Dr. Raghuraj Kundangar
Associate Professor
Reg.No:68478
Department of Orthopaedics
Qualification: MS (ORTHO) 1) Fellowship in Spine Surgery. Tohoku Central Hospital, Yamagata. Japan 2016. 2) AO Trauma Fellowship. Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong 2017. 3) Fellowship in spine surgery. Kobe Medical Center, Kobe. Japan. 2018. 4) AO Spine Asia Pacific (AOSIN) fellowship from Dept of Neuroscience, Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru. Dec 2019
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Raghuraj Kundangar teaches Undergraduate and Orthopaedic Post Graduate students.
He is also actively involved in teaching the students of Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy & Rehabilitation, Yoga therapy, Operation theatre technicians, and Bio-medical Engineering.
He is involved in outpatient and inpatient care in the Department of Orthopaedics. He has been managing the emergency care of the trauma victims with special responsibility towards SPINE injury patients.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Orthopaedics | 7th, 8th, 9th semesters (Old Regulations) and PY2, PY3-I, PY3-II (CBME) |
| Orthopaedics | PGY1, PGY2 and PGY3 |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Orthopaedics | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 2008 |
| MBBS | Sri BM Patil Medical college, Bijapur | 2004 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, Manipal | Associate Professor | 1/07/2019 - to date | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 08/2010 to 06/2019 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Senior Resident | 09/2008 to 08/2010 | |
| Sri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur | Assistant Professor | 3 months |
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36970222800
1) Kundangar RS, Mohanty SP, Bhat NS. Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) in AO/OTA type B displaced clavicle fractures. Musculoskelet Surg. 2018 Dec 5,
2) Kundangar R, Singh KA, Mohanty SP, Eshwari K. Clinical outcome of internal fixation of middle third clavicle fractures using locking compression plate: Comparison between open plating and MIPO. J Orthop. 2019 May 3; 16(5):414-418. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.04.009. eCollection 2019 Sep-Oct.
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
orthopaedic trauma and Spine
Area of Expertise
Per articular fractures, Fractures with complications
Area of Research
Trauma
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
member of AO Spine, AO Trauma, Indian orthopaedic association, Karnataka orthopaedic association, Cananra orthopaedic association.