Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Of
Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy
MS M Ch DNB (Plastic) FRCS Ed MAMS
Chairman, Dept of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery and
Burns
Director, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Adjunct Professor, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
Past President,
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India – 2011
Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand – 2010 – 12
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
International Trauma Care (Indian Chapter)
Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India – 2011 – 13
Congress Chairman
12th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the
Hand and the 9th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand
Therapy, New Delhi, 2013.
8th Congress of World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM), Mumbai, 2015
Former Civilian Member, Armed Forces Medical Research Committee, (AFMRC)
Former Consultant and Advisor - Armed Forces Medical Services
Dr S Raja Sabapathy MS M Ch DNB (Plastic) FRCS Ed MAMS
Head, Plastic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
Address for Communication (Work)
Head of the Department
Plastic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery and Burns
Ganga Hospital,
313, Mettupalayam Road
Coimbatore – 641 043, INDIA
Phone
Mobile
Fax
E mail
Website
: 0422 2485000
: 98422 19328
: 0422 2436444
: [email protected]
: [email protected]
: www.gangahospital.com
Residential Address
13, Sivanandam Colony
Second Street,
Coimbatore – 641 012, INDIA
Phone
: 91 422 2498433
: 91 9842219328 (Mobile)
Date of Birth : 19th June, 1955.
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Current Positions Held
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery and Burns
Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Director, Ganga Hospital
Adjunct Professor, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
Past President
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - 2011
Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand – 2010 - 12
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
International Trauma Care (Indian Section)
Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India – 2011 – 13
Member of the Executive Committee
National Association of Burns of India. – 2013 to 2016.
National Delegate
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH)
National Liaison
World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM)
Head Quarters Coordinator
Association of Plastic Surgeons of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry region
Secretary
Association of Plastic Surgeons of Coimbatore Region
Member of the Editorial Board of
1. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS) formerly the British Journal of
Plastic Surgery
2. Journal of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery (USA)
3. Hand Surgery (Springer).
4. Hand (AAHS)
5. Hand Surgery (Asia Pacific )
6. Journal of Orthopaedics (Journal of Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association)
Member of the Reviewer Board
1. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Editor – IJPS 1994 – 1999).
2. Indian Journal of Surgery
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Previous Positions Held
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Founder Secretary
Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India (2004 - 2007)
Editor
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (1994-99)
Member Executive Committee
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (1994-1999)
Secretary
Indian Society for the Surgery of the Hand (2002 - 2008)
Secretary
Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (2000-02)
Hon Consultant / Advisor – Armed Forces Medical Services
Member, Armed Forces Medical Research Committee.
Educational Qualifications
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
M.B.B.S
: 1979 Stanley Medical College, Madras
Best outgoing student of the Year
M.S. General Surgery
: 1982 Madras Medical College, Madras
M. Ch (Plastic Surg)
: 1985 Stanley Medical College, Madras
Dip NB (Plastic Surg)
: 1985 National Board of Exams, N Delhi
FRCS
: 1989 Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK
Fellowship in Hand &
Microsurgery
: 1990 Christine M Kleinert Institute for Hand and
Microsurgery, Louisville, USA
MAMS
: 2003
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Publications
Books
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Practice Manual for Microvascular Surgery, 3rd Edition, 2007 - Robert Acland and S Raja
Sabapathy. Published by The Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
This is considered to be the Bible for all trainees in Microsurgery. Dr Raja Sabapathy was involved in
reprinting the second edition of this book in India and Co authored the 3rd Edition of this book.
(Due to Dr Raja Sabapathy‟s efforts as Secretary of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Dr Acland
gave the copyright of the book to the Indian Society. The book was published at Coimbatore for world wide
distribution and the entire sale proceeds of the book (Rs 26 lakhs up to 2013) was donated to the
society. An overseas traveling fellowship called the Robert Acland – S & T overseas traveling
Fellowship has been set up in the Indian Hand Society funded by the interest generated from the
amount.
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Book Chapters – 24
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
1. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H, Massive Upper Limb Trauma. In Disorders of the Hand –
Diagnosis and Treatment Ed Trail I, Fleming A. Springer, (Chapter 7) in press.
2. Rajasekaran S, Sabapathy SR. Mangled Extremity. in Disaster Orthopaedics – Orthopaedic injuries
in National disasters and mass causality events Ed Nikalaj Wofron . (Chapter 28) in press.
3. Sabapathy SR, Chen JT, Afifi A. Secondary Reconstruction following Replantation. In Extremity
Replantation Ed. Afifi Springer, (in press).
4. Sabapathy SR, Elliot D, Venkatramani H. Major Replantation. In Operative Microsurgery ed.
Boyd B, Jones NF, McGraw Hill, New York in press (Chapter 56)
5. Sabapathy SR, Bharathi R.R. Replantation in the Lower Extremity. In Operative Microsurgery ed.
Boyd B, Jones NF, McGraw Hill, New York in press (Chapter 84)
6. Sabapathy SR, Bhardwaj P. Microsurgery in Complex Hand Injuries. In Complex Injuries of the
Hand ed. Cheema TA, JP Medical Publishers, London in press (Chapter 18)
7. Sabapathy SR, Elliot D. Complex injuries to the flexors in the Hand and Forearm. In Complex
Injuries of the Hand ed. Cheema TA, JP Medical Publishers, London in press (Chapter 10).
8.
Sabapathy SR, Saint-Cyr M & Morris SF. Hand reconstruction . In: Blondeel PN, Morris SF,
Hallock GG, Neligan PC. ed. Perforater flaps – Anatomy, technique & clinical application. Quality
Medical Publishing, 2013:995-1028 (Chapter 58)
9. Sabapathy SR, Bhardwaj P. Tendon Injuries. In:Sivananthan S, Sherry E, Warnke P, Miller MD. ed.
Mercer‟s Text book of Orthopaedics and Trauma.Hodder Arnold,2012:1292-1301 (Chapter 112)
10. Sabapathy SR. Debridement- preparing the wound bed for cover. In Sarabahi S, Tiwari VK ed .
Principles and practice of wound care. Jaypee Publishers, 2012:113-121 (Chapter 8)
11. Sabapathy SR, Bhardwaj P. Crush injuries of the limbs. In Sarabahi S, Tiwari VK ed . Principles
and practice of wound care. Jaypee Publishers, 2012:113-121 (Chapter 13)
12. Sabapathy SR. Hand Surgery in India. In Hand Surgery Worldwide – International Reconstruction
of a Beautiful and ready instrument of the mind Eds Urbaniak, Levin S, Baek GH., Soucacas PN.
Konstantaras Medical Publications. 2010. 93 – 98. (Chapter 20).
13. Sabapathy SR. Management of Hand Burns. In: Sarabahi S ed. Principles and Practice of Burn
Care, Jaypee S Publishers, 2010: 362 – 382. (Chapter 27).
14. Sabapathy SR. Vessels. In: Wei FC and Mardini S, ed. Flaps in Reconstructive Surgery, Elsevier ,
2009: 81 – 92. (Chapter No 9)
15 Sabapathy SR. Amputations and Replantations. In: Guyuron B, Eriksson E, Persing JA. Ed.Plastic
Surgery – Indications and Practice. Elsevier. 2009: 1211 – 1224. (Chapter 94)
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15. Sabapathy SR Refinements of Pedicle Flaps for Soft Tissue Cover in the Upper Limb. In:
Venkataswami ed: Surgery of the Injured Hand – Towards Functional Restoration. Jaypee Publishers.
2009: 131 – 138. (Chapter 10).
16. Sabapathy SR, Rajasekaran S. Management of Complex Injuries of the Upper Extremity Proximal
to the Wrist. In: Venkataswami R. ed: Surgery of the Injured Hand – Towards Functional
Restoration.. Jaypee Publishers. 2009: 150 - 160. (Chapter 12)
17. Sabapathy SR. Organization of a Microsurgery Service. In: Venkataswami R. ed: Surgery of the
Injured Hand – Towards Functional Restoration.. Jaypee Publishers. 2009: 497 - 500. (Chapter 39)
18. Sabapathy SR. Soft Tissue Coverage for Lower Extremity. In. Text book of Orthopaedics and
Trauma. 2nd ed. Vol 2. Kulkarni GS. ed. Jaypee Brothers, 2008; 1306 – 1311. (Chapter 159).
19. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H. Microvascular Techniques in Thumb Reconstruction. In: . Joshi
20. BB ed Concepts and Strategies in Thumb Repair and Reconstruction. Jess Research and
Development Society. 2007; 105 – 123. (Section IX).
21. Sabapathy SR. Technique of Micro reconstruction of Peripheral Nerves. In: Singh AK, ed. Indian
Clinical Neurosurgery, Vol. 1. CBS Publishers and Distributors, 2001; 354 – 371. (Chapter 31)
22. Sabapathy SR. Principles of Management of Severely Injured Extremities. In: Panhani ML. Bhatti
TG. ed. Trauma Hindustan Offset, 1993.
23. Sabapathy SR, Hande KH. Carcinoid Tumour and Carcinoid Syndrome. In Sarat Chandra R, Vittal
S eds. Surgical Endocrinology, Viswanathan Publishers, 1983. 263 – 273. (Chapter 28)
24. Sabapathy SR, Ramgopal V. Hormones and Neoplasia. In Sarat Chandra R, Vittal S eds. Surgical
Endocrinology, Viswanathan Publishers, 1983. 274 - 284. (Chapter 29)
Guest Editor for Special Issues of International Journals
1.
Guest Editor for the Special Issue on „ Recent Advances in Trauma and Reconstructive
Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity‟
Guest Editors: Sabapathy SR and Soucacos PN . Injury Vol 44; Mar, 2013:
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Guest Editor for the Special issue on „Replantation „
Guest Editor: Sabapathy SR Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Vol 27 (4), Nov, 2013
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Publications: (89)
1. Raja Sabapathy S, Roberts JO, Regan PJ, Ramaswamy CN Pedal Macrodactyly treated by Digital
Shortening and Free nail grafting; a report of two cases. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 1990; 43:
116 - 119.
2. Regan PJ, Robert JO, Sabapathy SR, Robert AHN Use of the medicinal leech to salvage specialized
skin jeopardized by venous impairment. Injury -British Journal of Accident Surgery 1991; 22,161 163.
3. Tsai TM, Raja Sabapathy S, Martin D. Revascularization of a finger with a Thenar Mini Free Flap.
Journal of Hand Surgery 1991; 16A, 604 - 606.
4. Raja Sabapathy S, Firrell JC, Kleinert J M. Evaluation of Sympathetic control of Digital Blood
Flow. Journal of Hand Surgery 1993 18 A, 634 - 638.
5. Rachmiel J, Jackson I T, Sabapathy S.R, Forte RA Severe Congenital hypoplasia of tongue and
abnormal shape of soft palate and tonsillar pillars - European Journal of Plastic Surgery 1993;16:
149 - 153.
6. Raja Sabapathy S, Bose VC, Rex C, Dheenadhaylan J. Simultaneous Volar and Dorsal dislocation of
proximal inter phalangeal joints in adjacent fingers - A Case Report. Indian Journal of Plastic
Surgery 1994; 27:26-28.
7. Ravindra Bhat, Raja Sabapathy S, Dinesh Kumar Shetty.Subclavian Perivascular Approach For
Brachial Plexus Blockade in Upper Extremity Surgery. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 1994; 27: 79
- 81.
8. Raja Sabapathy S, Bose V C, Rex C. Irreducible Dislocation of the thumb due to sesamoid bone
interposition. A Case Report. Journal of Hand Surgery 1995; 20A: 487 - 489.
9. Raja Sabapathy S, Suresh Babu S, Agarwal A K, Reverse Digital Artery Island Flap for finger-tip
defects. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery.1995; 28:73-76
10. Raja Sabapathy S, Rajasekaran S.Management of Upper limb Monomelic Polytrauma with
Neurovascular Problems. 12th Symposium. ISRM. Singapore. 1996; 279-283.
11. Madhusudhan HP, Agarwal AK, Raja Sabapathy S. Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the
middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 1996; 29: 20-22.
12. Raja Sabapathy S.,Study on the availability and utilization of Plastic Surgery services in the
management of open fractures in India .Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 1999; 32:9-20.
13. Raja Sabapathy S. Distally based superficial sural artery flap – discussion. On the article by Gupta
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A, Prakash PJ, Thomas BP, et al. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery.1999;32:48-49.
14. Raja Sabapathy S.,Shailendra Singh., Mohan.D., Hari .V. Replantation of great and second toes : A
worthwhile effort . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000; 106: 229-230.
15. Raja Sabapathy S.,Mohan.D., Bharathi.R.R. Jumping cross finger flaps; A useful technique for
salvaging parts in mutilating hand injuries. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2000; 53: 488-490.
16. Raja Sabapathy S. Concepts in wound management – Management of wounds in major open
fractures. Bulletin of the European Tissue Repair Society. 2000; 7:127-129.
17. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Simple method of shaving avulsed scalp before replantation.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2001; 107: 286.
18.
Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR... Romberg‟s Disease: Modified Washio flap
for Facial contour reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2001 Vol.108:705-708.
19. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR. Reconstruction of fingertip amputations with
Advancement flap and free nail bed graft. Journal of Hand Surgery 2002; 27B:134-138.
20. Raja Sabapathy S. Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries. Journal of Kerala Orthopaedic Association
2002; 16: 5-13.
21. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Collagen sheets as temporary wound cover in major
fractures prior to definitive flap cover. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 2002; 110: 1613-1614
22. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Bharathi RR. Functional Evaluation of Great Toe Transfer
and Osteoplastic Technique for Thumb Reconstruction in the Same Individual. Journal of Hand
Surgery, 2003; 28B: 405-408.
23. V. Ravindra Bhat, Maheshwari Kumar, S Raja Sabapathy, Cardiac Arrest Following Brachial
Plexus Block in a Patient with Missed Brachial Plexus Injury, Indian Journal of Trauma. Anaesthesia
and Critical Care. 2003;4: 177-178
24. Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Ravindra Bharathi R, Sandeep J Sebastin. Replantation of
Ring Avulsion Amputations. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2003;36:76-83.
(Awarded the RN Sinha Prize by the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the best paper
published in Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery)
25. Raja Sabapathy S, Sandeep J. Sebastin, Hari Venkatramani, Balaji G. Primary use of the Index
finger for reconstruction of Amputated Thumbs. Brit. J. Plast. Surg. 2004; 57:50-60.
26. Hari Venkatramani, Raja Sabapathy S. Simple technique for stabilizing sub totally amputated
fingers during transport. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;113:1527-8
27. Venkatramani H , S Raja Sabapathy,. A Simple Technique for securing the amputated part in
fingertip replantation. Brit. J. Plast. Surg. 2004; 57:592-3.
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28. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Bharathi RR, Sebastin SJ. Distal Fingertip Replantation
without Skeletal Fixation. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2005; 21:11-13
29. Raja Sabapathy S, Deepak KL, Ranade AB, Venkatramani H, Sebastin SJ. Functional Outcome of
ECRL Transfer for Finger Flexion in Post Traumatic Flexor Muscle Loss. Journal of Hand Surgery,
2005; 30A: 267-272.
30. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Gauraw Sawhney. Microsurgery in Trauma. Indian Journal of
Trauma, Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2005;6:322-325.
31. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Ravindra Bharathi R, D‟Silva J. Technical Considerations in
Replantation of Total Scalp Avulsions. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2006;
59:2-10.
Selected for inclusion in Year Book of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, 2007. 95-97.
Awarded the NH Antia Prize by the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the best paper
published from India in an international journal in 2006.
32. S Raja Sabapathy. Acute Management of Major Hand Injuries – Skin Cover. Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery – British Volume, Orthopaedic Proceedings, Vol 88-B, Issue SUPP 1, 13.
33. Raja Sabapathy S. Management of Complex Tissue Injuries and Replantation across the World.
INJURY, 2006; 37:1057-60.
34. Dias J, Chung KC, Garecia – Elias M, Sabapathy SR, Tang JB. Recommendations for the
improvement of Hand Injury Care across the world. INJURY, 2006; 37:1078-82.
35. S Rajasekaran, J Naresh Babu, J Dheenadhayalan, A P Shetty, SR Sundararajan, M Kumar, S Raja
Sabapathy. A score for predicting salvage and outcome in Gustillo type –III A and type-III B open
tibial fractures. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2006; 88-B: 1351-60.
36. Mckenzie JRW, Mac Lean G, Bharathi RR, Raja Sabapathy S. Tube Pedicle Flap in the
Management of a Grade III C Lower Limb Injury. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic
Surgery, 2006; 59:1420-23.
37. Rajasekaran S, Raja Sabapathy S. A philosophy of care of open injuries based on the Ganga
Hospital score. Injury, 2007; 38:137-146.
38. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Udhaya Shankar S, Sanjai Ramkumar. Rhabdomyosarcoma of
Thumb – A Case Report with Review of Literature. Indian J Plast Surg. 2007; 40:178-182
39. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Ravindra Bharathi R, Dheenadhayalan J, Ravindra Bhat V,
Rajasekaran S. Technical considerations and functional outcome of 22 major replantations. (The
BSSH Douglas Lamb Lecture, 2005). Journal of Hand Surgery (Brit & European Vol) 2007;
32E:488-501.
40. Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Giesen T, Ullah SA. Primary bone grafting with pedicled flap
cover for dorsal combined injuries of the digits. The Journal of Hand Surgery (Brit & European Vol),
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2008; 33E:65-70.
41. Raja Sabapathy S, Praveen Bharadwaj, Soft tissue Cover in Hand Injuries. Current Orthopaedics.
2008; 22: 1 – 8.
