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Dr. Thomas J Kishen

Dr. Thomas J Kishen

Consultant 

28 years of experience

Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeons, Spine Surgeons

MBBS, Diploma (Orthopedics), DNB, FRCS, Fellowship

Reg. No.:42608, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore

Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore

Manipal Hospitals, Malleshwaram, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil

Consultation Fee ₹ 1100

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About Dr. Thomas J Kishen

  • Dr. Thomas J Kishen is a notable spine and orthopedic surgeon with 28 years of experience.
  • He specializes in disc surgery and spinal fusions, among other non-surgical and surgical treatment options for a range of spine problems.
  • Dr. Thomas J is skilled at administering spinal injections, performing spinal tumor operations, and scoliosis and kyphosis surgeries.
  • His specialties include treating fractures, wrist issues, disk slips, spinal deformities, herniated discs, musculoskeletal pain, and joint dislocations.
  • He is also skilled at performing spinal disc surgery, neck and spine biopsies, and kyphoplasty.
  • His academics include an MBBS from Mangalore University, Karnataka in 1996, a diploma in Orthopedics from Kasturba Medical College in 1999 and a DNB in Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from New Delhi in 2001.
  • Dr. Thomas J Kishen has to his credit Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh, UK and fellowship in Spinal Deformity Surgery and Spine Surgery from Australia.
  • He has also had the previledge to pursue fellowship from Seoul Spine Institute, South Korea in 2008 and a fellowship from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 2008.
  • His skills have been sharpened further by visiting fellowships at prestigious institutions around the world, including the Seoul Spine Institute in South Korea and Washington University School of Medicine.
  • Dr. Thomas J has delivered numerous talks on spine surgery and treatment, published over 35 research papers, and authored more than ten chapters in medical books on spinal surgery.
  • He is an esteemed member of numerous esteemed professional associations, such as the Bangalore Orthopaedic Society, the Indian Orthopaedic Association, and the Association of Spine Surgeons of India.

Education

  • MBBS, Mangalore University, Karnataka, India, 1996
  • Diploma in Orthopedics, Kasturba Medical College, 1999
  • DNB in Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, DNB Board, New Delhi, 2001
  • Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) - Edinburgh, UK
  • Fellowship in Spinal Deformity Surgery and Spine Surgery, Australia
  • Fellowship, Seoul Spine Institute, South Korea, 2008
  • Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2008

Awards

  • Karippaparambil Family Award, 2024
  • SJBHS OBA Significant Achievement Award, 2016
  • ASSI-Depuy Best Spine Research Award, ASSI Conference, Bangalore, January 2005
  • Dr. Balu Sankaran Gold Medal, 2001
  • Professor M.V. Daniel Gold Medal, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore, 2000
  • Dr. Premananda Nayak Award, 1998

Associations/Membership

  • Medical Council of India (MCI)
  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India
  • Indian Orthopaedic Association
  • Bangalore Orthopaedic Society

Paper Published

He has published over 35 research papers and authored more than ten chapters in medical books on spinal surgery.

  • Kishen, T., Shetty, A., & Rajasekaran, S. (2006). Variant of a Lumbar Disc Cyst in a 13-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 14(2), 184–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900601400215
  • Kishen, T. J., Lindstrom, S. T., Etherington, G., & Diwan, A. D. (2011). Veillonella spondylodiscitis in a healthy 76-year-old lady. European Spine Journal, 21(S4), 413–417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-011-1871-x
  • Kishen, T. J., & Diwan, A. D. (2010). Fusion Versus Disk Replacement for Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar and Cervical Spine: Quid Est Testimonium? Orthopedic Clinics of North America/the Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 41(2), 167–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2009.12.002
  • Kishen, T. J., Harris, I. A., & Diwan, A. D. (2009). Primum non nocere and randomized placebo?controlled surgical trials: a dilemma? ANZ  Journal of Surgery/ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(7–8), 508–509. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04975.x
  • Venkatesan, P., K, S., Kishen, T. J., Janardhan, S., & Cr, S. K. (2022). Comparison of yoga and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization exercise in chronic low back pain on magnetic resonance imaging of lumbar multifidus- protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 28, 100937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100937
  • Shaikh, H., Kumar, A., & Kishen, T. J. (2021). Temporal Pattern of Pain and Disability Following the Administration of a Selective Nerve Root Block in Lumbar Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy. The International Journal of Spine Surgery, 15(6), 1090–1095. https://doi.org/10.14444/8195
  • Thirugnanam, B., Kukreja, A., Mandanna, B. K., & Kishen, T. J. (2024). Challenges in Occipitocervical Fusion in a 9-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Neurology India, 72(1), 145–147. https://doi.org/10.4103/ni.ni_66_22
  • Kishen, T. J., Mohapatra, B., Diwan, A. D., & Etherington, G. (2010). Post-traumatic thoracic scoliosis with rib head dislocation and intrusion into the spinal canal: a case report and review of the literature. European Spine Journal, 19(S2), 183–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1321-1

