Dr. Sameer Kalkotwar, Nagpur

Qualifications:
Course completed | Institution | Year of Completion |
Fellow NewYork University Hospital of Joint Diseases | New York University, USA | 2009 |
Spine Foundation Fellow-ship | Dr Bhojraj, Lilavati Hospital and research centre, Breach Candy hospital | 2006-2008 |
Fellow Association of spine surgeons of India | A.S.S.I (Association of spine surgeons of India) | 2007 |
M.S Orthopaedics | G.M.C, Bhopal | 2006 |
M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery) | G.M.C, Nagpur | 2001 |
Presently as  Associate Spine surgeon, at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (W),and Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.Â
Work Experience in Spine Surgery:
- Fellow and visiting researcher – New-York University Hospital of Joint diseases (Spine division) – 2009.
- Associate spine surgeon – ‘The spine Clinic’ Lilavati hospital and research centre and Breach candy hospital – 2008
- Spine Foundation Fellowship – Lilavati hospital and research centre, Bandra,and Breach Candy Hospital,  Mumbai – yr 2006
- Late Shri Amrut Modi Unichem – BJD India Fellowship awards – 2006
- Fellow ASSI – Low back pain research fellow – 2007.
Teaching Experience:
- Working as Associated spine surgeon and involved in training of Spine fellows in the spine clinic at ‘The spine clinic’ – Lilavati hospital and Breach candy hospital, Mumbai.
- Involved as an Instructor in postgraduate instructional course series at Lilavati hospital and research centre-2007
- Incharge of undergraduate teaching during postgraduation period (M S Orthopaedics – 3 years) at G.M.C. Bhopal.
Presentation/Papers/Posters/Thesis:
- Role of Enders nails in fixation of fracture shaft femur in children of age 8-15 years-Â xxiv annual Conference of MP Chapter IOA.
- Kienbocks Disease in a case of VIC-Â ioacon 2005
- Pseudoarthrosis of femur- a rare case presentation– xxiv annual Conference of MP Chapter IOA
- Osteomalacia- a presentation with rare features– xxiv annual Conference of MP Chapter IOA
- Neurilemmoma of hand – a case presentation– A review of literature- xxiII annual Conference of MP Chapter IOA
- Valgus osteotomy for better functional outcome in neglected fracture neck femur – a review of literature -xxiII annual Conference of MP Chapter IOA
- Project on Research on low back pain in rural and urban poor – at Wiroc in Mumbai in 2006
- Project on low back pain in rural and urban poor and early results of this project – ASSICON in 2007 at Goa
- Low back pain research – An Indian Perspective – XIV Annual conference on low back pain research –Palma de Mallorca 2007
- When to do discectomy in patient with LCS – A prospective interospeciton –  ASSICON 2008 at Coimbatore
- Project on Low back pain – progress – ASSICON 2008 at Coimbatore
- Project on Low back pain – Progress and few initial inferences – ASSICON 2008 at Chennai.
Courses Attended:
- April 2004 – Course in Hand Surgery, Arihant Hospital Indore.
- Oct 2004 – Basics of arthroplasy, LTM College and Hospital, Sion, Bombay
- Oct 2004 – Workshop on Proximal Femoral Nailing, Aardi Gaadi Medical College Ujjain
- Sept 2005 – Workshop on Articular Surface Replacement, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
- Sept 2005 – Workshop on Locking Compression Plate,Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
- August 2006 – ASSICON ICS at Hyderabad
- October 2006 – Workshop on Rheumatological musculoskeletal diseases in IndiaAttended Asia Pacific Orthopedic Association-operative course meet- at Coimbatore march 2007.
- December 2006 – WIROC (Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference) at Mumbai
- June 2007 – ASSICON at Goa.
- October 2007 – XIV International forum on back pain research – Palma De Mallorca, Spain. Also attended a workshop on ‘ Converting research into practice’.
- January 2008 – ASSICON at Coimbatore
- December 2008 – WIROC (Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference) at Mumbai
- January 2009 – ASSICON at Chennai.
Clinical Experience in Orthopaedics in Details:
Position | Period | Institution |
Spine Foundation Fellow | 2006  – ongoing | Lilavati hospital and research centre, Bandra, Mumbai, India |
Registrar in Orthopaedics | 2003-2006 | Gandhi Medical college, Bhopal |
Internship:
Pre Registration House Officer (Intern) | Jan 2001 to Oct 2001 | 9 months | Government Medical college, Nagpur |
Pre Registration House Officer (Intern) | Oct 2001 to Jan 2002 | 3 months | Rural PHC in Nagpur district |
I have worked in department of Accidents & Emergencies, General Surgery, General Medicine and Obstretics and Gynaecology by rotation.
Details of Work:
- Spine Foundation Fellow – Lilavati Hospital and research centre. 2006
- During my tenure as registrar at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, I performed supervised surgeries and assisted my Professors and Seniors.
Referees:
Dr. S. Y. Bhojraj – M.S. (Ortho), F.C.P.S. (Ortho.), D.Ortho
Spine Surgeon at Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Abhay Nene – M.S. (Ortho)
Spine Surgeon at P D Hinduja hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Raghu Prasad Varma – M.S. (Ortho)
Spine surgeon Hiranandani Hospital Powai, Mumbai
Email: [email protected]
Dr Sheetal Mohite – D.N.B (Ortho)
Spine surgeon Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Sanjiv Gaur – Associate Professor (Department of orthpaedics)
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.
Mob: +91 9425004325
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