42. Venkatramani H, Raja Sabapathy S. An useful technique to maintain the position of hand following
abdominal flap. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2008; 41: 100 – 101
43. Sabapathy SR, CME - Acute finger injuries. Physicians Digest 2008; 17:30-35.
44. Venkatramani H, Bhardwaj P, Faruquee SR, Sabapathy SR. Functional Outcome Of Nerve Transfer
For Restoration Of Shoulder And Elbow Function In Upper Brachial Plexus Injury. Journal of
Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury. 2008; 3:15
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45. Raja Sabapathy S, Vijay Langer, Ankur Bhatnagar. Intraneural Lipoma Associated with the
Superficial Peroneal Nerve. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.2008; 47: 576 -578.
46. Rajasekaran S, Dheenadayalan J, Babu JN, Sundarrajan SR, Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR.
Immediate Primary skin closure in type – III A and B open injuries. Results after a minimum of five
years. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2009; 91B: 217 -224.
47. Sabapathy SR. Invited Commentary on „Temporary catheter perfusion and artery –last sequence of
repair in macroreplantations‟. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2009; 62,
1326.
48. Ravindra Bharathi R, Terrence Jose Jerome, Kalson NS, Sabapathy SR. V – Y Advancement Flap
Cover of Toe – Tip Injuries. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2009; 48(3), 368-371.
49. Invitation article to the Inaugural Newsletter of the World Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery
Sabapathy SR. What is new in Microsurgery? – Nov 2009. Vol 1 p. 2 – 3.
50. Sabapathy SR, Bajanthri B, Bharathi RR. Management of Post Burns Hand
Deformities. Indian JPlast Surg. 2010; 43(Suppl): S72 – 79
51. Venkatramani H, Ramani V, Sabapathy SR. Giant Cervicothoraciclipoma as a manifestation of
human immunodeficiency virus- associated lipodystrophy. PlastReconstr Surgery 2010; 126: 316 –
317 e.
52. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H, Bhardwaj P. Pseudarthrosis of cervical rib: An Unusual Cause of
thoracic Outlet Syndrome. J Hand Surg (Am). 2010; 35(12): 2018 – 2021.
53. Libberecht K, Sabapathy SR, Bhardwaj P. The relation of patient satisfaction and functional and
cosmetic outcome following correction of the wrist flexion deformity in cerebral palsy. J Hand Surg
(Eur Vol.) 2011; 36(2):141-146.
54. Bajantri B.,Sabapathy SR ,Burgess TM. The „Throw over flap‟: A modification of the Propeller
flap for reconstruction of non-adjacent soft tissue defects. A report of two cases. Indian J PlastSurg
2011; 44(3): 525-526.
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55. Bhardwaj P. Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR. A modified towel test for assessment elbow flexion
in children less than 9 months old with birth brachial plexus palsy. J Hand Surg(Eur Vol.) 2011; 36
(8):707-708.
56. Sabapathy SR, Bharathi RR, Balaraman K. Changing Patterns in demography of cleft lip-cleft
Palate deformities in a developing Country: The smile train Effect-What lies ahead? PlastReconstr
Surg. 2011 ;128 (3) : 809 -810
57. Bharadwaj P. Nayak SK, Ahmed K, Sabapathy SR. Effect of static wrist position on
grip strength. Indian J Plast Surg. 2011; 44(1):55-58.
58. Sabapathy SR, Venkataramani H. Issues in Hand Surgery. Indian J PlastSurg 2011; 44 (2):173-175.
59. Venkataramani H, Sabapathy SR. Fingertip replantation: Technical considerations and outcome
analysis of 24 consecutive fingertip replants. Indian JPlastSurg 2011; 44(2):237-245.
60. Bhardwaj P, Sabapathy SR. Assessment of Hand in Cerebral Palsy. Indian JPlastSurg 2011; 44(2):
348-356.
61. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H, Bharathi RR, Bhardwaj P. Replantation surgery.J Hand Surg
Am.2011 ;36(6):1104-10
62. Jain DK, Bhardwaj P, Sabapathy SR. Closed rupture of the extensor indicis tendon: an unusual
cause of swelling over the dorsum of the hand. J Hand SurgEurVol 2012; 37(5) : 471 - 72
63. Bhardwaj P, Sharma C, Sabapathy SR. Concomitant avascular necrosis of scaphoid and lunate.
Hand Surg. 2012;17(2) : 239-41
64. Bhardwaj P, Sharma C, Sabapathy SR. Synovitis of the wrist joint caused by an intraarticular
perforation of an osteoid osteoma of the Scaphoid. Indian J Orthop. 2012 ; 46 (5) : 599-601
65. Periasamy M, Venkataramani H , Sabapathy SR. Preparation of a partially avulsed scalp. Indian
Journal of Plastic Surgery Sup 1, 2012; 45 (3) : 586-587
66. Venkatramani H, Jain DK, Sabapathy SR. A useful modifcationof the plaster backslab to off-
load pressure from reconstructions of the heel and elbow. Indian J Plast Surg. 2012; 45 (3) : 588-589
67. Jain DK, Bhardwaj P, Venkataramani H, Sabapathy SR. An epidemiological study of traumatic
brachial plexus injury patients treated at an Indian centre. Indian J Plast Surg. 2012; 45 (3) : 498-503
68. Watson JJ, Anuradha J, Sabapathy SR . Necessities in clinical photography . J Hand Microsurg.
2012; 4 (1) : 30-31
69. Bajantri B, Bharathi RR, Sabapathy SR. Wound coverage considerations for defects of the lower
third of the leg.Indian J Plast Surg. 2012 May;45(2):283-90
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70. Kumar VR, Sabapathy SR, Duraisami V. Congenital Torticollis Due to Sternomastoid Aplasia with
Unilateral Cerebellar Hypoplasia: a Rare Association. Indian J Pediatr 2012 ; 79(10):1380-2
71. Sabapathy SR ,Venkataramani H,Bhardwaj P,. Reconstruction of the thumb amputation at the
carpometacarpal joint level by groin flap and second toe transfer. Injury 2013; 44 : 370-375
72. Sabapathy SR, Soucacos PN .Guest Editorial. Injury 2013; 44 :281-82
73. Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H, Latheesh L , Bhardwaj P. Reconstruction of segmental defects
of achilles tendon: Is it a must in infected complex defects?. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2013;
46 (1) : 99-101
74. Mathew P, Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR .Mini-abdominal flaps for preservation of digital
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length in an 18-month old child:J Hand SurgEur Vol., 2013 ;38(1) : 89-91
75. Bajantri B, Bharathi R R, Ramkumar S ,Latheesh L , Dhane S, Sabapathy SR. Experience with
peroneus brevis muscle flaps for reconstruction of distal leg and ankle defects. Indian J PlastSurg ,
2013; 46 (1) : 48-54
76. Balaraman K, Shanmugakrishnan RR, Bharathi RR, Sabapathy SR. Mandibular distraction in a 75
day child with severe Pierre Robin Sequence: Indian J Plast Surg. 2013; 46 (1) : 159-160
77. Bajantri B , Latheesh L , Sabapathy SR. Tips to orient pedicled groin flap for hand defects. Tech.
Hand Up Extrem Surg, 2013; 17 (2); 68-71
78. Bhardwaj P, Burgess T, Sabapathy SR, Venkatramani H. Correlation between clinical findings and
CT scan parameters for shoulder deformities in birth brachial plexus palsy. J Hand Surg. Am 2013;
38(8): 1557-66
79. Bhardwaj P ,Sabapathy SR. Treatment of upper limb extensor hypertonia:Case Report. . J Hand
Surg. Am. 2013; 38(10): 1983-1986
80. BhardwajP , Bhandari L,Sabapathy SR. Supernumerary Flexor carpi ulnaris- case report and
review. Hand Surg. 2013;18(3):393-7.
81. Sabapathy SR Venkataramani H,, Commentary on the article, “Radiation dermatitis: An
overview” Indian Journal of Burns 2013; 21: 32-34
82. Sabapathy SR. Secondary Procedures in Replantation. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 2013;27:198204
83. Venkataramani H,,Sabapathy SR, Nayak S. Free –Flap cover of complex defects around the knee
using the descending genicular artery as the recipient pedicle. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014;
67 (1): 93-98
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84. Sabapathy SR, Satbhai NG. Microsurgery in Urgent and Emergent Management of the injured
Hand. Cur Rev Musculoskelet Med 2014; 7: 40 – 46.
85. Sabapathy SR, Bajantri B. Indications, Selection and use of Distant Pedicled Flaps in Upper limb
Reconstruction. Hand Clin. 2014; 30 (2): 185 – 199. .
86. Sierowski A, Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR. Bangle Avulsion injury of the forearm. Accepted for
publication in the Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume).
87. Bhardwaj P, Chandrasekar V, Sabapathy SR. Partial injury to the flexor tendon causing triggering of
the finger. Accepted for publication in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery.
88. Venkatramani H, Sabapathy SR, Dheenadayalan J, Agragaram D, Rajasekarn S. Management of
post traumatic long segment bone defects of the distal femur with Free Vascularised Fibular graft and
Allograft (Modified Capanna‟s Technique) European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,
February 2015, Volume 41, Issue 1, pp 17-24.
89. Rajesekaran S., Sabapathy S.R., Ganga Hospital Open injury score in the management of open
injuries, Accepted for publication in the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. .
Distinguished Awards, Honours and Invitations (77) Dr S Raja Sabapathy
1. Dr AC Boonzaier Lecture: 31st Aug, 2014, 45th Annual meeting of the South African Society for
Surgery of the Hand. Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Conferment of the Honorary Membership of the South African Society for Surgery of the Hand.
3. Invited Guest faculty: 7th to 10th May , 2014. Chang Gung – Mayo Clinic Symposium in
Reconstructive Surgery: Taipei, Taiwan.
4. Invited Guest Lecturer: Vietnam Society for Surgery of the Hand,
5. Invited Guest Lecturer, British Society for Surgery of the Hand – Instructional course, 31st January
to 1st February, 2014. Manchester, UK.
6. Guest Speaker: North Thames Regional Hand Club. – Annual meeting, 3rd February, 2014.
Chelmsford, UK.
7. Nepal Orthopaedic Association Oration – 18th Jan, 2014. Annual Conference of the Nepal
Orthopaedic Association. Dharan, Nepal.
Title: Step by Step Management of Mutilated Hand injuries – the Ganga Hospital experience.
8. Gillies Oration, 23rd to 27th November, 2013, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India, Mumbai
Title : Salvaging complex limb injuries: Factors determining outcome and lessons learnt
9. Invited Guest Lecturer for the Annual Conference of the South Australian Hand Society &
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Grand Round Speaker, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia from 4th – 8th December, 2012
10. Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplary contribution to the cause of Medical Education and
Healthcare Services by the Tamil Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on 5th September, 2012.
11. Honorary Faculty of Chang Gung University Symposium in Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic,
USA, 31st May – 3rd June, 2012
12. Guest Speaker of the Annual Congress of the Russian Hand Society, Tomsk and was presented the
Shivas Medal at the Central Traumatology Institute, Moscow, 15th – 17th June 2012.
13. Guest Speaker at the International Symposium on Developments in Hand Surgery – Current State of
the Art Work”, Bad Neustadt, Germany, 15th – 18th May, 2012.
14. Sam C Bose Oration, 11th April, 2012, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
Title: Making a difference with reconstructive surgery
15. Guest Speaker of the Annual Plastic Surgery Congress of Oman, Muscat, 13th – 15 March, 2012.
16. Guest Faculty of the International Course on „Frontiers in Hand & Upper Limb Reconstruction‟,
Santander, Spain, 22nd - 26th February, 2012.
17. Trinity Oration, Annual Conference of the Vascular Surgeons, Chennai. 17th February, 2012,
Title: 100 years since Alexis Carrel. Extending the frontiers of care with
microvascular surgery
18. Sivasubramaniam Oration, 11th December, 2011. Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Coimbatore
Branch.
Title: Paediatric Trauma – Role of Plastic Surgery
19. Dr. P.K. Bilwani Oration, Gujarat Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India, 17-20th
November, 2011.
Title: Improving Hand Function following Hand Burns.
20. Global Alumini Award for Service to Humanity‟‟, by Rotary Foundation of Rotary International,
Rotary Institute, 15th Nov, 2011.Kolkata.
21. Bhatnagar Oration, King George Medical College, Lucknow. 3rd – 5th November, 2011.
Title: Obtaining good outcome in trauma reconstructive surgery.
22. Guest of Honor at the Inauguration of Burns & Plastic Surgery Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12th –
14 October, 2011.
23. External Examiner – Exit Exam in Plastic Surgery, University Sans, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 8th –
12th May, 2011
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24. Puranik Oration, Maharashtra State Chapter of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Akola. 1920th February, 2011.
Title:
Balancing in Complex Hand Trauma - Soft tissues, Tendons, Nerves, Ligaments,
Joints and Bones Priorities and Outcome
25. Adjunct Professor of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Medical University appointed Dr Raja Sabapathy as the
Adjunct professor of the University for a term of 5 years from 18th Aug 2010.
26. Prof R Sarat Chandra Lecture. Association of Surgeons of India, Trichy Chapter. 25th July
2010.
Title: How to obtain good outcome following Limb trauma?
27. Presidential Oration, 10th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Hyderabad, 16th – 18th July, 2010.
Title: Looking back the two decades and facing forwards
28. Honorary Faculty, 2nd Mayo – Chang Gung Symposium in Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, USA. 24th – 27th June, 2010. The symposium is organized to discuss the cutting
edge advances in reconstructive surgery. Participated in cadaver dissection workshop and delivered 3
invited lectures.
29. Invitation to deliver the plenary „State of Art Lecture‟ at the Annual Congress of the Asian
Association of Paediatric Surgeons , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb 23 25, 2010
Title: Management of Paediatric Limb Injuries
30. Appointed by the sanction of the President of India on 27th Oct 2009 to be the Non Official Member
of the Armed Forces Medical Research Committee (AFMRC) of the Defense Research &
Development Organization (DRDO) for a three year term from 4th Jan 2010.
31. Guest Professor of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian Hand
Surgery Society for their Annual Congress in Brisbane, in May 2009.
At the invitation of the RACS and AHSS delivered one Key Note address, 3 Invitation lectures and
conducted a Master Class at their Annual Surgical Congress. The first Indian Hand Surgeon to have
received this honour.
32. Yusuf Memorial Oration – 2009. of the Association of Paediatric Surgeons of India, Tamil
Nadu Chapter, Erode, Tamil Nadu, July 11, 2009
Title: „Optimizing Outcomes in Paediatric Trauma‟
33. Martin Isaac Oration – 2009 of the International Trauma Care - Indian Chapter at the Annual
Conference in Kolkatta, August 22, 2009
Title: „Improving Trauma Outcomes in India - What we can do?‟
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34. Dr NH Antia Award of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the best publication by
its members in an indexed international journal in the year 2008
The Award Winning Paper: Venkatramani H, Bhardwaj P, Faruquee SR, Sabapathy SR. Functional
Outcome of Nerve Transfer for Restoration of Shoulder and Elbow Function in Upper Brachial
Plexus Injury. Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
2008; 3:15
35. Dr Murari Mukerjee Oration - 2008 of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India during
APSICON – 2008 at Varanasi, November, 2008
Title: „Be the change that you want to see in the world.‟
36. Brig. Rasamay Ganguly Memorial Oration - 2007 of the Association of Surgeons of India,
during ASICON-2007, Bubaneshwar, Dec 2007
Title: Trauma Reconstructive Surgery – Its Need, Availability and Future in India
37. Inaugural Oration‟ at the 42nd National Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of
India, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 29th Nov – 3rd Dec, 2007
Title: Extending the Frontiers in Limb Salvage Following Trauma
38. Bangladesh Society for Surgery of the Hand Award (BDSSH award) –Nov 2007.
Dr Raja Sabapathy was honoured with this award at the inaugural year for contribution towards the
development of Hand and Microsurgery in Bangladesh, and for his help towards the formation of the
Bangladesh Hand Surgery society. One surgeon selected by the society spends one year in the
department and their training and stay is sponsored by Dr S Raja Sabapathy. Five surgeons have
been trained so far and they have significantly improved the trauma care on their return.
39. Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Department and Orthopaedic Surgery Department,
Mayo Clinic USA, 30th Sept. to 2nd Oct 2007
In addition to the visit to the Department, gave two one hour lectures as Grand rounds on the
management of limb trauma – the Ganga Hospital experience.
40. Tamil Nadu Scientist Award – (TANSA Award) 2007. This award under the category of Medical
Sciences was awarded by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology for the
Contribution to and Development of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery in the country
41. Dr NH Antia Prize of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the Best Paper published by
its member in an indexed international journal in the year 2006.
Award Winning Paper: Raja Sabapathy S, Venkatramani H, Ravindra Bharathi R, D‟Silva J.
Technical Considerations in Replantation of Total Scalp Avulsions. Journal of Plastic,
Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2006; 59:2-10.
This paper was also selected for inclusion in Year Book of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, 2007. 95-97
as one of the significant publications published in the year 2006.
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42. Invited Presidential Guest Lecturer – American Association of Microscope Enhanced
Dentistry. Was conferred Honorary Membership of the Association in their Annual Meeting
in Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2nd to 4th Nov, 2006.
The Association of AMED invites a surgeon who has significantly contributed to Microsurgery as the
Presidential Guest Speaker and honors them with Honorary Membership. Dr Raja Sabapathy was
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conferred the Hon. Membership of the society and he gave the lecture on the topic, „Pushing the
Boundaries of Care with Microsurgery‟
43. Visiting Professor to the Plastic Surgery Department, Yale University, USA, September 2006.
Did Cadaver demonstration of raising various flaps and lectured on limb salvage surgery as practiced
at Ganga Hospital.
44. Visiting Lecturer Kleinert and Kutz Hand Care Centre, Louisville, USA, September 2006.
45. Invited Guest Faculty – Annual meeting of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, Colombo,
August 2006.
