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Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

Consultant 
22 Years of Experience
Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon
SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
Reg. No.:71547, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
Avestan, Icelandic, Hausa, Telugu
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About 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).

Certificates of Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

  • 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

Paper Published by Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

  • 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.

Experience of Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

  • Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2014
  • Junior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2012
  • Senior Registrar, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, 2010
  • Registrar, Vijaya Hospitals, Chennai, 2007

Education of Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

  • 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

Membership of Dr. P S Ashok Kumar

  • Indian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
  • Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
  • Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC)

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