ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Graduate from Madras Medical College, Chennai.
• Masters in Orthopaedics from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
• Underwent further training at Christian Medical College, Vellore.
• Specialized in Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine.
• Trained in ISAKOS Fellowship under Dr. David V. Rajan.
• Completed fellowships in Sports Science and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation.
• Interests include Knee and Cartilage Surgery and Sports Medicine.
• Clinical Director at Ortho-One and holds various leadership positions.
• Active member of several international orthopaedic societies.

PUBLICATIONS

• Determinants of femoral tunnel length in ACL reconstruction – CT analysis of the influence of tunnel orientation on its length. Published in Knee Surgery and Related Research, 2014; Vol. 25(4):207–214.

• Case Report: A Case of Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis Presenting as Loose Body in the Knee Joint. Published in MOJ Orthopaedics & Rheumatology Journal, 2014; Vol. 1(4):00027.

• Articular Cartilage Flap Tear of the Patella. Published in Journal of Case Reports, 2015; Vol. 5(1):53–57.

• Knee and Shoulder Injury Risk Assessment in School-Level Female Basketball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study. Published in International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2015; Vol. 3(1):905–910.

• Silk-Based Micro and Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Human Meniscal Cell Attachment. Published in Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, May 2014.

• Eggshell Membrane – A Potential Natural Scaffold for Human Meniscal Tissue Engineering: An In-Vitro Study. Published in RSC Advances, September 2015.

• A Combination of Biomolecules Enhances E-Cadherin and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gene Expression, Leading to Increased Cell Proliferation in Primary Human Meniscal Cells: An In-Vitro Study. Published in Cytotechnology, October 2015.

• Biomolecule Incorporated Poly-ε-Caprolactone Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Enhanced Human Meniscal Cell Attachment and Proliferation. Published in RSC Advances, August 2015.

• High-Density Pellet Culture for Human Knee Meniscus Tissue Formation Using a Unique Combination of the Medium. Published in Regenerative Medicine, 10(7S):58, October 2015.

• Long-Term Follow-Ups of Single-Stage Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and High Tibial Osteotomy and Its Relation with Posterior Tibial Slope. Published in Archives of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, April 2016; Vol. 136(4):505–511.

• Silk-PVA Hybrid Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Enhanced Primary Human Meniscal Cell Proliferation. Published in The Journal of Membrane Biology. In publication.