Dr Praveen Kumar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals and at the Sports Injuries and Ortho Clinic in Chennai, India. He is experienced in all areas of orthopaedic surgery, including hip replacement, knee replacement and elbow replacement. Dr Kumar has a special interest in the treatment of sports injuries.
Dr Kumar graduated in Chennai from Stanley Medical College. Subsequently he trained in the UK for ten years and completed visiting fellowships in Vancouver, Canada and Mayo Clinic, USA. He is originally from Chennai, India. He is used to the western health system and is now familiar with the Indian system as well. This gives him an insight into the major advantages and drawbacks in all of these and how to deal with them appropriately. He has dealt with British patients for a long time and can communicate very well in English. He is also fluent in other Indian Languages like Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
Clinical interests in orthopaedic surgery and sports injury
Dr Kumar undertakes orthopaedic surgery in India and specialises in joint replacements, revision joint replacements (hips, knees, shoulder, elbow etc). He also specialises in arthroscopic surgery (keyhole) for sports injuries and ligament Injuries, including menisectomy, ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, Posterolateral Corner, Bankart's repair, rotator cuff repair etc.
Sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery (keyhole surgery) in India
Dr Kumar has a particular interest in the treatment of patients with sports injuries and offers a wide range of surgery options for them, including arthroscopic knee surgery, shoulder surgery and elbow surgery. He recognises that injuries are an inevitable part of play and sport, especially more so at the elite level. Though any type of injury can theoretically occur in any sport, some sports are more prone for particular types of injuries. These sports include basketball, football, cricket, golf and athletics.
Joint replacement surgery in Chennai, India
Locations for orthopaedic surgery in India
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Sports Injuries and Ortho Clinic
New no 9 / 10, 1st Main Road
Kasturi Bai Nagar
Adyar
Chennai
600020
India
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Apollo Main Hospital
Greams Road
Chennai
600006
India
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Contact details
Mr Kumar can be contacted at either of his consulting addresses, shown above.
Tel: 0091 44 42695942
Email: orthopod.praveen@gmail.com
Website: www.jointreplacements.info and www.sportsmedicine.in
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