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SPINE SURGERY / SPECIALIST COCHIN KERALA INDIA

Dr Krishnakumar R

Orthopaedic Spine & Scoliois Surgeon, Cochin, Kerala, India

I am a Spine surgeon and Clinical Associate  Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics (Chief ,Division of Spine Surgery) in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, India . I am fellowship-trained in  Spine Surgery from Washington University (SRS Fellowship),USA,Singapore General Hospital,  and Istanbul Spine Centre.
I am involved in assessment and management of patients in outpatient and spine clinic setting.Training AO Spine International Fellows, National Spine Fellows and Postgraduate residents
I  have interest in scoliosis surgery, deformity surgeries, spine tumours, spinal stenosis and microdiscectomy.
I also provide expert opinion, perform independent medical examinations, and take care of work-related and accident-related injuries.
Member:  AO Spine India( Delegate), Association of Spine Surgeons of India, SICOT, IOA, KOA, Kerala Spine Forum.
Awards-2013 ISSLS International Spine Fellowship received at 40th Annual Meeting of ISSLS, Scottsdale,AZ,USA
2013 -Scoliosis Research Society,USA- Robert Winter Spine Fellowship.
Links:
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krishnakumar_R/
http://news.amrita.edu/news/2012/09/25/international-spine-fellowship-for-dr-krishnakumar/

 ISSLS 2013 International Spine Fellowship Award received from Professor Tommy Hansson ,chairman of the Fellowship Committee ISSLS- May 2013  Scottsdale,AZ, USA


International Spine Fellowship for Dr. Krishnakumar

Sep 25th, 2012
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September 25, 2012
School of Medicine, Kochi
Dr. Krishnakumar R., Assistant Professor in the Spine Division of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Amrita School of Medicine was recently awarded an International Spine Fellowship from the international Scoliosis Research Society dedicated to the education, research and treatment of spinal deformities.
International Spine Fellowship for Dr. Krishnakumar
The fellowship is usually conferred on specialist doctors, enabling them to visit major spinal deformity centres around the world and enhance their knowledge. Dr. Krishnakumar travelled to the Spinal Deformity Institute at Washington University, USA, last month on the fellowship.
As an international Centre of Excellence in Spine Surgery, the Spinal Deformity Institute is home to many experts, including Dr. Lawrence G. Lenke, Chief of Spinal Surgery and Director. Dr. Krishnakumar completed his fellowship with Dr. Lenke.
International Spine Fellowship for Dr. Krishnakumar “Dr. Lenke trained me in complex spinal deformity corrective surgeries, which included spinal osteotomies and vertebral column resection to reconstruct the normal spinal anatomy and balance. We had lots of discussions about managing difficult spinal conditions. I also saw mobile halo traction units for pre-operative correction of spine deformity. Dr Lenke invited me to participate in his research activities,” Dr. Krishnakumar shared.




During his visit, Dr. Krishnakumar received an invitation to speak at Washington University, wherein he showcased the Amrita technique of iliolumbar fixation. This technique helps fix the spine to the pelvis in complicated scenarios such as fracture dislocations, failed previous spine surgeries, infections and after tumour resections.
Originally described by Dr. K.V. Menon and Dr. Renjitkumar J., Professors in the Department of Orthopaedics at Amrita, a paper about the technique was published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders (J Spinal Disord Tech. 2008 Oct;21(7):493-9. Ilio-lumbar fixation–the Amrita technique. Acharya NK, Bijukachhe B, Kumar RJ, Menon VK).
After the successful completion of his fellowship at Washington University, Dr. Krishnakumar travelled to Medical Centers at Loyola University and Rush University in Chicago. Here he had the opportunity to learn novel techniques of spine surgery from renowned spine surgeons, Dr. Alpesh Patel and Dr. Kern Singh respectively. Both doctors are the members of the governing board of directors of Indo American Spine Alliance, IASA.
Dr. Krishnakumar shared with us about his training with the two doctors.
International Spine Fellowship for Dr. Krishnakumar
“Dr. Patel scheduled a direct lateral inter-body fusion for an adjacent level degeneration. He explained all the steps of the procedure right from patient positioning to insertion of the cage. It was a great learning experience for me.”
“With Dr. Singh, I witnessed complex spine surgeries like ALIF, MIS bilateral foraminotomies and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion or ACDF. Dr Singh was an amazing surgeon to watch in action.”
Dr. Krishnakumar also presented at the 47th Annual Conference of Scoliosis Research Society in Chicago. His paper on Dystrophic Scoliosis in Neurofibromatosis was the only paper accepted from India for oral presentation.
In 2011, Dr. Krishnakumar received traveling fellowships from a Danish Spine Surgery Group as well as the International Group for Advancement in Spinal Sciences. At Amrita, Dr. Krishnakumar practices extensively in the areas of deformity correction such as scoliosis surgery, spinal tumor surgery, degenerative spine surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery for disc prolapse and spinal fusion.
International Spine Fellowship for Dr. Krishnakumar
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Dr Krishnakumar receives SRS Spine fellowship at Washington University

