Pon Aravindhan A Sugumar
Chennai
Summary
Dedicated professional with 5 years of clinical experience, specializing in orthopaedic trauma, arthroplasty and sports medicine. Skilled Surgeon with comprehensive expertise in complex surgical procedures and advanced patient care techniques. Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and adopt innovative surgical solutions to improve patient outcomes. Strong focus on maintaining high standards of safety and professionalism while prioritizing patient well-being. Dedicated to continuous professional development and staying current with medical advancements. Committed to improving patient outcomes through advanced surgical techniques and collaborative care with multidisciplinary teams. Strong communication skills, ensuring clear instructions and compassionate support for patients and families.
Overview
5
5
Languages
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Consultant
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
08.2026 - Current
Junior Consultant
Apollo Main Hospitals , Greams Road
Chennai
07.2025 - 07.2026
- Perform and assist surgeries involving arthroplasty, arthroscopy, trauma and musculoskeletal oncology
- Coordinated outpatient and inpatient care delivery, ensuring seamless patient experiences
- Contributed to research projects and facilitated postgraduate teaching programmes, enhancing educational outcomes
Fellowship in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
Chennai
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Trained extensively in Primary and revision joint replacements of hip and knee. Trained in Robotic joint replacement with Mako system (Stryker).Also got additional exposure to trauma, musculoskeletal oncology, sports medicine and paediatric orthopaedics.
Senior Residency
AIIMS,New Delhi
New Delhi
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Institute Overview: Premiere most institute in the country (Ranked number 1 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023)
- Led multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient progress, adjusting treatment plans as necessary for optimal outcomes.
- Recognized as top-rated institute in the nation.
- Managed orthopedic trauma, shoulder, hip, and knee surgeries, as well as musculoskeletal tumors and pediatric orthopaedics under consultant supervision.
- Actively involved in instructing post-graduate trainees and undergraduate students.
- Engaged in running screening OPD services along with handling Covid-19 wards amidst the pandemic.
- Participated actively in volunteer camps organised by the institute in Ladakh, supporting local communities.
- Assisted in surgical procedures, developing proficiency in surgical techniques and patient aftercare.
- Participated in research projects, contributing to advancements in medical knowledge and practice.
Post-Graduate Residency
AIIMS
New Delhi
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Undertook and completed advanced Orthopaedics training at the country's premier institute, ranked first by NIRF 2023.
- Gained comprehensive knowledge in diverse subspecialties of orthopaedics such as trauma,oncology, paediatrics, hand, foot and ankle, arthroplasty, and arthroscopy.
- Presented complex cases to peers and seniors during grand rounds, facilitating learning and discussion on rare conditions.
- Conducted detailed patient assessments to establish accurate diagnoses and develop appropriate treatment plans.
Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
Madras Medical College
Chennai
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Institute Overview: Largest & the busiest public hospital in the city of Chennai
- I completed a one-year compulsory rotating internship at the largest & the busiest public hospital in the city of Chennai in the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Emergency Services, Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Psychiatry and Community Medicine
- This internship was an extensive learning experience, giving me an opportunity to work hand in hand with the residents across all specialties
- I got to work in some of the highest level care tertiary centres in the state such as the Institute of Child Health(Egmore), Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Egmore), Regional Institute of Ophthalmology(Egmore) etc
- Largest & the busiest public hospital in the city of Chennai
Education
MRCS - Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh,UK2025
Fellowship in Arthroplasty
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
Chennai,Tamilnadu, India2025
MS - Orthopaedics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
New Delhi, India12-2021
MBBS -
