About
He specializes in Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgeries including complex Primary and Revision Joint Replacements. He has over 20 years experience of having worked in various Premier Institutes in India & in U.K and he holds final specialist Orthopedic degrees from both the countries.
He has done his Postgraduate Orthopaedic training at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. He also has experience of working as a faculty at St Johns Medical College Hospital Bangalore, India for over 6 years.
He received British Council Sponsorship for higher training in Orthopedics at U.K. He spent about 9 years in the UK gaining valuable experience in Joint Replacement Surgery of both Hip and the Knee. He has obtained two advanced fellowships in lower limb arthroplasty, specializing in the fields of Computer aided joint Replacement and Revision Joint Replacement in the UK.
He has organized conferences on joint replacement surgery, which included live demonstrations. He has done podium presentation at various national and international Orthopedic meetings. He has been invited as faculty in conferences. He has written scientific articles on lower limb arthroplasty and limb reconstruction. Heattends various CME sessions to keep himself updated on recent advances.
Dr Basavaraj routinely practices accelerated rehabilitation (rapid recovery) after both hip and knee replacements which can lead to early functional recovery and improved patient satisfaction.
Dr Basavaraj offers various treatment options including:
Hip Surgery
⇒ Primary Total Hip Replacement
⇒ Revision Hip Replacement
⇒ Complex Primary Hip Replacement
Knee Surgery
⇒ Knee Arthroscopy
⇒ Computer Guided Total Knee Replacement
⇒ Partial Knee Replacement
⇒ Revision Knee Replacement
Miscellaneous
⇒ Total elbow replacement
⇒ Limb reconstruction using ilizarov
⇒ Trauma surgeries of limb
Education
Qualification: D Ortho, DNB (Ortho), MRCS, FRCS (Ortho), Lower Limb Arthroplasty -Fellowship -UK
Medical college: Karnatak Medical College, Hubli
Training: Lower Limb Arthroplasty (computer aided/revision) - Fellowship UK
Residency Traning: KMC, Manipal
Residency: St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore
Chief Residency: Registrar (Orthopaedics), NHS UK.
Experience
Past Positions: Zimmer Fellow (2011), Deputy Fellow(UK) 2010, Senior Registrar ( Harrogate UK)