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Quick Facts
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QUICK FACTS
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#1Private medical college in K'taka
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6thbest medical college in India
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8new super specialties courses
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200Acre campus
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36Diverse departments
Overview
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Overview
The Department of Orthopaedics at the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal is India’s premier orthopaedic program.The department was started by Dr Varghese Chacko in 1967 with a mandate to create knowledge, advance learning, and improve the musculoskeletal health at the community, provincial, national, and international levels.
A career in orthopaedics at KMC is an extraordinary opportunity; offering world-class education to both medical students from across the world in our undergraduate program, to physicians from across the world in our Residency program, to orthopaedic surgeons from around the globe who can visit as observers and to colleagues from sub continent and beyond in our Continuing Medical Education Programs.
Orthopaedic sub-specialization allows intense focus of our Faculty in the areas of Hand, Upper Extremity & MicroSurgery, Paediatric orthopedics, Spine, Reconstructive Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy and sports injuries, joint replacement and Trauma providing outstanding treatment to all.
The faculty is comprised of much sought after clinicians, teachers, and researchers who choose to contribute large blocks of their time to increase knowledge in the areas of clinical orthopaedics, musculoskeletal science as well as applied biomedical engineering. This focus allows the department to be at the forefront of postgraduate teaching and exciting new developments in the areas of hand, wrist and upper limb , improved pediatric musculoskeletal care, advanced techniques in spinal surgery, innovative arthroscopic techniques ,improved biomaterials and implants in joint replacements and trauma surgery. With our increasing focus on scientific discovery and knowledge translation, we strive to play a major role in musculoskeletal research over the coming years.
Core competencies:
- Hand, wrist, elbow and micro surgery
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Spine Surgery
- Sports Medicine
- Joint replacement
- Complex trauma.
Specialisations:
- Unit I: Hand and micro surgery
- Unit II: Paediatric Orthopaedics & Spine
- Unit III: Spine Surgery & Joint replacement
- Unit IV: Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine
- Unit V: Joint replacement and complex trauma.
Programs
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Programs
The Department of Orthopaedics, KMC Manipal offers the following program:
Master of Surgery - Orthopaedics
Faculty
Our department is a unique department doing world class sub-speciality work."
Dr Anil K Bhat
HOD
Dr Anil K Bhat
Professor and Head of Department
Dr Shyamasunder Bhat N
Professor and Unit II Head
Dr S P Mohanty
Professor & Unit III Head
Dr Kiran Kumar Vedavyasa Acharya
Professor and Unit IV Head
Dr Sharath Kumar Rao K
Professor & Associate Dean(International Collaborations)
Dr Hitesh Hasmukhlal Shah
Associate Professor
Faculty
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Facilities
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FACILITIES
Individual departments under KMC are supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure for research and clinical experience.
Publications
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Department Publications
The areas of research include different sub-specialities of orthopaedics.
News & Events
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News
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20 May' 13
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06 Apr' 18
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04 Dec' 17
Events
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27 Nov' 18
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02 Nov' 18
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