Dr. Varaprasad Gourineni is an internationally acclaimed Orthopedic surgeon. He is specialized in pediatric orthopedic problems, spine deformities, hip joint preservation, sports medicine and trauma.
He is well known for his work with hip preservation with open techniques like safe surgical dislocation, femoral neck osteotomy, head reduction and periacetabular pelvic osteotomy and hip arthroscopy (keyhole surgery).
Clinical areas of focus include: Hip Preservation: hip arthroscopy, osteotomy of pelvis, femoral head and neck; Sports Medicine: Pediatric and adult ACL reconstruction, shoulder arthroscopy, nonsurgical treatment of clubfoot, flatfoot, limb length deformities, limb length discrepancies, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, pelvic and acetabular trauma.
Dr. Prasad Gourineni
consultant orthopaedic, pediatric spine surgeon
& hip preservation surgeon
Head of the department
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas
- Residency in Orthopedics, Northwestern University, Chicago
- 22 years' experience
Current Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor in Orthopedics University of Illinois, Chicago
- Head, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn
- Orthopedic Surgery - Private Practice
- Pediatric & Young Adult Orthopedics
- Honorary Consultant, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
MEMBERSHIPS
- Founder, Hip Preservation Society
- Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Member, Orthopedic Trauma Association
- Member, Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India
- Member, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
- Member, Arthroscopy Association of North America
Research
- Member - International Perthes Study Group
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
- Woon CY, Gourineni P. That Tendon Is the Median Nerve: Perils of a Palmaris Longus Deficient Wrist, has been accepted for publication to Journal of Hand Surgery Asian-Pacific Volume.
- Thompson RM, Gourineni P. Arthroscopic Treatment of Septic Arthritis in Very Young Children. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Jan;37(1):e53-e57.
- Hyman JE, Trupia EP, Wright ML, Matsumoto H, Jo CH, Mulpuri K, Joseph B, Kim HK; International Perthes Study Group Members. “Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the modified Waldenström classification system for staging of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Apr 15;97(8):643-50.
- Merz MK, Amirouche F, Solitro GF, Silverstein JA, Surma T, Gourineni PV. Biomechanical Comparison of Perpendicular Versus Oblique In Situ Screw Fixation of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Dec 18
Presentations
- Gourineni P, Watkins S. Damage Patterns seen with femoroacetabular impingement in Children. E-poster at POSNA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, 2016.
- McQueen P, et al. Arthroscopic lavage of septic hips. A simplified technique. Video presentation at AAOS Annual Meeting, 2016.
- Gourineni P. Arthroscopic and open management of femoro-acetabular impingement. Podium presentation at the annual meeting of Israel Pediatric Orthopedic Society, Ein Gedi, Israel, 2015.
- Gourineni P. Serial casting of clubfeet without Achilles tenotomy. Podium presentation at the annual meeting of Israel Pediatric Orthopedic Society, Ein Gedi, Israel, 2015.
Book Chapter
- Watkins S, Gourineni P. Pediatric Acute Care: a guide to inter-professional practice. p 877-83: Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, Massachusetts, 2012.
AWARDS
- Exceptional Health Outcomes - Advocate Physician Partners 2009-12.
- Anatomy Prize, 93 & 95 - Northwestern University, Chicago.
- Anatomy Prize, 94 & 96 - honorably excluded from competition.
- Resident of the Year, 1994 - Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge.
- Multiple Spirit Awards, 1994 - Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge.
- First Place - Resident Research Paper (co-author) – American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 1992.
