Dr Kornard Kosygan

Dr. Kornard P Kosygan is a senior consultant orthopedic surgeon at India’s pioneering healthcare provider, Apollo Hospitals (Chennai). Dr. Kosygan has over 25 years of experience in Orthopedics, specializing in trauma, sports injury and joint replacement. Voted ‘India’s most Inspiring Orthopedic Surgeon’ in 2019, he is highly sought after for his skills and expertise in advanced trauma and joint reconstruction surgery. Having practiced in the United Kingdom and India, he received a ‘Clinical Excellence’ Award from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 2018 and has been treating patients from over 30 countries, including from the United Kingdom, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He was instrumental in setting up the joint replacement ward and robotic joint replacement surgery at Apollo hospital, Chennai. Dr. Kosygan’s research has been published in international scientific journals and has been extensively cited by his peers. He regularly presents his work and gives lectures on innovative solutions for complex injuries at conferences across the United Kingdom, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. He also effectively harnesses broadcast and social media to raise awareness and educate the community on orthopedic issues such as bone health and joint pain. He is an avid teacher and is currently in charge of conducting training programs for orthopedic postgraduate trainees.

Dr. Kornard P Kosygan's Academic Background

• FRCS (Tr & Orth)্‌ Intercollegiate Speciality Board
• ‍FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow
• ‍M.Sc Orthopedic Engineering, Diploma, University of Cardiff, Wales
• ‍Mch Orth, University Of Liverpool
• ‍MBBS, Madras Medical School, University Of Madras, India
• ‍Higher Secondary Education (A Levels), St.Bedes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School Madras, India

Relevant Experience

• Senior Consultant - Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (2011 till date)
• ‍Consultant - Trauma & Orthopedic Surgeon, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, UK (2008 – 2011)
• ‍Senior Clinical Fellow - Arthroplasty, Southwest London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, UK (2007 – 2008)
• ‍Lower Limb Surgery & Research Fellow - Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK (2006 – 2007)
• ‍Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopedics, Yorkshire Training Programme, UK (2000 – 2006)
• ‍Senior House Officer, Various National Health Services Trust Hospitals, UK (1996 – 2000)

Certification

• CCT - Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, UK
• USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Exam), US
• FRCS (Trauma & Ortho) – Intercollegiate Specialty Board, UK
• ATLS (Advance Trauma Life Support) – Instructor, American College of Surgeons
• Robotic joint replacement surgery

Professional memberships

• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA)
• Madras Orthopaedic Society (MOS)

• International Cartilage Research Society (ICRS)

Awards:

• Inspiring Orthopaedic Surgeons of India award, Economic Times, 2019

• ‘Clinical Excellence’ award – Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2018

Teaching & training

• Over the last 20 years, he has been teaching and training medical students and orthopaedic trainees in more than 15 countries around the world.

• Besides supervision of postgraduate students, He provides Basic Specialist Training (BST) for undergraduates, teaches Diplomate of National Board (DNB) trainees in India and supervises junior doctors for audit and research projects.

• He also gives guest lectures regularly at international universities and medical associations as well as the Indian Orthopaedics and Indian Medical Associations.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

    As visiting faculty:

• Lecturer, Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bangladesh

• ATLS Instructor for India and UK, American College of Surgeons

• Arthroplasty Instructor for South & South East Asia, Stryker Medical Devices & Equipment Manufacturing

• Trainer – Orthopaedics, Diplomate of National Board, India

• Faculty, Various national and regional arthroplasty courses.

• Advisory Board Member, Nutraceuticals

    Under the aegis of Apollo Hospitals:

• Damage control surgery in Orthopaedics, Chennai

• Surgical approaches for Proximal Humerus fracture, Chennai

• Image-guided spine intervention, Chennai

• Elder care, Chennai.

Workshops

• Sports-associated injuries and management

• My experience with the human musculoskeletal system

• Single radius total knee design: Biomechanics and functional outcome, Hip and Knee Replacement Symposium, Chennai

• Daycare surgery Orthopaedics, ADS Symposium, Chennai

• Common problems of the shoulder and knee, Community Health Symposium, Chennai

• Cementing techniques in hip replacement, Hip Replacement Symposium, Chennai.

Lectures - International

• Damage control surgery in orthopaedics & management of polytrauma and Medical Association of Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2015

• Adult knee and hip reconstruction, Dhaka Medical Association, Bangladesh, 2015

• Adult knee and hip reconstruction – complex, primary and revision joint reconstruction, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014

• Management of osteoporosis, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014

• “Management of common conditions in foot and ankle surgery”, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014

• “Adult knee and hip reconstruction – complex, primary and revision joint reconstruction”, Medical and Orthopaedic Surgery Association, Mauritius, 2014

• “Adult knee and hip reconstruction”, Khartoum, Sudan, 2013

• “Damage control surgery in orthopaedics and Management of polytrauma”, Mwanza, Tanzania, 2013

• “Adult knee and hip reconstruction”, Melaka, Malaysia 2013

• “Advances and current techniques in knee replacement surgery”, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2012.

• “Rationale for cemented hip replacement”, Registrar regional, St Georges University Hospital, London, 2008.

• “Triangular fibro-cartilage complex pathology and management”, Registrar teaching, St James University Hospital, Leeds, 2005.

