1. YOUNG SCIENTIST AND RESEARCHER AWARD ARTHROCON 2016: Calicut, Kerala, Indo Korean Orthopaedic Foundation.

2. BEST CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD: ASSICON 2018: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India for
“The effect of halo gravity traction in rigid deformities -a prospective analysis of 26 patients with severe spinal deformities”

3. Best poster award SICOT/ AAOS annual meeting scholarship: SICOT 2018: Montreal, Canada “Minimally Invasive Motion- and Function-Preserving CT navigated Primary Osteosynthesis of Isolated Unstable Atlas Fractures (abstract no-49772)”

4. ASSI Travelling Fellowship Award 2019: ASSICON 2019: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Could not attend due to personal reasons

5. APSS-SICOT Spine Fellowship Award 2019: APSS-APPOS 2019: Incheon, Korea
Hosting center: Prof. Ulrich Noeth and Dr. Miguel Alquiza in Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Stadtrandstraße 555, 13589 Berlin, Germany.

6. APSS Best Clinical research award: APSS-APPOS 2019: Incheon, Korea “Motion Preserving Navigated Primary Internal Fixation of Unstable C1 fractures”

7. Asian Spine Journal Best Clinical Research Paper award 2019: Incheon, Korea “Motion Preserving Navigated Primary Internal Fixation of Unstable C1 fractures”

8. APSS Best Basic Science research award: APSS-APPOS 2019: Incheon, Korea “The proteomic signature of Nucleus Pulposus in Fetal Intervertebral Discs”

9. Asian Spine Journal Best Basic Science Research Paper award 2019: Incheon, Korea “The proteomic signature of Nucleus Pulposus in Fetal Intervertebral Discs”

10. BIOS 2019 Junior Fellowship: BIOS 2019:
The selection of the candidates for the two fellowships was based on academic achievement, professional standing and the overall contribution to Orthopedics and Trauma and was performed by the Education Committee and the Executive of the BIOS. The application was rated very highly by all. Could not attend due to personal reasons.

11. North American Spine Society and The Spine Journal Best Outstanding Paper 2019: Chicago, USA – “Inflammaging Determines Health and Disease in Lumbar discs -Evidence from Differing Proteomic Signatures of Healthy, aging and Degenerating Discs”

12. Reviewer of the month award for February 2019- European Spine Journal

13. Dr Ketan Khurjekar Memorial Gold Medal Award – Runner up, APSS + BSS 2020, Mumbai, India “Preoperative Modic changes and Total End Plate Score are independent risk factor for developing postoperative surgical site infections- A single center retrospective analysis of 1124 patients”

14. Young Investigator Traveller Grant awarded by ISSLS at Spine week 2020, Melbourne, Australia. -“Disc ‘Dysbiosis’ as a cause of Inflammaging and Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration – Revelations form Next Generation Sequencing Analysis” . The grant has been shifted to 2022.

15. North American Spine Society and The Spine Journal Best Outstanding Paper 2020:
“Uncovering molecular targets for regenerative therapy in degenerative disc disease: do small Leucine-Rich proteoglycans hold the key?”

16. 2020-2021 Robert Bucholz Journal Club Grant from the JBJS Resident Education Fund. Fund (US$1,500)

17. Co-Investigator of DBT grant, Government of India – Center For “Low Back Pain and Degenerative Disc Disease Research” Reference No: BT/PR35631/MED/30/2186/2019 sanctioned (Rs.1128.32 Lakhs) to Ganga Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.

18. ASSI Young Investigator Award 2021, ASSICON 2021, India
The Catastrophization Effects of an MRI Report on the Patient and Surgeon and the Benefits of ‘Clinical Reporting’ – Results from an RCT and Blinded Trials

19. VTI (VT Ingahalikar Gold Medal Paper) Award, ASSICON 2021, India
Why do Modic Changes Result in Poor Clinical Outcomes? – Novel Insights from Proteomic analysis of Lumbar discs with Modic changes.

20. AO Spine Asia Pacific Inland Fellowship, July 2022, Mumbai, India (to be pursued)
Hosting center: Bombay hospital, Dr. Arvind G Kulkarni, Head of the ‘Mumbai Spine Scoliosis and Disc Replacement Centre’

21. North American Spine Society and The Spine Journal Best Outstanding Paper 2021:
Modic changes are associated with activation of intense inflammatory and host defense response pathways – molecular insights from proteomic analysis of human intervertebral discs.

