J LAKSHMI KANTH   

 Spinal Surgeon

 Education:                   Mary Immaculate Primary School, Bangalore.
                                        St. Joseph High School, Bangalore, India
                                        National College, Bangalore

Qualifications:             MBBS (July 1986)
                                        Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
                                        Mangalore University, India
        
                                        MS Orth (August 1990)
                                        Bangalore Medical College
                                        Bangalore University, India

                                        FRCS (Trauma & Orth) – November 1999
                                        Intercollegiate Board in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
                                        Edinburgh, UK

Thesis:                          Pattern of Muscle involvement in Poliomyelitis.
                                        Submitted to Bangalore University in 1990

Registration:                Full Registration with General Medical Council, UK
                                        Reg No. 4564270

                                        Karnataka Medical Council
                                        Reg No. 25456

Fellowship:                   Spinal Fellow (22.11.99 to 21.11.2000)
                                        Department of Spinal Surgery
                                        St. James’s University Hospital
                                        Beckett Street, LEEDS, UK

Previous Post:            Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
                                       Joint Replacement & Spine Surgeon
                                       Sagar Apollo Hospital, Bangalore
                                       (August 2005 to October 2006)
                
                                       Sr. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
                                       Joint Replacement & Spine Surgeon
                                       Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore
                                       (December 2000 to August 2005)
                
                                       Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics (7.10.98 to 6.10.99)
                                       Bromley Hospitals,
                                       Farnborough Common,
                                       Orpington KENT BR6 8ND, UK

                                       Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics (7.10.97 to 6.10.98)
                                       Royal Sussex County Hospital,
                                       Brighton BN 2 5BE, UK

                                       Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics (1.10.96 to 6.10.97)
                                       Eastbourne District General Hospital,
                                       Eastbourne BN21 2UD, UK

                                       Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics (1.10.95 to 30.9.96)
                                       St. Thomas Hospital,
                                       London SE 1 7 EH

                                       SOH in Orthopaedics (1.8.94 to 30.9.95)
                                       William Harvey Hospital,
                                       Ashford KENT, UK

                                       Lecturer in Orthopaedics (17.8.1993 to 30.7.94)
                                       Sanjay Gandhi Hospital & Research Centre,
                                       Bangalore, India

                                      Assistant Orthopaedic Surgeon (27.7.92 to 16.8.93)
                                      Employees State Insurance Hospital,
                                      Bangalore, India
        
                                     Special trainee in Hand Surgery & Microsurgery
                                     (1.10.91 to 31.12.91)
                                     Institute for Research & Rehabilitation of Hand,
                                     Madras, India

                

                                     MS Ortho PG Resident (Jan 1988 to July 1990)
                                     Victoria Hospital, Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital,
                                     Bangalore, India

                                     Resident in Orthopaedics (Jan 1987 to Jan 1988)
                                     Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

                                     SHO in Plastic Surgery (Oct 1986 to Dec 1986)
                                     St. Johns Medical College,
                                     Bangalore, India

                                    House Officer (Oct 1986 – Oct 1986)    
                                    Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital,
                                    Bangalore, India

General Experience:

I have performed more than 3000 Procedures in the UK under supervision and independently. I was World trained and experienced both primary and revision total Hip and Total Knee Replacements, Total Shoulder, Total Elbow Replacements, Arthroscopy in addition to routine Trauma.

During my Spain Fellowship under Prof. R A Dickson and Mr. P A Millner at St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds England, I was trained in all aspects of Orthopaedics Spinal Surgery with emphasis on Scoliosis and complex spinal reconstructive surgery both anteriorly and posteriorly from skull to sacrum.

After coming back to India in 2000 December, I have performed over 500 spine operations which include Microdiscectomy, Decompression, Instrumented fusion for infections, trauma and degenerative conditions and correction of Spinal deformity.

I have also special interest in complex, pelvis and acetabular trauma, I performed a number of anterior column fixation through ilioinguinal approach. I have also performed a number of primary and revision joint replacements for hip and knee arthritis.

Administrative Experience:

I was the secretary of Bangalore Orthopaedics Society in the year 2003, I was involved in organization of the monthly meetings and conference.
I am the coordinator for Department of Orthopaedics at Apollo Hospitals and I am a member of the Medical Board at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore.


Teaching Experience:

I had the opportunity to teach undergraduate Medical students at St. Thomas’s Medical School, London. In the year 1995-96 and German Medical students posted at Eastbourne District Hospital, England in 1997 and Post graduate Doctors preparing for FRCS examinations at Brighton, I was a honorary tutor in Spinal surgery at St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds.

I was in-charge of the DNB training program in Orthopaedics at Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore during the year 2000 Dec and 2005 Dec.


PRESENTATIONS:

1.A study of Neurofibroma involving bones. Presented at Bangalore Orthopaedic Meeting, December 1988.

2.“Pattern of Muscle Involvement in Poliomyelitis” Presented at the Registrars paper presentation competition in December 1996 at St. Thomas’s Hospital, London.

COURSES & CONFERENCES ATTENDED:    

1.Karnataka Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Bangalore, India (11th to 13th March 1998).

2.Indian Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Madurai, India ( 28th to 30th October 1988)

3.Annual Conference of Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Bangalore, India (17th to 18th December 1988)

4.Paediatric Orthopaedic Course conduced by Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation of India. (4th to 7th September 1989)

5.Annual Conference of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, Bangalore, India. (8th to 10th February 1991)

6.Arthroscopy Workshop MSR Medical College Bangalore, India. (2nd March 1991)

7.Indian Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Madras, India (December 1991)

8.National llizarov Conference & Workshop, Madras, India (16th to 17th November 1991)

9.Compact CD Low back Workshop, Manipal Hospital, India (5th to 7th May 1993)

10.AO Basic Course, London. (June 1995)            

11.ATLS Course, Cambridge. (29th to 31st January 1997)

12.Reading Shoulder Course (March 1997)

13.Edinburgh Trauma Symposium. (September 1997)

14.Hand Surgery Course, Edinburgh. (March 1999)

15.AO Spine Course, Nottingham. (1st to 3rd September 1999)

16.Basic Sciences Course for FRCS Orth. Newcastle. (11th to 15th October 1999)

17.Approaches to the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine, London. (17th to 19th April 2000)