Dr. Prashant Kittur is a qualified orthopedic and joint replacement su…read morergeon practicing in Hubballi, Karnataka.
Educational Background:
After completion of MBBS from J.N.Medical College, Belgaum (the year 2000-2006),
Dr. Prashant joined Seth G.S.Medical College and KEM Hospital which is considered as one of the prestigious medical institutes in India where he completed his master's degree in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Following completion of MS (Orthopaedics), he worked in one of the BMC run Municipal Hospital in Santa Cruz Mumbai, V.N.Desai Hospital for one year which is a high-volume trauma center. Later Dr.Prashant joined Seven Hills Hospital Andheri as Clinical Associate in Orthopaedics and worked under the guidance of greats like
Dr. V. J. Laheri a reputed Spine and Joint Replacement Surgeon in Mumbai.
In the year January 2014 Dr. Prashant joined Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad as a Fellow in Joint Replacement Surgery & spent a year in learning the tips & tricks of Joint replacement Surgery Under the guidance of Dr.A.V.Guruva Reddy known as one of the legends in the field of Joint replacement. In Sunshine Hospitals Dr.Prashant got exposure to great volume & quality in joint replacement surgery.
After completion of his fellowship he had a little stint in Pune’s prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital as the observer for joint replacement Surgery under the guidance of Dr.Hemant Wakankar. After all, this vast Exposure to a field of Joint replacement Dr.Prashant joined Fortis Suchirayu Hospital as full-time Consultant in Joint replacement Department.
Fortis Suchirayu is the first of its kind modern corporate Hospital in a whole of North Karnataka Boosting state of the art infrastructure in the form of modular operation theaters with laminar airflow system, Tertiary care level ICU’s with dedicated intensivists attending critical Patients Around the Clock.
Currently, Dr. Prashant Kittur is exclusively practicing as Joint Replacement Surgeon in Fortis Suchirayu Hospital. His areas of interests are:
Primary Knee Replacement.
Revision Knee Replacement.
Primary Hip Replacement.
Revision Hip Replacement.
Hip Resurfacing.
Unicondylar Replacement in Knee.
Complex pelvic acetabular reconstructions.
Limb Salvage Surgeries in cancer patientsread less