Dr. Sushal Shanthakumar is a Bangalore-based specialist in Shoulder Surgery and Orthopaedics with over 19 years of clinical expertise, currently associated with Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. He is highly proficient in keyhole/arthroscopic surgeries (performing over 1000) and shoulder replacement procedures (over 100). His clinical focus includes complex shoulder trauma and sports injuries, and he routinely treats elite and professional athletes. Furthermore, Dr. Shanthakumar is dedicated to medical education, developing and running postgraduate degrees and lecturing nationally on Shoulder Surgery and Sports Injuries.

Professional Qualifications & Achievements

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• MS (Orthopaedics) – Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences KIMS, Hubli

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Professional Experience:

• Assistant Surgeon at the German Sports Trauma Center (over two years)
• Consultant - Shoulder Surgery in Bangalore
• Consultant for Shoulder Surgery and Orthopaedics at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore (Currently associated)
• Involved in developing and running Postgraduate Degrees for Surgeons, Therapists and Sports Clinicians in Orthopaedics
• Lecturer and tutor Nationally on Shoulder Surgery and Sports Injuries

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Awards & Achievements:

• Routinely treats elite and professional athletes, with a particular interest in shoulder injuries in overhead and contact sports.
• Performed more than 1000 shoulder arthroscopy surgeries.
• Adept in complex fracture fixation around the shoulder joint.
• Performed more than 100 shoulder replacement surgeries.

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Professional Memberships:

• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
• Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS)
• Bangalore Orthopaedic Society (BOS)
• SESI
• BAS
• KAS

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Certifications:

• Shoulder Arthroscopy expert (Certified by Bulgaria's Eurovita Sports Center)

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Fellowships:

• Fellow, ISAKOS – Germany
• Fellow, AGA – Germany (German Arthroscopic Association - Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie)
• Fellow in Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine from Southwest German Sports Trauma Center in Stuttgart, Germany
• Fellow in Shoulder Arthroscopy from Eurovita Sports Center in Sofia, Bulgaria