Dr. P S Ashok Kumar
Consultant
21 Years of ExperienceOrthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:71547, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai
English, Tamil, Telugu
Consultation Fee ₹ 800
Book an AppointmentAbout Dr. P S Ashok Kumar
- Dr. P. S. Ashok Kumar is an orthopedic surgeon with over 21 years of experience.
- His areas of expertise are computer-assisted surgeries (Navigation) for total knee replacement, partial and unicondylar knee replacement, and the management of periprosthetic joint infection.
- Procedures such as robotic surgery, hip arthroplasty, trauma and emergency management, and treating sports injuries and geriatric hip fractures are part of his skill set.
- Dr. Ashok Kumar completed his MBBS at the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (TNMGRMU), Chennai in 2003 and his MS in Orthopedics at Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai in 2006.
- He holds a Fellowship in Arthroplasty and Adult Joint Reconstruction from Dr. P. Suryanarayan’s Unit.
- To learn advanced procedures, he underwent training in Navigation-assisted total knee replacement and the cementing technique in hip arthroplasty at reputed institutions in France and the United Kingdom.
- Dr. Ashok Kumar and his team were the first unit in Tamil Nadu to perform robotic-assisted total knee replacement in 2018.
- His interest in research is visible from his many publications in renowned journals such as the Journal of Robotic Surgery and the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.
- His professional memberships include renowned organizations such as the Indian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) and the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA).
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Education
- MBBS, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University (TNMGRMU), Chennai, 2003
- MS, Orthopedics, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai, 2006
- Fellowship in Arthroplasty and Adult Joint Reconstruction, Dr. P. Suryanarayan’s Unit
Training & Certificates
- Training for Navigation Assisted Total Knee Replacement, Hospital Joseph Ducuing, Toulouse, France
- Training for Cementing Technique in Hip Arthroplasty, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, United Kingdom
Past Experience
- Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2014
- Junior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2012
- Senior Registrar, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2010
- Registrar, Vijaya Hospitals, Chennai, 2007
Associations/Membership
- Indian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
- Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
- Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC)
Paper Published
- Ashok Kumar, P. S., Pawar, S., Kanniyan, K., Pichai, S., Bose, V. C., & Patil, S. (2024). Does robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty restore native joint line more accurately than with conventional instruments?. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 18(1), 49.
- Bose, V. C., Pichai, S., Ashok Kumar, P. S., Kanniyan, K., Yadlapalli, S., & Patil, S. (2021). Does Balancing a Total Hip Arthroplasty Require a New Paradigm? Functional 3-Dimensional Balancing in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 55, 1240-1249.
- Bose, V. C., Kalaivanan, K., Manohar, M., Kumar, A., Patil, S., & Suryanarayan, P. (2021). Is the revision rate higher after hip arthroplasty in teenage patients? A prospective study with long-term follow-up of more than 10 years. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 55, 993-1002.
- Kanniyan, K., Patil, S., Kumar, P. A., Suryanarayan, P., & Bose, V. C. (2020). Does the femoral head size influence outcomes after uncemented total hip arthroplasty for fused hips? A prospective study in ankylosing spondylitis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 54, 831-839.
- AV, G. R., Manohar, M., Shetty, A., Sankineani, S. R., PS, A. K., Bose, V. C., ... & Rajasekharan, S. (2019). A comparative study evaluating the role of adductor canal block catheter versus intraarticular analgesic infusion on knee pain and range of motion in the immediate postoperative period: a prospective multicenter trial. Musculoskeletal Surgery, 104(3), 267-271.
Field of Expertise
- Acetabular Fracture Fixation
- Achilles SutureBridge
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fixation
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