Spine Surgery Scoliosis Specialist Cochin Kerala India

UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon On World Osteoporosis Day 2013 Amrita Spine Course was done at Cochin on Osteoporotic Spine Fractures- Basics and Beyond... A comprehensive multi disciplinary approach to osteoporotic spinal fracture assessment and management by a panel of experts comprising from Endocrinology, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery,Radiology,Nuclear Medicine,Pathology,Pain Medicine,and Physical Medicine. Course Moderator - Dr Prashant Kekre ( AOSPINE  India Chairperson ) Course Director - Dr Krishnakumar  Hands on Workshop- Thoraco Lumbar Spine Instrumentation   News article in Mathrubhumi Daily about Amrita Spine Course 2013 on Osteoporotic Spine Fractures, Rajeev MP lighting the lamp with dignitaries on stage along with course director Dr Krishnakumar

Update Dr Krishnakumar is now  Consultant Spine Surgeon at Medical Trust Hospital Cochin  http ://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/15989374 “18 year old Nigerian youth undergoes complex spine surgery for scoliosis correction in Cochin, India ” News in Malayala Manorama daily about scoliosis surgery by  Dr Krishnakumar and Team Kochi  :  India  | Nov 19, 2013 Spine surgeons at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Cochin, India have successfully done a complicated scoliosis correction surgery on a 19 year old Nigerian student. The team led by  Dr. Krishnakumar R , Consultant Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon (AIMS) has done a complex corrective surgery to straighten the 70 degree curve. Francis, an engineering student in Nigeria was diagnosed to have spinal deformity. Although very tall and active person, the unsightly appearance of his back was a concern with progression of the deformity. After getting xray done at a local...