Dr. Vamsi Krishna Varma Penumatsa

Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, with over 16 years of experience.

Education Qualifications

  • 2016

    Fellowship in Spine Surgery (France), CMCR des massues, Lyon, France

  • 2012

    Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • 2007

    MS (Orthopaedics), Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai

  • 2002

    MBBS, Maharastra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Institute, Sri Ramanand Teerth Maratwada University, Nanded, Maharastra

Experience

  • 2020-Present

    Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad

  • July 2017-Feb 2020

    Senior Consultant, Department of Spine Surgery, Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad

  • April 2016-June 2017

    Consultant, Department of Spine Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Visakhapatnam

  • May 2016-31 May 2016

    Clinical Fellow, Department of Spine Surgery, CMCR des massues, Lyon, France

  • April 2014-April 2016

    Consultant, Department of Spine Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai

  • Aug 2012-April 2014

    Junior Consultant, Department of Spine Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai

  • Feb 2012 to Aug 2012

    Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Spine Surgery (Prof. Rune Hedlun), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Nov 2010-Jan 2012

    Associate Consultant, Department of Spine Surgery, Global Hospitals, Hyderabad

  • June 2009-June 2010

    Spine Fellow, Department of Spine Surgery (Dr. G. P. V. Subbaiah), Global Hospitals, Hyderabad

  • June 2007-May 2009

    Registrar, Vijaya Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma

  • April 2004-April 2007

    Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai

Special Interest and Expertise

  • Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery
  • Complex Spinal Reconstructions and Correction of Deformities
  • Managing all the Varieties of Spinal Pathologies with Emphasis on Management of Degenerative and Adolescent Spinal Deformities
  • Specially Focused on the Creation of a Top Class Comprehensive Unit for the Multi Disciplinary Management of the Whole Spectrum of Spinal Disorders
  • Awareness on the General Spinal Conditions and Enlarging the Scope of Spine Surgery in the Society

Professional Membership

Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)

AO Spine

North American Spine Society (NASS)

Research & Publications

  • Robotic Guidance System in spine surgery-Initial results in terms of safety and accuracy of screw placement in the first 50 cases-Eurospine J (2013) 22 (Suppl 5) S653-S684
  • Complications and outcomes after 106 pedicle subtraction osteotomies for sagittal plane deformity according to diagnosis-Eurospine J (2013) 22 (Suppl 5) S653-S684
  • Coflex an interspinous device in the management of degenerative lumbar disc disease with stenosis-A prospective study. Eurospine J (2013) 22 (Suppl 1) S54-S78
  • Robotic Guidance System in spine surgery-Initial results in terms of safety and accuracy of screw placement in the first 50 cases. Eurospine 2013, Liverpool
  • An introduction to interspinous stabilization-Evolution, Indication of Coflex-ASSICON 2013, Cochin
  • Co-author-Complications and outcomes after 106 pedicle subtraction osteotomies for sagittal plane deformity according to diagnosis-Eurospine 2013, Liverpool, UK
  • Co-author, Coflex an interspinous device in the management of degenerative lumbar disc disease with stenosis-A prospective study-BASS 2013, Birmingham, UK
  • Robotic Guidance System in spine surgery-Radiation exposure and accuracy of screw placement-ASSICON 2014, Kolkata
  • Are Minimally Invasive Robotic Guided TLIFs more safe and accurate than free hand Open TLIFs?-SRS IMAST 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Tilt on traction: A new parameter to decide the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) in scoliosis correction-ASSICON 2017, Hyderabad