Department
Name of department: DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS and SPINE SURGERY
Head of department: RAJASEKARAN SHANMUGANATHAN
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Ajoy Prasad Tonse Shetty
Head of department: RAJASEKARAN SHANMUGANATHAN
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? NO SPECIAL LICENSE REQUIRED
More information
Number of beds in department: 80
Total surgical cases per year: 3000
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (3)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
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