Madras Medical College
Chennai,Tamilnadu, India03-2017
DNB - Orthopaedics
National Board of Medical Education
New Delhi, India01-2023
HSC -
Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India01-2012
SSLC -
Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India01-2012
Skills
- Treatment planning and decision making
- Pain management
- Trauma - extremities and pelviacetabular
- Arthroplasty
- Sports Medicine
- Paediatric orthopaedics
- Musculoskeletal oncology
- Clinical research
- ATLS provider
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Malayalam
Elementary
A2
Bengali
Beginner
A1
Certification
-AO Advanced Trauma Course
New Delhi, India 10 -11th June 2022
-AO Basic Trauma Course
New Delhi, India 8-9th Oct 2021
-AO Access Mentor-Mentee Programme May 2023
-FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, 2024
-ATLS Provider Course , Apollo Simulation Centre - 25-27th Jan, 2026
-Mako Total Hip (4.0) Certification and Mako Total Knee (2.0) Certification
-Smith and Nephew arthroscopy cadaveric course - Knee and Shoulder
Accomplishments
- Cleared MRCS (Edinburgh) ,October 2025
- Cleared MS orthopaedics at AIIMS, New Delhi as the topper of the academic year
- Participated in multiple quiz competitions conducted by Midwest Orthopaedic Society, 2021
- Cleared MBBS from Madras Medical College with distinction in Anatomy, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Ophthalmology
- District Topper in HSC examination
- District Topper in SSLC examination
- Winner of annual science quiz competition conducted in District Science Centre of Tirunelveli for 3 consecutive years
- Won the Annual National level Brahm Prakash Memorial Metallurgy Quiz held at Kalpakkam in 2011
- Reviewer in Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma and Journal of Orthopaedics
Affiliations
- Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
- Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (RCSEd)
- Delhi Orthopedic Association (DOA)
- TamilNadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA)
- Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS)
- Indian Arthroplasty Association(IAA)
- Chennai Arthroplasty Forum (COF)
- Madras Orthopaedic Society(MOS)
- South Delhi Orthopaedic Society (SDOS)
- AO Trauma
- ISKSAA
- ASAMI India
- Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support(ATLS)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Sports Secretary in the Students’ Council 2015-16 in Madras Medical College
- Successfully organised Intermedical Sports Meet Encierro in 2016 and intramedical sports meet
- Coordinator of intercollegiate cultural event Revivals in 2016 and intramedical cultural event Kalaioma in 2016
- Coordinated quiz events and blood donation camps held in Madras Medical College
- Captained the college Volleyball team and represented the college in Volleyball, Football and Athletics in intermedical Sports meet
- National Cadet Corps “B” certificate
- Won Best athlete award in the intramedical sports meet conducted in 2013
- Won the 100m, 200m sprint, long jump and triple jump in intramedical sports meet
- Participated and won medals in intermedical sports meets representing the college volleyball team
- Represented the state of Tamilnadu in subjunior, junior and senior National Sepak Takraw Championship
- Won bronze Medal in the sub-junior National Sepak Takraw Championship held in Goa in 2009 and Hyderabad in 2010
- Won bronze Medal in the junior National Sepak Takraw Championship held in Nagaland in 2011
- Won Silver medal in intramedical volleyball tournament conducted in AIIMS 2020
- Actively involved in sports events organised in the college
- Member of the Blood Donors Council in Madras Medical College
Publications
- Uneven global and racial representation in major orthopaedic clinical trials: Trends over a decade, 05/01/22, Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101894
- Clinical outcome in total hip arthroplasty for septic sequelae in childhood: a retrospective study, 04/01/22, Bone & Joint Open, 10.1302/2633-1462.34.BJO-2022-0015.R1
- Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome with Stiff Knee Gait – A Case Report, 01/01/22, Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i11.2518
- Management of Neglected Peroneal Tendon Dislocation of Iatrogenic Etiology: A Case Report, 10/01/21, Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i09.2420
- Cervical sagittal alignment in Lenke 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and assessment of its alteration with surgery: a retrospective, multi-centric study, 06/01/21, Spine Deformity, 10.1007/s43390-021-00366-8
- Which one restores in vivo knee kinematics effectively-medial or lateral pivot?, 08/01/20, Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.08.014
