Dr. Vamshi Kiran Badam

Qualification / Education:

• MBBS -2002-2009-OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
• MS Orthopedics 2011-2014 Narayana medical college
• Fellowship in shoulder surgery, knee arthroscopy, and sports medicine (Sunshine)
• Fellowship in arthroscopy and min invasive surgery (France)
• Fellowship in foot and ankle surgery (CHILE)
• Fellowship in foot and ankle arthroplasty (Switzerland)

Experience: 

• 8 years in Sunshine Hospital, Secunderabad
• Fellow in arthroscopy department – July 2015 – DEC 2015
• Senior registrar arthroscopy department (Jan –July 2016)
• Associate consultant arthroscopy department (Nov 2016 –May 2017):
• Consultant arthroscopy and sports medicine – October 2017 – to date

M.S.ORTHOPAEDICS (2011 – 2014)

• Narayana medical college, Nellore, A.P.
• Thoroughly involved in patient care, taking detailed rounds, follow-up, and post-op care.
• Actively involved in surgical planning and implant procurements.
• Assisted and operated individually on various complex trauma procedures.
• Apart from trauma, had extensive experience in assisting subspecialty branches like arthroplasty, spine, and arthroscopy.
• Presented papers and Posters in state conferences, OSSAPCON 2012, 2013.
• Actively participated in organizing NTRUHS Zonal CMEs.

FELLOWSHIP IN ARTHROPLASTY (Knee & Hip Arthroplasty)

• June – Sep 2014 at SRIKARA hospitals, Hyderabad under Dr.Akhil Dadi, renowned joint replacement surgeon.
• Managing all surgery services including planning procedures, financial coordination with OR staff, and follow-up of patients.
• Assisted and operated individually on various arthroplasty procedures.
• Responsible for monitoring patients’ recovery after surgery.

SENIOR RESIDENT: October 2014- August 2015

• Gandhi medical college & Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana.
• Actively involved in outpatient services and operating individually Emergency surgical procedures.
• A thorough discussion of treatment options with other colleagues based on a scientific approach and personal experience.

FELLOWSHIP IN ARTHROSCOPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE: Aug 2015- Dec 2015 (Shoulder surgery, Knee Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine)

• Sunshine Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana Under Dr.B.Chandra Shekhar renowned arthroscopy surgeon
• Developed insight into the field of arthroscopy and sports medicine.
• Thorough clinical evaluation, investigations, and counseling of patients.
• Basics of arthroscopy surgical techniques, scientific discussions, academic meets.
• Actively assisted surgeries and followed up with patients.

FELLOWSHIP IN FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY:  July 2016- Oct. 2016

• Clinica Alemana de Santiago under Professor Dr.Christian Ortiz, Chief of Foot & ankle Unit, Santiago, Chile
• Basics of foot and ankle pathologies, Arthroscopy, and min invasive Achilles procedures.
• Clinical examination, investigations, sports injuries, and physiotherapy protocols.
• Detailed preoperative planning and post-operative care.
• Cadaveric lab study on Gait analysis after tendon transfer surgeries.

SENIOR REGISTRAR (Jan 2016 –July 2016)

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT (Nov 2016 –May 2017)

• Part of Sunshine Hospital’s arthroscopy team under Dr. Chandra Shekhar for extensive and advanced arthroscopy training.
• Communicate with the patients to help them decide what the best course of treatment is and to meet their needs and ensure their quality of life along with financial counseling.
• Independently operate and analyze the outcomes in knee and shoulder arthroscopy and shoulder replacement procedures.
• Closely interacted with physiotherapy team and customized physiotherapy protocols.
• Actively participated in research and published papers.

FELLOWSHIP IN FOOT & ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY:

• June 2017 – 31 Aug 2017 at Kantosspital Baselland, Switzerland under world renowned Prof Beat Hintermann, a pioneer in the field of foot and ankle surgeries and designer of Hintegra H3 series ankle prosthesis with largest single surgeon series in the world.
• Understanding acute ligament repairs, better x-ray techniques, and ankle osteotomies.
• One-to-one teaching in ankle replacement surgeries.
• Basic and advanced arthroscopic cadaveric courses of Prof Nick Van Djick, renowned sports injuries specialist in Amsterdam.

FELLOWSHIP IN ARTHROSCOPY AND MIN INVASIVE FOOT SURGERY:

• Oct 2019 –Dec 2019 – Clinique Du sport, Merignac, France.
• Dr. S. Guillo is a renowned arthroscopic surgeon who had extensively trained in ankle ligament reconstruction procedures and minimally invasive foot surgeries.
• Under Dr. A. Billaurd, a shoulder surgeon had insight into Navigated shoulder replacement surgeries.
• Orthobiologics and USG-guided PRP injections for Tendinopathies.
• Bordeaux shoulder cadaveric course on recurrent shoulder dislocation surgeries.
• Invivox cadaveric course on ankle ligament reconstruction – Oct 24-25 2019.
• Advanced foot and ankle cadaveric course in Munich, Germany – DEC 9- 10, 2019 by Prof. Hajo Thermann.

CONSULTANT ARTHROSCOPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE:

• Oct 2017- till date – Sunshine Hospital, Secunderabad.
• Working as a team and also independently operating arthroscopy surgeries on the knee, shoulder, and ankle.
• Started foot and ankle-focused OPD clinic with a focus on ankle sprains and plantar fasciitis.
• 1st ankle arthroscopic Brostrom Gould surgery in our hospital Feb 2019.
• Actively take part in research and paper publications.

Expertise:

• Arthroscopic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction
• Arthroscopic ankle fusion
• Arthroscopic cartilage reconstruction (Knee/Ankle)- BMAC/REGROW/OATS
• Arthroscopy and min invasive –knee ligament injuries and shoulder rotator cuff tears

Area of Interest:

• Arthroscopy foot and ankle, knee, shoulder
• Multiligament knee reconstruction surgeries
• Orthobiologics
• Tendinopathies – USG guided PRP injections
• Flat foot and TOE correction surgeries
• Basic trauma procedure

Publications:

• Triple disruption of superior shoulder suspensory complex – a case report, Jour Jan 2019 Vamshi Kiran Badam¹, T S S Harsha², Sukesh Rao Sankineani¹, Kamalakar Rao Rachakonda¹, Chandrasekhar Bodanki¹, A.V. Gurava Reddy.
• Custom 3d printed jigs in salvage reverse shoulder arthroplasty for failed four-part proximal humerus fracture fixation – a case report, Jour 2020.
• Prevalence of cricket-related musculoskeletal pain among Indian junior club cricketers,International journal of research in orthopedics vol 6, no 4 2020: Chandrasekhar Bodanki, Yadoji Hari Krishna, Vamshi Kiran Badam, T. S. S. Harsha, A. V. Gurava Reddy

Memberships:

• Life member of Indian Orthopaedic Association-IOA (LM10478)
• Life member of Telangana orthopedic society association TOSA LM 635
•  Life member of Indian Biologics orthopedic society IBOS LM 173
• Life member of Indian foot and ankle society IFAS-548
• Life member of Asia pacific foot and ankle society