MBBS, FRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS - Trauma & Orthopedic Surgery
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Dr. S.S. Kumar practices at ASTRA Ortho n Spine Center in Velachery & ASTRA Speciality Hospital, Semmenchery, Off OMR Road, Chennai. He is an Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon and has experience of over 20 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1991, FRCS from Edinburgh in 1999, Diploma in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff-U.K in 2008, FRCS (Trauma & Ortho) UK in 2009 and Fellowships in Spine Surgery, the UK in 2010. He also trained and worked in the UK from 1996 to 2012. Until recently he was working as a Senior Consultant Ortho & Spine surgeon at Global Health City, Chennai. He is now visiting consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.Fields of interest: spinal surgery including spinal deformity correction & minimally invasive surgery, spinal pain management, orthopedic trauma & hand surgery.He is a member of Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) and Indian Orthopaedic Association. He is a senior consultant trained in the UK in the subspecialties of spine surgery, hand surgery, and pain management. He deals with complex spine problems including deformities and tumors. He is also an expert in minimally invasive spine procedures and injection therapies.
Visited For Spinal SurgerySpinal DisordersSpine InjurySlip DiscNeck Pain Treatment
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Hi.. I have visited the doctor twice once for me and other for my sister. We both have same problem which is disc bulge. For me after thoroughly checking MRI film and reports doctor have suggested the bulge is mild and surgery not required. This can be treated with medicine and physio therapy.
For my sister the disc bulge at L5-S1 is severe and has significant disc bulge in L3-L4 and L4-L5 levels. Before consulting doctor S. S. Kumar we have consulted spine surgeon in CMC vellore and MIOT Chennai. Both the doctors recommended for fusion implantation surgery and that is the best option.
After I gave a consultation with S. S. Kumar sir he examined both patient and reports then he suggested for endoscopy or microscopy surgery can be done to cure this issue and no need to go for open surgery. He explained clearly why we should not go for open surgery clearly as below.
1. Patient is only 29years old
2.As she has multiple bulge along with severe bulge we should not do major surgery which will impact other two discuss.
3.Spine stability is 100% so endoscopy or microscopy is the best option.
The felt like I have saved my sister's life from hospitalized for rest of her years.
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I strongly recommend ASTRO ortho and spine Centre, Velachery especially S. S. Kumar sir.
Regards,
Mahesh
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I have had back pain on and off for 3 months but got worse last month .Initially I consulted Dr S. S. Kumar who suggested MRI scan which revealed a large herniated disc pinching my right leg nerve root. He diagnosed it as sciatica and asked me to take rest and put me on pain killers. Althogh I initially responded, However as the pain got worse, he gave me the surgical option called microdiscectomy. His explaination was crystal clear and he sounded very confident and positive and left the option to me to make a decision . As the pain was intolerable and I ran out of all non surgical options, I underwent surgery last week. I could walk immediately after surgery *** ** *** ****** Astra hospital didnt feel like a hospital to me, all the staff were extremely friendly, empathetic and compassionate.
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10 stars if there is an option!!
I have visited This center for the treatment of joint broken in finger. After **** diagnosis Dr.Kumar advised me to undergone for surgery which went smooth and now i m completely alright now, (i was advised by few of my friends to ho with puttur mavu kattu.but they didnt give me assirance for the complete recover .so i decided to go with surgery) I am completely satisfied with the treatment and the way they treated each patient. Especially Dr. Kumar showed extreme care towards patiens recovery. Money is not their focus at any time, Pre and post surgery treatments were good. No delay in my all appointments, They didnt asked me to take unnecessary tests. I will definitely recommend Dr.Kumar for any artho problems treatments.