22. Best Oral Podium Presentation in Basic Science- ISLLS Virtual Annual Meeting 2021: Human Lumbar Discs are not sterile! – Defining the Normal Intervertebral Disc Microbiome- Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, S. Dilip Chand Raja, T. Chitraa, N. Sharon Miracle, M. Raveendran, M. Monica Steffi, K. Vijayanand id# 2759

23. Best Oral Podium Presentation in Clinical Research – ISLLS Virtual Annual Meeting 2021: The Nocebo Effects of an MRI Report on the Patient and the Benefit of Reassurance -Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial of 44 patients- Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, S. Dilip Chand Raja, B. Pushpa, B. Anand, K. Rishi Mugesh, S. Ajoy Prasad id# 2761

24. APSS Best Basic Science research award: APSS-APPOS 2021: PS-BP-9 – “Novel biomarkers of health and degeneration in human intervertebral discs – in-depth proteomic analysis of collagen framework of fetal, healthy, scoliotic, degenerate and herniated discs” Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Sri Vijayanand Ks, Raveendran Muthurajan, Sunmathi R, Chitraa Tangavel, Ajoy Prasad Shetty1, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan

25. APOA Best Presentation Award in Infection APOA 2021, Malaysia: “Presence of Preoperative modic changes and endplate defects are independent risk factors for developing post-operative surgical site infection – a retrospective case control study” Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, S. Dilip Chand Raja, Anupam Inamdar, S. Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna

26. ISSLS, Young Investigator Grant- ISSLS Annual Meeting, Boston, USA: “Novel Collagen Biomarkers of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration And Candidate Molecules For Regeneration -Inferences from Comparative Proteomic Analysis Of Fetal, Healthy Adult And Diseased Discs
S. Dilip Chand Raja S. Rajasekaran, S. K S, S. Nayagam, S. R, C. Tangavel, A. Shetty, R. Kanna (India) id# 3275

1. Spinal Tuberculosis – “Current concepts”

Rajasekaran S, Soundararajan DCR, Shetty AP, Kanna RM. Spinal Tuberculosis: Current Concepts. Global Spine J. 2018 Dec;8(4 Suppl):96S-108S. doi: 10.1177/2192568218769053. Epub 2018 Dec 13. PMID: 30574444; PMCID: PMC6295815.

2. The Effective Role of Non-invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Subarachnoid Pleural Fistula- A Case Report and Review of Literature

Soundararajan DCR, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. The Effectiveness of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Subarachnoid Pleural Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review. Neurospine. 2018;15(4):394‐399. doi:10.14245/ns.1836056.028

3. Lumbar Intraspinal Osteolipoma presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome- A case report and Review of Literature

Dilip Chand Raja S, Kanna RM, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Lumbar Intraspinal Osteolipoma Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Rep Orthop. 2018;2018:1945149. Published 2018 Oct 22. doi:10.1155/2018/1945149

4. A Prospective Randomized Study to Analyze the Efficacy of Balanced Preemptive Analgesia in Spine Surgery

Raja S DC, Shetty AP, Subramanian B, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. A prospective randomized study
to analyze the efficacy of balanced pre-emptive analgesia in spine surgery. Spine J.
2019;19(4):569‐577. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2018.10.010

5. Delayed postoperative spondylodiscitis in a case of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) following surgical intervention for traumatic C7-T1 bifacteal dislocation

S Dilip Chand Raja, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, S Rajasekaran
DOI: 10.4103/isj.isj_26_18. Indian Spine Journal

6. “Tuberculosis of Subaxial Cervical Spine”- Chapter 9, The ASSI Monographs- Spinal Tuberculosis

Aditya Bunta, Dilip Chand Raja S, Ariful Aslam, Sandip Chatterjee
ISBN no: 9789388257329, Thieme publishers, January 2019

7. Delayed presentation of Candidal Vertebral Osteomyelitis following penetrating spinal injury

Dilip Chand Raja S, Rishi Mugesh K, Ajoy Prasad S, Rajasekaran S. Delayed presentation of Candidal Vertebral Osteomyelitis following penetrating spinal injury. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2019;10(Suppl 1):S211‐S214. doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2019.02.014

8. Cauda Equina Syndrome in an Obese Pregnant Patient Secondary to Double Level Lumbar Disc Herniation – A Case Report and Review of Literature

S DCR, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Cauda equina syndrome in an obese pregnant patient secondary to double level lumbar disc herniation – A case report and review of literature. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2019;5:33. Published 2019 Apr 15. doi:10.1038/s41394-019-0179-7.

9. Inflammaging Determines Health and Disease in Lumbar discs -Evidence from Differing Proteomic Signatures of Healthy, aging and Degenerating Discs

Rajasekaran, S., Chitraa Tangavel, Sri Vijay Anand KS, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Monica Steffi Matchado, M. Raveendran, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, and K. Dharmalingam. “Inflammaging determines health and disease in lumbar discs—evidence from differing proteomic signatures of healthy, aging, and degenerating discs.” The Spine Journal 20, no. 1 (2020): 48-59.

10. Motion Preserving Navigated Primary Internal Fixation of Unstable C1 Fractures

Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, and Rishi Mugesh Kanna. “Motion-Preserving Navigated Primary Internal Fixation of Unstable C1 Fractures.” Asian Spine Journal (2020).

