Dr. Hari Venkatramani - Ganga Hospital

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Hari Venkatramani
MS, M Ch (Plastic), DNB (Plastic)
Consultant, Plastic & Trauma Reconstructive Surgery,
Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Micro Surgery
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
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Address for Communication
Dr. Hari Venkatramani
MS, M Ch (Plastic), DNB (Plastic)
Consultant, Plastic Surgery and Trauma Reconstructive Surgery,
Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Micro Surgery
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
Hospital Address
Residential Address
313, Mettupalayam Road
Coimbatore – 641 043
India.
Date of Birth : 24 June 1971
Special Interests:
Tel: 0091-0422-248 5000
Fax: 0091-0422-243 6444
E mail: drhariv@gmail.com
3B, Mayflower Woodside,
Bharathi park road, Saibaba Colony,
Coimbatore 641 043, India
Tel: 0091-0422-4385422
• Reconstructive Microsurgery,
• Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve
Surgery,
• Congenital Hand Reconstruction,
• Limb Reconstruction,
• Burns Reconstruction
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Current Positions Held
• Consultant, Plastic and Trauma Reconstructive
Surgery
Dept of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
• Executive council Member (2011 onwards)
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)
Brachial Plexus Surgery group of India
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
• Secretary
Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic
Surgeons (TANPAPS)
Member of the Reviewer Board
1. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery.
2. Journal of Hand Surgery (British Volume)
Educational Qualifications
M.B.B.S. : 1993, B J Medical College Ahmedabad
M.S. General Surgery : 1997 , B J Medical College Ahmedabad
M. Ch (Plastic Surgery) : 1999 , Grant Medical College, Mumbai
DNB (Plastic Surgery) : 1999, National Board of Exams
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Awards and Honors
• Guest Editor of Special edition of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery sept 2011
• Kilner Essay Award of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the
Essay titled “Finger Tip Replantation – to do or not to do an Indian
experience”
• Dr NH Antia Prize of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the Best
Paper published by its member in an indexed international journal in the
year 2009 (Functional outcome following Restoration of elbow flexion and
shoulder function in upper Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries). Published in
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury.
• IPRAS International Traveling fellowship of Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India, 2006. Visited National University Hospital Singapore.
• President’s Peet Prize – Annual Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
New Delhi ,Nov 2005
Title : Technical consideration and functional outcome of Replantation and
Revascularization of Transmetacarpal Crush Amputation.
• Best Paper Prize - Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of
the Hand ,Kochi ,Kerala , Aug 2005
Title : Achieving better cosmetic outcome in fingertip amputation at nailbed
level.
• Best Poster Prize – Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of
the Hand, Gangtok Sikkim. 2003
Title : Primary Bone Grafting with Pedicle Flaps as Cover in Dorsal
Combined Injuries of Fingers.
• Dr RN Sinha Award - Best Article published in the Indian Journal of
Plastic Surgery in the year 2003.
Title : Replantation of Ring Avulsion Amputation (Indian Journal of Plastic
Surgery, 2003;36:76-83)
• Best Paper Prize : Combined congress of APFSSH and ISSH and ISRM
Chennai , 2001.
Title: Reconstruction of Finger tip Amputations with Advancement Flap and
Free Nail Bed Graft
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MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
1. Indian Medical Association
2. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI)
3. Indian Society for the Surgery of the Hand(ISSH)
4. Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM)
5. Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India
6. Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons
7. International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society
8. National Association Burns of India (NABI)
9. World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery(WSRM)
10. Indian Society of Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery
Organizational Responsibilities
1. Organizing Secretary, Hand and Microsurgery Conference, Ganga
Hospital, Aug, 2000.
2. Organizing Secretary, Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga
Hospital, Jan, 2003
3. Organizing Chairman Workshop, 38 th Annual Conference of the
Association of Plastic Surgeons in India (APSICON), Ooty, Sept
2003.
4. Organizing Secretary, Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga
Hospital, Jan 2004
5. Organizing Secretary, 8 th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for
Reconstructive Microsurgery, Coimbatore. Feb 2006.