• “Management of tibial fractures”, Senior House Officer teaching, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, 2003.

• “Intradiscal electro-therapy for chronic discogenic back pain”, Airedale General Hospital, 2002.

• “Principles of pelvic trauma management”, Airedale Hospital, 2002.

• “High-pressure injection injuries”, Registrar teaching, St James University Hospital, Leeds, 2001.

• “Necrotizing fasciitis of the upper limb”, Clinical meeting, Norfolk and Norwich, 1998.

Lectures - National

• “Common problems in foot and ankle”, IMA Chennai

• “Complex primary and revision joint replacement surgery”, Vizhupuram

• “Osteoporosis – an update on management”, IMA Thanjavur

• “Foot and ankle – common problems”, IMA Thanjavur

• “Osteoporosis”, IMA Perambalur

• “Orthopaedic myths”, IMA Perambur.

• “Rational of cemented hip replacement”, IOA 2012

• “Highly cross-linked polyethylene: X3 Poly”, IOA 2012

• “Single radius total knee design: Biomechanics and functional the outcome”, IOA 2012

Presentations - International

1. Kosygan K, Wilson D, Warnock D, “Prospective Randomized controlled trial to compare wear rates between X3 and standard polyethylene”, Research Seminar, London 2007
2. Naraen A, Kosygan K, Faraj AA, “Box fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, John Fitton Lecture, Leeds 2005 – Co-author
3. Poster, Gholve PA, Kosygan KP, Sturdee SW, Faraj AA, “Multidisciplinary integrated care pathway for fractured neck of femur: a prospective trial with the improved outcome”.
4. Kosygan KP, Gholve P, Ravindran S, “8 - 18 months outcome following IDET for chronic discogenic back pain”. Airedale General Hospital, SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
5. Kosygan K, Naraen A, Faraj AA, “Box fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”. SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
6. Gholve P, Kosygan KP, Faraj AA, Rajasekhar, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendon-Achilles injury”, SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
7. Kosygan K, Naraen A, Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, Annual Congress of Orthopaedic Foot Society, Chester, 2002.
8. Poster, Naraen A, Kosygan K, Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique, Annual Congress of Orthopaedic Foot Society, Chester, 2002.
9. KP Kosygan, R Mohan, R J Newman, “Prospective randomized comparative trial of percutaneous compression plate and compression hip screw for treatment of trochanteric fractures of the femur, John Fitton Lecture, Leeds 2000.
10. KP Kosygan, R Mohan, R J Newman, “Prospective randomized comparative trial of percutaneous compression plate and compression hip screw for treatment of trochanteric fractures of the femur”, Combined Japanese and British Orthopaedic Association Conference, London 2000.
11. KP Kosygan, R J Newman, “A new fixation device for trochanteric fractures-the percutaneous compression plate, Presentation at the Ridings Club meeting, UK 1999.

Peer-reviewed research & publications

1. Thesis for Mch. Orthopaedics, University of Liverpool, UK – “Infrapatellar tendinitis: Anatomy, biomechanics, pathophysiology, management and outcome following arthroscopic infrapatellar release”.
2. O Uhiara, R Fawdington and K Kosygan, “Who says exercise good for you? Wii do!”, Orthopaedic News March 2013 – Case report
3. Kumariah Rajasekhar, Puroshottam Gholve P, Adnan A Faraj, Kornad P Kosygan, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendon-Achilles rupture”, J Foot Ankle Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb; 44(1):32-6.
4. PA Gholve, KP Kosygan, SW Sturdee SW, AA Faraj, “Multidisciplinary integrated care pathway for fractured neck of femur: a prospective trial with the improved outcome”, Injury (International Journal of the Care of the Injured). 2005 Jan;36(1):93-8
5. Adnan A Faraj, Ponnuswamy Kumaraguru, Kornad Kosygan, “Intraarticular bupivacaine hip injection in the differentiation of coxarthrosis from referred thigh pain: a 10-year study”, Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 2003 Dec;69(6):518-21.
6. KP Kosygan, RJ Newman, “The Gotfried percutaneous compression plate compared with the conventional classic hip screw for the fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip”, J Bone Joint Surg (Br), Jan 2003 – Authors reply
7. K Kosygan, A Naraen and AA Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarsophalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, Abstract - SICOT/SIROT 2003
8. K Kosygan, P Gholve and S Ravindran, Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain 6-24 months outcome. Abstract - SICOT/SIROT 2003 6
9. Rajasekhar A, Gholve P, Faraj AA, Kosygan KP, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendon-Achilles injury”, Abstract - SICOT/SIROT 2003
10. Kosygan KP, R Mohan, RJ Newman, “The Gotfried percutaneous compression plate compared with conventional classic hip screw for fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip”, J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2002, 84-B; 19-22.
11. J Morley, KP Kosygan, PV Giannoudis, “Damage control surgery: a new concept in the management of the multiply injured patients”, Current Orthopaedics 2002, 16; 362-367.
12. Smith AG, Kosygan KP, Williams H, Newman RJ, “Common extensor tendon rupture following corticosteroid injection for lateral tendinosis of the elbow”, Br J Sports Med. 1999, 33; 423-5.