Recent Advances in Surgical Procedures
 

SPEAKERS

Dr Mark Manish Prabhakar Samson
Sn Consultant Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon
Apollo Hospitals, India

Dr. Manish is an expert in performing complicated surgeries in Primary hip, knee, shoulder, elbow joint replacement and Revision hip & Knee replacement.

Experience

  • Adept in performing adult joint reconstruction, with additional training in computer-assisted navigated surgery.
  • Experienced with Ilizarov External Fixater Surgeries.
  • Orthopaedic trauma surgeries.
  • Minimal Invasive Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeries.
  • Computer Assisted Navigation Surgery (CANS) Hip and Knee replacement.
  • Primary Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow Replacement (Arthroplasty) Surgeries.
  • Revision Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow Replacement (Arthroplasty) Surgeries.
 
Dr V Sripathi MBBS, MS, MCh, FRACS
Senior Consultant Pediatric Urologist and Robotic Surgeon
Apollo Hospitals, India

  • I have received training from Christian Medical College Vellore.
  • After training from CMC Vellore, I worked in Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in (Perth) and Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne) and completed the FRACS.
  • I have worked in Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children Egmore for five years as Asst Prof
  • I have also worked as an Associate Consultant in Pediatric Urology at King Faisal Hospital Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) under Dr.Saeed Ahmed
  • Worked as Visiting Consultant of Pediatric Surgery and Urology at Prinicess Margaret Hospital for Children Perth (Australia) Associated with Apollo Hospitals since 1994 as Consultant Pediatric Urologist
  • Currently Senior Consultant Pediatric Urologist and Director Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program at Apollo Children’s Hospital

 
Dr. C. Rayappa
Consultant ENT-Head & Neck Surgeon
Apollo Hospitals, India

Dr. C. Rayappa graduated from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India in 1982. He completed his post-graduation in Otolaryngology (ENT) from the same institution and had his advanced training at Sunderland General Hospital, U.K. from 1987 to 1992.

He qualified to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons [FRCS] of Edinburgh in 1989. Under the guidance of Mr. Peter Samuel, Mr. Ian Mackee, Mr. S.S.Pillai & Mr. Ian Hopper he gained practical experience in Micro Ear Surgery, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Head & Neck Tumour Surgery. He visited many leading centers in Europe and USA learning the finer aspect of skull base surgery, including, Prof. Ugo Fisch of University of Zurich, Switzerland, who is a pioneer in lateral skull base surgery. From 1992 to 1994 he worked at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which is a tertiary care hospital that specializes in Head & Neck Tumour Surgery and skull base surgery.

Dr. C. Rayappa started the Department of ENT - Head & Neck and Skull Base Surgery at Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India, in 1995. His multidisciplinary team which includes Radiation Oncologist, Medical Oncologist, Neurosurgeons, Plastic & Reconstructive surgeons, Maxillofacial prosthodontists - work together to develop treatment plans using the latest technology and the most advanced surgical techniques and therapies for patients with head & neck cancer and skull base tumor’s. Continued efforts of the team to improve the quality of care has made this unit one of the best in head & neck tumor surgery and skull base surgery in the Indian Subcontinent.

Minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery through the nose without a skin incision is being done by Dr. C. Rayappa since 1997 for conditions like pituitary adenoma, clival chordoma, meningocoele (herniation of brain and its covering into the nose) and CSF leak (all of which earlier needed opening of the skull for access).

 
Dr. P. Vijay Anand Reddy
Consultant Oncologist & Radiation Therapist Director
Apollo Cancer Hospital, India
  • M.B.B.S. 1982, Osmania Medical College
  • M.D. & D.N.B. Radiation Oncology
  • Medical Oncology (European Society of Medical Oncology)
  • Chairman, Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO), INDIA
  • DIRECTOR Professor & Head, Dept. of Oncology
 
Dr. PK Agarwal
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon
NMC Hospital, Al Ain

Dr PK Agarwal has more than 35 years of experience in the field of orthopedic surgery. He was employed with Indian Air Force as Orthopedic surgeon for 27 years and then worked for 3 years in a hospital in Dubai before joining NMC hospital.

He has obtained double masters degree, MS Orthopedics and MS General Surgery from India. Thereafter he has obtained foreign fellowships during which he was trained for joint replacement in a renowned centre in New York (USA), Spine surgery in UK and Trauma in Germany. He has done AO basic, advance, masters courses and also AO Fellowship from Germany.