6. Organising Secretary – 12 th International Perforator Flap Course,
Coimbatore, Sep 2008.
7. Organizing Secretary, 3 rd Biennial Meeting of the “Brachial Plexus
Surgery group of India”, Coimbatore. Feb 2009.
8. Joint organizing secretary Annual conference of Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India 2011 at Coimbatore , Sept 7-11 2011
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Book Chapters
Publications
Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H. Microvascular Techniques in Thumb Reconstruction.
In: . Joshi BB ed Concepts and Strategies in Thumb Repair and Reconstruction. Jess
Research and Development Society. 2007; 105 – 123. (Section IX).
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
1. Hari Venkatramani. A new technique in the management of ear lobule
cleft. Plastic and Reconstr. Surg.104: 296-97.1999.
2. Hari Venkatramani , Prabha Yadav: Complete excision with staged
reconstruction, in the treatment of earlobe keloid-post piercing.,
Plastic Reconstr. Surg.104: 1574-75,1999.
3. Raja Sabapathy S.,Shailendra Singh., Mohan.D., Hari .V. Replantation
of great and second toes : A worthwhile effort . Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery. 2000; 106: 229-230.
4. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Simple method of shaving
avulsed scalp before replantation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2001; 107: 286.
5. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR.. Romberg’s
Disease: Modified Washio flap for Facial contour reconstruction.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2001 Vol.108:705-708.
6. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR. Reconstruction of
finger- tip amputations with Advancement flap and free nail bed graft.
Journal of Hand Surgery 2002; 27B:134-138.
7. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Collagen sheets as temporary
wound cover in major fractures prior to definitive flap cover. Plast.
Reconstr. Surg. 2002; 110: 1613-1614
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8. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR. Functional
Evaluation of Great Toe Transfer and Osteoplastic Technique for
Thumb Reconstruction in the Same Individual. Journal of Hand
Surgery, 2003; 28B: 405-408.
9. Raja Sabapathy S, Sandeep J. Sebastin, Hari Venkatramani, Balaji G.
Primary use of the Index finger for reconstruction of Amputated
Thumbs. Brit. J. Plast. Surg. 2004; 57:50-60.
10. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Simple technique for
stabilizing sub totally amputated fingers during transport. Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2004;113:1527-8
11. Venkatramani H , S Raja Sabapathy,. A Simple Technique for
securing the amputated part in fingertip replantation. Brit. J. Plast.
Surg. 2004; 57:592-3.
12. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Bharathi RR, Sebastin SJ. Distal
Fingertip Replantation without Skeletal Fixation. Journal of
Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2005; 21:11-13
13. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Gauraw Sawhney. Microsurgery
in Trauma. Indian Journal of Trauma, Anaesthesia and Critical Care,
2005; 6:322-325.
14. Raja Sabapathy S, Deepak KL, Ranade AB, Venkatramani H,
Sebastin SJ. Functional Outcome of ECRL Transfer for Finger Flexion
in Post Traumatic Flexor Muscle Loss. Journal of Hand Surgery, 2005;
30A: 267-272.
15. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Ravindra Bharathi R, D’Silva J.
Technical Considerations in Replantation of Total Scalp Avulsions.
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2006;59:2-10.
• Selected for inclusion in Year Book of Plastic & Aesthetic
Surgery, 2007. 95-97.
16. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Ravindra Bharathi R,
Dheenadhayalan J, Ravindra Bhat V, Rajasekaran S. Technical
considerations and functional outcome of 22 major replantations. (The
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BSSH Douglas Lamb Lecture, 2005). Journal of Hand Surgery (Brit &
European Vol) 2007;32E:488-501.
17. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Udhaya Shankar S, Sanjai
Ramkumar. Rhabdomyosarcoma of Thumb – A Case Report with
Review of Literature. Indian J Plast Surg. 2007;40:178-182
18. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Giesen T, Ullah SA. Primary
bone grafting with pedicled flap cover for dorsal combined injuries of
the digits. Journal of Hand Surgery (Brit & European Vol) 2008;
33E:65-70
19. Venkatramani H, Bharadwaj P, Faruquee SR, Sabapathy SR.
Functional Outcome of Nerve Transfer for restoration of shoulder and
elbow function in Upper Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury.
