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Chettinad Health City Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Kanchipuram Dist,
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Chennai 600090, India
 
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Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam MBBS, MS Orth, Dip NB Orth, FRCS Glasgow, MCh Ortho Liverpool
Consultant Orthopedic surgeon
Chettinad Health city & hospital, Chennai.

 Dr.Venkat acquired his MS in Orthopedics from one of Asia's busiest orthopedic institutes, The Central Institute of Orthopaedics at Safdarjang hospital, New Delhi. His interests in Joint replacements took him to the UK where he gained extensive training at some of the best hospitals as a specialist registrar. These include Alderhey hospital, Addenbrooke's hospital, Royal Liverpool hospital etc. He acquired post graduate qualifications from India and the UK

In the UK he got a sound exposure in all super specialties like Joint replacements, revision surgery, arthroscopy, spinal surgery, paediatric orthopaedic surgery, hand and foot surgery and trauma.

He has been working as a consultant in private hospitals in India and abroad for the last twelve years. His teaching appointments include the post of an Assistant Professor at the Chettinad medical college, Tamil nadu, India.

He is presently a consultant at the Chettinad health city's super specialty hospital. This city has state of the art infra-structure and equipment. He attracts patients from India and abroad.

He has headed research and development for a company in the orthopedic implant industry.

His current interests are joint replacements of hip knee & shoulder.  He is a proponent of less invasive & minimal invasive surgery

He has pioneered flexible knee replacements, Oxinium knee, Oxford knee, Proxima knee in Chennai & South India. He offers Proxima Hip replacements, hip resurfacing, Birmingham Hip replacement, large diameter metal on metal hip replacements, high flex knee replacements, partial knee replacements, Shoulder resurfacing, key hole surgery etc. He has the most extensive experience in treating acetabular and pelvic fractures. Recently he has recently introduced the Oxinium knee prosthesis in South India.

His articles have been published in newspapers like The Hindu, Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, Time, Woman's era etc. He contributes articles to several news, papers, journals and magazines. He has been interviewed by British TV Channel 4, CNN IBN & Indian channels for his experience in treating overseas patients from the UK, USA and Canada. He participated at the International medical tourism Expo in London, June 2006

 Academic achievements-

Twelve publications in international journals like The Foot, Orthpaedics international etc

Two dissertations

Twenty international courses and symposia

Guest lectures in India and abroad

 International medical tourism Expo in London 2006. His patient testimonials are featured on
http://www.treatmentabroad.net/surgery-abroad/india/patient-stories/knee-replacement

 
Educational Qualifications
 
Degrees & Diplomas University / Institutions
MBBS University of Madras (February 1984)
DNB Orth Diplomate of National Board (Orthopaedics), National Board of Examinations (1991)
MS Orth University of Delhi ( 1992) Best Post graduate
FRCS Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow ( 1994)
M.Ch Orth University of Liverpool ( 1995)
Present position
Consultant Orthopedic surgeon & Assistant Professor - Chettinad hospitals & Health city, India
 
Previous appointments
Orthopedic consultant- Knee specialist, Hip replacement, resurfacing, Shoulder resurfacing, replacement- private practice Chennai
  1. Assistant Professor in Orthopedics, Chettinad medical college, Padur-  2006   

  2. Specialist Orthopedic surgeon, Dubai hospital and Rashid hospital, Dubai, UAE- 2003

  3. Senior specialist, Head of department of Orthopedics, Ibri regional referral hospital,
      Oman 2002 - 2003

  4. Consultant in Orthopedics,  1998-2002 Apollo Specialty hospitals, Chennai

  5. Consultant in Orthopedics- Child's trust hospital- 1999- 2000
 
  6. Consultant in Orthopedics- Sundaram medical  foundation- 1999
 
  7. Consultant in Orthopedics- Metro  hospital, NOIDA, Sunflag hospital, Faridabad 1997- 1998

  8. Consultant in Orthopedics- St.Stephen's hosital, Delhi

  9. Senior registrar in Orthopaedics - Bolton hospital, England, UK- Jan 1997- March  1997

10. Specialist registrar in Orthopedics, North West rotation, UK- at Tameside general, Stepping hill
      hospital Stockport, North Manchester general hospital, UK 1994 Dec to  Dec 1996

11. Registrar in orthopedics- Inverclyde royal hospital- Greenock, Scotland 1994

12. Registrar in Orthopedics- Royal Liverpool University hospital, Liverpool 1994

13. Orthopedic department - Alderhey hospital, Liverpool.1993-1994

14. Junior resident in Orthopedics- Central Institute of Orthopedics, New Delhi

15. Medical Officer- Army Medical corps- 1984- 1989- Base hospitals.   
     
I have visited centres of excellence in Dubai, UAE UK and Belgium
 
Guest Lectures
Acetabular farctures- Tawam hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Ibri regional hospital, Oman
 
Courses

Fifteen courses in the UK & several in India including the Advanced AO course, lizarov course, External fixators,
Intermediate arthroscopy course, Osteotomies, Minimal invasive knee replacement, Hip resurfacing, Proxima hip replacement.
State of art in Knee Joint replacements- American hospital, Dubai, UAE- September 2003

Pioneered High flexion Knee replacements, Oxford Unicondylar Knee replacement, Minimally invasive knee replacementin 2005 & Shoulder arthroscopy in Chennai from 2000.
Started initiative for meniscal transplant.

Contributed articles & columns to Newspapers, Magazines and Internet portals in India (NDTV & Ask Your Doctor online)
and UAE (Gulf MD)

Headed research & development for new Orthopedics products like instruments, implants for Invecta medi equipment
limited (IMEL) an ISO 9001  company 2005.