Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

Senior Consultant

18 Years of Experience

Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon

MBBS, MS, Fellowship

Reg. No.:74325, Karnataka Medical Council

Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 750

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About Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar is a prominent orthopedic surgeon.
He has 18 years of experience in handling wrist, shoulder, and elbow problems.
His areas of interest include congenital pediatric anomalies, brachial plexus surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, salvage procedures, and wrist and upper limb surgeries.
He completed his MBBS from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, in 2006 and his MS in orthopedics from the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli, in 2010.
Dr. Kumar undertook a fellowship in hand surgery at the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, in 2010 and the Kleinert Institute for Hand Surgery, USA, in 2011.
In 2012, he completed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He also pursued an Fellowship in hand and microsurgery at the C.M. Kleinert Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, in 2013.
His training continued with a fellowship in hand, brachial plexus, and microsurgery at Ogori Daiichi Hospital, Yamaguchi, in 2014, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hand and upper extremity surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, in 2017.
Dr. Kumar was awarded the KVPY fellowship by the Government of India in 2002.
He is a prestigious member of the Indian Orthopedic Association, the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the Karnataka Medical Council.

Education

MBBS, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, 2006
MS in Orthopedics, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, (KIMS), 2010
Fellowship in Hand Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, 2010
Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, 2012
Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, C M Kleinert Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, 2013
Fellowship in Hand, Brachial Plexus and Microsurgery, Ogori Daiichi Hospital, Yamaguchi, 2014
Fellowship in Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, 2017

Awards

KVPY Fellowship Award, Govt. of India, 2002

Associations/Membership

Indian Orthopedic Association
Indian Society for Surgery of Hand
Karnataka Medical Council

Paper Published

Kumar, Kannan & Chandy, Thomas & Kumar, MN & Ravishankar, Muniramaiah & Rai, Chetan & Chetan, A & Girish, Vijay & Kumar, Krishna & Battepati, Praveen & Shivarathre, Deepak & Puranik, Harish & Kumar, Noel & Harshvardhan, & Deepu, NK & Shetty, Mayur. (2021). COVID-19 and orthopedic surgery in a large trauma center in India. Journal of Orthopedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 28. 221049172110103. 10.1177/22104917211010320.
Kumar, Kannan & Kumar, Malhar & Ravishankar, Muniramaiah. (2021). Vascularized Ulnar Transposition and Ulno-scapholunate Fusion for Reconstructing Campanacci Grade 3 Giant Cell Tumor of Distal Radius: Technique and a Series of 5 Cases. Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery. Publish Ahead of Print. 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000343.
Kumar, Kannan. (2020). Technique for Retraction of the Fourth Compartment Tendons in Approach to the Wrist Joint. The Journal of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume). 26. 10.1142/S2424835521200010.
George, Joseph & Kumar, Kannan & Vijayakumar, Girish & Ravishankar, Muniramaiah. (2020). Functional Outcome of Surgically Managed Perilunate Injuries. Indian Journal of Orthopedics. 54. 270-276. 10.1007/s43465-020-00225-0.
Kumar, Kannan & Chandy, Thomas & Kumar, M & Ravishankar, Muniramaiah & Prasad, Krishan & Rai, Chetan & A, Chetan & Vijayakumar, Girish & kumar, Noel & v, Harshavardhan & Puranik, Harish & Kumar, Krishna & Battepatti, Praveen & K, Deepu & Shetty, Mayur. (2020). Covid 19 and orthopedic surgery in a large trauma center in India. 10.1101/2020.09.05.20188920.
George, Joseph & Kumar, Kannan & Vijayakumar, Girish & Ravishankar, Muniramaiah. (2020). Functional Outcome of Surgically Managed Perilunate Injuries. Indian Journal of Orthopedics. 54. 270-276. 10.1007/s43465-020-00225-0.