46. Appointed as Hon. Consultant and Advisor to the Armed Forces Medical Services by the
Government of India. 2005
47. „For the Sake of Honour Award‟ – of the Rotary International, 5th April, 2005
The highest award of the Rotary International was conferred on the Ganga Hospital team for their
contribution to the society through projects like „Save the Working Hand‟ and „Help for the Hands in
Need‟ which provided high quality hand and microsurgery service to the poor through matching grant
projects of Rotary International. Award presented by Padma Vibhushanan Dr MS Valiathan, in a
function organized by Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis.
48. Distinguished Hand Lecturer, Singapore Society for Hand Surgery and Exit Examiner in Hand
Surgery at National University Hospital, Singapore, November 2005.
Every year one international authority is chosen by the National University of Singapore to be the
external examiner for the exit exam in Hand surgery and the same person is also honoured as the
Distinguished Hand Lecturer by the Hand Society. Dr Raja Sabapathy was honoured with the
opportunity in 2005.
49. Douglas Lamb Lecturer - British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Royal College of Surgeons,
London, Nov 2005
Dr Raja Sabapathy was awarded the Prestigious Lecture (the only named oration in the British Hand
Society) in recognition of his contributions to the field of reattaching amputated hands. The only
surgeon from Asia to have delivered this lecture so far.
Title: Major Replantations.
50. Featured in Frontispiece section of Journal of Hand Surgery (British & European Volume)
The Journal of Hand Surgery profiles a surgeon, who has contributed significantly to the growth of
Hand and Microsurgery worldwide. The surgeon‟s photograph and a short CV is published in the
Frontispiece section of the journal. Dr Raja Sabapathy was profiled in the Oct 2005 issue of the
Journal.
51. Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA,
September 2005
52. 24. Invited Guest Faculty - Manchester Instructional Course in Hand Surgery for Britain and
Europe –British Society for Surgery of the Hand, January 28, 2004
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This very popular Instructional Course run by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand covers up
all subjects in six courses spread over 3 years. For each subject they invite an international speaker
who has extensively contributed to the field to address the delegates. Dr Raja Sabapathy was chosen
to address on Soft tissue cover, microsurgical reconstruction and Hand infections. The first Indian
Hand Surgeon to have had the honour
53. Best Paper Prize – 7th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
2004, Hyderabad.
Title: „Technical Considerations of Major Replantations‟
54. General Sanyal Visiting Professorship - Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (2004-06).
Was awarded this prestigious professorship of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India to visit
various centers in the country lecturing and demonstrating surgical techniques. Dr Raja Sabapathy
extensively toured the country with various teaching assignments.
55. Best Poster Award – Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2004,
Gangtok Sikkim.
Title: „Primary Bone Grafting with Pedicle Flaps as Cover in Dorsal Combined
Injuries of Fingers‟
56. Dr Mathias Oration - Tamilnadu & Pondichery Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India.
2004
Title: „Trauma Reconstructive Surgery - The Need of the Hour‟
57. Guest Oration - Fifty Second Armed Forces Medical Conference, Armed Forces Medical
College, Pune, 3rd – 6th Feb 2004.
Title: Salvage of Mutilated Limb Injuries and a Strategy for India
58. Best Scientific Presentation Award – Trauma Section, Annual conference of the Indian
Orthopaedic Association. IOACON 2004, Agra
The award was given to the presentation „Primary Closure in Open Injuries of the limbs – The role
and safety.‟ – Dr Naresh Babu, Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr J Dheenadayalan, Dr AP Shetty, Dr S Raja
Sabapathy.
59. Keynote Speaker - Inauguration of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Sri Lanka 2003
An international faculty attended the inauguration of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Sri Lanka
and Dr S Raja Sabapathy was given the honour to deliver the key note address during the inaugural
function.
Title: „Trauma Reconstructive Surgery - Personal Perspectives and a Vision for the Future‟
60. Lester Surgical and Heinz Waldrich Prize of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons
(Roderick Dunn & Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy), 2003
Title: „Passage to India- Bruce Bailey Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at
Coimbatore‟.
Mr Rodrick Dunn (presently Consultant Plastic Surgoen, UK) spent two months in the Plastic and
Hand Surgery unit of Ganga Hospital as the First Bruce Bailey Fellow and on return to UK presented
his Coimbatore experiences in the Annual Meeting of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons.
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This paper won the Lester Surgical and Heinz Waldrich Prize (1500 Pounds) for the best paper in
Microsurgery category.
61. Best Paper Prize - Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2003
Title: „Immediate Flap Cover to the Hand after Critical Revascularisation and
Replantation‟
62. Dr RN Sinha Award - Best Article published in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery in the
year 2003.
The Award Winning Paper: Raja Sabapathy S, Hari Venkatramani, Ravindra Bharathi R, Sandeep J
Sebastin. Replantation of Ring Avulsion Amputations. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2003;
36:76-83
63. Dr Thirugnanam Oration, Tamil Nadu State Conference of Indian Medical Association, 2002
Title: Plastic Surgery for the General Practitioner
64. Peet Prize: Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. Best paper presentation in the Annual
Conference 2002, Bangalore.
Title: „Replantation of Ring Avulsion Amputations and a new Techniqu for Reconstruction of
Non-Replantable Avulsion Amputations,‟
This award has been won for the second time.
65. Distinguished Service Award, 2002
Rotary Club of Tutucorin Seaside
66. SICOT Best Paper Award, SICOT Meeting, San Diego, USA , Aug 23 – 30, 2002
The award in the Best Research Paper category was given to the presentation, „Immediate Total
Reconstruction of limbs in Open Injuries‟ – Dr S Rajasekaran, Dr S Raja Sabapathy, and Dr J
Dheenadayalan. The unit is recognized as the one of the best centres in the world for the volume and
the quality of care in the management of major crush injuries and has extensively contributed to the
literature.
67. Prof R Sarat Chandra Oration, at Association of Surgeons of India, Trichy Chapter 22nd April,
2001
Title: Salvage of Mutilating Limb Injuries
68. Best Paper Award: Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2000
Title: „Reconstruction of Finger tip Amputations with Advancement Flap and Free
Nail Bed Graft‟
69. Col Vasavada Oration, Baroda, Indian Medical Association, 1999
70. Venture Fund Award of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, 1998
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The award was given to conduct the study on the availability and utilization of Plastic Surgery
Services in the Management of Open Fractures in India. This was a seminal study to assess the
standard of practice in the country and the results and suggestions for improvement were published
in the article Raja Sabapathy S.,Study on the availability and utilization of Plastic Surgery services
in the management of open fractures in India .Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 1999; 32:9-20.
71. T.V. Sivanandan Oration: Indian Medical Association, Coimbatore, 1998
Title: Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery
72. Best Paper Award: Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Coimbatore,
1997
Title: „Aesthetic consideration in Flap Coverage of the Hand‟
73. Best Paper Award Junior Category: Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the
Hand, Lucknow, 1995
Title: „Replantation of Avulsion Amputation of the Thumb‟.
74. President‟s Special Peet Prize: Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. Best paper
presentation in the Annual Conference, Bangalore, 1993
Title: „Plastic Surgeon Procedures in Limb salvage of Grade III B & III C injuries‟
75. Appointed as the Editor for the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1993
In the six years as Editor of the Journal gave a new look to the journal and made significant
improvements to the quality of publishing.
76. Dr B C Roy National Award – Fellowship for Post graduate Studies of the Medical Council of
India (1979 – 81)
This award was given during the MS General Surgery training period at Madras Medical College,
Madras.
77. Best Dissertation Award - Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu 1980
Topic: „Postural Mechanisms in Human Being's‟.
This award was given for an inter - collegiate competition at post – graduate student level.
Awards in the Undergraduate Period
(25)
1.
Certificate of Honour
:
Anatomy
2.
Kannuswamy Memorial Prize
:
Pharmacology
3.
:
Forensic Medicine
4.
:
Pathology
5.
Govinda Bhat Memorial Prize
:
Social & Preventive
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Medicine
6.
Govt Prize in essay writing
:
Nutrition
7.
Govt Prize in elocution
:
Nutrition
8.
Dr Kini Memorial Prize
:
Orthopaedics
9.
Akkaraju Seetharamaiah Rammamagaru
Memorial Prize
:
Paediatrics
10.
Dr C Natarajan Prize
:
Leprosy
11.
T B Association Medal
:
Tuberculosis
12.
Maitland Memorial Prize
:
Surgery Competitive Exams
13.
Dr K C Nambiar Gold Medal
:
- do -
14.
Dr Rama Rao Prize
:
- do -
15.
Dr Sankaran Memorial Prize
:
Surgery, University Exams
16.
Maharaja of Travancore Prize
:
- do -
17.
Lt Col V Mahadevan Gold Medal
:
- do -
18.
Chandrasekara Mudaliar Gold Medal
:
- do -
19.
Maharaja of Travancore Prize
:
Medicine
20.
Arunachalam Memorial Gold Medal
:
Medicine & S.P.M.
21.
Radhakrishnan Iyer Prize
:
Gynaecology
22.
Lt Col R B B Foster Memorial Medal:
23.
Government Gold Medal
24.
Rani Vidyavathi Devi Memorial Scholarship of the University of Madras
25.
Dr Rangachari Gold Medal- University of Madras
Highest Aggregate
:
Best Outgoing student of the year
First in Medicine and Surgery In Madras University.
Invitation Lectures and International Meetings Attended (Total 190)
1. 31st January – 1st February, 2014. British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Instructional Course,
Manchester, UK.
Topics: Principles of Soft tissue cover and Decision making.
Distant pedicled flaps.
Macro replantation
Free toe transfer – How I do it?
Care of the Acute Burns – Thermal and Chemical
Management of Chronic Burn Contractures of the Hand
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Chronic and Rare Infections of the Hand
2.
3rd February, 2014. North East Thames Regional Hand Club. Annual meeting, Chelmsford, UK
Topics: Challenges in setting up of the unit at Ganga Hospital and the things that worked.
Extending the Frontiers of Limb Salvage in the Upper limb
Major replantations
Management of intraarticular fractures of the PIP joint.
Management of long segment bone gaps in the upper limb
3. 18th- 19th January, 2014. Annual Meeting of the Nepal Orthopaedic Association. Dharan, Nepal.
Nepal Orthopaedic Association Oration
Topic: Step by Step Management of Mutilated Hand Injuries – Ganga Hospital experience
4. 18th to 19th January, 2014. Annual Meeting of the Nepal Orthopaedic Associaiton, Dharan, Nepal
Invited Lecture: Micorsurgical management of long segment bone gaps in the limbs.
5. 3rd – 5th October 2013 American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), Annual Meeting, San
Francisco
Invited Faculty: Guest Lecture:
Topic: Distant Pedicled Flaps: Getting the most out of your groin flap
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
6. 25th – 29th August 2013 International Surgical Week, Helsinki, Finland
Invited Faculty: Guest Lecture:
Topic: Cost effectiveness in hand surgery: My perspective
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker:
Topic: Complex Trauma of upper extremity – Evaluation & basic principles
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Complex Trauma of upper extremity Bone & joint primary reconstruction/repair
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Complex Trauma of upper extremity – Tendon, muscle and nerve primary
reconstruction/repair
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Complex Trauma of upper extremity – Burns of upper limb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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11. 11th – 14th July, 2013 World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting, Chicago,
USA
Topic: Approach to management of complex defects of the pediatric upper extremity
12. 11th – 14th July, 2013 World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery annual meeting, Chicago,
USA
Invited Speaker : Panel Speaker
Topic: Reconstructive Strategies in Complex Trauma of the Upper limb
USA
Moderator : Symposium on Hand /Upper Extremity II
Topic: Improving outcomes in replantation surgery
USA
Session Chair : Symposium on Nerve
Topic: Optimizing sensibility and motor function recovery in nerve repair.
15. 12th – 15th January 2013 American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Naples, Florida
Invited Faculty: Session Chair
Topic: Tips and tricks for Approaching Unusual Replantation.
16. 12th – 15th January 2013 American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Naples, Florida
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker
Topic: Scalp replantation.
17. 4th – 8th December 2012.South Australian Hand Society, Annual Meeting, Adelaide
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Management of Complex Injuries of the Upper Limb - Ganga Hospital Experience - Part
II
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
18. 4th – 8th December 2012.South Australian Hand Society, Annual Meeting, Adelaide
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Management of Complex Injuries of the Upper Limb – Ganga Hospital Experience - Part I
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
19. 4th – 8th December 2012.Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia, Department of Plastic Surgery
Grand Rounds Speaker:
Topic: Secondary Reconstruction of Long Segment Loss of Tendons Following Trauma.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Extending the frontiers of replantation surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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Topic: Challenging Thumb Reconstruction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Aesthetics consideration in choice of flap cover to the hand and upper limb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
23. 10th – 13th October 2012. Asia Pacific Federation for Surgery of the Hand, Bali, Indonesia
Morning Master Class – Instructional Course
Topic: Burn Hand Injury – Integrated wound management & surgical treatment.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
24. 10th – 13th October 2012. Asia Pacific Federation for Surgery of the Hand, Bali, Indonesia
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Aesthetics in choice of flaps in the hand.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
25. 8th – 9th October 2012. Asia Pacific Federation for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Singapore
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Step by Step approach to mutilating hand injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
26. 6th – 8th September 2012. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Chicago, IL, USA
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Immediate and elective pollicisation for traumatic thumb loss.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
27. 20th – 23rd June 2012. Federation of European Societies for Surgery of Hand, Antwerp, Belgium
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
28. 15th – 17th June 2012. Central Traumatology Institute, Moscow, Russia
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Management of Complex Upper limb injury – Our Current Practice.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
29. 15th – 17th June 2012. Annual Congress, Russian Hand society, Tomsk, Siberia
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Recent Advances in Replantation of Major Crush Avulsion Amputation.
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
30. 15th – 17th June 2012. Annual Congress of the Hand Surgeons Association, Tomsk, Siberia
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Thumb Reconstruction following complex Amputations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
31. 15th – 17th June 2012. Annual Congress of the Hand Surgeons Association, Tomsk, Siberia
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Management of Long Segment Loss of Flexor tendons in Hand and Forearm
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
32. 31st May – 3rd June 2012. Symposium in Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minnesota, USA
Honorary Faculty:
Topic: Management of complex injuries in upper limb – Our current practice.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Minnesota, USA
Honorary Faculty:
Topic: Extending the indications in major avulsion amputation and obtaining outcomes.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Minnesota, USA
Honorary Faculty :
Topic: Management of combined extensive soft tissue and bone defects of the leg.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
35. 15th – 18th May 2012. International Symposium “Developments in Hand Surgery – Current State
of the Art Work”, Bad Neustadt, Germany
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Management of Mutilating Hand Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
36. 5th – 8th April 2012. European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery, Paris
Topic: Soft tissue reconstruction after degloving lesion of the upper limb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
37. 5th – 8th April 2012. European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery, Paris
Topic: Soft Tissue loss in upper limb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
38. 13th – 15th March 2012. Annual Plastic Surgery Congress of Oman, Muscat
Guest Speaker:
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Topic: Getting good outcomes in major lower limb trauma.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Management f obstetric brachial plexus birth palsy
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Speaker:
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Management of common congenital hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Reconstruction of burnt hand deformities.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Speaker: Pre-conference Workshop
Topic: Free Tissue Transfer in the management of hand injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Revascularization/replantation in hand injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Basic principles of management of hand injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
45. 22nd – 26th February 2012. International Course on Frontiers in Hand and Upper Limb
Reconstruction, Santander, Spain
Invited Faculty: Guest Lecture
Topic: Mini replantations, worth the effort?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Extending the indications for major replantations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Topic: Getting satisfactory outcomes in massively injured upper extremity
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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48. 12th – 14th October 2011. Inauguration of the Burns & Plastic Surgery Congress, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
Topic: What does a Hand Surgeon expect from his Therapist?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
49. 12th – 14th October 2011. Inauguration of the Burns & Plastic Surgery Congress, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
Topic: Lower Limb Reconstruction
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
50. 27th June – 2nd July 2011. Annual Meeting of the World Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery(WSRM), Helsinki, Finland
Podium Presentation: Second Toe Transfer for Thumb Reconstruction for amputation around
CMC Joint with soft tissue loss requiring prior Groin flap cover.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
51. 27th June – 2nd July 2011. Annual Meeting of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
(WSRM), Helsinki, Finland
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker: Replantation Session
Topic: Experience with replantation and revascularisation of 92 avulsion and crush avulsion
amputations proximal to the wrist.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
52. 22nd – 26th May 2011. International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic
Surgery(IPRAS), Vancouver, Canada
Podium Presentation: Reconstruction of long segment flexor tendon and nerve loss in the
forearm secondary to electrical burns injury.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Panel Speaker in the Session: Protecting our specialty in the 21st Century
Topic: Developing a high quality centre
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Faculty: Master Class
Topic: Management of upper extremity injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Faculty: Chairperson: Peripheral Nerve Session
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker: Hand Surgery Session
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
57. 8th – 12th May 2011, University Sans Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Guest Lecture to University Students
Topic: Management of major injuries of the upper limb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Lecture to University Students
Topic: Lessons learnt in the last 20 years in replantation surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
External Examiner: Exit Exam in Plastic Surgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
60. 1st to 4th November, 2010. 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for
Surgery of the Hand, Seoul, South Korea.
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker: Symposium on Soft tissue cover in Upper Extremity.
Topic: Reconstruction of Upper Extremity using Pedicled Perforator Flaps.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Faculty: Panel Speaker: Symposium on Thumb Reconstruction
Topic: Post Traumatic Pollicisation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Session Chairperson and Invited Speaker:
Topic: Management of Established Post Burn Hand deformity.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Panel on Dorsal Cover to the Hand:
Topic: Dorsal Hand Reconstruction with pedicled SIEA flap and Posterior interosseous flaps.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
64. 24th – 27th June 2010. 2nd Mayo Clinic – Chang Gung Hospital Symposium on Reconstructive
Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Honorary Faculty: Cadaver Dissection workshop
Pedicled Lower Abdominal Flaps for Upper limb defects
Management of Large Segment Combined Loss of bone and soft tissue in the leg.