11. The proteomic signature of Nucleus Pulposus in Fetal Intervertebral Discs

Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Chitraa Tangavel, Sri Vijay Anand KS, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Monica Steffi Matchado, Raveendran Muthurajan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, and K. Dharmalingam. “Proteomic Signature of Nucleus Pulposus in Fetal Intervertebral Disc.” Asian Spine Journal (2020).

12. Thoraco-lumbar Fracture Dislocations (TLFD) without Spinal Cord Injury – Classification and Principles of Management

Kanna, Rishi Mugesh, Dilip Chand Raja, Ajoy P. Shetty, and Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran. “Thoracolumbar Fracture Dislocations Without Spinal Cord Injury: Classification and Principles of Management.” Global Spine Journal (2019): 2192568219890568.

13. Letter to the Editor concerning “Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign – A surgical multicenter comparative study” by Fritzell P, et al.

Dilip Chand Raja, S., Rajasekaran, S. Letter to the Editor concerning “Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—a surgical multicentre comparative study” by Fritzell P, et al. (Eur Spine J [2019]; doi:10.1007/s00586-019-06164-1). Eur Spine J 29, 1182–1183 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06318-6

14. Uncovering molecular targets for regenerative therapy in degenerative disc disease: do small Leucine-Rich proteoglycans hold the key?

Rajasekaran, S., Soundararajan, D.C.R., Tangavel, C., Nayagam, S.M., KS, S.V., Sunmathi, R., Matchado, M.S., Muthurajan, R., Shetty, A.P., Kanna, R.M. and Dharmalingam, K. The Spine Journal, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.04.011

15. Human Intervertebral Discs Harbour a Unique Microbiome and Dysbiosis Determines Health and Disease
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan , Chitraa Tangavel , Raveendran Muthurajan , K S Sri Vijay Anand , Monica Steffi Matchado , Sharon Miracle Nayagam , Ajoy Prasad Shetty , Rishi Mugesh Kanna , K Dharmalingam. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06446-z

16. ISSLS Lumbar Spine Online Textbook Section 11, Chapter 14: Navigation in Spine Surgery
Rajasekaran S, Dilip Chand Raja, Ajoy Prasad Shetty.
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ISSLS/section-11-chapter-14-navigation-in-spine-surgery/

17. Delayed presentation of urinoma mimicking spondylodiscitis secondary to ureteric injury
Following carrot stick fracture in ankylosing spondylitis

Soundararajan, Dilip Chand Raja, Anupama Maheswaran, Dinesh Kumarasamy, Ajoy Prasad
Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, and S. Rajasekaran. Eur Spine J (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06408-5

18. Proteomic Signatures of Healthy Intervertebral Discs From Organ Donors: A Comparison With
Previous Studies on Discs From Scoliosis, Animals, and Trauma

Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan, Chitraa Tangavel, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon
Miracle Nayagam, Monica Steffi Matchado, Raveendran Muthurajan, Sri Vijay Anand K.S,
Sunmathi R, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, K. Dharmalingam
DOI: /ns.2040056.028 Neurospine. Accepted on April 5, 2020

19. Letter to the Editor regarding: “Degenerate-disc Infection Study with Contaminant Control
(DISC): A multi-center prospective case-control trial” by Rao et al

Dilip Chand Raja S, Rajasekaran S. SPINEE-D-20-00432. The Spine Journal. Accepted on May
09,2020

20. “Drug-resistant spinal tuberculosis–Current concepts, challenges, and controversies.” Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma (2020).

Soundararajan, Dilip Chand Raja, Raja Bhaskara Rajasekaran, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran,Ajoy Prasad Shetty, and Rishi Mugesh Kanna.

21. Presence of Preoperative Modic Changes and Severity of Endplate Damage are Independent Risk Factors for Developing Postoperative Surgical Site Infection- a Retrospective Case-Control Study of 1124 patients

Pradip, I., Dilip Chand Raja, S., Rajasekaran, S. et al. Eur Spine J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06581-7

22. Part 1: Profiling Extra cellular matrix core proteome of human fetal nucleus pulposus for regenerative potential

Rajasekaran S, Tangavel C, Djuric N, Raveendran M, Soundararajan DCR, Nayagam SM, Matchado MS, Anand KSSV. ci Rep. 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15684. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72859-x. PMID: 32973250.

23. Can Scoliotic Discs be Controls for Molecular Studies in Intervertebral Disc Research? – Insights from Proteomics

Rajasekaran S, Tangavel C, Anand KSSV, Soundararajan DCR, Nayagam SM, Sunmathi R, Raveendran M, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Pushpa BT. Global Spine J. 2020 Sep 18:2192568220959038. doi: 10.1177/2192568220959038. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32945197.