2008; 3: 15.
20. Venkatramani H, Raja Sabapathy S. An useful technique to maintain
the position of hand following abdominal flap. Indian Journal of Plastic
Surgery. 2008; 41: 100 – 101
21. Rajasekaran S, Dheenadayalan J, Babu JN, Sundarrajan SR,
Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR. Immediate Primary skin closure in
type – III A and B open injuries. Results after a minimum of five
years. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2009; 91B: 217 -224.
22. Venkatramani H, Vimalambiga R. Sabapathy SR. Giant
Cervicothoracic lipoma – As a manifestation of HIV associated
lipodystrophy. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 2010 Dec;126(6):316e-318e
23. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H, Bhardwaj P.: Pseudarthrosis of
Cervical Rib: An Unusual Cause of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Am) 2010 Dec; 35(12):2018-21.
24. Venkatramani H, Raja Sabapathy S. Fingertip Replantation :
Technical consideration and functional analysis of 24 consecutive
replantation . Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2011; 44: 237 – 245
25. Bhardwaj P. Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR. Modified Towel test for
assessment elbow flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy in
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2011
2010
children less than 9 months old. Journal of Hand Surgery (E)
2011;Oct:707-08.
Presentations
• 35 th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Manipal , Nov 2011
• Guest Lecture: Multidigit replantation
• World Society for reconstructive microsurgery, (WSRM), Helsinki July,
2011
• Free Paper: Vascularised Bone transfer for long bone defects in upper limb
Use of recipient Vessel in adductor canal for cover of complex knee
defects
34 th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand. Nashik
Nov 23-25
• Guest Lecture: Functional outcome of Replantation and
Revascularizations of major crush avulsion amputation of upper limb
10 th International federation of Societies for Surgery of Hand (IFSSH), Seoul
Korea, Oct 31-Nov 4th 2010
• Symposium Panelist: Suprascapular approach in the management of
Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Guest speaker: Functional outcome of Replantation and
Revascularizations of major crush avulsion amputation of upper limb
• Restoration of Shoulder abduction and Elbow Flexion following upper
Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries – Review of 50 cases.
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Guest Speaker- CME and Workshop on Microsurgery and Brachial Plexus
Surgery, Rani Durgavati Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Sept 2010
Guest Lecture:
• Microsurgical reconstruction in Pediatric Limb trauma.
Faculty in Live surgery Workshop:
• Live demonstration of Anterolateral thigh Flap, and Brachial plexus
reconstruction
2009
8 th Asian pacific federation of societies for surgery of hand (APFSSH),
Kaoushing, Taiwan Nov 4-8 2009
• Heterotopic Replantation
• Functional Outcome following soft tissue release and Tendon Transfer
(MODQUAD) in post brachial plexus birth palsy sequalae.
• Restoration of Shoulder abduction and Elbow Flexion following upper
Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries – Review of 50 cases.
Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Chennai
Aug 5-9, 2009
Kilner Essay Award – Finger Tip Replantation to do or not to do it an Indian
Experience.
• Reconstruction of heel pad following Trauma
• Restoration of Shoulder abduction and Elbow Flexion following upper
Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries – Review of 50 cases.
Guest Speaker- CME and Workshop on Brachial Plexus Surgery,
Rani Durgavati Medical College and Hospital,
Jabalpur, Jan
Title:
• Adult Brachial Plexus Reconstruction
• Limb Salvage and Reconstruction
Workshop
• Live Demonstrtion of Oberlins and Somasak Transfer
• Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer
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2008
2007
International Guest Speaker, Annual Meeting of Bangladesh Society of
Surgery of Hand, October
Title:
• Major Revascularization Upper Limb
• Fingertip reconstruction
• Selecting Soft Tissue cover in Upper Limb
• Digital Replantation
Guest Speaker- Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital,
Pondicherry, July
Title:
• Upper Limb Reconstruction and Lower Limb Reconstruction – Ganga
Hospital Experience
9th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
New Delhi, Feb.
