Dr. Vijay A. Kulkarni

OP Timing:

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga
• MS (Orthopaedics) – Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
• Fellowship in Joint Replacement – Revival Bone & Joint Hospital, Thane (under Dr. Milind Patil)
• AO Trauma Course – 2021
• Mako Robotic Joint Replacement Certification – 2025

Areas of Expertise:

• Robotic & Conventional Joint Replacement Surgery
• Arthroplasty – Primary & Revision (Hip, Knee, Shoulder & Elbow)
• Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine
• Complex Trauma & Pelvi-Acetabular Injuries
• Limb Reconstruction & Paediatric Orthopaedics

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon – Kauvery Hospitals, Electronic City, Bengaluru
• Visiting Consultant – Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road & Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar
• Senior Registrar – Sagar Hospitals, Banashankari
• Consultant Trauma Surgeon – Panacea Hospital, Mysore
• Fellowship – Arthroplasty & Joint Replacement under Dr. Milind Patil

Academic Contributions & Workshops:

• Faculty – Hip Replacement Cadaver Course, Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center
• Faculty – India Mako Connect, South Chapter (22nd & 23rd August 2025)
• Participation in KOACON, ISACOS, Trauma Conclave, AO Trauma & multiple national conferences

Publications:

• Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Elbow Arthritis – Kauverian Medical Journal, 2024
• Dynamic External Fixator for PIP Fracture – Kauverian Medical Journal, 2024
• Knee Joint Preservation Surgeries – Kauverian Medical Journal, 2023

Achievements:

• Second Prize – State Level Postgraduate Orthopaedics Quiz, 2012
• Completed Smart Robotics Primary Knee Arthroplasty Programme (2024) & Mako 2.0 Certification (2025)

Surgical Skills:

• 50+ Robotic Joint Replacements & 1000+ Conventional Replacements
• Expertise in complex trauma, paediatric orthopaedics & deformity correction
• Advanced arthroscopy for knee & shoulder
• Pelviacetabular Surgery

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, and Hindi