Sunday, September 23, 2012
Cochin: Dr Krishnakumar R, clinical assistant professor, division of spine and orthopaedic oncology, department of orthopaedics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, has been awarded Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Global Outreach Spine Fellowship of 2012 at Washington University with Dr Lawrence G Lenke, chief of spine surgery and director of complex spinal deformity centre at Washington University Medical Centre at St Louis, US.

Dr Krishnakumar R
Dr Krishnakumar joined Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in August 2010 after obtaining training in spine surgery from Singapore General Hospital. He was also a recipient of spine surgery fellowship at Singapore General Hospital.
Dr Krishnakumar serves as AOSpine India Council as delegate member from South India.

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Visiting Surgeon Program

IASA Visiting Surgeon Program


(Left) Dr. Krishna Kumar, IASA VSP, and Dr. Alpesh Patel, IASA VSP Committee Chair

Committee Chair: Alpesh Patel, MD, Loyola University Medical Center

In 2013, IASA will support two applicants for our Visiting Surgeon Programs (VSP). The program is open to receive applications from either institutions eager to host, or surgeons interested to visit a specific clinic.

Experience

An IASA VSP is designed to facilitate educational exchange between interested spine surgeons for the benefit of practicing surgeons in India and their patients. Visiting surgeons would be received by a host clinic with a specific educational objective in mind. Each visiting surgeon will be selected and matched by the IASA Board based upon their expertise in a specific area of interest to the host clinic, such as minimally invasive procedures, degenerative spine, tumor, trauma, pediatric deformity, etc.
Host clinics will, with the visiting surgeon, design a program agenda that accomplishes the goals of the visit. Minimally, the visiting surgeon would be expected to give a grand rounds lecture to faculty and staff, participate in patient clinics, educating residents and staff surgeons, participate in local conferences as may be held, and where feasible, participate in or observe surgical procedures.
Duration of each visit will be subject to the program content. IASA will support a VSP up to 10 days at the host clinic. We will schedule the VSP to culminate with attendance at an orthopedic, neurosurgery, or other major conference with a spine focus held at a US destination.

Support

IASA will cover the following expenses:
- Round-trip airfare
- Lodging up to 4-nights stay depending upon program agenda. Any cost associated with an extended
stay beyond the 4-nights will be the responsibility of the attendee.
- Stipend for individual meals for the duration of the program.

Application procedure

Applications should be submitted at least 90 days in advance of the preferred VSP dates.
All communication should be emailed or mailed to Nazie Dana, IASA Program Director, at: 
  • Read about IASA’s Visiting Surgeon Program

    IASA VISITING SURGEON PROGRAM REPORT
    With Drs. Alpesh Patel and Kern Singh, Chicago, IL


    Dr. Krishnakumar R.
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Spine Division
    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
    Cochin, Kerala, India


    I was excited to find out about IASA’s Visiting Surgeon Program. I had attended the IASA reception during ASSICON 2012 in New Delhi, and was quite impressed with the organization and its proposed programs. I was coming to the US as a Scoliosis Research Society’s Global outreach Fellow with Dr. Lenke at Washington University. Since I was attending the SRS Annual Meeting as well and had a week in between, I applied for a VSP program with IASA and was subsequently accepted.

    After completing my Fellowship in St. Louis, I went to visit Dr. Patel in Chicago at Loyola Medical Center. He had scheduled a Direct Lateral Inter-body fusion for an adjacent level degeneration. Dr. Patel explained all the steps of the procedure right from patient positioning to insertion of the cage. It was a learning experience for me. After the case, we had a chat about IASA’s vision and its future plans. I invited Dr. Patel to be a member of the faculty at ASSICON 2013 to be held in Cochin, India, next January.

