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Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

Senior Consultant 
19 Years of Experience
Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:74325, Karnataka Medical Council
English, Hindi
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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.

Awards of Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

  • KVPY Fellowship Award, Govt. of India, 2002

Paper Published by Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

  • 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.

Education of Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

  • 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

Membership of Dr. Kannan Karuppiah Kumar

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

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