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Dr Krishna Kumar R is the Senior Consultant Spine & Scoliosis Surgeon and Director of Institute of Spine and Scoliosis Surgery at VPS Lakeshore Hospital Kochi Kerala India ( 1st and only hopital with Advnced O-Arm 3D Navigation Integrated Spine Surgery Suite in Kerala State ) and Member of AOSPINE Knowledge Forum Deformity and
Founder Chairman Kerala Spine Foundation
Dr Krishna Kumar is a Spine fellowship-trained surgeon from Washington University (SRS Fellowship),USA, Singapore General Hospital.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2025 Chaired and Headed Global Survey on Intra Operative Neuromonitoring (IONM) on behalf of AOSPINE Knowledge Forum Deformity
2013 ISSLS International Spine Fellowship during the 40th Annual Meeting of ISSLS at Scottsdale, USA.
2013 Inaugural Robert Winter Award recepient from Scoliosis Research Society , USA
2013 Eurospine Young Surgeons Travelling Award at Liverpool
Scoliosis Research Society , USA - GOP Scholarship
Dr Krishna Kumar described a clinical sign in orthopaedics and spine as "Sternum into Abdomen Deformity" along with Dr Lawrence G Lenke.
PIONEERING SPINE SURGEON with PUBLIC SPINE HEALTH AWARENESS ADVOCACY
Dr Krishna Kumar R has performed Kerala's first O-Arm 3D Navigation Assisted Adult Scoliosis Surgery and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery (2025)
Dr Krishna Kumar R has launched Kerala 's First Comprehensive School Scoliosis Screening Program "Stand Straight" (2026)
Dr Krishna Kumar R is the Founder of Kerala's largest Scoliosis and Spine Support Group
Dr Krishna Kumar has performed Kerala's First Scoliosis Surgery using 4D RailRod Technology (2nd in India)
Kerala's first Complex C1-C2 surgery with assisted 3D printing technology
Dr Krishna Kumar R launched "Spine Helpline" India's First and only Regional language Spine Health Awareness program in All India Radio running every month for the past Eight years.
Kerala's first Tantalum Lumbar Interbody Cage assisted Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
Dr is involved in assessment and management of patients in outpatient and spine clinic setting.Training National Spine Fellows and Postgraduate residents
Dr Krishnakumar R has interest in scoliosis surgery, deformity surgeries, spine tumours, spinal stenosis, spinal fusion, High Grde Spondylolisthesis , Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Author of Book " Spine Attack " a book written for Public to demistify Spinal diseases
SPINE HEALTH ADVOCACY
He has been in the forefront of Spine Health Education and Awareness for the society. He has coined a term “Spine Attack” to make awaeness about importance of timely consultation for people suffering from spine disorders.
Dr has been conducting “Spine Helpline” radio program every month for past 8 years via All India Radio Kochi FM
PUBLICATIONS
Links to publications
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krishnakumar-R/research
Dr has published scientific articles related to spine conditions in medical journals like American Journal of Orthopaedics, Spine, The Spine Journal, Asian Spine Journal, Neurology(USA), Global Spine Journal, Neurology India, NMCJ, J ortho, KJO
MEMBERSHIP
Member: AO Spine India, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, SICOT, IOA, KOA, Kerala Spine Forum.
APPOINTMENT
(Private clinic at Edappally for appointments whatspp +91 9895530110 )
He had earlier worked as Head of Spine Unit and Clinical Associate Professor in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, India and headed Spine Surgery at Medical Trust Hospital ,Kochi Kerala India