24. Current Updates in Management of Extremity Injuries in Polytrauma

A. Devendra, Gupta Nishith P,S. Dilip Chand Raja, J. Dheenadhayalan, S. Rajasekaran
Published: September 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.09.031

25. Bezold-Jarisch reflex causing bradycardia and hypotension in a case of severe dystrophic cervical kyphotic deformity: a case report and review of literature.

Dilip Chand Raja S, Rajasekaran S, Sri Vijayanand KS, Shetty AP, Kanna RM. Eur Spine J. 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06619-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33025190.

26. Management of Pelvic Injuries in Hemodynamically Unstable Polytrauma Patients – Challenges and Current Updates

Ramesh Perumal; Dilip Chand Raja S; Sivakumar S. P; Dheenadhayalan Jayaramaraju; Ramesh Kumar Sen; Vivek Trikha. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, ISSN: 0976-5662.October 5,2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.09.035

27. Sporadic Intradural Extramedullary Hemangioblastoma of Cauda Equina with Large Peri-tumoral cyst- A rare presentation (accepted and page proofed)

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Manuscript Id – IJRI_611_20. Pushpa BT, 2/9/2020, Pushpa, Dilip Chand Raja S, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Venkata Suman Kanna, Rajasekaran S

28. Lumbar Disc Herniation and Modic changes: A Prospective analysis of the Clinical Outcomes
after Microdiscectomy

Dinesh Kumaraswamy, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Sri Vijay Anand K. S.,
Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Ajoy Prasad Shetty T., Rishi Mugesh Kanna P., and Pushpa B. T.
Global Spine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/2192568220976089

29. The Catastrophization Effects Of An MRI Report On The Patient And Surgeon And The Benefits Of ‘Clinical Reporting’ – Results From An RCT And Blinded Trials

Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Pushpa B. T, Ananda Kumar Behera, Ajoy Prasad Shetty T., Rishi Mugesh Kanna. Article DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06809. European Spine Journal.

30. Sub-clinical Infection can be an Initiator of Inflammaging leading to Degenerative Disc Disease – Evidence from Host Defense Response Mechanisms

S. Rajasekaran, Tangavel Chitraa, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Muthurajan Raveendran,
Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Sri Vijay Anand, Ajoy Prasad Shetty and Rishi Mugesh Kanna. Eur Spine J. 2021 Sep;30(9):2586-2604. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06826-z. Epub 2021 Apr 9. PMID: 33835272.

31. Modic changes are associated with activation of intense inflammatory and host defense response pathways – molecular insights from proteomic analysis of human intervertebral discs.

S Rajasekaran, Dilip Chand Raja, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Chitraa Tangavel, M Raveendran, Pushpa Bhari Thippeswamy, Niek Djuric, Sri Vijay Anand, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna. Spine J. 2021 Jul 22:S1529-9430(21)00818-4. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.07.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34303868.

32. Profiling extra cellular matrix associated proteome of human fetal nucleus pulposus in search for regenerative targets

Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Chitra Thangavel, Niek Djuric, Muthurajan Raveendran,
Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon Miracle Nayagam, Monica Steffi Matchado, K.S.
Sri Vijay Anand & Krishna Venkateshwaran, Scientific Reports. 2021;11.
33. Influence of endplate avulsion and Modic changes on the inflammation profile of herniated discs: a proteomic and bioinformatic approach

Djuric, N., Rajasekaran, S., Tangavel, C., Raveendran, M., Soundararajan, D.C.R., Nayagam, S.M., Matchado, M.S., Anand, K.S.S.V., Shetty, A.P. and Kanna, R.M., 2021. European Spine Journal: Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society.

34. A Validated Score for Evaluating Spinal Instability to Assess Surgical Candidacy in Active Spinal Tuberculosis-An Evidence Based Approach and Multinational Expert Consensus Study

Rajasekaran S, Soundararajan DCR, Reddy GJ, Shetty AP, Kanna RM. Global Spine J. 2022
Feb 26:21925682221080102. doi: 10.1177/21925682221080102. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35220789.

35. Novel Biomarkers of Health and Degeneration in Human Intervertebral Discs: In-depth Proteomic Analysis of Collagen Framework of Fetal, Healthy, Scoliotic, Degenerate, and Herniated Discs

Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Dilip Chand Raja Soundararajan, Sharon Miracle
Nayagam, Chitraa Tangavel, Muthurajan Raveendran, Sri Vijay Anand K S, Ajoy Prasad
Shetty, Rishi Mugesh Kanna

1. KOACON 2015- Wayanad, Kerala

Oral presentation- “Arthroscopic single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadrupled hamstring tendon autograft by anteromedial transportal technique –a prospective study”

2. TNOACON 2017- Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Oral presentation- “Reciprocal changes in sagittal alignment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following posterior pedicle screw fixation: a retrospective study”

3. ASSI-ICS 2017- Kovalam, Kerala

Poster presentation- “CT navigated Unstable C1 Fracture osteosynthesis – “a novel motion preserving and minimally invasive surgical technique”

4. ASSICON 2018- Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Oral presentation-Best Clinical research Award-“The effect of halo gravity traction in rigid deformities -a prospective analysis of 26 patients with severe spinal deformities”

5. TNOACON 2018-Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu

Oral presentation-Spine Gold Medal Paper-“Is Halo Gravity Traction a panacea in severe rigid spinal deformities” -a prospective analysis.