Reconstruction of weight bearing heel
Coverage of defects around the knee and elbow
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
65. 22nd – 25th Feb 2010. 22nd Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
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Invited Faculty: Delivered the State of the Art Lecture:‟ Management of Limb Injuries in
Children‟.
Chairman: Session on „Paediatric Trauma‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
66. 24th Feb 2010, Lecture to the Hand Surgeons of Kuala Lumpur.
Topic: Pearls and Pitfalls in Microsurgery
67. 17th to 20th Dec 2009, 4th Turkish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Antalya, Turkey.
Invited Guest Speaker: Major Replants – Optimizing outcomes
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
68. 17th to 20th Dec 2009, 4th Turkish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Antalya, Turkey.
Invited Guest Speaker: Challenging Thumb Reconstructions
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
69. 17th to 20th Dec 2009, 4th Turkish Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Antalya, Turkey.
Invited Guest Speaker
Video session: Scalp Replantation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
70. 6th to 9th May 2009. 78th Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australian College of
Surgeons, Brisbane, Australia
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of the College and Guest Professor of the
Australian Society for Surgery of the Hand
Master class: Management of Major Limb Injuries – Optimizing the outcomes
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Keynote address: Organizing a Trauma, Hand and Microsurgical centre in a Non Metropolitan
area
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Surgeons, - Trauma section, Brisbane, Australia
Invited Lecture: Maximum outcome with Minimal Resources in the Management of Mangled
Limb Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Lecture: Minor Replants – Tips for success
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Surgeons, Combined Plastic Surgery and Hand Section Brisbane, Australia
Invited Lecture: Major Replants – Lessons learnt
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
75. 12th May 2009 Meeting of the Victorian Hand Society, St Vincent‟s Hospital, Melbourne
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Invited Guest Speaker: Challenging Thumb Reconstructions
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
76. 24th to 27th June 2009, 5th Congress of World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Okinawa,
Japan.
77. Panel Speaker: Lower Extremity Reconstruction. – Reconstruction of Complex injuries around
foot and ankle and outcome determinants
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Japan.
Moderator: Symposium on Upper Extremity Reconstruction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Japan.
Chairperson: Free paper session on Perforator Flaps
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
80. 2nd to 5th Sept 2009, Combined Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
and American Society of Hand Therapists, San Francisco
Invited Faculty: Pre course: Mutilated Hand – from the Emergency room to Return to Work.
„Secondary Flexor and Extensor Reconstruction‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
81. 15th to 17th Feb 2008. 7th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand, Hong Kong
Invited talk: Principles in the selection of Soft tissue cover in the management of major hand
injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
82. 15th to 17th Feb 2008. 7th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the
Hand, Hong Kong
Podium Presentation: Reconstruction of long segment loss of tendons and nerves in electrical
burns of the wrist
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Hand, Hong Kong
Podium Presentation: Functional outcome of one bone forearm in salvage situations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Hand, Hong Kong
Poster Presentation: On arrival block in the management of mutilating upper limb injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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Hand, Hong Kong
Poster Presentation: Primary bone grafting with pedicle flap as cover in the management of
dorsal combined injuries of the digits
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
86. 19th to 21st June, 2008. XIII Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the
Hand. IX Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapist, Lausanne,
Switzerland
Represented India in the council meeting of the IFSSH
Free Paper: Technical Considerations and Functional Outcome of Complex Elbow Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
87. 19th to 21st June, 2008. XIII Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the
Hand. IX Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapist, Lausanne,
Switzerland
Poster Presentation: Primary bone grafting in phalanges with pedicle flap as cover.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
88. 18th to 20th September 2008. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society, Chicago, USA
Invited Faculty: Pre course: Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Injuries: An
International Perspective
Initial Assessment of the Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
89. 18th to 20th September 2008. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society, Chicago, USA
Invited Faculty: Pre course: Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Injuries: An
International Perspective
Complex Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
90. 16th to 17th Nov 2007. 2nd National Conference of the Bangladesh Society for Surgery of the
Hand, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Was bestowed the BDSSH Award for Helping the Development of Hand Surgery in Bangladesh.
Chief faculty for the Instructional Course
Lecture: Functional Anatomy of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Basic Surgical Principles in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Principles in the Management of the Congenital Hand Anomalies
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Finger tip injuries
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Hand Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Flexor tendon injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Nerve Injury Management
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Steps of Salvage of a major mutilating injury.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Lecture: Pushing the Boundaries of care with Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Conducted a Question and Answer session on Common Problems in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
100.
30th Sep to 2nd Oct 2007. Visiting Professor to Dept of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Grand Rounds: One Hour Lecture: Upper Limb Reconstruction – Ganga Hospital experience.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
101.
30th Sep to 2nd Oct 2007. Visiting Professor to Dept of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Grand Rounds – One Hour Lecture: Lower Limb Reconstruction – Ganga Hospital
experience.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
102.
26th to 29th Sep 2007. 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the
Hand, Seattle, USA
Invited Faculty: Instructional Course on Mutilated Hand injuries (Jesse Jupiter, Neil F.
Jones and Raja Sabapathy)
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103.
Hand, Seattle, USA
Invited Faculty: Instructional Course on Local Flaps to the Hand. (Scott L. Levin, Gunther
Germann and Raja Sabapathy) Talk on Radial artery and Posterior Interosseous Flap.
104.
Hand, Seattle, USA
Podium Presentation: Technical Considerations and Outcome in the management of Complex
injuries of the Forearm
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
105.
24th to 26th June 2007. 5th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery – Athens, Greece
106.
11th to 15th March 2007-10th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of
Societies for Surgery of the Hand. (IFSSH) Sydney, Australia
Delivered the Bid Talk in the IFSSH council on behalf of India and won the bid for
conducting the 2013 International Congress in New Delhi. (Other contenders – London,
Buenos Aires)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
107.
Invited Speaker: Symposium on Reconstructive Microsurgery: Secondary Management of
mutilating upper limb injuries – Soft tissues.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
108.
IFSSH Scientific Committee Reports: Developing Countries Projects. Report on our project,
„Save the Working Hand‟ and „Help for the Hands in Need‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
109.
Free Paper: Functional Outcome of Emergency Proximal Row Carpectomy (PRC) in
replantation and revascularization at the level of the wrist.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
110.
9th to 10th March 2007. 7th World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand
and Upper Limb Sydney, Australia
Free Paper: A technique of free nail grafting in reconstruction of macrodactyly.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
111.
9th to 10th March 2007. 7th World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand
and Upper Limb Sydney, Australia
Moderator: Session on Syndactyly
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
112.
USA
13th to 16th Jan 2007. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery – Puerto Rico,
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Silver Jubilee of ASRM - International Reception Invitational Speech – What does
Microsurgery mean to you and to your country?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
113.
15th – 18th November, 2006. 6th Congress of APFSSH, Bangkok, Thailand
APFSSH Council Meeting – Delegate of India
Podium Presenation: The Treatment and Outcome of Complex Forearm Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
114.
Podium Presentation: Functional Outcome of Emergency Proximal Row Carpectomy in
Replantation and Revascularisation at the Level of the Wrist.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
115.
Podium Presentation: The Treatment and Outcome of Complex Forearm Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
116.
Podium Presentation:
Anatomical Basis, Technical Considerations and Outcome in
Replantation and Revascularization of Trans Metacarpal Crush Amputations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
117.
Nov 2nd to 4th 2006. – Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, 5th Annual and
Scientific Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Conferred the Honorary Membership of the Academy
Presidential Guest Speaker: Title of the Oration: Pushing the boundaries of Care with
Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
118.
13th Sept 2006, Visiting Professor – Plastic Surgery Department, Yale University, USA
Flap Dissection Demonstration in Cadavers:
Posterior Interosseous Flap, Lateral Arm Flap, Anterolateral Thigh Flap, Gracilis Flap.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
119.
Invited Lecture: Management of Major Injuries of the Leg
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
120.
Invited Lecture: The Salvage of Major Mutilated Limb Injuries – The Ganga Hospital
Experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
121.
11th Sept 2006, Kleinert – Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, Louisville, KY , USA.
Invited Lecture: Lessons learnt in the salvage of major mutilated limb injuries at Ganga Hospital
in the last 15 years
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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122.
7th to 9th Sept. 2006, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand –
Washington DC, USA.
Podium Presentation: Technical Considerations and Functional Outcome of 22 major
Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
123.
2nd to 4th Aug 2006. Annual Meeting of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka – Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Invited Guest Faculty: Workshop on Burns: „Principles in the Management of Hand Burns‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
124.
Sri Lanka
Plenary Session Speaker: „How to get good functional outcome following Hand Injuries?‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
125.
Sri Lanka
Symposium on Brachial Plexus injuries- „Management of Adult Brachial Plexus injuries‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
126.
28th – 30th June 06, Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand
(FESSH) 2006, Glasgow, Scotland.
IFSSH Council Meeting – Delegate for India – Made the preliminary bid for the IFSSH 2013 on
behalf of India.(Other contenders – London, Buenos Aires & Singapore)
Chairman – Symposium on Soft Tissue Cover.
127.
29th May 2006, Post Congress Symposium on Microsurgery, American Hospital, Istanbul,
Turkey
Video lecture: Technical Aspects of Scalp Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
128.
26th – 28th May 2006, 10th Congress of the Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and
Upper Extremity – Antalya, Turkey.
Invited Faculty: Principles of Management of Hand Burns
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
129.
23rd to 26th March – 2006. Inauguration of the International Federation of Brachial Plexus
and peripheral Nerve injury – Houston, Texas, USA
Founding Member of the Federation
Lecture: Experience of Setting up of a Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Clinic in
India
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
130.
10th – 12th March, 2006. BOSCON 2006. Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society Annual
Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Guest Lecture: Current Trends in the Management of Brachial Plexus injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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131.
Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Guest Lecture: Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
132.
Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Guest Lecture: Microsurgery in Hand Injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
12th November 2005, Singapore Society for Hand Surgery, Distinguished Hand Lecturer and
External Examiner for Hand Surgery Exit Examination 2005, National University of Singapore.
Lecture title: Tips in the Reconstruction of Major Mutilated Limb Injuries.
133.
2nd to 4th November 2005, British Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting, Royal College
of Surgeons of England, London
Douglas Lamb Lecture – Major Replantations of the Upper Limb (3rd Lecture since inception)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
134.
Guest Lecture: Salvaging Mutilating Upper Limb Injuries Proximal to the Wrist
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
135.
Guest Lecture: Distal Upper Limb Replantation in 2005
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
136.
28th - 30th Sep 2005, Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Grand Rounds: Lower Limb Reconstruction - The Ganga Hospital Experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
137.
28th - 30th Sep 2005, Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Guest Lecture: Salvage of Major Mutilating Injuries of the Upper Limb Proximal to the Wrist
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
138.
22-24 Sep 2005, Joint Annual Meeting of American Society for Surgery of the Hand &
American Society of Hand Therepist, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Faculty - Interactive Case Review Session: Microsurgery Reconstruction of Complex Upper
Limb Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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139.
7th June 2005, 7th European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and
Traumatology (EFORT) Congress, Lisbon, Portugal.
Invited Speaker for the Symposium on Mutilated Hand Injuries Talk: Principles of Decision
Making in Selecting Skin Cover
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
140.
28th - 29th Jan 05, Instructional Course in Hand Surgery, Invited Guest Faculty of British
Society for Surgery of the Hand, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Invited Lecture: Principles of Decision Making in Selecting Skin Cover
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
141.
Invited Lecture: Fingertip Reconstruction with commonly used Homodigital Flaps
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
142.
Invited Lecture: Distant Pedicle Flaps and Free Flaps - New and Old
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
143.
Invited Lecture: Macro Replantation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
144.
Invited Lecture: Chronic and Rare Infections of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
145.
12th -15th November 2004, The 5th Congress of the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies
for Surgery of the Hand at International House, Osaka, Japan
Moderator - Symposium on Free and Island Flap to the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
146.
Invited Speaker: Symposium on Hand Surgery in Asian Pacific Area- Current Status of Hand
Injuries in India
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
147.
Lecture: Static Traction Immobilization and Early Active Mobilization for the Management of
Intra-Articular Fractures of PIP Joint of Fingers
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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148.
Lecture: Functional Outcome in Major Replantations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
149.
4th-10th Sep 2004, Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) Congress, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Invited Faculty: Reconstruction of Major Defects of the Foot
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
150.
Lumpur, Malaysia
Podium Presentation: Conservative Management of Intra Articular Fractures of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
151.
Lumpur, Malaysia
Podium Presentation: Technical Considerations and Functional Outcome of 20 Major
Replantations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
152.
Lumpur, Malaysia
Podium Presentation: Soft Tissue in Open Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
153.
Lumpur, Malaysia
Podium Presentation: Microsurgical and Osteoplastic Reconstruction of the Thumb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
154.
19th Jun 2004, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Microsurgery, Belhoul Specialty
Hospital,
Dubai
Guest lecture: Taking Technology to the Masses - The Coimbatore Experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
155.
13th Jun-17th Jun 2004. 9th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for
Surgery of the Hand, Budapest, Hungary
FSSH Council Meeting – Delegate of India
Podium Presentation: Technical Considerations and Functional Outcome of 20 Major
Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
156.
13th Jun-17th Jun 2004. 9th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for
Surgery of the Hand, Budapest, Hungary
Podium Presentation: Suicides after Hand Injury.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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157.
7th Oct 2003. : Inauguration of the „Association of Plastic Surgeons of Sri Lanka‟Colombo, Sri Lanka. Guest of Honour
Key Note Address during Inauguration; „Trauma Reconstructive Surgery – Personal
Perspectives and the Vision for the Future‟
158. 8th Oct 2003. Association of Plastic Surgeons of Sri Lanka:
Teaching Session: “Reconstruction of Severely Mutilated limbs”
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
159. 19th Jun 2003. Visit to Hand Surgery Unit, University of Leceister, UK
Guest Lectures: Management of Complex Injuries of the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
160. 19th Jun 2003. Visit to Hand Surgery Unit, University of Leceister, UK
Guest Lecture: Principles of Tendon Transfers in the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
161. 17th - 18th Jun 2003. Visit to Plastic Surgery Unit, St James Hospital, Leeds, UK
Guest Lecture: Major Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
162. 15th - 16th Jun 2003. Visit to Regional Plastic Surgery Unit, Chelmsford, UK
Guest Lecture: Management of Complex Injuries of the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
163. 11th - 13th June 2003 World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting,
Heidelberg, Germany.
Podium Presentation: Replantation of Class 3 Ring Avulsion Amputations and a New
Technique for Reconstruction of Non Replantable Avulsion amputations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Symposium Participation: Microsurgery in Developing Countries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Podium Presentation: Functional Outcome in Major Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Podium Presentation: Comparison of Free Fibula Transfer and Ilizarov Technique for the
treatment of Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of Tibia
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
167. 9th - 10th June 2003 – World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Biennial Meeting,
Live Microsurgery Workshop.
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
168. 31st Jan -2nd Feb 2002. ASEAN Plastic Surgery Congress, Singapore
Invited Guest Lecture: Management of Dorsal Combined Tissue Loss in the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Guest Lecture: Reconstruction of Major Soft Tissue defects of the Foot and Ankle.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Podium Presentation: Primary Pollicization for reconstruction of Crush Amputation of Thumb.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Poster Presentation: Romberg‟s disease new technique for facial contour reconstructionModified Washio flap
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Poster Presentation: An Unusual case of impaling injury of Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
173. 27th Oct to 4 Nov 2001, Inaugural Congress of “World Society of Reconstructive
Microsurgery” Taipei Taiwan
Panelist in Symposium on Replantation: Replantation of Avulsion Amputations of Upper
Extremity
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Microsurgery” Taipei, Taiwan
Podium Presentation: Functional Comparison of Great Toe Transfer and Osteoplastic Technique
in a Bilateral Thumb Amputee
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
175. III Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for the Surgery of the
Hand, Chennai, India. Organizing Secretary of the Congress, 2000
Guest Lecture: “Pedicle Flaps in Upper Limb Injuries”
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
176. II Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for the Surgery of the Hand
Singapore February 1999
Chairman of the Instructional Course – Finger tip injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Microsurgery” Taipei Taiwan
Podium Presentation: Can Secondary Procedures on Pedicle Flaps be Performed Primarily? A
new Protocol in the Management of Dorsal Combined Tissue Loss in Multiple Adjacent Fingers
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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178. Brachial Plexus Surgery - Instructional Course & Hands on Cadaveric
Dissection Workshop, Singapore, 1999
Delegate for the workshop
Dr. Raja Sabapathy
179. May, 1998 Kleinert Reunion. Kleinert, Kutz and Associates. Louisville Hand Surgery,
Louisville, USA
Lecture: Spectrum of Hand Injuries in India”
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
180. Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand,
Vancouver, Canada. 1998
IFSSH Council Meeting – Delegate for India. Discussed to make India a member of
good standing in the Federation
Podium Presentation: Management of Upper Limb Monomelic Polytrauma with Neuro Vascular
Problems
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Podium Presentation: Management of Dorsal Combined Tissue Loss in Multiple Adjacent
Fingers
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
183. 12th Symposium of the International Society of Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Singapore, 1996
Podium Presentation: Management of Upper Limb Monomelic Polytrauma with Neurovascular
Problems
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
184. Reconstructive Microsurgery of the Hand. Advanced International Instructional
Course, Jan, 1995 Singapore
Podium Presentation: Partial Hand Replantation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
185. Visit to Plastic Surgery Unit, Cheng Gung Hospital, Taiwan. June 1994
Morning Lecture: Flap Cover for Open Injuries in Demanding Situations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
186. Visit to Pamella Lurd Hospital – Hand & Microsurgery Unit, Hong Kong. June 1994
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
187. Visit to Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, June 1994
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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188. Visit to Selayang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.. June 1994.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
189. Visit to Department of Plastic Surgery, Providence Hospital, Detroit, USA, 1992
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
190. Visit to Louisville Hand Surgery, Louisville, KY, USA.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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Invitation Lectures and National Meetings Attended (Total 298)
1. 28th to 30th February 2014, Biennial Congress of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Kolkatta
Invited Lecture: What I no longer do and why?