Field of Expertise

  • ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
  • Acetabular Fracture Fixation
  • Achilles SutureBridge
  • Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment
  • ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Ankle Fixation
  • Ankle Fusion
  • Ankle Surgery
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
  • Anterior Spinal Fusion
  • Arthrocentesis (Joint Aspiration)
  • Arthrodesis (Fusion of Bones)
  • Arthrolysis
  • Arthroscopic (Minimally Invasive) Ankle Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
  • Arthroscopic Capsular Release
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Arthroscopic Loose Shoulder Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Arthroscopic Shoulder Decompression
  • Arthrotomy
  • Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Bilateral Total Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Total Knee Replacement
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR)
  • Bone Reconstruction
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Bunion Surgery
  • Bursitis - Impingement Surgery
  • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
  • Cervical Corpectomy
  • Cervical Decompression
  • Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery
  • Cervical Fusion for Tumor
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Laminotomy
  • Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Chiropractic Adjustment
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Congenital Limb Defects Surgery
  • Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia (CPT) Surgery
  • Corrective Osteotomy and Fixation with Bone Graft
  • Corrective Osteotomy Fixation and Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
  • Debridement of Achilles Tendon
  • Disc Replacement
  • Distal Clavicle Excision
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Surgery
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Extensor Mechanism Realignment
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Surgery
  • Femur Reconstruction
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Foot Drop Surgery
  • Foraminotomy
  • Fracture Reduction and Fixation
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Hip Arthroplasty
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Hip Joint Preservation Surgery
  • Hip Reconstruction Surgery
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Hip Resurfacing
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Joint Dislocation Repair
  • Joint Replacement
  • Keyhole Spine Surgery
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Knee Osteotomy
  • Knock Knee Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laminotomy
  • Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD) Treatment
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Limb Salvage Surgery
  • Lower Femoral Osteotomy
  • Lumbar Decompression
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Fusion for Tumor
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Posterior Fusion
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Meniscus Surgery
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Shoulder Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Navigation Assisted Spine Surgery (NASS)
  • Needle Aponeurotomy
  • Nucleoplasty
  • Occupational Therapy
  • OLIF (Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Osteochondral Autografting (Mosaicplasty)
  • Osteotomy
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Pars Repair
  • Partial Hip Replacement
  • Partial Knee Replacement
  • Patellofemoral Replacement
  • Percutaneous Pedicle Fixation
  • Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO)
  • Plantar Fascia Release
  • PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Posterior Spinal Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Decompression
  • Posterior Thoracic Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Reverse Shoulder Replacement
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Revision Joint Surgery
  • Revision Spine Surgery
  • Robotic Hip Replacement
  • Robotic Knee Replacement
  • Rotationplasty
  • Rotator Cuff Surgery
  • Scoliosis Spine Surgery
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Impingement Surgery
  • Shoulder Labral Tear Surgery
  • Shoulder Replacement
  • Shoulder Resurfacing
  • Spinal Cord Detethering
  • Spinal Decompression and Fixation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Implant Removal
  • Spine Tumur Surgery
  • Superior Labral Tear Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Repair Surgery
  • Syndactyly Surgery
  • Synovectomy
  • Synovial Cyst Excision
  • Tendon Repair Surgery
  • Thoracic Interbody Fusion
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer
  • TightRope Fixation
  • TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Total Ankle Replacement
  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Traumatic Spine Stabilization
