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Dr. Easwar T. Ramani
Senior Consultant (Visiting)
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Dr. Easwar T. Ramani MBBS, DNB (Ortho)
Senior Consultant (Visiting)
Dr. Easwar T. Ramani, is a Fellowship trained Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. After his graduation from prestigious Government Medical College, Trivandrum he trained in Orthopaedic Surgery and secured the prestigious National Prof.Dr Balu Sankaran Gold Medal in Orthopaedic Surgery from National Board of Examniations.
Thereafter he dedicated himself to pursue his passion of Paediatric Orthopaedics. He was mentored and trained closely for almost three years by Prof.Dr K. Sriram a doyen in Paediatric Orthopaedics in India.
Realising the need for super-specialisation inside Paediatric Orthopaedics he dedicated himlself in training in sub-specialisations inside Paediatric Orthopaedics namely, Paediatric Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy, Paediatric Deformity Correction & Limb Lengthening and Scoliosis Surgery.
He underwent Fellowship Training in Paediatric Orthopaedics from National University Hospital, Singapore where he also was involved in treating Paediatric and Adolescent Sports injuries. A dedicated ISAKOS Sports injury and Arthroscopy Fellowship also supplemented his learnings. Separate Fellowships in Paediatric Deformity Correction and Scoliosis Surgery from Korea University, Seoul allowed a complete exposure to complicated limb reconstructions and lengthenings in skeletal dysplasia, several congenital limb deformities and scolisois.
Dr. Easwar T. Ramani believes in raising the level of services offered at BMH to cover the state of the art and newer trends in the super-speciality.
His focus is to develop a strong Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics at BMH with special focus for comprehensive and state of the art care of Cerebral Palsy, Hip disorders in Children, Limb Deformity Correction and Paediatric Sports Injuries.
He believes in continuing medical education, clinical research and has over 10 international publications and several podium presentations to his credit. He also sits on the Educational Committee of American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and Editorial Board of International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics. He has also served as the Assistant Editorial Board member of European Journal of Spine.
Qualifications
- MBBS - Medical College Thiruvananthapuram (University of Kerala)
- DNB Orthopaedics - Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram and National Board of Examniations, New Delhi
Fellowships & Advanced Training
- MNAMS - Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics, National University Hospital, Singapore
- ISAKOS Fellowship in Sports Injury and Arthroscopy, Ortho One, Coimbatore
- Fellowship in Spine & Scoliosis Surgery, University of Korea
- Fellowship in Paediatric Deformity Correction & Limb Lengthening, University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Observership in Paediatric Orthopaedics - Alfred I DuPont Institute, Delaware, USA
- Observership Spinal Microsurgery - Schon Klinik, Munich, Germany
Work Experience
- Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, 2005-2007, Assistant Paediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon to Prof.Dr K. Sriram
- Ortho One Orthopaedic Speciality Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 2008 ISAKOS Clinical Fellowship in Arthroscopy
- Alfred DuPont Hospital, Delaware, USA, 2008 Observership in Paediatric Orthopaedics
- National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2009, Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 2010, Fellowship in Paediatric Deformity Correction & Limb Lengthening
- Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 2010, Fellowship in Spine & Scoliosis Surgery
- Schon Klinik, Munich, 2011, Observership in Spine Micro-Surgery
- Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon, Ortho One, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (2009-2013)
- Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon, Palakkad District Cooperative Hospital (2013 to Present)
- Paediatric Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon, ICCONS, Shoran (2013-2020)
Research & Publications
- Sun XT, Easwar TR, Manish S, Ryu J H, Song SH, Kim SJ , Song HR. Complications and outcome of tibial lengthening using the Ilizarov method with or without a supplementary intramedullary nail: a case-matched comparative study. J Bone J oint Surg Br. 2011 J UN; 93(6):782-7. Review. PubMed PMID: 21586777.
- Sun XT, Easwar TR, Stephen M, Song SH, Kim SJ , Song HR. Comparative study of callus progression in limb lengthening with or without intramedullary nail with reference to the pixel value ratio and the Ru Li’s classification. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 Oct; 131(10):1333-40. Epub 2011 Apr 13.PubMed PMID: 21487839.
- Hong J Y, Suh SW, Easwar TR, Modi HN, Yang J H, Park J H. Evaluation of the threedimensional deformities in scoliosis surgery with computed tomography: efficacy and relationship with clinical outcomes.Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Sep1; 36(19):E1259-65. PubMed PMID: 21325983.
- Easwar TR, Hong J Y, Yang J H, Suh SW, Modi HN. Does lateral vertebral translation correspond to Cobb angle and relate in the same way to axial vertebral rotation and rib hump index? A radiographic analysis on idiopathic scoliosis.Eur Spine J. 2011 Jul; 20(7):1095-105. Epub 2011 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 21308473; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3176709.
- Sun XT, Easwar TR, Cielo B, Song SH, Kim SJ , Song HR. Comparison of boneage delay and recovery in Meyer dysplasia and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: a pilot study.J Orthop Sci. 2010 Nov;15(6):746-52. Epub 2010 Nov 30.PubMed PMID: 21116891.
- Clinical anatomy of vertebrae in scoliosis: global analysis in four different diseases by multiplanar reconstructive computed tomography.Hong JY, Suh SW, Easwar TR,Hong SJ, Yoon YC, Kang HJ. Spine J. 2013 Nov; 13(11):1510-20.
- Effects of vertebral column distraction on transcranial electrical stimulation-motor evoked potential and histology of the spinal cord in a porcine model.Yang JH, Suh SW, Modi HN, Ramani ET, Hong JY, Hwang JH, Jung WY.J Bone Joint Surg Am.2013 May 1;95(9):835-42
- Iyyampillai G, Raman ET, Rajan DV, Krishnamoorthy A, Sahanand S. Determinants of Femoral Tunnel Length in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: CT Analysis of the Influence of Tunnel Orientation on the Length. Knee Surgery & Related Research. 2013; 25(4):207-214.
- Krishna Kumar M, Renganathan S, Joseph CJ, Easwar T, Rajan DV. Medial Patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in patellar instability. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2014; 48(5):501-505.
- Easwar TR, Manish Stephen. 2022; [Accepted for Publication] Supracondylar Fractures in Children JOASIS
Dr. Easwar T. Ramani
Senior Consultant (Visiting)