Dr S.S. Kumar Orthopaedics & Spine Surgeon Trauma & Orthopedic Surgery Dr S.S. Kumar MBBS, FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS - Trauma & Orthopedic Surgery Spine Surgeon (Ortho),Orthopedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement Surgeon 31 Years Experience Overall (15 years as specialist) Dr. S.S. Kumar practices at ASTRA Ortho n Spine Center in Velachery & ASTRA Speciality Hospital, Semmenchery, Off OMR Road, Chennai. He is an Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon and has experience of over 20 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1991, FRCS from Edinburgh in 1999, Diploma in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff-U.K in 2008, FRCS (Trauma & Ortho) UK in 2009 and Fellowships in Spine Surgery, the UK in 2010. He also trained and worked in the UK from 1996 to 2012. Until recently, he was working as a Senior Consultant Ortho & Spine surgeon at Global Health City, Chennai and as visiting consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He is now managing ASTRA Speciality Hospital, Semmancheri and Astra Ortho n Spine Center, Velachery. Fields of interest: spinal surgery including spinal deformity correction & minimally invasive surgery, spinal pain management, orthopedic trauma & hand surgery. He is a member of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) and Indian Orthopaedic Association. He is a senior consultant trained in the UK in the subspecialties of spine surgery, hand surgery, and pain management. He deals with complex spine problems including deformities and tumors. He is also an expert in minimally invasive spine procedures and injection therapies.
