CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- B Seetharama Rao teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- He is also involved in supervising and managing overall functioning of the Unit.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Orthopaedics (Theory and Clinical) | Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth semester |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mch (Orth) | Liverpool University, United Kingdom | 1996 | |
| MS (Ortho) | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 1985 | |
| D Ortho | Orthopaedics | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 1983 |
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 1980 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC,Mangalore | Professor & Unit Chief,Dept.of Orthopaedics | Nov 2016 till date : | |
| Melaka Manipal Medical College,Melaka,Malaysia | Prof.& HOD Orthopaedics | Dec 2014 to Oct 2016 | |
| KMC,Mangalore | Professor & Unit Chief of Orthopaedics | May 2009 to Nov 2014 | |
| Manipal Medical College, Melaka, Malaysia | Professor and Head of Orthopaedics | 2005-2009 | |
| Department of Orthopaedics, KMC Mangalore | Professor and Chief of Unit-I | 2004-2005 | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | Professor and Head of Orthopaedics | 1999-2003 | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | Associate Professor | 1997-1999 | |
| United Kingdom | Undergraduate teacher | 1993-1996 | |
| Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | Lecturer and Assistant Professor | 1988-1992 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Paediatric Orthopaedics , Arthroscopic Surgeries
Area of Expertise
Paediatric Orthopaedics
Area of Research
Adult and Paediatric Orthopaedics
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Higher training in Orthopaedics, Royal College of Surgeons of England (Overseas Doctors Training Scheme), Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- Senior ICMR fellowship awarded by the Indian Council of Medical Research for the research project, “An epidemiological survey and anthropometric study of perthes’ Disease”, 1985.
- Life Member of Indian Orthopaedic Association, 1985.
- Life Member of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, 1997.
- Member of Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis (AADO), 1994.
- Life Member of Canara Orthopaedic Society, 1997.
Perthes’ disease in South India
1986-01-01 Chacko V Joseph B Clin Orthop
The epidemiology of perthes’disease in South India
1988-01-01 Joseph B Chacko V Hall AJ
Intl J of Epidemiology 1988.
Varus and equinovarus deformities of the foot associated with tarsal coalition
1994-01-01 Joseph B
The Foot 1994.
Altered skeletal growth in perthes’ disease, an anthropometric study of children from rural India
1995-01-01 Joseph B Chacko V Hall AJ
J Paediatric Orthop Part B 4(1) 1995.
The role of ultrasound in clubfoot management
2012-01-12 Rai Ravi R
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (India), December, 2012.
Perthes’ disease in the West coast of India
1985-01-01 Chacko V Joseph B
Indian J of Orthop 1985.
Huge secondary chondrosarcoma of the scapula-a delayed presentation.Seetharama Rao,Surendra Kamath, 1352-1354.Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research(IJIR),Vol.3,Issue 4,2017