- What Does the Public Want to Know About The COVID-19 Pandemic? A Systematic Analysis of Questions Asked in The Internet, 09/01/20, medRxiv, 10.1101/2020.09.15.20192039
- Bilateral Floating Knee Injuries Managed by Intramedullary Nailing - An Unusual Injury, 02/01/24, Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 10.13107/jocr.2024.v14.i02.4206
Conferences
- Limb Reconstruction and Deformity Correction Workshop using Deftfix, 09/04/23, VMMC, New Delhi
- Hands-on Cadaveric and Saw Bone Workshop on Current Concepts in Hip Fractures, 09/04/22, JPNATC AIIMS, New Delhi
- Current Concepts in Arthroplasty, 10/30/21 - 10/31/21, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Current Concepts in Arthroplasty, 10/15/22 - 10/16/22, AIIMS, New Delhi
- 2nd ISIC Knee preservation Course, 02/19/23, ISIC, New Delhi
- 5th Annual Congress of APOA Young Surgeons/ Forum India Chapter, 04/22/23 - 04/23/23, JPNATC AIIMS, New Delhi
- NZOACON, 05/13/23 - 05/14/23, New Delhi
- 2nd SMART Conclave on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, 12/17/22 - 12/18/22, New Delhi
- 1st AIIMS International Spine Deformity Course, 2022, AIIMS, New Delhi
- 2nd AIIMS International Spine Deformity Course, 2022, AIIMS, New Delhi
- RAC- Revision Arthroplasty Conference 2024
- 1st Advanced Trauma Meet the Masters, 07/16/22 - 07/17/22, Meril Academy, Vapi
- POSICON 2024, Guwahati
- IMSOS 2024, Chandigarh
- 3rd AIIMS International Spine Deformity Course, 2024, AIIMS, New Delhi
- IOACON 2024, Bangalore
- ISHKS 2025, Mumbai
- Current Concepts in Arthroplasty, 2025- AIIMS, New Delhi
- ISHKS 2026, Pune
Hobbies and interests
- Sports - especially cricket, football, volleyball, sepak takraw and badminton
- Drawing
- Trekking and camping
- Reading
Dissertation
- AN AMBISPECTIVE STUDY ON THE CLINICAL , FUNCTIONAL AND RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SCOLIOTIC PATIENTS PREOPERATIVELY AND POSTOPERATIVELY
Under supervision of
Dr Bhavuk Garg
Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Presentations
- Podium presentation on "Functional outcomes of Partial vs Total scapulaectomy in patients with tumors of shoulder Girdle with technical pearls" - IMSOS 2024, Chandigarh
- Poster presentation on "Medial Wedge Resection Osteotomy Using Paediatric Hip Plate For Severe Coxa Vara Due To Fibrous Dysplasia- Report Of A Novel Surgical Technique" - POSICON 2024, Guwahati
- Paper presentation on "Injection polidocanol as an effective treatment strategy for a case of proximal femur pathological fracture with ABC" - POSICON 2024, Guwahati
- Paper presentation -"COMPARISON OF OUTCOME EVALUATION FOLLOWING BILATERAL SEQUENTIAL TKA DONE AT SHORT INTERVALS" - SICOT 2024 , Belgrade,Serbia
- Paper presentation -"Functional outcomes of Partial vs Total scapulaectomy in patients with tumors of shoulder Girdle with technical pearls" - SICOT 2024 , Belgrade,Serbia
- JAM Paper presentation -"Zoledronic acid and Cephalomedullary nailing in Fibrous dysplasia" - SICOT 2024 , Belgrade,Serbia
- Poster presentation - Injection polidocanol as an effective treatment strategy for a case of proximal femur pathological fracture with ABC- IAOCON 2024, Bengaluru
- Poster presentation- Subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy - effects of different muscle releases in a cadaveric study- ISHKS, Mumbai
- Podium presentation - Femoral Revision in a patient with Metabolic Bone disease- CCA 2025, New Delhi
- Podium presentation - Rotational alignment of femoral component in TKR: What is the relation of posterior condylar axis and trans-epicondylar axis to the native trochlea?-ISHKS 2026, Pune
- Poster presentation - What contributes to patellar maltracking during Total knee arthroplasty? : A Retrospective analysis of 172 Knees- ISHKS 2026, Pune
Timeline
Associate Consultant
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
08.2026 - Current
Junior Consultant
Apollo Main Hospitals , Greams Road
07.2025 - 07.2026
Fellowship in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
02.2025 - 08.2025
Senior Residency
AIIMS,New Delhi
01.2022 - 01.2025
Post-Graduate Residency
AIIMS
01.2019 - 12.2022
Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
Madras Medical College
03.2017 - 03.2018
MRCS - Surgery
Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship in Arthroplasty
Apollo Main Hospitals, Greams Road
MS - Orthopaedics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
MBBS -
Madras Medical College
DNB - Orthopaedics
National Board of Medical Education
HSC -
Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School
SSLC -
Sri Jayendra Swamigal Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School