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15 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Dr. Ravichandra Kelkar has completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College in 1998. In 2001, he completed his MS (Ortho) from JIPMER, Pondicherry. In 2006, from Royal College of Accident and Emergency, UK, Dr. Kelkar was awarded MRCS AE. He has also done MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburg. He has completed his internship from Government hospitals like Bowring hospital and Victoria hospital. Dr. Kelkar is also a famous name in the field of academics and is actively teaching medical students.
With more than 15 years of experience, Dr. Kelkar is presently working as an orthopedic consultant at Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal. Research papers of Dr. Kelkar have been published in various journals of repute. Dr. Kelkar is an expert in the treatment of primary and revision joint replacements. He is the member of Indian Orthopedic association and his area of interest includes Arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, fracture fixation, spine surgeries, replacement of hip, knee, and shoulder and Arthroscopy deformity correction. Dr. Kelkar has gained advanced training in England for 6 years in Joint Replacement Surgery.
Here are the conditions which are treated by Dr. Ravichandra Kelkar.:
The people who consult with the doctor want conditions in their musculoskeletal system resolved. Bones, ligaments, joints or tendons related conditions or injuries are specialised in by the doctor. It is not just the education, experience and skill of the surgeon but their aptitude to find the solution despite the challenges faced in the treatment process.
There are many signs and symptoms seen in the patients which may require you to visit an Orthopedic Surgeon such as:
Patients who have orthopedic or musculoskeletal issues usually have multiple symptoms. Pain in the joints and muscles and swelling are an indication that you must consult an orthopedic surgeon at the earliest. Further these issues more often than not restrict the range of motion in the affected area.
The doctor operates from 8 am to 4 pm, 6 days of the week with Sunday being an off day. The procedures are to be done using a whole lot of efficiency and skill and the doctor enables this to happen.
Dr. Ravichandra Kelkar performs many popular procedures and we have listed them below for your convenience.:
A person who can recover from arthritis, dislocated joints or hip pain or any of a number of such conditions does so by getting the best surgical treatment from an orthopedic surgeon. Patients may be affected by either acute or chronic or degenerative orthopedic conditions and their are right surgical solutions for all of them. This is a specialty with vast connotations and it is no wonder that many of the orthopedic surgeons can also sub specialise focusing on certain areas of the body.
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Here is a comprehensive list of tests that are to be done prior to and during your consultation with an orthopedic surgeon.:
The right line of treatment and the actual reasons for the condition can be determined via the tests done. It is both the screening tests and the diagnostic tests that help the doctor find out how well prepared the patient is for the upcoming treatment. To check the patient as to how well he has healed the doctor assists the process by getting physical tests done.
An orthopedic surgeon is someone you are usually referred to by your doctor when it is determined post tests and consultation that you need an orthopedic procedure to resolve your health condition. It is not just the treatment but the management of the pre operative and the post operative part of the treatment is done by the orthopedic surgeon. The rehabilitation can be made seamless and effortless for you with the right guidance from the orthopedic surgeon. The doctors recommend the tests that need to be done as well as prescribe the medications inline with your orthopedic treatment.