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Unilateral Total Knee Replacement
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
  • Achilles Tendinitis
  • ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Tears
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Adhesive Capsulitis
  • Adjacent Segment Disease
  • Adolescent Sports Injuries of the Knee
  • Adult Acquired Flatfoot
  • Adult Scoliosis
  • Adult-Onset Still's Disease
  • Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) in Children
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Ligament Tear
  • Ankle Valgus Deformity
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
  • Arachnoiditis
  • Arthritis
  • Arthritis of the Thumb Base
  • Avascular Necrosis
  • Baastrup's Disease (Kissing Spine)
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Biceps Tendon Rupture
  • Bipolar Disorder in Children
  • Blisters
  • Blount's Disease
  • Bone Disorders
  • Bone Fractures
  • Bone Spurs (Osteophytes)
  • Bow Legs
  • Brachioradial Pruritus
  • Broken Ankle
  • Broken Collarbone (Clavicle Fracture)
  • Broken Heel Bone (Calcaneus)
  • Broken Ribs
  • Bunions
  • Bunions (Hallux Valgus)
  • Bursitis
  • Bursitis in Shoulder
  • Burst Fracture
  • Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease (CPPD, or Pseudogout)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  • Charcot Foot
  • Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)
  • Claw Toes
  • Clubfoot
  • Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)
  • Comprehensive Myelopathy
  • Compression and Wedge Spinal Fracture
  • Congenital Dislocation of the Knee (CDK)
  • Congenital Hand Deformities
  • Congenital Hand Differences
  • Congenital Hip Dislocations
  • Congenital Limb Deformities
  • Congenital Spine Cord Malformations
  • Congenital Vertical Talus (CVT)
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Coxa Vara Deformity
  • Crooked Spine
  • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Cubitus Varus Deformity
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
  • Dislocated Elbow
  • Dislocated Shoulder
  • Dislocation
  • EGPA (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Eosinophilia
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Fibrous Dysplasia
  • Fixed Sagittal Imbalance
  • Flat Foot
  • Flatback Syndrome
  • Foot & Ankle Fractures Malunion
  • Foot & Ankle Fractures Nonunion
  • Foot and Ankle Arthritis
  • Foot Deformities
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Gout
  • Hallux Rigidus (Stiff Big Toe)
  • Hammertoe
  • Hamstring Injury
  • Heel Pain
  • Hemimelia
  • High Ankle Sprain
  • Hip Dysplasia
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Labral Tear
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Joint Pain
  • Juvenile Dermatomyositis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Knee Pain
  • Knee Pain in Teens
  • Kummell Disease
  • Kyphosis
  • Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mallet Finger
  • Meniscus Tear
  • Metatarsalgia (Foot Pain)
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Olecranon Fracture
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoarthritis of Spine
  • Osteochondral Lesion
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
  • Osteomyelitis (Spinal Bone Infection)
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Overuse Syndrome
  • Paget's Disease
  • Patellar Tendonitis
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
  • PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) Tear
  • Pediatric and Adolescent Scoliosis
  • Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
  • Perthes Disease
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Plantar Fibroma and Fibromatosis
  • Polymelia
  • Prolapsed Disc
  • Psoriatic Arthritis
  • Radial Head Fractures
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of Spine
  • Rheumatoid Vasculitis
  • Rickets
  • Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SJD)
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Sarcoma
  • Sciatic Nerve Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Sever’s Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis)
  • Shoulder Fractures
  • Shoulder Tendinitis
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Slipping Rib Syndrome
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Fracture
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spinal Synovial Cyst
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondylitis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Sports Injury
  • Sprengel's Deformity
  • Steppage Gait
  • Stinger (Neck Sports Injury)
  • Stress Fracture
  • Tarlov Cysts
  • Temporal Arteritis
  • Tendinitis
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Thigh Contusion
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
  • Toe Fracture
  • Torn Meniscus
  • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
  • Vasculitis
  • Vasculitis in Children
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