Dr. Pranaw Kumar

MBBS: Kasturba Medical college, Mangalore (68.6%)
M.S. (Orthopedics): Kasturba Medical college, Manipal. (2007-2010)
DNB (Orthopedics) : Exam Held at Banaras Hindu University (October 2012)
MCh (Spine ): WWL University , England.
International Training fellowship :Ortho- spine:Manchester, England.Neuro- spine:Lancashire Teaching Hospital, England.
FRCS (Galsg) : June 2023

Presented a paper titled “ Measurement Of Compartment pressure “ : 33rd Annual Conference Of Karnataka Orthopedic Association at Mangalore ( 2009)
Presented a paper titled “ Evaluation Of Anterior Approach For Unstable Supracondylar Fractures “ : 17th Annual Conference Of Pediatric Orthopedic Society Of India (POSI) ,Chandigarh ( 2011)
Presented a paper titled “ Evaluation Of Surgical Outcome Of Delayed Presentation Of Lateral Condyle Fractures In Children “ 17th Annual Conference Of Pediatric Orthopedic Society Of India (POSI) held Chandigarh ( 2011)
Presented a paper titled “Effectiveness Of Per-Cutaneous Trans-Pedicular Biopsy In The Diagnosis Of Spinal Pathologies “ World Endoscopic Spine Surgery Congress , Chandigarh (2012)

Presented paper titled “Primary Versus Secondary THR In Acetabular Fractures”: Indian arthroplasty society congress Chandigarh (2013)

Poster presented “rotational capsular shaving with controlled thermal ablation in facet joint syndrome” : BASS conference , Brighton 2019

Treatment and counselling of patients with spine problems.
Expertise in intradural tumors
Treatment of failed back patients with Certification to implant spinal cord stimulators.
Perform image-guided transpedicular biopsies
Minimal invasive spine surgeries
Endoscopic spine surgeries
Have conducted multiple audits and researches on cauda equina syndrome and spondylodiscitis .
Have been part of MDT at Royal Preston Hospital with oncologist and Radilogists
Have been part of dicussions at regional spine Materclass of north-west spine society , England

Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: A report of three cases: Orthopedics , October 2013
Abdominal vascular injury during Lumbar Discectomy, three cases and review of literature: Spine, Volume 44, 2019
Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: A single centre Retrospective sudy: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022
Outcome of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for traumatic thoracic and lumbar spine fractures- six years experience: British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022.

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