    The next leg of my trip was to visit Dr. Kern Singh at Rush Medical Center, where he was running two brand new operating rooms on that day. I witnessed ALIF, MIS bilateral foraminotomies and ACDF. Dr Singh was an amazing surgeon to watch. His over head HD camera was projected to the wall mounted TV so that I could watch everything clearly. I had a chat with him and discussed how he became interested in MIS spine surgeries. He also took me to see all his post operative patients.

    I was very pleased with my short visit to Chicago, and hope I can spend more time with the surgeons in the future. I would like to thank IASA, and Drs. Patel and Singh for giving me this rare opportunity to visit and observe.
Events
RECEPTIONS
As part of the outreach to the community of spine professionals, and to report on its progress, IASA will continue holding receptions at two meetings a year;

• The Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference (ASSICON) in India

• The North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting in the U.S.

The next gathering of IASA members will be at the 2013 NASS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. More information to follow.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
IASA will grant four US based Spine Fellowships in 2013. Interested? click here.

VISITING SURGEON PROGRAM
Up to three Visiting Surgeon Programs to India, to facilitate educational exchange between surgeons, will be supported by IASA in 2013. Find out more about the program and the application process here.

ASSICON 2013
IASA invited attending surgeons to a reception where board members presented IASA 's accomplishments in 2012, and plans for 2013. Over 120 spine surgeons attended the gathering. In addition, IASA staff were on hand during the conference to speak to interested surgeons about IASA and its mission. As a result of these two activities, more than 70 spine surgeons joined. To see images, please click here.
Links
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

North American Spine Society

Association of Spine Surgeons of India
2560 General Armistead Ave, Audubon, PA 19403
Phone: 866.835.5306
Email: ndana@indo-americanspine.org
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കൊച്ചി: അമേരിക്കയിലെ വാഷിങ്ടണ്‍ യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റിയിലേക്ക് 2012ലെ സ്‌കോളിയോസിസ് റിസര്‍ച് സൊസൈറ്റിയുടെ ഗ്ലോബല്‍ ഔട്ട്‌റീച് വിസിറ്റിംഗ് സ്‌പൈന്‍ ഫെല്ലോഷിപ്പ് അവാര്‍ഡിന് അമൃത ഇന്‍സ്റ്റിറ്റിയൂട്ട് ഓഫ് മെഡിക്കല്‍ സയന്‍സസിലെ ഒര്‍ത്തോപീഡിക്‌സ് സ്‌പൈന്‍ വിഭാഗത്തിലെ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് പ്രൊഫസറായ ഡോ: കൃഷ്ണകുമാര്‍. ആര്‍ അര്‍ഹനായി.
അമേരിക്കയിലെ വാഷിങ്ടണ്‍ യൂണിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റിയില്‍ നിന്നും എസ് ആര്‍ എസ് സ്‌പൈന്‍ ഫെല്ലോഷിപ്പ് സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ മലയാളി സ്‌പൈന്‍ സര്‍ജനാണ് ഡോ: കൃഷ്ണകുമാര്‍. സിങ്കപ്പൂര്‍ ജനറല്‍ ഹോസ്പിറ്റലില്‍ നിന്നും സ്‌പൈന്‍ സര്‍ജറിയില്‍ പരിശീലനം ലഭിച്ചതിനുശേഷം 2010 ആഗസ്തിലാണ് ഡോ: കൃഷ്ണകുമാര്‍ അമൃതയില്‍ സ്‌പൈന്‍ സര്‍ജനായി ചേര്‍ന്നത്. സിങ്കപ്പൂര്‍ ജനറല്‍ ഫെല്ലോഷിപ്പ് അവാര്‍ഡും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. എ ഒ സ്‌പൈന്‍ ഇന്ത്യ കൗണ്‍സിലിന്റെ സൗത്ത് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പ്രതിനിധി അംഗവും കൂടിയാണ് ഡോ. കൃഷ്ണകുമാര്‍.
Delivering a lecture on Scoliosis Surgery at ASSICON 2012,New Delhi

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