Dr. Arun Kannan

Dr. Arun Kannan is an orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon based in Chennai, with a career that includes advanced training at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and fellowship experience in Australia and the United States. He began his orthopaedic career at AIIMS in 2006, where he pursued postgraduate training in orthopaedics after securing an All India third rank in the postgraduate entrance examination. During his postgraduate training, he was awarded the BBarun scholarship for excellence in orthopaedics.

He subsequently undertook international fellowship training in lower-limb arthroscopy and arthroplasty in Melbourne, Australia, followed by fellowships focused on hip and knee surgery and musculoskeletal tumours at the University of Minnesota, USA, and adult reconstruction at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, USA. His training exposed him to hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement, revision joint replacement, arthroscopy, corrective osteotomies, minimally invasive approaches and complex reconstructive procedures.

Dr. Kannan has developed extensive experience in orthopaedics and sports medicine and has performed more than 500 hip and knee replacement surgeries, in addition to numerous key-hole procedures. His principal clinical interests include hip and knee surgery, revision or re-do hip and knee replacement, and bone tumours. He is associated with Apollo Main Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai, and also serves as Director and Consultant at Jayam Ortho Care, Chennai.

Alongside clinical practice, Dr. Kannan has an academic and research interest in orthopaedic innovation. He has published research in international journals and has collaborated with surgeons and academic centres in Australia and the United States. He is also involved in designing new devices for orthopaedic use and serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Engineering Design at IIT Madras, bringing together his clinical orthopaedic expertise and interest in medical device development.

Educational Qualifications

• MS Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
• Secured All India 3rd rank in the postgraduate entrance examination and pursued orthopaedic training at AIIMS.
• Awarded the BBarun scholarship for excellence as an outstanding postgraduate trainee in orthopaedics.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Fellowship in Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty, Melbourne, Australia — January 2011 to June 2011.
• Fellowship in Hip and Knee/Tumor, University of Minnesota, USA — August 2011 to July 2012.
• Fellowship in Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA — August 2012 to July 2013.
• Hip and knee replacement and reconstruction.
• Revision (re-do) hip and knee replacement.
• Lower-limb arthroscopy and key-hole surgery.
• Partial knee replacement and complex joint reconstruction.
• Bone tumours, osteonecrosis and joint infections.

Research Contributions & Publications

Dr. Kannan has contributed to research in joint replacement, hip resurfacing, knee surgery, periprosthetic joint infection, orthopaedic trauma and related areas. His published work includes research in international peer-reviewed journals and professional publications.

• Arthroplasty options in femoral-neck fracture: answers from the national registries.
• Hip resurfacing arthroplasty in inflammatory arthritis: a three- to five-year follow-up study.
• Femoral head vascularity after surface arthroplasty of the hip.
• Effect of flexion and rotation on measures of coronal alignment after total knee arthroplasty.
• Obesity and periprosthetic joint infection.
• Anesthesia management in obese patients undergoing total joint replacement.
• Femoral head-neck offset in the Indian population: a CT-based study.
• Research and case reports involving orthopaedic trauma, foot and ankle injuries, and complex upper-limb injuries.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• All India 3rd rank in the postgraduate entrance examination.
• BBarun scholarship for excellence in postgraduate orthopaedic training at AIIMS.
• Internationally trained through accredited fellowship programmes in Australia and the United States.

​​​​​​​Specialization

• Hip and knee surgery
• Joint replacement and arthroplasty
• Revision (re-do) hip and knee replacement
• Partial knee replacement
• Hip resurfacing
• Lower-limb arthroscopy
• Complex hip and knee reconstruction
• Bone tumours
• Osteonecrosis
• Joint infections
• Orthopaedic sports medicine

• Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon and Specialist in Hip and Knee Surgery, Apollo Main Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai.
• Director and Consultant, Jayam Ortho Care, Chennai.
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras.
• Orthopaedic postgraduate training at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• International fellowship training and clinical experience at leading hospitals and academic centres in Melbourne, Minneapolis and Richmond.