6. TNOACON 2018-Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu

E-Poster presentation- “Balanced Preemptive Analgesia is the way forward in Pain Management in Spine Surgery”- a Double Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial of 100 patients.

7. CSRAP 2018- New Delhi, India

Oral Presentation- “Current trends in Infective Lesions of Cervical Spine” – A Cross Sectional Analysis of 35 Patients.

8. CSRAP 2018- New Delhi, India

Poster Presentation- “Superior Vena Cava Obstruction causing Cardiac Asystole, managed by Thoracic Inlet Decompression in a Case of Severe Cervical Kyphotic Deformity” – A Case Report

9. CSRAP 2018- New Delhi, India

E- Poster Presentation- “Minimally Invasive Motion and Function Preserving CT navigated Primary Osteosynthesis of Isolated Unstable Atlas Fracture”- A Case Series of 5 Patients.

10. GLOBAL SPINE CONGRESS 2018- Singapore

Oral Presentation- “A Prospective Randomized Study to Analyse the Efficacy of Balanced Preemptive Analgesia in Spine Surgery”

11. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract no: 49769

Oral Presentation -“Is Halo Gravity Traction a panacea in severe rigid spinal deformities? A prospective analysis of 26 patients”

12. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract no: 49770

Oral Presentation- “A Prospective Randomized Study to Analyse the Efficacy of Balanced Preemptive analgesia in Spine Surgery”

13. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract No: 49771

E-Poster presentation- Infective lesions of the cervical spine: a cross analysis of 35 patients

14. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract No: 49772

E-Poster presentation- BEST POSTER- Minimally Invasive Motion- and Function-Preserving CT navigated Primary Osteosynthesis of Isolated Unstable Atlas Fractures
15. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract No: 49773

E-Poster presentation- Cervical Kyphotic Deformity causing Thoracic Inlet Compression resulting in Cardiac asystole in prone positioning: a case report and technical note

16. SICOT 2018, Montreal, Canada, Abstract No: 49774

E-Poster presentation- The Effective Role of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Subarachnoid Pleural Fistula: A Case Report and Review of Literature

17. IOACON 2018-Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,

Oral presentation: The effect of balanced preemptive analgesia on postoperative pain in spine surgery- “a double blinded prospective randomized clinical trial of 100 patients’’

18. IOACON 2018-Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,

Oral presentation: “Is Halo Gravity Traction a panacea in severe rigid spinal deformities” –a prospective analysis of 26 patients.

19. IOACON 2018-Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,

E-Poster presentation- “A cross sectional analysis of Cervical Infective Spondylodiscitis”

20. ASSICON 2019-Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

Oral presentation, VTI Gold medal award session- “A Prospective Randomized Study to Analyse the Efficacy of Balanced Preemptive analgesia in Spine Surgery”

21. ASSICON 2019-Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

E-Poster presentation- “Minimally Invasive Motion and Function-Preserving CT navigated Primary Osteosynthesis of Isolated Unstable Atlas Fractures”-a case series of 5 patients
22. ASSICON 2019-Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

E-Poster presentation- “Infective lesions of cervical spine- a cross sectional analysis of 35 patients”

23. TNOACON 2019- Madurai, Tamilnadu, India

Oral presentation-TNOA Prof. P. Dhanarajan Medal for Innovation in trauma session –oral podium presentation “Prospective study of clinical functional and radiological outcomes of novel motion and preserving navigated primary osteosynthesis of isolated unstable atlas fractures”

24. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

Oral presentation-Best Paper award session – Basic science- “Unravelling the molecular mechanisms behind normal and herniated human lumbar intervertebral discs”

25. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

Oral presentation-Best Paper award session – Clinical science- “Motion Preserving Navigated Primary Internal Fixation of Unstable C1 fractures”

26. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

Oral presentation-“Differentiating Cervical pyogenic Spondylodiscitis and Tuberculosis – a cross sectional observational analysis of 35 patients”

27. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

Oral presentation-” Homogenous Halo Gravity Traction and its pan spinal effect in severe rigid neglected deformities”

28. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

E-Poster presentation-“ Thoracic Inlet Compression resulting in Superior Vena Cava Obstruction and Cardiac Asystole in a Case of case of Severe Cervical Kyphotic Deformity secondary to Neurofibromatosis”

29. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

E-Poster presentation-“Delayed presentation of Invasive Candidal Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Non missile penetrating spinal injury”

30. APSS-APPOS 2019- Incheon, Korea

E-Poster presentation-“Cauda Equina Syndrome in an Obese Pregnant Patient Secondary to Double Level Lumbar Disc Herniation – A Case Report and Review of Literature”

31. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“Is Transfusion of Whole Blood Superior to Blood Components?-A Randomized Clinical Trial in Major Spine Surgery”

32. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“Proteome Profiling in Human Intervertebral Discs-A Comparison between Herniated and Healthy Disc Samples”

33. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“Inflammaging Determines Health and Disease in Lumbar discs – Evidence from Differing Proteomic Signatures of Herniated, Degenerates, and Healthy discs”

34. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“Delayed presentation of Urinoma Mimicking Spondylodiscitis Secondary to Ureteric injury following Carrot Stick Fracture”

35. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“Lumbar artery pseudo aneurysm – a rare cause of radiculopathy following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion”

36. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

E-Poster presentation-“The lumbar intervertebral discs are not sterile in health and disease Revelations from NGS analysis”

37. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

Oral presentation-“Does Sarcopenia Increase the Risk for Fresh Vertebral Fragility Fractures?-A Case Control Study”

38. IOACON 2019-Kolkata,India

Oral presentation-RC Rallan Gold Medal session-“Exploring Fetal Disc proteome for Identifying Molecules with Potential Regenerative Capacity in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration”

39. APSS-BSS 2019-Mumbai, India

E-Poster presentation-“Aggressive Pleomorphic Sarcoma of Thoracic Spine – a diagnostic and surgical challenge”

40. APSS-BSS 2019-Mumbai, India

E-Poster presentation-“Long Term outcome of Spino-Pelvic reconstruction after Total Sacrectomy for en-bloc resection in a rare case of Giant Sacral Chordoma- a case report and Review of Literature”

41. APSS-BSS 2019-Mumbai, India

E-Poster presentation-“Can Lumbosacral Fusion Achieve Regression of Scoliosis in patients with co-existing Spondylolysis and/or Spondylolisthesis?-A retrospective analysis of 18 Patients”

42. APSS-BSS 2019-Mumbai, India

Oral presentation- Dr Ketan Khurjekar Memorial Gold Medal Award – “Preoperative Modic changes and Total End Plate Score are independent risk factor for developing postoperative surgical site infections- A single center retrospective analysis of 1124 patients”

43. ASSICON Virtual Conference 2020,

Oral Presentation-VTI Gold Medal Award Session-“The Effect of Lumbosacral Fusion on Scoliotic curves in Patients with Spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis co-existing with Scoliosis – A Retrospective Cross-sectional study of Clinical, Functional and Radiological Outcomes” Abstract ID-1450

44. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts

E-Poster presentation-The Effect of Lumbosacral Fusion on Scoliotic Curves in Patients with Co-Existing Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis – A retrospective Study of Clinical, Functional and Radiological Outcomes, Abstract no: 637

45. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts,

E-Poster presentation-Modic changes and Higher Total End Plate Damage Score are Independent Risk factors for Developing Surgical Site Infection. Abstract no: 641

46. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts,

E-Poster presentation-Bezold-Jarisch Reflex Causing Bradycardia and Asystole in a Case of Severe Dystrophic Cervical Kyphotic Deformity – A Case Report and Review of Literature, Abstract no: 645

47. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts,

E-Poster presentation-Staged Posterior Instrumented Decompression and Vertebral Excision followed by Anterior Reconstruction in Aggressive (Enneking 3- S3) Thoracic Hemangiomas. Abstract no: 656

48. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts,

E-Poster presentation-Aggressive Pleomorphic Sarcoma of thoracic spine – a rare spine tumour with diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic challenges. Abstract no: 660

49. Global Spine Congress (GSC), May 5-8, 2021, Paris (Accepted) abstracts,
E-Poster presentation-Long Term Outcome of Spino-Pelvic Reconstruction After Total Sacrectomy for en-bloc resection in a rare case of Giant Sacral Chordoma. Abstract no: 669

50. ASSICON Virtual Conference 2021,

Oral Presentation-VTI Gold Medal Award Session- “Why do Modic Changes Result in Poor Clinical Outcomes? – Novel Insights from Proteomic analysis of Lumbar discs with Modic changes.

51. ASSICON Virtual Conference 2021,

Oral Presentation- Young Investigator Award Paper-“The Catastrophization Effects of an MRI Report on the Patient and Surgeon and the Benefits of ‘Clinical Reporting’ – Results from an RCT and Blinded Trials”

52. ASSICON Virtual Conference 2021,

Oral Presentation-A novel classification system for spinal instability and assessing surgical candidacy for patients with active spinal tuberculosis – an evidence-based approach and multinational expert consensus study.