2. 28th to 30th February, 2014, Biennial Congress of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Kolkatta.
Invited Lecture: Relevance of Microsurgery as the choice of Specialty in the future.
3. 22nd to 23rd February, 2014, APLAST, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Invitation Lectures;
Topics: Management of Lower third leg soft tissue defects
4.
22nd to 23rd February, 2014, APLAST, Amrita Insititute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Invitation Lecture
Topic: Management of Syndactyly
5. 7th to 9th February, 2014. National Burns Association of India Annual Conference, New Delhi.
Guest Faculty
Topic: Establishing Burns Units with Trauma units – Perhaps the way to go in narrowing the gap in
service delivery.
6. 24th January 2014, Coimbatore Management Association Students Association, Coimbatore. Power
Brands of Coimbatore Conclave
Topic: Explaining the Brand, „Ganga‟.
7. 23rd to 27th November, 2013 Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India,
Mumbai.
Gillies Oration: Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India,
Mumbai.
Title: Salvaging complex limb injuries: Factors determining outcome and lessons learnt
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8. 17th to 19th October, 2013 34th SICOT Orthopedic World Congress, Hyderabad
Topic: “ Carpo Metacarpal Joint of the thumb”
9. 20th to 22nd September, 2013. 37th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Pune
Session Chair: Symposium of Replantation
10. 22nd to 24th August, 2013 Brachial Plexus Conference, Hyderabad
Invited Faculty:
Topic: “Global Adult Palsy – Ganga Hospital Protocol”.
11. 25th to 28th April, 2013. Annual Meeting of the Kerala Plastic Surgeons Association, Kottayam.,
Kerala
12. 25th to 27th January, 2013. 21st Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Burns, Vadodara,
Gujarat.
13. 20th October, 2012. Vision 2020 Symposium, Aravind Eye Hospital Madurai.
Guest Speaker:
Topic: High volume service delivery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
14. 28th – 30th September, 2012. Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Amritsar
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Setting up a successful Hand Unit.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
15. 3rd – 4th August, 2012. Annual Congress of the International Medical Science Academy,
Rajarajeshwari Medical College, Bangalore
Guest Speaker:
Topic: How reconstructive microsurgery has improved outcomes in limb surgery management.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
16. 11th April, 2012. Madurai
Sam C Bose Oration
Topic: Making a difference with reconstructive surgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
17. 17th February, 2012, Annual Conference of the Vascular Surgeons, Chennai
Trinity Oration:
Topic: 100 years since Alexis Carrel. Extending the frontiers of care with microvascular surgery.
18. 3rd – 6th February, 2012. National Academy of Burns Conference (NABICON), New Delhi
Guest Lecture:
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Topic: Surgical Management of Post burn deformities of hand.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
19. 12th – 15th January, 2012. Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Aurangabad.
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Functional restoration in mutilated upper limb injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
20. 11th December, 2011. Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Coimbatore Branch
Sivasubramaniam Oration:
Topic: Paediatric Trauma – Role of Plastic surgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
21. 25th – 27th November, 2011. Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Manipal.
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Secondary reconstruction in replants.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
22. 25th – 27th November, 2011. 35th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Manipal.
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Current evidences guiding our hand surgery practice.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
23. 12. 17th – 20th November, 2011. Rotary Institute of Kolkata
Dr. P.K. Bilwani Oration:
Topic: Improving Hand Function following Hand Burns.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
24. 11th – 12th November, 2011. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Obtaining maximum outcome with minimum resources.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
25. 3rd – 5th November, 2011.
Bhatnagar Oration:
Topic: Obtaining good outcome in trauma reconstructive surgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
26. 17th – 18th September, 2011. Command Hospital, Air Force, Bangalore – CME on approach to trauma
Guest Lecture:
Topic: Maximising outcome with minimum resources.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
27. 5th – 11th September, 2011. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Coimbatore.
President:
Presentation:
Topic: How do I approach? Secondary Reconstruction following Trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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President:
Presentation:
Topic: Volkmann‟s Ischemic Contracture.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
President:
Presentation:
Topic: Functional Anatomy of The Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
30. 24th July, 2011. Meeting of the Indian Medical Association, Karur.
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Plastic Surgery – What it means to a general practice.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
31. 15th May, 2011. ASI CME, Erode.
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Recent advancement in burns.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
32. 29th – 30th April, 2011. Annual Conference of Kerala Plastic Surgery Association (KPSA),Thrissur
Guest Lecturer:
Topic: Reconstructive Surgery – Unifying aesthesis & function.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Instructional Course Speaker :
Topic: Secondary surgery of obstetric palsy.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Instructional Course Speaker :
Topic: Wound Debridement
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
35. 11th – 13th March, 2011. APLAST 2011, Amrita Institute, Kochin.
Guest Speaker:
Topic: Hand, Congenital Brachial Plexus
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
36. 25th – 28th February, 2011. APSI Ethicon Course, Amritsar
Guest Speaker:
Topic: To salvage or not to salvage – The decision making process in major lower limb trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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37. 19th – 20th February, 2011. Maharashtra State Chapter of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
(MAPSICON), Akola
Invited Faculty : Puranik Oration
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
38. 15th – 18th February, 2011. Brachial Plexus Conference, Bangalore.
Panellist:
Topic: My comprehensive plan for managing C5,6,7 palsy in an adult
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
39. 15th – 18th February, 2011. Brachial Plexus Conference, Bangalore.
Panellist:
Topic: Correction of secondary shoulder deformities in OBP.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
40. 1st – 4th February, 2011. Armed Forces Medical Research College, Pune.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
41. 27th – 28th January, 2011. Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, New Delhi.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
42. 21st – 23rd January, 2011. National Academy of Burns Conference (NABICON), Chennai.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
43. 10th to 12th December, 2010. ONCORECON 2010, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Guest
Lecture: Upper Extremity Flaps
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
44. 10th to 12th December, 2010. ONCORECON 2010, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Guest
Lecture: Grooming of a Reconstructive Surgeon.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
45. 4th December, 2010. 35th National Conference of the Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
of India.
Invited Lecture: Management of Polytrauma – The way we do it and Where does a Maxillofacial
Surgeon fit in?
Dr S Raja Sabapthy.
46. 26th to 28th November, 2010. 34th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of
the Hand, Nashik,
Symposium Speaker: Brachial Plexus injuries: Our strategy for the Management of Global
Brachial Plexus injury.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
47. 6th to 28th November, 2010. 34th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of
the Hand, Nashik,
Invited talk: Useful tips in the management of Congenital Hand Anomalies.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
48. 26th to 28th November, 2010. 34th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Nashik,
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Live Surgery Demonstrations: Demonstration of Carpal Tunnel Decompression and Flap Thinning
and Secondary Extensor Tendon Reconstruction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
49. 25th to 29th October, 2010. 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India,
Goa.
Symposium on Trauma Reconstruction: Topic: Judgment making in a Mutilated Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
50. 25th to 29th October, 2010. 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India,
Goa.
R N Sharma Symposium – Coverage of the sole: Topic:Use of Distally Based Sural
Neurocutaneous flaps for heel reconstruction and its long term results.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
51. 23rd to 26th September, 2010. Ganga Trauma Course.
Invited talk: Soft tissue cover in Open Fractures.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
52. 16th September, 2010. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune,
Invited Guest Lecture: „Management of Road Traffic Accidents.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
42.6th to 8th September, 2010. International congress of the International Trauma Care., New
Delhi.
Invited talk: Improving Trauma outcomes in Polytrauma – The Sub continent experience.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy.
53. 22nd August, 2010. CME in Hand Surgery, Indore Orthopaedic Society, Indore.
Invited Lecture: Soft tissue coverage following Compound Fractures of the Extremities.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Lecture: Management of Mutilating Injuries of the Hand and Upper Extremity.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Lecture: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Invited Lecture: How to write a paper?.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
57. 31st July to August, 2010. First Basic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Course in
Trauma-Combined Endeavour of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ganga Hospital, JPN
Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Chairman of the course
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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58. 31st July to August, 2010. First Basic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Course in TraumaCombined Endeavour of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ganga Hospital, JPN Apex
Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Presentation: An approach to Upper limb trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Presentation: Management of Upper limb Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Presentation: An over view of Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Skill stations Demonstrations – Nerve and tendon repair
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Presentation: Basic Microsurgical suturing
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
63. 25th July, 2010. Association of Surgeons of India, Trichy Chapter, Tiruchirapalli.
Prof Sarat Chandra Lecture: „How to improve the outcome of limb trauma?‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
64. 6th – 18th July, 2010. 10th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Hyderabad.
President‟s Oration: „Looking back two decades and Facing forwards‟.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
65. 12th June, 2010. CME at Sanjay Gandhi Institute for Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bangalore.
Guest Faculty: „What has and what has not changed in Trauma Management?‟ „Injuries in
Children‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
66. 23rd -24th April, 2010. CME of Kerala Plastic Surgery Association, Trivandrum
Guest Faculty: „Reconstruction of the Thumb in Congenital Hand Anomalies‟
Hand Transplantation – Its Status today.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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67. 21st March 2010. CME of Karnataka State Orthopaedic Association. Mangalore.
DVD presentation on – Commonly done flaps in the fingers
Protocol for managing a Major Hand injury
Technique of doing Abdominal Flaps and Groin flap
Management of Limb Injuries in Children
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
68. 5th -6th Feb 2010. Annual meeting of the Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic
Surgeons, Pondicherry.
Invited Presentation: Management of Congenital Hand Anomalies
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
69. Jan 18th to 20th – 7th Asia Pacific Burns Congress and 17th Annual Conference of National
Academy of Burns – New Delhi.
Presentation: Reconstruction of long segment flexor and nerve loss at the wrist
level following
Electrical Burns
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
70. 24th and 25th of Jan 2009. Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual
Meeting. Erode
Invited Presentation: Secondary procedures in Brachial Plexus palsy
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Meeting. Erode
Invited Presentation: Surgery for Spastic Hands
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Meeting. Erode
Session Coordinator: Remembering the Legend – Personal Reminiscences. A session on Prof CR
Sundararajan.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
73. 6 – 8th Feb 2009. 33rd Annual Conference of Karnakatak Orthopaedic Association. Mangalore.
Operative session on Tendon Transfers: Faculty. Live Demonstration of tendon transfers for
Radial nerve paralysis.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
74.
20-22nd Feb 2009. 3rd Biennial Meeting Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India. Coimbatore
Basic Science Session: Chairperson
Lecture: Pathophysiology of Brachial Plexus Injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
75.
Panel Discussion – Adult Brachial Plexus Palsy
Moderator
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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76.
Lecture: Shoulder Reconstruction in OBPP
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
77. Association of Surgeons of India, Coimbatore City chapter.
Presentation: Primary Micro Vascular Reconstruction of post surgical defects in Head and Neck
Cancer
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
78. 11th July 2009. Annual Meeting of the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. (Tamil Nadu
and Pondicherry Branch), Coimbatore,
Mohamed Yusuf Oration: Paediatric Trauma – Optimizing the outcome.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
79.
Comprehensive Trauma Life Support Course, International Trauma Care (Indian Section)
Tirunelveli
Lecture: Primary management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
80.
Comprehensive Trauma Life Support Course, International Trauma Care (Indian Section)
Tirunelveli
Lecture: Primary Management of Burns
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
81.
12th July, 2009. Association of Surgeons of India (Erode Chapter). Erode.
Guest speaker: Topic: Plastic Surgery for General Surgeons.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
82.
23rd July 2009, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune,
Invited Guest Lecture: Limb Salvage surgery after trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
83.
23rd July 2009. DY Patil Medical College, Pune,
Guest Lecutre: An approach to Hand trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
84.
5th to 9th Aug 2009. Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Chennai
Convenor of Dr RN Sinha Symposium on Burnt Hand
Presentation: Electrical burns to the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
85.
5th to 9th Aug 2009. Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Chennai
Faculty talk: Reconstruction of thumb following amputation at CMC joint level
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
86.
20th to 23rd Aug, 2009. Annual Meeting of the International Trauma Care – Indian Chapter
(ITACCS). Kolkatta,
Prof Martin Isaac Oration – „Improving Trauma Outcomes in India – What we can do?‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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87.
22nd Sept, 2009. Comprehensive Trauma Life Support Course – INS Aswini, Mumbai
Lecture: Immediate Management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
88.
22nd Sept, 2009. Comprehensive Trauma Life Support Course – INS Aswini, Mumbai.
Lecture: Immediate Management of Burns
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
89.
26th Sept 2009. 175th year celebrations of Madras Medical College, Chennai
Symposium on Hand Surgery - Invited Lecture: Congenital Hand Anomalies.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
90.
23rd Oct 2009. Ganga Orthopaedic Trauma Course – Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
Lecture: Wound Cover for Open Injuries – a Potpourri of Options.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
91.
4th to 6th Dec 2009. Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, New Delhi.
Workshop Faculty: Tendon and Nerve Repair.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
92.
4th to 6th Dec 2009. Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, New Delhi
Convenor of Symposium: Brachial Plexus injuries
Lecture: Secondary surgery in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy.
93.
26th to 30th Nov, 2008 – 32nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand and
2nd Combined Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand and the British Society for
Surgery of the Hand – Bangalore
Faculty for Operative Demonstration Surgery: Post Burn contracture release and custom
designed groin flap
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
94.
Faculty: Master Class: Mutilating Injuries of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
95.
Brachial Plexus Symposium: Secondary Procedures in Brachial Plexus Injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
96.
26th to 30th Nov 2008 – 32nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand and
Art of the Possible Symposium: The winning algorithm in the establishment of a teaching Hand
surgery unit
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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97.
8th to 9th Nov, 2008. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - Instructional Course in Hand
Surgery – Varanasi
Invited Faculty: Lecture: Replantation Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
98.
8th to 9th Nov, 2008. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - Instructional Course in Hand
Invited Faculty: Lecture: Secondary Procedures in Brachial Plexus Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
99.
8th to 9th Nov, 2008 Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - Instructional Course in Hand
Invited Faculty: Lecture: Boutonniere Deformity
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
100.
11th to 15th Nov 2008. Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Varanasi.
Dr M Murari Mukherjee Oration – „You be the change that you would like to see‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
101.
11th to 15th Nov 2008. Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Varanasi
Lecture: Surgery for Spastic Hands
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
102.
11th to 15th Nov 2008. Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Varanasi
Faculty: How I do it session: Management of Complex Dislocation of MCP joint
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
103.
10 -13th September 2008. 12th International Perforator Flap Course, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Plenary Lecture: Microsurgery Scenario in India and setting up of a Microsurgical Unit.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
104.
21st to 24th Aug 2008.12th Annual Conference of International Trauma Anaesthesia & Critical
Care Society-Indian Chapter, Cochin.
Invited Lecture: Critical Care Issues in Reconstructive Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
105.
19th to 20th April. 4th Basic Course in Hand Surgery – Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Faculty Lecture: Clinical Evaluation of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
106.
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Faculty Lecture: Debridement
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
107.19th to 20th April. 4th Basic Course in Hand Surgery – Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand,
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Faculty Lecture: Acute Extensor tendon injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Faculty Lecture: Collateral Ligament injuries of the thumb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
Faculty Lecture: Nail bed injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
110.
Faculty Lecture: Flaps to the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
111.
5th to 6th April, 2008. 2nd National Workshop on Propeller Flaps – Right Hospitals, Chennai
Chairperson: Lecture session and Moderator for operative demonstrations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
112.
22nd to 24th February 2008. 9th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, New Delhi
Invited Talk: Bone Transport vs. Vascularized Bone Transfer in Lower Limb Reconstruction
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
113.
Microsurgery, New Delhi.
Invited Talk: Coping with long hours and long years in Microsurgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
114.
Microsurgery, New Delhi.
Invited Talk: Mutilating Injuries of Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
115.
29th Nov to 3rd Dec 2007. 42nd National Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of
India, Pune.
Delivered the Inaugural Oration: Extending the Frontiers of Limb Salvage‟
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
116.
India, Pune.
Operative Surgery Workshop: Faculty
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
117.
India, Pune.
How I do it Session: Giant Congenital Hairy Naevus
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
118.
India, Pune.
How I do it Session: Dorsal Burn Hand Contracture
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
119.
India, Pune.
Charles Pinto CME: Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
120.
India, Pune.
Video Session: Management of Dorsal Combined Tissue Loss
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
121.
19th - 21st Oct 2007, Flap course: Sri Sakthi Hospital – Cannnisburn Hospital Flap Course,
Tirunelveli
Lecture: Principles of Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
122.
Tirunelveli
Lecture: Indications for Flaps in the Lower Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
123.
Tirunelveli
Lecture: Free Fibular Bone graft
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
124.
Tirunelveli
Faculty: Demonstration of Flaps in Cadavers.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
125.
7th to 9th Sept 2007, 4th Congress of the International Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Society (Indian Section) ITACCS, Coimbatore
Invited Lecture: Outcome Determinants in Open Limb Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
126.
24th to 26th Aug, 2007, 31st Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand –
Kodaikanal
Invited Lecture: Pitfalls in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
127.
24th to 26th Aug, 2007, 31st Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand –
Kodaikanal
How I Do it Session: Thinning of a flap.
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
128.
7th and 8th July 2007, First Instructional Course in Plastic Surgery of the Tamil Nadu and
Pondichery . Association of Plastic Surgeons – TANPAPS 2007.
