CONNECT MIOT
Profile of Padmashri Prof. Dr. P. V. A. Mohandas
| NAME | Padmashri Prof. Dr. P. V. A. Mohandas |
| QUALIFICATION | M.B.B.S., M.S.Orth., M.Ch.Orth (Liverpool, England), D.Orth., D.Sc (Hon) Chennai, D.Sc (Hon) W.Bengal |
| DESIGNATION | Founder & Mentor – MIOT International |
EDUCATION
| UNIVERSITY INTERMEDIATE | LOYOLA COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
MEDICAL EDUCATION
| M.B.B.S ( 1959) | MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| D.ORTH (1965) | MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| M.S. ORTH (1971) | MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| M.Ch ORTH (1973) | UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM |
TRAINING
| SPECIAL TRAINING | TRAINED IN HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY BY: SIR JOHN CHARNLEY, (INVENTOR & FIRST SURGEON TO PERFORM THE FIRST SURGERY IN THE WORLD)CENTRE FOR HIP SURGERY, WRINGHTINGTON, UK |
| TRAINED IN KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY BY Mr. M.A. R. FREEMAN, LONDON HOSPITAL, LONDON, U.K | |
| 1971-1973 | REGISTRAR IN ORTHOPAEDICS ROYAL LIVERPOOL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM |
| 1974 | LECTURER IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1975-1987 | PROFESSOR IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY KILPAUK MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1987-1994 | DIRECTOR, MIOT HOSPITALS, CHENNAI |
| 1994 – 2014 | Chief Surgeon – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & MANAGING DIRECTOR, MIOT HOSPITALS, CHENNAI. |
| 2014 Onwards | Founder & Mentor – MIOT International |
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF INDIA
- PRESIDENT – TRAUMA SECTION ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF INDIA, 1990-1994
- MEMBER, INDIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION
- FOUNDER SECRETARY – TAMILNADU ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION, 1971-1972
- PRESIDENT,TAMILNADU ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION , 1987- 1988
- VICE PRESIDENT, ARTHROPLASTY SOCIETY OF INDIA
- VICE PRESIDENT, INDO GERMAN ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION
- AUTHOR, FOUNDER AND SECRETARY OF INDO GERMAN ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION TRUST
FACULTY POSITION
- Faculty member of all the fracture courses by AO International in India, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, Trustee of AO foundation, Switzerland 1987 to 1997
PAPERS PRESENTED
- ROLE OF PLANTAR APONEUROSIS IN THE MECHANICS OF THE SUBTALAR JOINT
– INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS
- LOW FRICTION ORTHOPLASTY
– INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- COMPLICATIONS OF LOW FRICTION ORTHOPLASTY
– INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- COMPRESSION PLATING OF THE SHAFT OF HUMERUS
– INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- GUEST LECTURER IN SEVERAL NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC MEETS
COURSES & MEETINGS ABROAD
- 1973- 1975: BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL MEETINGS, UNITED KINGDOM
- 1976- 1996: ATTENDED EVERY YEAR AS FACULTY MEMBER OF THE BASIC AND ADVANCED AO
COURSES IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - CONDUCTED BASIC & ADVANCED AO COURSES ON BEHALF OF AO INTERNATIONAL IN INDIA EVERY YEAR SINCE 1976
- CONDUCTED HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT COURSES IN INDIA EVERY YEAR SINCE 1992
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS
- FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN – INDO GERMAN ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION
- TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – ORMED INDIA, CHENNAI
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
| 1961-1963 | TUTOR IN ANATOMY, MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1963-1964 | TUTOR IN NEURO SURGERY, STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1965- 1966 | TUTOR IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1966- 1969 | TUTOR IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, KILPAUK MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| 1969- 1971 | TUTOR IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
AWARDS
- VISITNG PROFESSOR: UNIVERSITY OF TUBINGEN, GERMANY, 1976
- PADMASHRI AWARD: AWARDED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA FOR PIONEERING JOINT REPLACEMENT IN INDIA, 1992
- FELLOW OF GERMAN COLLEGE OF TRAUMA 1993: AWARDED BY THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF TRAUMA, BERLIN
- DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (HONORIS CAUSA) 1996: MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
- MEMBER AE: AWARDED IN 2005
PADMASHRI PROF. DR. P.V. A. MOHANDAS WAS AWARDED THE HONORARY MEBERSHIP OF THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGEONS, AT THEIR ANNUAL CONGRESS IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.
HE IS THE FIRST EVER SURGEON TO BE PRESENTED THIS AWARD.
- DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (HONORIS CAUSA) 2013: AWARDED BY UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI, West Bengal
- BHEESHMA AWARD 2015 :For outstanding contribution in field of medicine by Ashram Group of Institutions
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
- 1999 – FEBRUARY 12, MIOT OPENED ITS NEW PREMISES.
- IN 1974 – WAS THE FIRST TO PERFORM TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.
- IN 1976 – INTRODUCED AO (SWITZERLAND) INTERNAL FIXATION OF FRACTURE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA FOR TREATMENT OF COMPOUND AND COMPLICATED FRACTURES.
- IN 1978 – CONDUCTED THE FIRST AO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP IN INDIA AT CHENNAI TO TRAIN THE INDIAN SURGEONS IN THE MODERN TREATMENT OF FRACTURES WITH THE COLLABORATION OF AO INTERNATIONAL SWITZERLAND AND AO GERMANY.
- IN 1980 – PIONEERED KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY IN INDIA.
- IN 1981 – INTRODUCED MODERN METHODS OF SPINE SURGERY AND INTERVENTIONS.
- IN 1992 – STARTED THE FIRST IGOF (INTERNATIONAL GERMANY ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION) WITH THE COLLABORATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS AND GENERAL SURGEONS TO INTERACT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ORTHO TREATMENT IN INDIA.
- IGOF SENT INDIAN SURGEONS TO GERMANY FOR TRAINING AND SPECIALISATION ON A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME.
- GERMAN DOCTORS VISITED INDIA THRICE A YEAR TO CONDUCT COURSES AND CONFERENCES FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
- IGOF IS STILL A VERY VIBRANT ORGANIZATION INVOLVED IN THE ORTHOPAEDIC EDUCATION OF YOUNG SURGEONS TILL DATE.