53. IOACON 2020, MINI IOACON, March 5th to 7th 2021, JAIPUR, INDIA, Oral Presentation,

Oral Presentation: Abstract Number: ABS0410, “The Effect of ‘Clinical Reporting’ on The Perception of Severity and Prognosis of LBP – Results from an RCT and Blinded Trials”

54. KSSS 2021, “The International Congress of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2021, May 28th to 29th, Seoul, Korea.

Oral Presentation: Abstract Number: 2021S56831, “The Catastrophization Effects of an MRI Report on the Patient and Surgeon and the Benefits of ‘Clinical Reporting’ – Results
from an RCT and Blinded Trials”

55. KSSS 2021, “The International Congress of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2021, May 28th to 29th, Seoul, Korea.

Oral Presentation: Abstract Number: 2021S23184, “Why Do Modic Changes Result in Poor Clinical Outcomes? – Novel Insights from Proteomic Analysis of Lumbar Discs with
Modic Changes”

56. APOA 2021, Malaysia

Oral Presentation: Spine Award Session: Abstract ID: AP-101073, “Why Do Modic Changes Result in Poor Clinical Outcomes? – Novel Insights from Proteomic Analysis of Lumbar Discs with Modic Changes”

57. APOA 2021, Malaysia

Oral Presentation: AP-10370 – Absence of Preoperative Modic changes and Endplate damage determines better clinical outcomes following microdiscectomy – 5 minutes

58. APOA 2021, Malaysia

Oral Presentation: AP-10372- Can lumbosacral fusion prevent curve progression in patients with spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis co-existing with scoliosis? A retrospective cross-sectional study of clinical, functional, and radiological outcomes – 5 minutes

59. ISSLS 2021
Oral Presentation: SESSION 2: BASIC SCIENCE: DISC BIOLOGY, MUSCLE, AND BONE QUALITY Disc ‘Dysbiosis’ as a cause of Inflammaging and Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration – Revelations form Next Generation Sequencing Analysis Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran (India) S. Dilip Chand Raja , T. Chitraa, M. Raveendran, N. Sharon Miracle, M. Monica Steffi, K. Vijayanand id # 2764

60. ISSLS 2021
Oral Presentation: SESSION 3: INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS AND MODIC CHANGE Does Preoperative Modic changes influence outcomes of Microdiscectomy: A prospective comparative cohort study Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran (India) K. Vijayanand, K. Dinesh, S. Dilip Chand Raja, K. Rishi Mugesh, S. Ajoy Prasad id# 2766

61. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral presentation: abstract submission no.: 50083, Sub-clinical infection can be an initiator of inflammaging leading to degenerative disc disease evidence from host defense response mechanisms

62. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: abstract submission no.: 50078. Ubiquitin mediated proteasome degradation leading to glutamic acid accumulation could be the cause for poor clinical outcomes in patients with modic changes

63. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: abstract submission no.: 50079. The effect of lumbosacral fusion on scoliotic curves in young patients with co-existing spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis – a retrospective cross-sectional study of clinical, functional and radiological outcomes

64. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation Best Paper Session: Abstract Submission No.: 50395. Novel Biomarkers of Health and Degeneration in Human Intervertebral Discs – In-Depth Proteomic Analysis of Collagen Framework of Fetal, Healthy, Scoliotic, Degenerate and Herniated Discs

65. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: Abstract submission no.: 50411 Incidence, prevalence and clinical significance of modic changes in cervical spine- a prospective study

66. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: PS-FP-2-12 – The role of Gut skin spine axis in the establishment and evolution of human intervertebral disc microbiome and degenerative disc disease

67. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: PS-FP-7-6 -A Validated score for evaluating spinal instability to assess surgical candidacy in active spinal tuberculosis – An evidence-based approach and multinational expert consensus study

68. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: PS-FP-2-13- The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of clinical reporting.

69. APSS-APPOS 2021 Virtual Meeting Kobe, Japan

Oral Presentation: APSS-SICOT Exchange Fellowship 2019 Experience

70. SICOT 2021, Hungary, Budapest

E-Poster: Abstract No: 2514- Morphometric Analysis of Paraspinal muscles using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and a Novel ImageJ Software – A Potential Tool to Diagnose Sarcopenia

71. SICOT 2021, Hungary, Budapest

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: 2519- Novel Biomarkers of Health and Degeneration in Human Intervertebral Discs – In-Depth Proteomic Analysis of Collagen Framework of Fetal, Healthy, Scoliotic, Degenerate and Herniated Discs

72. SICOT 2021, Hungary, Budapest

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: 2512- Regulators of Extracellular Matrix of Intervertebral Discs – A Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Human Fetal Intervertebral Discs and Healthy Adult Organ Donor Discs