Visited For Spine SurgeryOrthopedic Surgery
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I had spine surgery done in another hospital outside tamilnadu, where they did a mistake to me in operation. Due to that mistake, after 5 months of surgery I got CSF leakage in my suture line. Then I visited Dr. S.S KUMAR in Astra Spine Center in Velachery and Semmencheri nookaplyam link road, searched through YouTube, Doctor examined and given proper explanation and his treatment was good to me. I got admitted in hospital for 7 days, all the staffs were good in communicating things and immediate responses were given to me. Good nursing care. Good management systems. Duty doctors also have utmost care towards me and great concern. The Food provided by Hospital is soo good and its like homely food , Well maintained hospital ,It's best Spine and Ortho hospital in chennai with best reasonable cost. I do recommend this hospital for my family and friends.
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Doctor appears to diagnose the core issue quickly. In my case I had pins and needles / tingling in hands and doctor suspected this to be ulnar nerve entrapment. However while surgery is the only option to release, DR Kumar did not opt for this as other tests showed inconclusive result. While I am still awaiting the relief I respect the doctors decision in not wanting to do surgery unless there is a conclusive evidence. This is the approach a doctor must have. Would recommend this doctor to anyone.
Visited For Joint Mobilization
Hoped for better:Â Wait time
The doctor was not available both the time we visited the hospital. The hospital is far from my home yet we were made to wait for more than 4 hours, the second time when we visited the doctor was not even in the hospital nor was he going to visit the hospital. No one from the hospital nor the doctor informed us about this. Very bad experience - we spent around 1000 rs just for travel But then we still couldn’t see the doctor. Highly disappointed and will never visit this hospital or the doctor ever again. My sincere advice to others is please don’t visit this hospital,
Visited For Cervical Spondylitis Treatment
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The quality of service rendered at this facility is exquisite. Welcoming front office staff and special note of thanks to the physiotherapist at this facility who helped me greatly to get over the pain with quality care. And about doctor S.S Kumar, he is a fantastic professional who listens to the patients problems and provides effective remedies. He helped me get over nagging disc problems and has always been my go to doctor for any spinal ailments. I would defenitely recommend this hospital to my friends & family.
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When i searched about the best doctors i read everyone's review. Then we found Dr S S Kumar.
When i booked the appointment right the follow-up to appointment till I met the doctor, hospital staffs were guiding us properly. Staffs were very friendly and cooperative.
Then I met Dr S S Kumar, he was patiently listening all our problem to diagnose the root cause. Once I finished telling about our problems then he asked us to do X-Ray.
After the X-Ray, he found the root cause. Most of the doctors asked us to do surgery. But Dr S S Kumar was the only one to tell us it can be cured without surgery and he diagnosed the problem.
I followed up his treatments and visited him for reviews. Gradually i could see the difference in the pain and comfort. I could say I'm cured without any surgery.
When others asked for surgery, he diagnosed the cause and cured me without surgery which is a huge relief for patients.
Thank you Dr S S Kumar and team for the wonderful experience by giving proper treatment and service.
I highly recommend everyone to consult him for all your Ortho problems.
Visited For Shoulder Amputation
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I was intially provided a great feedback about Astra and that they have a machine to diagnose the intensity of the issue etc etc. I went with high expectation, meeting Mr.Kumar was fast and he checked my shoulder manually and asked me to take an X Ray saying he was unable to diagnose what the actual issue was.Xray was quick after which he said there may be small distruption and gave me pain killers. I was told to undergo physiotherapy for 3 days. I am not sure if this is how it's done before reviewing the actual issue or taking an scan.I went to the counter and was attended by a lady wearing saree ( possibly service executive) .I was taking clarification if I had to take the physiotherapy start to end at Astra, she mentioned no we are not forcing and I can take it anywhere.I was trying to take clarification that I had already something for next two days hence following days cannot do it at Astra.She started talking like DR.,DR.has told right and I need to do it,instead of understanding what I was explaining. The way she told I decided let me quit from here.I gave my card as bill was 300+600+300= 1200/- she said she prefers cash,Digital world and this lady was asking cash. I said swipe my card she said check if I had cash or else she would swipe my card,I had to repeat that I don't have cash.She then swiped my card and I exited. My experience not so good and would not recommend this centre.
Visited For Hand Pain Treatment
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yes, friendly, and explains the issue very well. clearly explaining the treatment procedure, effect and result. explaining the medication very well.