Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj

Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon

Consultation Timing: 8AM – 4PM

Brief Profile:

Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj graduated from Madras University in 1990 and then underwent postgraduate surgical training in Orthopaedics Surgery at Gujarat University Hospital for 3 years.

He scored the highest marks in the MS (Orthopaedics) examination conducted by Gujarat University and was awarded Dr. DA Patel gold medal in 1994.

He spent next 15 years in Ireland and London practicing in world renowned hospitals like Guys Hospital, St. Thomas Hospital, and Kings College Hospital, London before returning to India on August 2010.

He is a specialist Orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in management of fractures, sports injuries, joint replacement surgery, keyhole surgery of knee and shoulder. Now, he heads the Chennai Kauvery Hospital as Executive Director and also he heads the  Department of Orthopaedics as Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Scholastic Performance:

1. Gujarat University and was awarded Dr. DA Patel gold medal in 1994

Specialty Experience:

Hillingdon University Hospital, London

Consultant Ortho Surgeon

Oct’09 – July’10

Lewisham University Hospital, London

Senior Clinical Fellow

Oct’08 – Oct’09

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich,London

Specialist Registrar

Oct’07 – Oct’08

Mayday University Hospital,Croydon, London

Specialist Registrar

Oct’06 – Oct’07

King’s College Hospital, London

Specialist Registrar

Oct’05 – Oct’06

Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust, London

Specialist Registrar

Oct’04 – Oct’05

Guy’s & St.Thomas’ Hospitals, London

Specialist Registrar

Oct’03 – Oct’04

Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford,

Specialist Registrar

Oct’02 – Oct’03

Mayday University Hospital, Croydon,London

Senior Orthopaedic Research Fellow

July’01 – Sept’02

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast,Northern Ireland.

Specialist Registrar (LAT)

Feb’01 – July’01

Cork University Hospital, Cork,Ireland.

Registrar

Jan’00 – Dec’00

Cork University Hospital, Cork,Ireland.

Senior SHO

Jan’99 – Dec’99

A&E, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery and Orthopaedics Midland Regional Hospitals, Ireland

Senior House Officer, Basic Surgical Trainee

Jan’97 – Dec’98

Awards

• Orthopaedic prize winner at the annual Christmas quiz competition, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, Kent-2002
• Best paper award at the cork orthopaedic prize meeting-2000, cork, Ireland for the paper on osteogenesis imperfecta.
• University Gold medal- for scoring the highest marks in Gujarat University postgraduate examinations for MS Orthopaedics, Jan 1995

Future Vision:

On the Professional front, Dr. Aravindan has set himself the goal of expanding the services of the Chennai Branch of Kauvery Hospital to reach the four corners of Chennai. He hopes to open 4 more branches in Chennai, taking the bed count from 200 to 1000.