Theme: Lower Limb Reconstruction.
Lecture:Anatomical and Pathophysiological aspects of Lower Limb Trauma.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
129.
Lecture: Debridement
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
130.
Lecture: When will you say „NO” to salvage?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
131.
15th and 16th June, 2007, 4th Rapid Free Flap Harvest Workshop, Nizam‟s Institute of Medical
Sciences, Hyderabad
Invited Lecture: Team Work
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
132.
15th and 16th June, 2007, 4th Rapid Free Flap Harvest Workshop, Nizam‟s Institute of Medical
Sciences, Hyderabad
Live Operative Demonstration: Gracilis Free Flap
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
133.
25th to 27th May 2007, 1st National Live Operative Workshop on Burns Surgery, OSBURN –
2007. National Burns Centre, Airoli, Navi Mumbai
Faculty: Live Operative Demonstrations. Release of Hand burn contractures.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
134.
25th to 27th May 2007, 1st National Live Operative Workshop on Burns Surgery, OSBURN –
2007. National Burns Centre, Airoli, Navi Mumbai
Guest Lecture: Burn Deformities of the Hands.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
135.
12th May 2007, Orthotics and Prosthetics Society of India, Southern Chapter, 10th Continuing
Rehabilitation Educational Programme, Coimbatore.
Guest Lecture: Advances in Lower Extremity Reconstruction
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
136.
27th to 29th April, 2007. Ganga Hospital Instructional Course on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery,
Coimbatore
Invited Lecture: Shoulder in Brachial Plexus Injury
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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137.
9th –10th, Feb 2007, 2nd Biennial Congress of the Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India,
Mumbai
Lecture: Neurotisation in Brachial Plexus injuries – The Ganga Hospital experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
138.
9th –10th, Feb 2007, 2nd Biennial Congress of the Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India,
Mumbai
Lecture: Functional Outcome of Mod Quad Procedure
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
139.
3rd Feb 2007, 7th Instructional Course of the Kerala Plastic Surgery Association on “Upper Limb
Trauma” – Calicut
Guest Lecture: Anatomy of the Neck and Upper Arm
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
140.
Guest Lecture: Secondary Reconstruction of Tendon Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
141.
Guest Lecture: Radial Nerve injury and Tendon Transfers
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
142.
27th to 28th Jan 2007, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons- Annual
Conference, TANPAPS 2007, Coimbatore.
Invited Lecture: Secondary Management of Electrical Burns of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
143.
27th to 28th Jan 2007, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons- Annual
Conference, TANPAPS 2007, Coimbatore.
Invited Lecture: Pushing the Boundaries of Care with Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
144.
5th Jan 2007, National Burns Association of India – Annual Conference NABICON 2007,
Mumbai
Lecture: Management of Electrical Burns of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
145.
10-15 Nov 2006. Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSICON),
Hyderabad
Invited Video Presentation: Protocol of Management of a Major Hand injury at Ganga Hospital
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
146.
10-15 Nov 2006. Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSICON),
Hyderabad.
Invited Video Presentation: Protocol of Management of a Major Hand injury at Ganga Hospital
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
147.
1st to 3rd Sept 2006, 30th Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Chandigarh
Lecture: Management of Complex Forearm Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
148.
25th August 2006, CME for General Practitioners, Coimbatore
Topic: Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
149.
5th Aug 2006, CME on Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
Theme: In Pursuit of Excellence
Lecture: Replantation Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
150.
10th – 12th Feb 2006, 8th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Hotel Residency, Coimbatore.
Organizing Chairman of the Congress
Lecture: Microsurgical Reconstruction of Proximal Upper Limb Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
151.
10th – 12th Feb 2006, 8th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Hotel Residency, Coimbatore.
Organizing Chairman of the Congress
Lecture: Microsurgical Reconstruction of Proximal Upper Limb Injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
152.
7th -8th January 2006, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons (TANPAPS
2006), Trichy.
Lecture: Lessons learnt in lower limb salvage in the last 15 years
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
153.
7th -8th January 2006, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons (TANPAPS
2006), Trichy.
Panel Speaker: Is Advertisement for Plastic Surgery Necessary?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
154.
3rd – 4th Decr 2005, Hand Surgery Workshop & CME 2005, Aurangabad Orthopaedic
Association, Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad
Guest Lecture: Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
155.
3rd – 4th Dec 2005, Hand Surgery Workshop & CME 2005, Aurangabad Orthopaedic Association,
Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad
Guest Lecture: Salvaging Mutilated Limbs – Where are we today?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
156.
3rd – 4th Dec 2005, Hand Surgery Workshop & CME 2005, Aurangabad Orthopaedic Association,
Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad
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Guest Lecture: Indications for Surgery in Rheumatoid Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
157.
6-10th Nov 2005, APSICON 2005, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of
India, New Delhi
Lecture: Complications in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
158.
India, New Delhi
Podium Presentation: Analysis of 100 consequetive Gracilis free flaps.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
159.
India, New Delhi
Podium Presentation: Restoration of Nail in degloving injuries of digits.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
160.
India, New Delhi
Podium Presentation: Protocol for Immobilization / mobilization of the Hand following tendon,
nerve and vascular repair.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
161.
18th Sep 2005, Continuing Orthopaedic Education 2005, Coimbatore.
Invited Lecture: Soft Tissue Cover in Open Fractures,
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
162.
26-28th August, Annual Meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Kochi
Lecture: Pitfalls in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
163.
26-28th August, Annual Meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Kochi
Paper Presentation: Restoration of Nail in Degloving injuries of the Digits.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
164.
10th-12th June, 2005, 3rd Workshop on Rapid Flap Harvest & Free tissue transfer and Interactive
CME on Plastic Surgery, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences,
Hyderabad
Lecture: Pitfalls in Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
165.
Hyderabad
Lecture and Demonstration: Gracilis flaps
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
166.
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Hyderabad
Lecture: Training in Plastic Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
167.
24th – 25th April 2005, Continuing Medical Education Programme of the Indian Society for
Surgery of the Hand, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Lecture: Debridement
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
168.
Lecture: Soft Tissue Cover
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
169.
Lecture: Middle and Proximal Phalangeal Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
170.
Lecture: Splintage following Hand Trauma
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
171.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
172.
19th - 23rd March 2005, International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Asia
PacificCongress, Mumbai
Lecture: Proposed Classification of Major Soft Tissue Defects around the Foot and Ankle and
Technical aspects of Reconstruction
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
173.
9th - 23rd March 2005, International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Asia Pacific
Congress, Mumbai
Lecture: Salvage of Mutilated Upper Extremity – a step by step approach
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
174.
19th - 23rd March 2005, International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Asia Pacific
Congress, Mumbai
Podium Presentation: Distal fingertip replantation without skeletal fixation.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
175.
24th-27th November 2004, Annual Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. BM Birla
Mahal, Jaipur
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Charles Pinto CME Lecture: Reconstruction of Neglected Limb Trauma – Principles and
Advances
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
176.
19th-21st November 2004, Annual meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Gangtok,
Sikkim
Lecture: Causes of Failure in Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
177.
Sikkim
Lecture: Technical Considerations in Replantation and Revascularisation at Mid Palm level
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
178.
Sikkim
Lecture: Edge or the Base – Which is important for flap revascularisation?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
179.
Sikkim
Symposium: Reconstruction of an Injured Hand using Pedicle flaps.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
180.
3rd October 2004, National Congress on Cerebral Palsy, Chennai
Invited Lecture: Spastic Hand and its management
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
181.
28th August 2004. Christian Medical College, Vellore.
Invited Faculty for Quality Circle Talk: Salvage of Mangled Extremities
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
182.
28th Aug 2004. Christian Medical College, Vellore.
Invited Lecture: Lessons learnt in the Management of Open Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
183.
20th Aug 2004. OASISCON 2004, 3rd Annual Conference of Orthopaedic Association of South
Indian States, Trissur
Invited Lecture: Congenital Pseudarthrosis – Free Vascularized Fibular Graft
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
184.
18th Aug 2004. Basic Course on Microsurgical Techniques conducted by Ethicon Institute of
Surgical Education, Chennai
Invited Lecture: Free Tissue Transfer in the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
185.
16th Jul 2004, Update for General Practitioners, Pfizer, Coimbatore
Lecture: Management of Burns
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
186.
3rd & 4th Jul 2004, Biennial conference of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Hyderabad
Video Session: Basic Microsurgical techniques
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Dr S Raja Sabapathy
187.
3rd & 4th Jul 2004, Biennial conference of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Hyderabad
Podium Presentation: Functional Outcome of Major Replantations.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
188.
27th June 2004. Institute Day, Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and Department
of Plastic Surgery Stanley Medical College & Govt. Stanley Hospital, Chennai.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
189.
30th May 2004. Faculty for Hand Surgery CME. Institute of Orthopaedic Research & Accident
Surgery, Madurai
Lecture: Surgical Anatomy of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
190. 30th May 2004. Faculty for Hand Surgery CME. Institute of Orthopaedic Research &
Accident Surgery, Madurai
Lecture: Reimplantation Surgery in the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
191.
Surgery, Madurai
Lecture: Management of Spastic Hands
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
192.
Surgery, Madurai
How I do it session: Intra Articular fracture of the Phalanges.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
193.
15-16th May: South Zone Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Bangalore
Invited Lecture: Flap cover to the Lower Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
194.
17th Apr 2004. Meeting of the Coimbatore Orthopaedic Association
Guest Speaker: Fractures of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
195.
10th and 11th April 2004 CME Programme in Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College,
Pune
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
196.
10th and 11th April 2004 CME Programme in Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College,
Pune
Lecture: Coverage of Major Soft Tissue defects of foot and ankle
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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197.
5th April 2004, Chennai City Chapter of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Chennai
Guest Speaker: Replantation Surgery – Technical Considerations and Functional Outcome.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
198.
27th to 29th Feb 2004, Invited Faculty, Pre conference workshop on Hand Injuries. GOACON
Annual Meeting of the Gujarat Orthopaedic Association, Diu
Lecture: Acute Flexor Tendon injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
199.
27th to 29th Feb 2004, Invited Faculty, Pre conference workshop on Hand Injuries. GOACON
Lecture: Brachial Plexus Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
200.
27th to 29th Feb 2004, Invited Faculty, Pre conference workshop on Hand Injuries. GOACON –
Lecture: Salvage of Mutilated Limb Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
201.
27th to 29th Feb 2004, Invited Faculty, Pre conference workshop on Hand Injuries. GOACON –
Lecture: Soft Tissue Cover in the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
202.
7th to 8th Feb 2004 – Annual Meeting of the Tamilnadu and Pondichery Association of Plastic
Surgeons, Yercaud
Podium Presentation:
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
203.
3rd to 6th Feb 2004 – Fifty Second Armed Forces Medical Research Conference, Armed Forces
Medical College, Pune
Distinguished Guest Oration: Salvage of Mutilated Limb Injuries and a Strategy for India
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
204.
29th Jan to 1st Feb 2004 – Inauguration of the Brachial Plexus Study Group of India, Chennai
Appointed as Founder Secretary
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
205.
2nd to 4th Jan 2004 – 3rd Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Lecture: Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
206.
Lecture: Principles of Tendon Transfers for the Therapist
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
207.
Lecture: Emerging Trends in Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Hands
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
208.
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Lecture: Flap cover to the Dorsum of Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
209.
22nd to 23rd Nov, 2003 -Microsurgery Workshop – Gujarat Chapter APSI, Rajkot Orthopaedic
Society and Surgeons Association, Rajkot- GT Seth Hospital, Rajkot
Chief Faculty: Live Demonstration Workshop: Free Fibula transfer for Congenital
Pseudarthrosis of Tibia
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
210.
CME Lecture: Digital Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
211.
CME Lecture: Brachial Plexus Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
212.
18th Oct 2003. Prof CR Sundararajan CME Programme in Plastic Surgery – Association of
Plastic Surgeons of India. Delhi Chapter, Army Hospital, (R&R) New Delhi
Guest Lecture: Decision Making in the Salvage of Major Mutilating Injuries of the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
213.
15th Oct, 2003, PSG Surgicon 2003, PSG Medical College, Coimbatore
Lecture: Situations for co-operation between General Surgeons and Micro surgeons.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
214.
28th Sept 2003, Conference on „Avoiding Complications in Surgery‟- Command Hospital,
Chandimandir, Punjab
Guest Speaker: Avoiding Complications in Limb Trauma Surgery.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
215.
8th – 9th Sept, 2003, 38th Annual Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons Association of
Plastic Surgeons of India.
8th Sept, 2003, Operative Workshop at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
10th to 13th Main Meeting Ooty
Dr S Raja Sabapathy - Organising Secretary for this National Meeting
216.
8th – 9th Sept, 2003, 38th Annual Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons Association of
Plastic Surgeons of India, Ooty
Panel Speaker: Plastic Surgeons - Are we losing out?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
217.
11th May, 2003, Association of Surgeons of India, Erode Chapter
Lecture: Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
218.
22nd Feb 2003. Association of Surgeons of India, Coimbatore chapter
Lecture: Reconstruction of a Mutilated Hand by Double Toe transfer
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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219.
14th to15th Feb, 2003 – Tamilnadu Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chennai
Panel Discussion on Lower limb trauma: Topic: Reconstruction of weight bearing area of the
sole of the foot.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
220.
14th to15th Feb, 2003 – Tamilnadu Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chennai
Podium Presentation: Suicides in Hand Injury patients
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
221.
18th Jan 2003 – Annual Conference of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India, – Christian
Medical College, Vellore
Invited Lecture: Microsurgery in Paediatric Orthopaedics
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
222.
30th Jan - 2nd Feb- Perforator Flap Course, Stanley Hospital, Chennai
Presentation of Problems Cases
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
223.
4th and 5th Jan 2003- Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
224.
Lecture: Soft Tissue Problems in Major Mutilating Injuries of the Upper Limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
225.
Lecture: Major Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
226.
1st Dec 2002, Indian Medical Association, Palakkad Branch, Palakkad
Lecture: Plastic Surgery for General Practitioners
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
227.
26th – 31st Nov 2002, 37th Annual Congress of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of IndiaAnnual Meet, November, Bangalore
Peet Prize Session: Replantation of Ring Avulsion Amputation and a New technique of
reconstruction of Non replantable avulsion amputations.(Awarded the Peet Prize)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
228.
22nd – 24th Nov 2002, Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH) Annual Meet, Pune
Podium Presentation: Pedicled LD flaps for Upper Extremity
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
229.
22nd – 24th Nov 2002, Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand (ISSH) Annual Meet, Pune
Podium Presentation: Time Frame for mobilization of Intra articular fractures of PIP joint
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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230.
12th – 14th Nov 2002, Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Patna. Invited
Faculty
Live Surgery Demonstration: Gastrocnemius flap, Sural artery flap
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
231.
12th – 14th Nov 2002, Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Patna. Invited
Faculty
National PG Teaching Programme: Brachial Plexus Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
232.
12th – 14th Nov 2002, Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Patna, Bihar..
Invited Faculty
National PG Teaching Programme: Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
233.
12th – 14th Nov 2002, Annual Conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Patna, Bihar..
Invited Faculty
Symposium: Soft Tissue cover for Fingertip injuries.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
234.
28th Sept 2002, Indian Medical Association- Annual Tamil Nadu State Medical Conference,
Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
Dr Thirugnanam Oration: Plastic Surgery for the General Practitioner
235.
15th Sept 2002, Annual Meeting of the Kerala Orthopaedic Association- C.M.E., Kollam
Lecture: Acute Flexor Tendon Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
236.
Lecture: Flaps to the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
237.
Lecture: Replantation Surgery.
Dr S raja Sabapathy
238.
27th Jul 2002, Seminar on Peripheral Vascular Disease, K.M.C.H., Coimbatore
Lecture: Role of Plastic Surgery in Diabetic Foot
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
239.
30th – 31st May 2002, Dr B Vijayakumar Memorial Orthopaedic Update, Vizag
Andhra Pradesh
Guest Lecture: Wound Management in Open Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
240.
Andhra Pradesh
Guest Lecture: Flexor Tendon Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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241.
Andhra Pradesh
Guest Lecture: Hand Injuries-Dr S Raja Sabapathy
242.
Andhra Pradesh
Guest Lecture: Foot and Ankle Reconstruction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
243.
28th Apr 2002, Indian Medical Association Meeting, Tuticorin
Lecture: Plastic Surgeon‟s Role in Trauma Management
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
244.
26th – 27th Apr 2002, South Indian Plastic Surgeons Association, Trivandrum
Invited Presentation: Replantation Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
245.
20th Apr 2002, Association of Surgeons of India, Coimbatore Chapter Meeting, Coimbatore
Presentation: Five Finger Replant
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
246.
18th Apr 2002, CME, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore
Lecture: Microsurgery – Where are we today?
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
247.
22nd - 24th Feb 2002, Biennial Meet of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Mumbai
How I do it session: Multi digit replantation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
248.
22nd - 24th Feb 2002, Biennial Meet of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Mumbai
Presentation: Tendon Transfers in Brachial Plexus
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
249.
15th – 16th Feb 2002, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry Plastic Surgeons Association, Kodaikanal
Invited Lecture: Lessons from a decade of Replantation Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
250.
12th - 13th Feb 2002, Rapid Review Course in Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College,
Chennai
Invited Lecture: Management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
251.
23rd to 25th Nov 2001, Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Mumbai
Paper Presentation: Primary Bone Grafting in Phalanges
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
252.
27th to 30th Sept 2001, APSICON 2001, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India, Ahmadabad.
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Charles Pinto CME Programme: Foot and Ankle Reconstruction
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
253.
27th to 30th Sept 2001, APSICON 2001, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India, Ahmedabad.
Charles Pinto CME Programme: Free flap cover in Lower Extremities
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
254.
