Director and Senior Consultant
Spine Surgeon ,
Chennai
MGM Healthcare, Chennai
Chennai
,
India
Chennai ,
India
25 Years Experience
, 
1,100 Surgeries & Procedures
Dr. S. Karunakaran is a distinguished minimally invasive spine surgeon with over 25 years of experience based in Chennai, India.
He specializes in treating spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions, employing advanced minimally invasive and motion-sparing techniques.
Notably, Dr. Karunakaran pioneered percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anesthesia for disc prolapse in the area.
He was also the first surgeon to utilize the IN SPACE interspinous implant for lumbar canal stenosis, a keyhole spine surgery performed under local anesthesia.
His expertise extends to 3D-printed spinal implants, and he has successfully performed over a thousand spine surgeries, including those for scoliosis, cervical spine pathologies, thoracotomies, laparotomies, and disc replacements.
Dr. Karunakaran's commitment to preventive spine care and extensive experience have earned him a reputation as a leading clinician.
Director and Senior Consultant, Spine Surgeon
1995: MBBS, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University.
2000: MS in Orthopedics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute.
2001: Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) – Orthopedics.
Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy.
Cervical Discectomy.
Cervical Spine Pathologies.
Revision Spine Surgery.
3D-Printed Navigational Jig-Based Pedicle.
Magnetic Expansion Control.
Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award at the 10th Anniversary meet of the Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation.
Best Publication Award in Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association Journal (2010) for "Morphometric Evaluation of the Cervical Spine Pedicle in our Population."
Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association Traveling Spine Fellowship Award (2006).
ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India) Traveling Spine Fellowship Award (2005).
Authored numerous national and international publications in the field of spine surgery.
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