Title:
Free functioning gracilis muscle transfer for restoration of elbow fluxion in global
brachial plexus.
Panel discussion: Nightmare in Microsurgical reconstruction.
7 th Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic
Surgeons, Kanyakumari
Title:
Major Revascularisation in Lower Limb Injuries.
• 31 th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Kodaikanal , Nov.
Title:
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2006
1. Hetrotopic replanations
2. Fuctional outcome of Neurotization for restoration of Shoulder and
Elbow function
following C5&6 injuries of Brachial plexus
• Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons- Instructional
course , July
Title : Foot and Ankle reconstruction
• 10 th Congress of International Federation of society for surgery of hand
(IFSSH) Sydney , March .
Title : Technical consideration and functional outcome of Replantation
and Revascularization of transmetacarpal crush amputation.
• 2 nd Biennial Conference of Brachial Plexus Group of India, Mumbai,
February .
Title : Functional outcome of Mod Quad surgery for post OBPP secondary
deformity
• Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons- Annual
Conference, TANPAPS 2007, Coimbatore January
Title : Restoration of Shoulder and Elbow function following C5&6 injuries of
Brachial plexus.
• Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
(APSICON), Hyderabad 10-15 November .
Title : Critical revascularization in upper limb injuries
• 30 th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand
(ISSH), Chandigarh, September.
Title : Functional outcome of One Bone forearm reconstruction
• 8th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Coimbatore, February
Title : Management of Combined soft tissue and bone loss in lower limb
injuries
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2005
2004
• Hand Surgery Workshop & CME 2005, Aurangabad Orthopaedic
Association, Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad, December.
Operative demonstration of Posterior Interosseous flap
Title: Thumb Reconstruction
• Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
(APSICON), Hyderabad November
Title: Technical consideration and functional outcome of Replantation
and Revascularization of transmetacarpal crush amputation.
• Annual Meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Kochi
August
Title : Achieving better cosmetic outcome in fingertip amputation at
nailbed level.
• 1 st Biennial Conference of Brachial Plexus Group of India, New delhi,
February .
Title :
1. Functional outcome of Spinal accessory to Musculocutaneous
for restoration of elbow flexion in Global Brachial Plexus
paralysis
2. Functional Anatomy of Brachial Plexus
1. Annual meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Gangtok, Sikkim, November
Title:
1. Tips and Tricks in Hand Surgery
2. Fingertip Replantation
2. Biennial conference of Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Hyderabad, July
Title :
1. Technical Consideration in Scalp Replantation
2.Distal Replanatation
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3. 3 rd Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore,
Jan 2004
Title : Extensor tendon injuries
2003
• 2 nd Congress of World Society for reconstructive
microsurgery,(WSRM),Heidelberg Germany , June
2002
2001
Title:
1. Functional outcome of Major Replantation
2. Free fibula transfer for Pseudarthrosis of tibia
• Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH) Annual Meet, Pune
22 nd – 24 th November,
Title:
1. Functional Outcome of Major Replantation
2. Enchondroma of Hand
• Biennial Meet of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Mumbai - 22 nd - 24 th February,
Title –
1 Ring Avulsion Replantation
2 Functional outcome of free fibula transfer for Pseudarthrosis of Tibia
• Ist Congress of World Society for reconstructive microsurgery,(WSRM),
Taiwan, Nov
Title: Comparison of Osteoplastic and Toe transfer fo reconstruction of thumb
in the same individual.
• Annual Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons (APSICON),
Ahmedabad, September,
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2000
Title: Ring Avulsion replantation
• WOUNDCON 2001 – IIT, Chennai ,March
Title:Use of collagen sheet in open Tibial fractures preparatory too definitive flap
cover
• 3 rd Combined Conference of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for
Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH) , ISRM and ISSH , Chennai.
Title: Reconstruction of Finger tip Amputations with Advancement Flap and
Free Nailbed Graft
1999
• Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, APSICON'98 ,
Goa .
Title
1. Free Fibula transfer for Oromandibular Reconstruction
2. Newer techniques of Reconstruction of Acquired ear defects
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