8th Sept 2001, Neuro-Trauma Conference, Coimbatore
Lecture: Scalp Replantation
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
255. 23rd to 25th Aug 2001, Hand and Microsurgery course 2001. Coimbatore
Lecture: Minor Replantations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
256.
11th Aug, 2001, Thillai PEDICON – Annual Meeing of the Tamilnadu Chapter of Association of
Pediatricians, Chidambaram
Guest Lecture: Soft tissue injuries in Children
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
257.
22nd Apr 2001, Prof R Sarat Chandra Oration, at Association of Surgeons of India Trichy
Chapter, Tamil Nadu
Oration title: Salvage of Mutilating Limb Injuries
258.
8th Apr 2001, CME at Matha Hospital, Kottayam, Kerala
Lecture: Management of Compound Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
259.
3rd and 4th March, WOUNDCON 2001 – Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Lecture: Management of Wounds in Open Fractures of the limbs
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
260.
25th Jan 2001, Aravind Eye Care Hospital, Coimbatore
Lecture: Improving Patient Satisfaction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
261.
October, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, APSICON 2000,
Agra
Charles Pinto CME: Key Stones to success in Open Fracture Management
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
262.
Oct 2000, Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, APSICON 2000,
Agra
Podium Presentation: Replantation and Revascularisation in Lower Extremity
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
263.
Millennium Update Command Hospital, Lucknow
Guest Lecture: Principles of Management of Severely Injured Extremities
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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264.
3rd Conference of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, Chennai.
Organizing Secretary of the Conference
Guest Lecture: Pedicled Flaps in Upper Limb Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
265.
25th Jun 2000, Meeting of the Indian Medical Association, Udumalpet
Lecture: Changing Face of Plastic Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
266.
15th May 2000, Symposium on Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
Lecture: Replantation – The Coimbatore experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
267.
21st to 23rd Jan 2000, Baroda Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hand and Ear
Reconstruction Workshop – Baroda
Lecture: Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
268.
Lecture: Clinical examination and Management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
269.
Live Operative Demonstration: Replantation of Thumb, Hypoplastic Thumb Reconstruction –
Opponensplasty and Ligament Reconstruction.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
270. 22nd Jan 2000, Indian Medical Association, Baroda
Col Vasavada Oration: Mutilating Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
271.
16th Jan 2000, Indian Medical Association Meeting, Coimbatore
Lecture: Compound Injuries Management
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
272.
9th Jan 2000, CME on Hand Surgery, MS Ramiah Medical College, Bangalore
Lecture: Setting up of a Hand Surgery Centre
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
273.
Lecture: Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
274.
Lecture: Microsurgery in Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
275.
22nd Nov 1998, Annual Meeting Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Goa
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Podium Presentation: Primary Pollicisation in Crush Amputation of the Thumb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
276.
Sept 1998, Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, APSICON‟98, Calcutta
Charles Pinto CME: Management of Fractures of the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
277.
Sept 1998, Annual meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, APSICON‟98. Calcutta
Symposium: A New protocol in the management of Dorsal Combined loss in the Hand
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
278.
Dec 1997, Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgeons of India, Bangalore
Symposium Speaker: Skeletal Injury and their Management. – Hand Fractures
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
279.
15th – 18th Aug 1997, Annual Meeting of Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Coimbatore
Organizing Chairman of the National Congress
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
280.
Lecture: Principles in staged reconstruction in composite tissue loss
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
281.
Podium Presentation: Aesthetic considerations in flap coverage of the hand (Received the Best
Paper Award)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
282.
1996. Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Plastic and Microsurgery at Stanley
Medical College, Chennai
Lecture: Replantation of Crush avulsion amputations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
283.
1995, Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Lucknow.
Keynote address: Philosophy in the management of Major Mutilating trauma of the Upper limb
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
284.
Podium Presentation: Management of Uncommon Dislocation and Ligamentous injuries in the
Digits
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
285.
Podium Presentation: Our Experience with Management of Digital Replantation (awarded the
best paper prize)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
286.
APSICON 95, Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Trivandrum
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Symposium on Lower Limb Injuries: Panel Speaker – Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Limb
– Clinical Implications
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
287.
APSICON 95, Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Trivandrum
Podium Presentation: Partial Hand Replantation – 4 year follow up
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
288.
Jan 95, Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Convocation Day Symposium
Guest Lecture: Conservative and Surgical Management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
289.
Jan 95, Kerala Orthopaedic Association - XIV Annual Conference, Manjeri.
Guest Lecture: Plastic Surgery in the Management of Compound Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
290.
Mar 94, Annual Meeting of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
Hyderabad
Lecture: Expanding Role of Replants in the Management of Digital Amputations
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
291. APSICON 94, Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
Lonavala, Maharashtra
Podium Presentation: Lessons Learnt from Challenging Limb Salvage Problems
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
292. Oct 94, Orthocon Trauma Symposium, Coimbatore
Lecture: Management of Hand Injuries
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
293. Dec 93, Annual meeting of Association of Surgeons of India, Chennai.
Podium Presentation: Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap in the Treatment of Iotrogenic
Osteomyelitis
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
294.1993, Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Bangalore
Podium Presentation: Problems in Digital Replantations and Some Solutions
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
295. APSICON 93, Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Bangalore
Selected as the Editor of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Peet Prize Session: Demanding Plastic Surgical procedures in Limb Salvage of Grade B & C
injuries (Awarded the President‟s Special Peet Prize)
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
296.APSICON 93, Annual Meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Bangalore
Podium Presentation: Management of Giant Hairy Naevi in the New born.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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297. 1993, Annual meeting of Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chennai.
Symposium on Basic Techniques in Microsurgery - Panel Speaker: Suturing Techniques in
Microsurgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
298. 1992, APSICON 92, Annual Meeting of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Bombay
Podium Presentation: A Private Hand and Microsurgery Setup - Our Experience
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
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Organisational Responsibilities
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
1. Organizing Secretary of South Zone chapter of the Indian Chapter of the Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh 1992
2. Organizing Secretary of the Annual Meeting of Indian Society of Surgery for Hand, 1997.
3. Organizing Secretary of 3rd Congress of the Asia Pacific Federation of Society for Surgery of
the Hand Meeting at Chennai, 2000.
4. Member of the Screening committee for the best paper selection for PEET prize of Association
of Plastic Surgeons of India. 1997-1999.
5. Organizing Chairman, Hand and Microsurgery Conference, Ganga Hospital, Aug, 2000.
6. Coordinator of the Project- “Save the Working Hand”- Matching Grant Project of the Rotary
Club of Coimbatore Metropolis and Pontlanfraith, Wales, UK.
7. Organizing Chairman, Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Jan, 2003
8. Organizing Secretary, 38th Annual Conference of the Association of Plastic Surgeons in India
(APSICON 2003), Sep 2003, Ooty.
9.
Organizing Chairman, Review Course in Hand Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Jan 2004
10. Organizing Chairman, 8th Biennial Meeting of the Indian Society for Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Coimbatore Feb 2006.
11. Web Master – International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
12. Secretary General – 12th International Perforator Flap Course, Coimbatore, Sep 2008.
13. Organizing Chairman, 3rd Biennial Congress of the Brachial Plexus Group of India.,
Coimbatore, 20th to 22nd Feb, 2009.
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14. Co- Chairman, Scientific Committee, 15th World Congress of the International Confederation
for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, New Delhi. 29th Nov to 3rd Dec, 2009.
15. Organizing Chairman: Ganga International Wrist Course, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, 7th to
8th Jan, 2011.
16. OrganizingChairman, 46th Annual Congress of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India,
Coimbatore, 7th to 11th Sept, 2011.
17. Congress Chairman, 12th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for
Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) & 9th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of
Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), New Delhi, 4th to 8th March 2013.
18. Congress Chairman: 8th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,
(WSRM), Mumbai, 19th to 22nd March, 2014.
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Membership in Professional Bodies
.
Dr S Raja Sabapathy
1.
Indian Medical Association
2.
Association of Surgeons of India
3.
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Vice - President
Member Executive Committee (1994-99)
4.
Indian Society for the Surgery of the Hand, Vice - President
5.
Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, President (2004 - 2006)
6.
Brachial Plexus Surgery Group of India – Vice - President
7.
International Trauma Care Society – (Indian Section) – President (2008 -09)
8.
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
9.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
10.
Kleinert Society for Hand and Microsurgery, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
11.
European Tissue Repair Society
12.
International Society for Burn Injuries
13.
National Delegate of India to the Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the
Hand and to the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
14.
Indian Society of Wound Management
15.
Indian Society for Cleft lip and Palate and Cranio-Facial anomalies
16.
Founding Member – International Society for Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Injury.
17.
Honorary Member – Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, USA
19.
Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis – Major Donor
20.
Confederation of Indian Industry. Coimbatore zone – Zonal Council Member
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Professional Experience
12 Jan 78 to 11 Jan 79
Compulsory Resident Rotatory Internee,
Stanley Medical College, Madras
May 79 to April 82
Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Surgery,
Madras Medical College, Madras
June 82 to July 83
Tutor in Paediatric Surgery,
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Aug 83 to Mar 85
Postgraduate Trainees, Department of Plastic
Surgery and Reconstructive Hand Surgery,
Stanley Medical College, Madras
Apr 85 to Jun 85
Tutor in Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Hand
Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Madras
July 85 to Apr 88
Tutor in Plastic Surgery,
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Apr 88 to Sep 89
Registrar, Plastic Surgery,
Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK
Oct 89 to Sep 90
Christine Kleinert Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery,
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Oct 90 to May 91
Registrars, Plastic Surgery
Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Jun 91 till date
Head of the Dept. of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive
Microsurgery, Faciomaxillary Surgery and Burns
Director, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
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Efforts to Promote Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Setting up of the State of the Art “Ganga Microsurgery Training
Institute” for advanced training in Micro Surgery at Ganga Hospital
Lack of laboratory training in reconstructive microsurgery was a big handicap for the growth of the
speciality in India. This was made good with the setting up of a lab with standards as good as abroad.
This has emerged as a popular training lab in the world. 356 Surgeons from 33 countries and 60 cities
in India have been trained in the lab. Many trainees have gone back to their respective places and did
the first Microsurgical Flaps and Replantations in their units.
Comment of Dr Robert D Acland, Louisville, USA, the pioneer in Microsurgery on his visit to the
Microsurgery Lab at Ganga Hospital, February 2006.
“I am so happy to be here in your new United Nations of Microsurgical progress and education. This
feels the same, in terms of energy and excitement as Louisville in the 70‟s, or Ljubjena in the 80‟s. My
best wishes for your long continued success.”
Location of National and International Trainees to our Unit
Total Number of surgeons trained in the lab 551
No of Countries of the trainees: 42
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Location of Trainees – National (96 Cities)
Agra
Hubli
Navsari
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Nodia
Ahmednagar
Hissar
Patna
Aligarh
Idukki
Panchkula
Amristar
Indore
Perinthalmanna
Aurangabad
Jammu Tawi
Pondicherry
Bangalore
Jaipur
Pune
Baroda
Jalandhar
Ranchi
Belgaum
Jamnagar
Rohtak
Bellary
Jodhpur
Salem
Bhadohi
Kannur
Shillong
Bharuch
Kasargod
Sonepat
Bhavnagar
Kanpur
Srinagar
Bhilai
Kochi
Surat
Bhopal
Kolhapur
Thanjavur
Bhubaneswar
Kolkata
Thrissur
Chandigarh
Koppal
Thiruvalla
Chennai
Kottayam
Tirunelveli
Chattishgarh
Kozhikode
Tirupathi
Chickmangalore
Latur
Tirupur
Chidambaram
Lucknow
Trichy
Coimbatore
Ludhiana
Trivandrum
Coonoor
Maduri
Udaipur
Dehradun
Mahabubnagar Utharakhand
Delhi
Malkapur
Vapi
Dharwad
Mangalore
Varanasi
Dhule
Manipal
Vellore
Ernakulam
Mayiladuri
Visakhapatnam
Faridabad
Meerut
Wardha
Goa
Mumbai
Yavatmal
Gulbarga
Nagercoil
Guntur
Nasik
Hoshiarpur
Nagpur
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Location of Trainees - International (42 Countries)
Australia
Hong Kong
Morocco
Qatar
UAE
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Myanmar
Russia
UK
Belgium
Iraq
Nepal
Singapore
Ukraine
Brazil
Ireland
Nigeria
South Africa
USA
Colombia
Italy
Norway
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Denmark
Japan
Oman
Sweden
Yemen
Dubai
Jordan
Pakistan
Syria
Germany
Kenya
Panama
Tanzania
Ghana
Malaysia
Poland
Turkey
In the 1st September 2007 issue of the British Medical Journal, Careers, Dr Philip Yong, one of the trainees
from London, wrote an article about the high standards of training offered in the Microsurgery Lab of Ganga
Hospital. This article created tremendous enthusiasm among the trainees around the world to visit the centre.
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Creation of Paid Fellowships for training in Hand and Reconstructive Micro
Surgery
Dr S Raja Sabapathy took efforts to institute Fellowships for training younger surgeons in the field of
Hand and Microsurgery. This was in collaboration with industry leaders in the field. These paid
Fellowships attract quality surgeons towards the field and has greatly changed the scenario of Hand and
Microsurgery training in the country. These fellowships are the first of their kind and are most sought
after by candidates completing M Ch training in Plastic Surgery.
This Fellowship enables middle level senior people in public hospitals and teaching institutions to
spend 8 weeks at Ganga Hospital learning the protocols of management of different problems. In turn it
is hoped that the trainees will impart the knowledge gained to their students. The first of this is
Ganga Hospital – Johnson & Johnson Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive
Microsurgery
Mr. William Dearstyne, Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson visited the Hospital on 5th
March 2002. During the presentation of the work of the departments of the Hospital it was suggested
that paid fellowships as available abroad will encourage the faster spread of Reconstructive
Microsurgery. The advantage of its application in Hand Surgery and Trauma reconstruction and its need
in India was stressed. Mr. Dearstyne was impressed of the potential of Ganga Hospital for such
collaborative effort. As a follow-up of the visit, two Fellowships were set up. Each Fellowship is of the
value of Rs 25,000. Now it hast been upgraded to Rs 37,500. Johnson & Johnson provide the funding
and the Ganga Hospital provides the training. The selected candidates spend 6 to 8 weeks at Ganga
Hospital and they take part in all clinical and academic activities of the unit. They also undertake the
weeklong Microsurgery laboratory course at the Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute. We had an
overwhelming response when the applications were called for vindicating the concept with which we set
the fellowship.
Dr Aditya Aggarwal
MS M Ch DNB
Awardees of the Year – 2002
Dr B C Ashok
MS M Ch DNB
Consultant, Dept of Plastic Surgery
Assistant Prof of Plastic Surgery
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
St Johns Hospital
New Delhi
Bangalore
Dr Imran Ahmed
Dr Chandini Perera
MS M Ch
Lecturer, Department of Surgery
J.N. Medical College AMU, Aligarh
M.S.
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
NationalHospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo 8,
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Dr. Thilak S. Jepagnanam
D. Orth, MS Orth
Sri Lanka
Dr. Yuri Agnel Roque Dias - Amborcar
Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedics,
Christian Medical College
Vellore-632004
Dr. Prashant Tyagi
MS(Gen), M.Ch(Plast)
462, Sector - 14
Sonepat - 131 001
Haryana
India
Ms., DNB(Plastic), DNB(General Surg), Mch
Department of Surgery,
Goa Medical College
Bambolim, GOA 403202
Dr Syed Faizal
MS(Gen), M.Ch(Plast)
Kolkatta
West Bengal - 700 106
Dr M Markandeyulu Mantrala
MD
Plastic Surgeon
Clinical Associate, Specialist of Orthopaedics
Arundelpet
and Traumatology
Guntur - 522 002
Chief Assistant, 5th Orthopaedic &
Traumatology Clinic
Ankara Numune Research & Training Hospital
Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Roshan Kumar Bhandari MS FNB
Dr. Stuart Enoch
No 19, II Floor, SB Road, VV Puram
University of Cardiff
Bangalore – 560 004
United Kingdom
Dr Nisha Barot DNB, MCh
Dr Sajal Halder MS, M Ch
Junior Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Department of Plastic Surgery
Rajasthan Hospital
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Ahmedabad
New Delhi
Dr. Akif Muhtar Ozturk
Awardees of the year – 2009
Dr. Srinivasan Rajappa MBBS, MS(Ortho),
Dr. Gayan Ekanayake, MBBS., M.S.,
Senior Registrar
DNB(Ortho).
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Plastic and Reconstructive Unit
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Institute
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Chennai
Dr. Nikhil Shrikrishna Panse
Vimal Nivas Sudarshan, society
Near Model Colony Post Office
Shivaji nagar
Maharashtra, Pune 411016
Dr. Nirajan Prasad Parajuli
Orthopaedic Surgeon & Lecturer
Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel
Nepal
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Lt Col Dr. Sanjay Maurya,
Dr. Vipula Perera,
Classified Specialist (Surgery) & Plastic &
Plastic Surgical Senior Registrar,
Reconstructive Surgeon,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka,
Dept of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery,
Regent Street,
Command Hospital (SC) & Armed Forces
Colombo,
Medical College,Pune-411 040
Sri Lanka.
Dr. Amit Agarwal
SMS Medical College
Jaipur
Dr. Bishal Karki
Dept of Burn, Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery
Kathmandu Model Hospital
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Aditya K. Agrawal
Dr. Binita Jena
Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedic and
Consultant,
Rehabilitation, Pune-411 018
Dept of Plastic Surgery,
Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research
Centre,
MelurRoad, LakeArea, Madurai - 625107
Ganga Hospital – Carl Zeiss Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Carl Zeiss, the pioneers in the manufacture of Operating Microscopes collaborates with thought leaders
around the world in setting up training centres. The visit of Mr. Ven Raman, Director, Carl Zeiss in
2000 paved the way for the setting up of the Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute. Stimulated by the
success, Carl Zeiss came forward to sponsor two fellowships every year. The selected candidates will
spend 8 weeks in the Department taking part in all clinical and academic activities of the unit. Each
Fellowship is worth Rs 50,000, making it the most valued Fellowship in the field in the country. It is my
sincere hope that these educational initiatives would nurture talent and help produce leaders in the field.
