Qualifications:
- MBBS: D.ORTH, DNB (Ortho)
- FNB Spine surgery - Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- AO Spine Fellowship - Indian Spinal injuries Centre, New Delhi
- MISS and Endoscopy fellowship-Schoen clinic, Munich, Germany
Brief Profile:
Dr. Sumit Kumar works as a consultant in Ortho- Spine department in Artemis Hospital, Gurugram. He holds more than ten years of work experience in field of Orthopaedics and Spine surgery. He is a National Board certified fellowship trained spine surgeon. He completed his spine training from prestigious Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi was awarded the degree of FNB (Fellowship National Board, Spine Surgery), the only 2 years Spine surgery super-speciality programme which is accredited by NMC (National Medical Council).
He is also the recipient of the prestigious AO Spine fellowship from renowned Indian Spinal Injuries Centre.
He received his training in advanced Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Spine surgery (MIS Spine Surgery). under Dr. Chritopher Siepe, Schoen clinic, Munich, Germany
Dr. Sumit did his MBBS from the Government Medical College, Surat and Post graduation in Orthopaedics from Netaji Subhash Chander Bose Medical College, Jabalpur. Subsequently, he completed his DNB in Orthopaedics from National board of examinations. He joined Jaypee Hospital, Noida as an associate consultant in spine surgery and subsequently got promoted to the post of consultant where he got the opportunity to manage various Indian and overseas patients.
He has strong academic interest and has published his research in various national and internationalpeer reviewed journals. He regularly attends variousconferences, live surgery, and cadaveric courses to upgrade his skills. He is a teaching faculty for both Orthopaedics postgraduates and Spine surgery fellows in Artemis Hospital.
Memberships:
ASSI - Association of Spine Surgeons of India
AO Spine
Delhi Orthopaedic Association
Clinical Focus and Procedures:
- Spinal Fusions (TLIF, OLIF, PLF, ALIF)
- Microdiscectomy/ Decompression for Lumbar stenosis
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Spinal deformity (Scoliosis and Kyphosis) correction
- Artificial Disc Replacements (Cervical and Lumbar)
- Endoscopic spine decompression and discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
- Occipital-cervical and C1-C2 surgeries
- Spinal tumour Surgery
- MIS decompression (ULBD), MIS fusion, and Fracture fixation.
- Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
- Spinal Trauma surgeries
- Pain Procedures: Selective nerve root blocks (SNRB), Epidural Blocks,
- Radiofrequency Ablation, SI joint/ Facet blocks
Research/ Publications :
1. Kumar S,
Kumar S, Gowda MBB, Jacob RV, Patralekh MK, Kumar N. Isolated Tuberculosis of
Spinous Process of C5 Vertebra: A Rare Case Report of Reformation of Destroyed
Spinous Process. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2023 July;13(7)
2. Sareen A, Kumar S, Manu BB, Varghese R, Boruah T.
Measurement of Subaxial Cervical Vertebral Height using Computed Tomography for
Optimisation of Anterior Cervical Plate in North Indian Population. JCDR
2022;16(3):1-3.
3. Boruah T, Sareen, A, Sreenivasan R, Kumar S*, Chandra V,
Patralekh M et al. Concomitant spine and calcaneum fractures: a
possible indication of less extensive injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 2022;
1: 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-021-00473-8.
4. Kumar S, Sreenivasan R, Sareen A, Boruah T,
Patralekh M, Kumar R. Isolated Posterior Spinal Element Tuberculosis and Its
Management: A Case Series of Twenty One Cases and Review of Literature. Global
Spine Congress 2021 Abstracts Special Issue. Global Spine Journal.
2021;11(2_suppl):3S-3S. doi:10.1177/21925682211057181
5. Kumar
S, Kumar R, Chawla P. Morphological variations in proximal femoral
nails in Indian scenario and its clinical application. IJOS 2021;7(1): 44-8. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijos.2021.006
6. Kumar
R, Chawla P, Kumar S. Subtotal Claviculectomy for aneurysmal bone cyst of
clavicle: A case report and review of literature. IJOS 2020;6(2): 132-6. http://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijos.2020.024
7. Kumar
S, Aggarwal A, Garg A. comparative study of clinical examination and
MRI in relation to arthroscopy in ligamentous and meniscal knee injuries. Int. J. Orthod. Sci.,
2020; 6(2): 212-215. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i2d.2040
