About Dr. Karunakaran S
Professional summary
Dr. Karunakaran S is Director and Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised spine surgery in India for 25+ years experience. Fusion versus motion-preservation, ACDF versus disc replacement, and deformity versus revision work-up are written after records review — not from a brochure segment count. Training includes M.B.B.S — Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University (1995). International patients meet him on camera first; travel to Chennai is offered only if this spine floor is the right list.
Practises at
MGM Healthcare, ChennaiChennai, India
MGM Healthcare, Chennai is a 400-bed JCI campus from 2016. Radiation oncology here includes senior consultants with Tata Memorial and Princess Margaret time — SBRT for liver and spine, IMRT, brachytherapy. ASTRO and ESTRO talks do not replace a plan you can read. International patients get the same slot. If Chennai photons are enough, nobody should be sent up the road for protons.
Hospital profile and full facultySpecializations
- Spine Surgery
- Orthopedics
Procedures & Expertise
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Discectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Spinal Deformity Correction
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Slip Disc
- Spinal Cord Injury
Education & Qualifications
- M.B.B.S — Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University (1995)
- M.S. in Orthopedics — Shri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (2000)
- D.N.B. in Orthopaedics (Diplomate of the National Board) — (2001)
Hospital Affiliations
- MGM Healthcare
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association
- Member of the Orthopaedic Association of South India
- Member of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India
- Member of the Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
- Asia Pacific Spine Society
- AO Spine
Awards & Recognition
- Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award at the 10th Anniversary Meet of the Indo-German Orthopaedic Foundation, India
- ASSI Travelling Spine Fellowship Award** (Association of Spine Surgeons of India) — 2005
- Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Travelling Spine Fellowship Awar — 2006
- Best Publication in the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Journal — 2010
Quick answer
Quick Answer
Who is Dr. Karunakaran S?
Dr. Karunakaran S is a listed spine surgery specialist at MGM Healthcare, Chennai in Chennai with 25 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, DNB. Documented procedure relationships currently include Spinal Fusion, Discectomy, Microdiscectomy, Spinal Deformity Correction. This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.
Quick facts
- Specialty
- Spine Surgery
- City
- Chennai, India
- Hospital
- MGM Healthcare, Chennai
- Experience
- 25 years listed
- Qualifications
- MBBS, MS, DNB
- Languages
- English, Tamil, Hindi
Why this doctor may be relevant
Dr. Karunakaran S is a listed Director and Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare, Chennai in Chennai with 25 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Spinal Fusion, Discectomy, Microdiscectomy. Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.
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