Dr Yogesh C.Bhat
Dr Anil K. Bhat
Associate Professor and Head of the Department
Assistant Professor, Hand and
of Plastic Surgery
Microsurgery Unit
Medical College and S S G Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics
Vadodara
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Dr. Alphonsus Chong
Department of Hand and
Dr. T. Ayyappan
Assistant Professor
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Reconstructive Microsurgery
National University Hospital
Singapore 119074
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery
BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital
Ahmedabad - 380016
Gujarat
Dr Dammika Abeywickrama Dissanayake
Lt Col Manmohan Singh
Plastic Surgeon
Associate Professor
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Department of Plastic Surgery
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Armed Forces Medical College
Pune, India
Dr. Rodrigo Tanus
Dr. Sumita Shankar
Plastic Surgeon
Dept of Plastic Surgery
Amaravathi Institute of Medical Sciences
Vila Penteado's General Hospital
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Brazil
Lt. Col.(Dr) Tejinder S Bhatti
Dr Thomas Giesen MD
Associate Professor
Registrar
Dept of Plastic Surgery
Istituto Policlinico
AFMC, Pune
San Donato, San Donato Milanese
Milano, Italy
Lt. Col.(Dr) Vijay Langer
Plastic Surgery Department
RR Hospital
New Delhi
Dr Joan Arakkal
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Perth
Australia
Awardees of the year 2009
Dr. Jerker Brandt, MD., Ph.D
Department of Hand Surgery
Malmö University Hospital
SE-205 02 Malmö,
Sweden
Dr. Niranjan Bista, M.S (Gen)
Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital
Katmandu, Nepal
Ms. Sharmila Jivan
72 Buckingham Drive
Loughboroug LE11 4TE ,UK
Dr Abjijeet Waigonkar
Hand Surgeon
Sanchetti Hospital, Pune
Dr. Alvaro H. Rodriguez
Medical Doctor Universidad Libre.
Cali – Colombia,
General Surgeon Universidade Federal
Fluminense,
Universidade Federal Fluminense,
Niteroi, RJ – Brazil.
Dr. Samrat K Taori, D.N.B. (Ortho.)
N R Taori Hospital,
48-L, Ganeshnagar,
Behind S D Hospital, Nagpur
Ms. Helena van Dam
Dr. M. Kingsly Paul,
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Senior Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery
PanThames Rotation
London
United Kingdom
Mr. Sam Norton
Plastic Surgery Registrar,
The Lister Hospital,
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Plastic Surgeon,
Christian Medical College,
Dept. of Plastic Surgery,
Vellore-632 004
Dr. Nandini. R
Consultant Plastic Surgeon,
Regency Hospital,
Kanpur-208 027
Making India, the Destination for Advanced Training.
Institution of Bruce Bailey Traveling Fellowship (for British Trainees)
Mr. Bruce Bailey, Retired Senior Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, United
Kingdom passed away in April 2001. He was responsible for training many Plastic Surgeons from India
including Dr S Raja Sabapathy. He opened the windows of opportunities for many young surgeons from
our country. In the memory of this great man “Bruce Bailey Traveling Fellowship” was set up by Dr S
Raja Sabapathy. Bruce visited India many times and loved it. It is felt that setting up a Fellowship to
enable a British Trainee visit our unit for a period of 6 to 8 weeks is a good way to keep the memory of
the great man alive. It surely will build bridges between the two countries to mutual advantage. The
Fellowship is recognized and announced in the newsletters of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons
and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand for the information of the interested candidates.
It is worthy to add the impressions of the Bruce Bailey Fellow about the scheme.
“I am a Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery at Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow in the UK, in my final
year of training. I have been very lucky to be selected as the very first Bruce Bailey Fellow, and I have
been at Ganga Hospital for the last 2 months. During this time, I have been involved in the management
of more major upper and lower limb injuries than I would normally see at home in several years. The
opportunity to be a part of the team at Ganga, working in a different country with a completely
different culture, whilst maintaining the highest clinical standards, as good as the best units in the
UK, has been a fascinating experience. There are many differences, but also many similarities between
the two systems! The Bruce Bailey Fellowship has been a great learning experience for me….”
- Mr Rodrick Dunn - 2002
Mr Dunn won the Lester Surgical and Heinz Waldrich Prize worth £ 1500 for the best Micro
surgically oriented paper presented during the BAPS meeting held at London, Dec 2003 for the paper,
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‘Passage to India – Bruce Bailey Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery’. The paper was about the
experience and the work done during his fellowship at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore. Rod presented the
prize of £ 1500 worth of Micro instruments to the department.
Mr Rodrick Dunn - 2002
6th year Specialist Registrar in Plastic
Surgery
Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow
United Kingdom
Mr Bert Oelbrandt - 2003
Registrar, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
St. Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery
Chelmsford , United Kingdom
Mr Raj Ragoowansi – 2004
Specialist Registrar
Queen Victoria Hospital
Holtye Road,East Grinstead, UK
Mr Patrick Gillespe - 2005
Plastic Surgery Dept of Plastic Surgery
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge,United
Kingdom
No Award - 2006
Mr Peter Russel – 2007
St. Johns Hospital, Livingston, Scotland
Mr Steven Lo - 2008
Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery,
Queen Victoria Hospital,
East Grinstead,
United Kingdom
Mr Adam Blackburn – 2009
Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery
Norfolk Deanery
United Kingdom
Mr. Philip Mathew - 2010
SpR to Prof. Carlstedt
Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Stanmore
United Kingdom
Mr. Dominic Furniss - 2011
Clinical Lecturer,
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery,
University of Oxford,
John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford OX3 9DS,
United Kingdom.
Mr. Adam Sierakowski – 2012
Senior Specialist Registrar in Plastic Surgery,
St Andrew's Centre,
Chelmsford,
United Kingdom.
Ms. Roba Khundkar - 2013
Specialty Training Registrar (ST5)
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Oxford Deanery, Oxford OX3 8FX
United Kingdom.
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Chosen destination for Visit and Training of Major International Hand
Surgery Fellowship Awardees
Sterling Bunnell Fellow of the American Society of Surgery
Sterling Bunnell Fellowship is one of the highest honours bestowed by the American Society for Surgery
of the Hand on any of its members to travel to three or four outstanding Centres in the world. Dr Martin
M Boyer, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief, Orthopaedic Hand Surgery
Service, Washington University, St. Louis, the Sterling Bunnell Fellow of 2006 visited the Unit and
Ganga Hospital in April 2006 and he had this to say
“..Thank you for a stimulating, educational, enjoyable and invigorating week at the Ganga Hospital. I
appreciate your friendship, value you as a colleague and admire what you have already done, what you
are currently doing and what you hope to accomplish in your new facility in the future...”
As the follow up of the visit he was instrumental in signing up of an MOU between the University of
Washington, St Louis and the Department of Plastic, Hand and Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital for
training their residents in Microsurgery. 5 residents from the University of Washington have already
come for Training to Coimbatore..
First Senior Traveling Fellow of the Federation of European Societies of Surgery of
the Hand
Dr Torbjorn Vedung, Department of Hand Surgery, Sodersjukhuset Stockholm, Sweden, visited the
Unit in Dec 2006 as the FESSH Fellow. He chose to spend 3 weeks at the Mayo clinic, USA, 3 weeks at
Ganga Hospital and 4 weeks in 4 centres in Japan. He considered the visit to Ganga Hospital as one of
the highlights of his fellowship and he had this to say
“..I truly have enjoyed the experience. I have also picked up many pearls and tricks not only regarding
microsurgery but also life itself. I am impressed with the effort and dedication you all put in to your
work. If anyone is interested to learn about trauma care this is the place in the world….”
Pulvertaft Fellow of the British Society of Surgery of the Hand.
Dr David Bell, Plastic Surgery SPR, Manchester, UK, spent 6 months (July to December 2007) in the
Unit as Pulvertaft Fellow of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. He had this to say
“..I have had a remarkable time in India. I have just about got to grips of Ganga Philosophy of Trauma
Management and learnt a few valuable maxims. I have seen more here in 6 months than in the several
years back home. Such is the intensity of your work…. ”
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Creation of
Ganga Hospital – Johnson & Johnson Visiting Professorship
in Hand and Microsurgery
A new chapter in our continuing efforts for the promotion of Hand and Microsurgery was made in the
year 2005 by the starting of the Visiting Professorship programme. It is a joint effort of the Dept of
Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery and the Ethicon division of Johnson & Johnson. A hand
surgeon of international repute is invited to spend a week in the department. The visiting professor
lectures and takes part in all the academic and clinical activities of the department. This interaction
results in cross fertilization of ideas for the benefit of patients and builds bridges between departments,
hand surgery communities and nations.
Visiting Professor – 2005
Prof Lam Chuan Teoh
Senior Consultant Hand Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Former President, Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
“It is simply amazing ! Unbelievable ! The amount of work is astronomical and the range of cases
and the severity of the injury is just out of the world. However with the skill, energy and will you
are able to take them all and manage them so well. I admire all the things that you are doing and
make everything happen. You have devoted the best part of your life to hand surgery in India and
seriously training hand surgeons to fill the whole of India. ”
Prof Michael Tonkin
Head, Dept of Hand Surgery & Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Royal North Shore Hospital, St.Heonandi, Sydney N.S.W 2065, Australia
Former President, Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Secretary, International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
“I have seen dedication and enthusiasm which is admirable and enviable, the secret of which is
leadership and teamwork.”
Dr Steven Moran, Mayo Clinic, USA.
Associate Professor
Division of Plastic Surgery &
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mn, USA
“An amazing experience, one which I will never forget. This has changed many of my thoughts
about hand trauma…”
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Prof. Chih-Hung Lin
Division of Trauma Plastic Surgery
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taiwan
“It is gorgeous trip to Ganga Hospital. I enjoyed most by exchanging of experiences, discussing every
issues and interviewing so many interesting cases. Ganga has terrific facility in treating various hand
and microsurgical patients”
Prof Andrew Burd
Chief, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
"This is a wonderful place and has a great atmosphere of purpose and commitment. I see in Raja a
true leader who has aspiration, gives inspiration and will continue to drive the evolution of large
hospital so that it does become the plastic surgical Mecca of India and beyond. I suggest making a
bulk order of these visitors book as they are getting fill up quickly."
Prof. Peter Neligan
University of Washington
Seattle
USA
“It has been such a pleasure to come and visit your wonderful hospital. What you have built is truly a
credit to you and a wonderful resource to the community.”
Prof. Pankaj Tiwari, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic Surgery
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, USA
"I am deeply honoured and humbled at the opportunity I have been given to visit Ganga hospital. Here
are some of the finest surgeons that I have ever had the pleasure of working with."
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Prof. Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, USA
"Thank you Raja and all the Colleagues at Ganga Hospital. The efficiency and quality of care is in
full display ranging from the staff all the way to the senior leadership. You should be proud of your
achievements.”
Dr Scott Kozin, M.D.
Chief of Staff
Shriners Hospital for Children,
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Temple University
USA
"My visit to India was highlighted by time spent in Coimbatore. Ganga Hospital is an integral part of
the Coimbatore community. The hospital is full of caring and compassionate physicians and staff that
provide the highest quality medical care. Ganga Hospital mirrors Shriner‟s Hospital with regards to
missions “Provide the highest quality care without regards to race, color, creed, sex or sect,
disability, or ability to pay.” I applaud all of you for the care and support you provide to your
patients and families. My experiences in your hospital and community will always be memorable. My
new friends in Coimbatore are now considered part of my extended family."
Ganga Hospital Fellowship for Bangladesh Hand Surgeons
A one year fellowship is sponsored by the Department of Plastic Hand and Microsurgery of Ganga
Hospital to enable young surgeons from Bangladesh to train in Trauma Reconstructive Surgery. Started
in the year 2006, the fellow is selected by a team comprising of Prof. Kairy and Prof. Kalam to undertake
training with the sanction of the Government of Bangladesh. The candidates on their return have done
good service in their areas.
Ganga Hospital Fellowship for Kenyan Surgeons
A Memorandum of Understanding was entered into by the Plastic Hand and Microsurgery Department of
Ganga Hospital and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Kenya on 30th Jan 2009 to cooperate and conduct joint teaching programmes for post graduates and facilitate students and faculty
exchange.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders)
Medicines Sans Frontiers is an organization which renders medical care in regions conflict and its service
was recognized for the Nobel Peach Price in the year 1999. At the recommendation of Plastic Surgeon,
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Dr. Chanjiv Singh, Ms. Farhat Mantoo, Human Resources Officer of MSF – India, New Delhi visited
our centre on 1st August 2008. She penned the following words in our visitor‟s book.
“I thank you for the hospitality. I have seen the Hospital and I am really impressed. I found the people
welcoming and the best was seeing the Iraqi patient and your nonverbal communication. You can really
bridge barriers. Dr. Sabapathy, I appreciate your support and willingness to extend your expertise to all”.
-
Ms. Farhar Mantoo
She found that the type of work done and the learning opportunities available in the department would be
very useful to surgeons in regions where reconstructive surgery is much needed. As a pilot project 2
surgeons from Iraq, from the region of Sulaimaniya came for a few weeks and also took the microsurgery
lab course. They found it useful and visit to Ganga Hospital has become a routine to surgeons with
responsibility in reconstructive surgery and maxillo facial surgery in the region. So far 14 surgeons from
Sulaimaniya, Iraq have come for training and we are happy that indirectly we are able to make a
difference in the lives of people far away.
Making the Advances in the Speciality available and affordable to the masses.
Save the Working Hand – Phase I - Poster project - 1995
A poster campaign with the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis was started under the banner, „Save
the Working Hand‟, emphasizing the need for safety in the workplace. Dr S Raja Sabapathy was the
Project leader. 5000 posters in different colours with good messages were printed (2 on the need for
safety in the workplace and the third about the first aid measures to be taken in the event of injury) and
distributed to all industries. Campaign talks were also given in the industries. It had a very good effect
and all industries recorded a decrease in the number of accidents.
The launch of the project
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The copy of the posters emphasizing the need for safety precautions in the workplace and the first aid
measures to be taken in the event of injury.
Save the Working Hand – Phase II – Surgery for Poor Workers – 1998
We reduced the number of injuries, but we had higher goals. In the unfortunate event of an accident we
wanted every injured patient to get the best possible treatment. A Rotary matching grant project was
done which facilitated reconstructive surgery for poor patients who needed specialized treatment
including major microsurgery. 100 patients were treated. The funds from the grant were utilized for
the consumables with Dr Raja Sabapathy and team waiving their fees. Rs 391,000 was the grant
amount, but the total project value was Rs 1,095,000. So every „rupee of the grant went a long
mile‟.
The launch of the project by Mr Ilangovan IAS, Labour Secretary and the impact it had on the society.
First ever project by Rotary international for the care of the injured hands.
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Tamilarasan, had lost his thumb and half of hand in an accident and by microsurgery a new thumb was
created from his great toe. He went back to his job again. A disastrous situation was turned into useful
recovery and he was confident to face the world again. 100 such patients were treated, by making
complex microsurgery available to the masses.
Tamilarasan handing over flowers to Rtn Richard Bullen. The newly created thumb is seen
The Hopes of more than 100 families were kept alive because of this Rotary project.
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The first beneficiary of the project Dec 1998 Mr. Packiaraj, 18 year old worker in a
packaging company who had thumb amputation. He is back in the same job. Here
he is seen greeting Assistant Governor Rtn. Ramesh on the occasion of the
inauguration of the next project
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Save the Working Hand – Phase III – „Help for the Hands in need‟ The project was a great success and it was decided to do it on a bigger scale. It was renamed as „Help for
the Hands in Need‟ to enable us to serve not only injured workers but also children with spastic hands
and with birth defects. Swamini Pramananda inaugurated this scheme and it was a matching grant
scheme again with the Rotary Club with the grant being to doubled to US $ 12000. Due to the free
service of the medical team, the total project value was US $ 30000. This time in addition to
accidents, children with birth defects and spastic hands were also treated.
For the Sake of Honor Award
Presented by Padma Vibhushan Dr M S Valiatham
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Creation of
Ganga Hand Injury Support Group
This group was inaugurated by Hon Justice Shivaraj V. Patil on 20th December 2007 in the presence of
Dr B A Anantharaman, President, Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand. It is dedicated to better the
lives of people who suffer serious injury to their hands and upper extremity. The group will comprise of
patients who have suffered such injuries, surgeons involved in the care of patients, therapists, social
workers, industrialists and any one who is willing to give a helping hand.
Good recovery after hand reconstruction often takes time, and it requires perserverance on the part of the
patient. No one is able to provide this support better than a person who has been in similar circumstances
and is presently doing well. Mr. Srinivasan and Mr. Biju who had sustained very serious hand injuries
gave inspirational speeches on the occasion. Former patients in this group will give valuable support to
the patients and their families. It will provide the network and the needed information.
Present day society does offer help to differently able persons. But many are not aware of the
opportunities available. The group will serve as a resource base to help people know the possibilities.
Ganga Hand Injury Support Group will
Help people live with change
Face the world with confidence
Open up windows of opportunities
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Project „Swasam‟
An ambitious project to provide free surgery for deformity correction in poor children was inaugurated
by our beloved past President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on. This allows us to reach out to the needy. A
separate ward has been created wherein totally free surgery is done to all needy children.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam inaugurating the project „Swasam‟
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam with one of the
children (Radial Club Hand) to be
operated under this scheme
Any child with deformity requiring reconstructive surgery can be done free of cost under this scheme
irrespective of the complexity of the problem.
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Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy

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