73. SICOT 2021, Hungary, Budapest

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: 2503- Scoliotic Behaviour Following Lumbosacral Fusion in Paediatric Population with Co-existing Scoliosis and Spondylolysis/ Spondylolisthesis

74. SICOT 2021, Hungary, Budapest

Oral Presentation: Abstract No: 2521- A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on Incidence, Prevalence, and Impact of Cervical Spine Modic Changes in Clinical Symptomatology

75. TNOACON 2021, Salem, Tamilnadu

TNOA SUBRAMANIAM MEDAL Gold medal Presentation: “Novel Collagen Biomarkers of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Candidate Molecules for Regeneration Identified By Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Fetal, Healthy Adult and Diseased Discs”

76. TNOACON 2022, Salem, Tamilnadu

Oral Presentation: Interesting Spine Case Presentation

77. ISSLS Annual Meeting 2022, Boston USA

Poster Presentation: “Novel Collagen Biomarkers of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration And Candidate Molecules For Regeneration -Inferences from Comparative Proteomic Analysis Of Fetal, Healthy Adult And Diseased Discs”

1. Primary survey of the injured patient
2. Head Injury in polytrauma and spine injury patients
3. Basic of thorax and abdomen injury in the context of spine surgery
4. Sports related back injuries- GOAC 2019, Ganga Hospital
5. TNOACON 2021, Salem, Cadaveric Workshop for lumbar spine

1. SRS Ganga Operative Spine course 2017- April 7th to 9th 2017 at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
2. Ganga Operative Spine course 2019- 24th to 26th May 2019 at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.

1. ARTHROCON (16.3.2014)
2. FRACTURE ACTABULUM (26.10.2013)
3. KOACON (24-26.1.2014)
4. POSICON (10-13.1.2014)
5. TOPIC (9-10.11.2013)
6. CURE CLUBFOOT (14.9.2014)
7. AO BASIC COURSE (2014)
8. CALICUT ORTHO PG COURSES (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
9. HOME (2014)
10. TNOACON (2017) – Coimbatore
11. AOSPINE (2017) – Advanced Course in Scoliosis, Chennai
12. GANGA –SRS Operative Spine Course (2017), Coimbatore
13. ICS (2017) – Kovalam, Kerala
14. AO SPINE (2017)- Advanced Level Operative Course, Coimbatore
15. ASSICON (2018) Chennai
16. TNOACON (2018) Nager coil
17. CSRAP (2018) New Delhi
18. SICOT (2018) Montreal, Canada
19. IOACON (2018) Coimbatore, India
20. ASSICON (2019) Ahmedabad, India
21. TNOACON (2019) Madurai, India
22. APSS annual meeting (2019) Incheon, Korea
23. GOSC (2019)- Ganga hospital, Coimbatore
24. IOACON (2019) Kolkata, India
25. POSICON (2019) Coimbatore, India
26. APSS-BSS (2019) Mumbai, India
27. AO Spine Advanced Level Anatomical Specimen Course, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, 07 – 08 March (2020), New Delhi, India-cancelled
28. SPINEWEEK (2019), Melbourne, Australia-cancelled
29. MISSICON (2020), Bengaluru, -cancelled
30. ASSICON Virtual (2020)
31. ASSICON Virtual (2021)
32. GLOBAL SPINE CONGRESS VIRTUAL (2021)
33. IOACON VIRTUAL (2021)
34. KSSS VIRTUAL (2021)
35. ISSLS (2021)
36. APOA (2021)
37. MISSAB Surgical Symposium (2021)
38. APSS-APPOS (2021)
39. ISKHS (2021)
40. SICOT (2021), Hungary, Budapest- Virtual conference
41. MS RAMAIAH FULL ENDOSCOPY SPINE CADEVER COURSE (2021)
42. ASSICON, Patna (2022)
43. ISSLS Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (2022)

1. SPINE SURGERY
2. TRAUMA, JOINT REPLACEMENT AND ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY

HAVE ORGANIZED  5 ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL CAMPS, 3 CEREBRAL PALSY CAMPS, 6 CTEV CAMPS, 2 PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABHILITATION and 4 SPINE CAMPS

1. CAOS (Calicut Orthopaedic Society)
2. KOA (Kerala Orthopaedic Association)
3. SICOT (Society Internationale de Chirurgic Orthopédique ET de Traumatology)
4. TNOA (Tamilnadu Orthopaedic association)
5. IOA (Indian Orthopaedic association)
6. ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India)
7. ISKSAA (International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty)
8. AOSPINE
9. ASIA PACIFIC SPINE SOCIETY
10. MISSAB (Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharat)

Editor: Spine Section, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Reviewer

1. European Spine Journal – Best Reviewer of the month February 2019
2. Asian Spine Journal
3. The Spine Journal
4. Indian Spine Journal
5. Hindawi
6. BMC Musculoskeletal diseases