Surgery, Nuffield Orthopedic Hospital, Oxford, UK, in 1990; Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopedic Hospital, Oxford, UK, under Mr Benson in 1990

Germany   

Spine Instrumentation Surgery training at the Muenster University Hospital, Muenster, Germany, under Dr. med. Henry Halm and Dr Ulf R. Liljenquist

in March 1998

USA

Total Hip Replacement Surgery, Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia, under Dr Charles Engh, February 2000

Total Knee Replacement Surgery, Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute, Arlington, Virginia, under Dr Gerard Engh, February 2000

Shoulder Replacement Surgery, Washington, DC, under Dr Charles Rockwood February 2000

Total Joint Arthroplasty, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, under Dr Lawrence Dorr, March 2001

Italy 

Unicondylar Joint arthroplasty, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzil, Milan, under Dr. Sergio Romagnioli, June 2003