During his vast experience he worked as Professor and Senior Adviser in the department of Orthopedics, Armed Forces Medical College & affiliated Command Hospital, Pune, India (ranked in top two in the country after AIIMS, New Delhi by ‘India Today’ & ‘Outlook’ magazines for past several years). He has been regularly performing all kinds of trauma surgeries of limbs, arthroscopic surgeries and joint replacements of knee, hip and finger joints.

He has been recognized teacher in Orthopedics for MBBS, MS and DNB students and also examiner for various universities in India and DNB. He has guided many orthopedic surgeons during their MS in India.

He started joint replacement centre at Command hospital, Air Force, Bangalore, performed first time finger joint replacements in the state of Karnataka and set up state of art artificial limb centre in Bangalore for which he was awarded Chief of Air Staff commendation.

He has several research publications and paper presentations to his credit.

Main areas of interest are trauma, arthroscopy and joint replacements.

Qualifications- MBBS, MS (Orthopedics), MS (General Surgery), AO Fellow (Germany), Spine fellow (Edinburgh, UK), Ranawat Arthroplasty fellow (NY, USA)

 
Dr. Sadir Jumaa Alrawi MD, FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (London), DGS, CABS
Chief of Surgical Oncology Services
Alzahra Cancer Center, Dubai

Dr Alrawi is currently the Director of all Surgical Oncology Services at Alzahra Cancer Center in the Heart of Dubai and its  tertiary referral cancer center for all UAE, hosting highly specialized surgical oncology subspecialties, including  Colorectal, Breast oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, Urology, Gynecological Oncology, Sarcoma/ Melanoma and Peritoneal surface malignancy, in addition to pancreatic and hepatic surgery.DR Alrawi currently was the Chief of Surgical Oncology Divison at Tawam Hospital and was the interim chair of department of surgery from October 2013-September 2015. Tawam Hospital is affiliated with JOHN HOPKINS Medical System.Dr Alrawi major interest is Gastrointestinal Oncology, including Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreas, Liver and colonic surgery with special interest in endocrine surgery including thyroid , parathyroid and adrenal surgery,

Sadir Alrawi, was the Chief of the Surgical Oncology Program at Comprehensive Cancer Center of 21st Century in Jacksonville, Florida from 2008- 2013.Prior to that, Dr. Alrawi was an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery/Division of Surgical Oncology at University of Florida, Jacksonville. Dr Alrawi trained in various Academic institutes in Surgical Oncology all over including Roswell Park, Cancer institute, Buffalo, Royal Free Hospital, UC of London and Ninewells Hospital, U of Dundee 

Dr. Alrawi, who is American board certified, completed his Head & Neck fellowship and Surgical Oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer institute (NCI) designated in 2006. Dr Alrawi did advanced Laparoscpic oncology training with Professor Alfred Cuschieri in Dundee 1992-1993, advanced colorectal oncology training with E Lloyd Davis in Cornwall, England 1993-1995 and advanced surgical oncology with Professor Marc Winslett, London 1995-1996.

He has received many academic and scholarly honors while in training and during his clinical practice years, and is an often-invited speaker at both public and professional meetings dedicate to helping education with cancer management.Dr. Alrawi has been involved in numerous research activities throughout his career in an effort to improve our understanding of cancer early diagnosis and multidispilinary approach.In his 28 year experience of Surgical Oncology, Dr Alrawi was able to publish more than 40 papers in per reviewed journals and more than 150 presentations in local, national and international meetings both in clinical and basic sciences. 

Dr. Alrawi is passionate about community outreach, and fervently believes that cancer care and health awareness, coupled with excellence in cancer diagnosis and treatment handled in multidisplinary approach by specialized team, can and will continue to save lives.

 

 
Prof. Dr. K N Krishna
Director of Neuroscience and Senior Consultant of Brain and Spine Surgery
Apollo Specialty Hospitals,Banglore India

Dr. K N Krishna, is an eminent & well known Brain and Spine surgeon. He is recognized for establishing Neurosurgical departments in both medical colleges and corporate Hospitals in the city of Bangalore. Expert in Microsurgery of Brain and spinal cord tumors, Microsurgery of Aneurysm and AV Malformations, Congenital Cranial and Spinal Deformities, Hydrocephalus, Microsurgery for Lumbar and cervical disc disease(Fusion and disc replacement),Minimally invasive and Non operative treatment of cervical and Lumbar spondylosis. Has been a postgraduate teacher and examiner. Has been involved in training medical fraternity all over the country in the field of Brain and Spine surgery by being a faculty in various CME courses and workshops. Trained in Minimally invasive Neurosugery at University of Mainz, Germany.