Dr. Gourineni Venkata Ramakrishna Vara Prasad
Consultant
Best Hip Preservation Specialist in India with 22+ years of experience.
Specialization
Hip Preservation Specialist
Experience
22+ Years
Location
Amara Hospital, Tirupati
Profile Overview
Best Hip Preservation Specialist in India
Professional Profile
- Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas
- Residency in Orthopedics, Northwestern University, Chicago
- 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
- Member – International Perthes Study Group
- 22 years’ experience
Publications & Research
- 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
Awards & Recognition
- 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.
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
