• Dr. Karunakaran. S is a highly esteemed minimally invasive spine surgeon with over 25 years of experience, and he currently serves as an Associate Professor of Spine Surgery.
• His areas of expertise include Sutureless Percutaneous Endoscopic Day care Spine Surgery, Evaluation of pain generators with Discography Facet, Selective nerve root and transforaminal injections, PRP Autologous Conditioned Serum injections for low back pain and radicular pain, Minimally Invasive Fusion Techniques for the Spine, Posterior Lumbar lnterbody Fusion Surgery (PLIF), and Scoliosis Surgery.
• Dr. Karunakaran is widely recognized as a pioneer in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy under local anesthesia.
• He is a distinguished member of several professional associations, including the Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States, and the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association.
• Dr. S. Karunakaran has an overall experience of 25 years and has pioneered percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anesthesia for disc prolapse.
• He is the first in South India to have used INSPACE-interspinous implant for lumbar canal stenosis-Keyhole spine surgery under local anesthesia.
• Dr. Karunakaran has performed more than 1000 spine surgeries, including scoliosis, cervical spine pathologies, thoracotomies, laparotomy, and disc replacement surgeries.
• His expertise covers a range of areas, including Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, cervical spine pathologies, thoracotomies, laparotomy, and disc replacement surgeries.
• Dr. Karunakaran is an esteemed member of the Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Association of South Indian States, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, and Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery.
• Dr. Karunakaran completed his MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) from Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University in 1995 and his Master of Surgery in Orthopedics from Shri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute in 2000.
• In 2001, he achieved the Diplomate of the National Board (D.N.B) in Orthopaedics.
• Dr. Karunakaran has received several awards and recognitions, including the Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award at the 10th Anniversary meet of the Indo German Orthopedic Foundation, India.
• He was honored with the ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India) Traveling Spine Fellowship Award in 2005.
• Dr. Karunakaran also received the Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association Traveling Spine Fellowship Award in 2006.
• His research work on the morphometric evaluation of the Cervical Spine Pedicle in the local population was recognized as the Best Publication in the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Journal in 2010.
• He has performed more than 1000 spine surgeries-scoliosis, cervical spine pathologies, thoracotomies, laparotomy, disc replacement surgeries.

Expertise:

• Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy
• Cervical spine pathologies
• Thoracotomies
• Laparotomy
• Disc replacement surgeries

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• Associate Professor of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Government General Hospital (Madras Medical college)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Government General Hospital (Madras Medical college)
• Fellowship secretary Tamil Nadu Orthopedic association
• Contract Medical Consultant, Department of Orthopedics, Government General Hospital
• Consultant Spine Surgeon, Meenakshi Mission Hospital
• Junior Orthopedic Consultant, MIOT Hospitals
• Medical Officer In Surgical Gastroenterology, Wellington Hospitals

• Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award at 10th Anniversary meets of the Indo German Orthopedic Foundation, India. On analysis of single level stabilization in grade 1 and grade 2 spondylolisthesis (SPINE)
• ASSI (Association of spine surgeons of India) Traveling Spine Fellowship2005
• Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Traveling Spine Fellowship 2006
• Best Publication in Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Journal 2010 -Morphometric evaluation of the Cervical Spine Pedicle in our Population