Dr. Sunil Kini - Consultant in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sunil Gurpur Kini is one of the leading orthopedic surgeons in Bangalore. He specializes in hip and knee surgery that includes primary and revision (previously failed) joint replacements, arthroscopies(keyhole surgeries), sports and adult reconstruction. Dr. Kini pursued his post-graduate training at Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre and graduated in 2007. He then moved on to do his senior residency at University College of Medical Sciences where he refined his skills in complex trauma. He then chose to specialize in hip and knees surgery abroad. He worked in the joint replacement and reconstruction unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore first as a fellow and then as a senior registrar. This exposure also got him to perform navigation surgery and also robot-assisted joint replacement surgery which was being established at that time. He also ran independent trauma lists that included the high volume of hip fractures in the elderly. Dr. Kini subsequently obtained a sponsored arthroplasty fellowship at Orthopaedic Clinic, Ludwig Haus, Wurzburg, Germany. He had the opportunity to work with notable surgeons who specialize in revision hip and knee arthroplasty and also learn the direct anterior approach for the hip. Dr. Kini bagged the AOA accredited hip and knee fellowship at Sydney Australia. The 1 year fellowship with professor Warwick Bruce, a renowned hip and knee surgeon at Concord Repatriation General Hospital exposed him to a high volume of joint surgeries. He also picked up the patient specific instrumentation technique for knee replacements and revision hip and knee surgery. Dr. Kini was selected for the highly prestigious senior hip and knee fellowship at the renowned university college hospitals, London which consistently features amongst the top medical universities in the world. This fellowship was under the supervision of professor Fares Haddad, (director of surgery UCLH, director of the institute of sport and exercise health, chief editor of the bone and joint journal) and a highly skilled hip and knee surgeon of international fame. Dr. Kini was independently running lists that included the high volume of joint replacements and arthroscopic surgeries. This fellowship got him good exposure to highly skilled surgeries like hip resurfacing, uni-condylar knee replacement, multi-ligament knee reconstructions, hip arthroscopy and hamstring repairs. This fellowship also gave him the necessary exposure to set up practice in revision hip and knee replacements. Dr. Kini has had a thorough interest in research that has led him to publish a good volume and also present his work on numerous occasions on a global platform. He has published 23 articles till date in indexed journals, presented and co-authored 35 podium and poster presentations at international conferences.He is also a reviewer for indexed journals, most notable being bone and joint journal.
Membership & Certificates
- General Medical Council 7466611
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Reg no MED0001816369
- Associate Member of SICOT – No 14051
- Medical Council of India – MCI-IMR/08/979
- Singapore Medical Council – 16113F
- Indian Orthopaedic Association – LM8349
- Delhi Medical Council – Registration – 35945
- Karnataka Medical Council – Registration No 63406
- Diplomate National Board
- National Academy of Medical Sciences.
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow.
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
- AsianAssociation for Dynamic Osteosynthesis- No 847
- Member of European Federationof National associations for Orthopaedics andTraumatology (EFORT)
- Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care foundation(OTC).
Procedure/Expertise
- Arthroscopy
- Soft Tissue Repair
- Joint Replacement
- Revision Joint Surgery
- Bone Fracture Repair
- Debridement
- Fusion of bones
- Spine Fusion
- Osteotomy
- Chondroplasty
- Knee Replacement
- Hip Replacement