Senior Joint Replacement & Sports Surgeon

About Dr. P Sharat Kumar

* First orthopaedic surgeon from South India to perform Day Care total hip replacement surgery

*First orthopaedic surgeon from India to become fellow of faculty of sport & exercise medicine, Ireland[FFSEM]

*First orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform Direct Anterior bilateral total hip replacement for completely fused hips.

*First sports surgeon in Apollo Hospitals across India to perform arthroscopy of knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow and hip joints.

* Served as Liaison doctor for Mumbai Indians IPL team and took care of Sachin Tendulkar and Andrews Symonds in Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad.

* Served as consultant for RugbyFootball League, UK and as sports doctor during Manchester Commonwealth Games.

*Featured in Forbes India - Leaders in Healthcare 2021 and in  "India's Top Orthopedicians, Coffee Table Book. 2018.

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Have over 31 yrs of orthopaedic experience including 11 yrs in UK particularly in joint replacement, arthroscopy and sports surgery.

Have international publications and presented at the FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Beijing and American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Nashville USA and Indianapolis USA. 

Performed operations in Apollo Health City on international patients from USA, Scotland, England Netherlands Oman, Kenya, Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain, Tanzania, Australia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia and Ivory Coast.

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