About

Dr. Mohamed Sameer is an experienced Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Chennai. He started his career at Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai, and went on to work at Flinders Hospitals in Australia, Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Scotland, and Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore, before joining Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai.

He has trained extensively in trauma and joint replacement surgery, including computer-assisted and robotic surgery, at centres abroad. Over more than 11 years in India and abroad he has performed over 6,000 fracture fixation and joint replacement operations, including complex intra-articular fractures, partial and total joint replacements, and navigated and revision joint surgery.

His approach to patient care includes minimally invasive surgery, advanced pain management and enhanced recovery protocols. He has published more than 25 research papers in national and international journals, authored textbook chapters, and presented his work at national and international conferences.

Services include consultation for musculoskeletal conditions, fracture fixation including complex and intra-articular fractures, knee and hip replacement, navigated and partial knee replacement, knee osteotomy, arthroscopy and arthritis pain management.

Education

• MBBS (1998–2004), PSG IMS & R, Coimbatore
• M.S. Ortho (2005–2008), Madras Medical College
• DNB Ortho, Diplomate of the National Board, New Delhi
• MRCS (Ed) and MRCS (Glasg), Royal Colleges, United Kingdom
• Diploma in Tissue Banking, National University of Singapore

Previous appointments

• Specialty Registrar, Arthroplasty, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, NHS Scotland
• Specialty Registrar, Orthopaedic Trauma Services, Flinders University and associated hospitals, Australia
• Assistant Professor, Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital

Fellowships

• 2008 — TNOA Travelling Fellowship, Manipal University, Mangalore
• 2009 — IOA S.S. Bhabulkar Arthroplasty Fellowship, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
• 2013 — Australian Orthopaedic Association Fellowship, Adelaide
• 2014 — AO Trauma Fellowship, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
• 2017 — IOA Inland Fellowship, SIMS-AJRI Hospital, Chennai
• 2017 — MTI Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow

Memberships

• 2007 — Life member, Madras Orthopaedic Society (LM/M/11)
• 2008 — Life member, Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (LM/M/104)
• 2008 — Life member, Indian Orthopaedic Association (LM-7772)
• 2009 — Life member, Indian Arthroscopy Society (LM-1129)
• 2010 — Life member, Indian Medical Association (L19099)
• 2010 — Member and instructor, AO Trauma
• 2011 — Associate member, SICOT

Awards

• 2007 — Braun Scholarship Award for Orthopaedic Surgery
• 2008 — TNOA Post Graduate Orthopaedic Scholarship
• 2012 — Best Doctor Award, The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University