Brief Profile

• MBBS, Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2006
• MS Ortho PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2010
• DNB Ortho NBE, New Delhi, 2011
• Dip SICOT Prague, 2011
• PGDHHM Annamalai University, 2011
• Mch Ortho USAIM, 2012
• Dip Tissue Banking Singapore, 2017
• FNB Spine Surgery Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, 2019
• Certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA, 2013

Honors Awards

• 123 Indexed, Peer-Reviewed, International and National Publications; 3 Book Chapters; 25 Presentations in International and National Conferences
• Faculty for Global Spine Diploma (AO Spine) since 2022
• State 3rd Rank (MBBS Entrance Exam, 2000), All-India 50th & 16th Ranks (PGIMER – PG Entrance Exam, 2006), All-India 25th & 60th Ranks (AIIMS – PG Entrance Exam, 2006), All-India 2nd Rank (FNB Entrance Exam, 2014), 3rd Rank (International Examination – DTB – Singapore, 2017)
• Awarded Membership of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS, 2012); Member of SICOT, AO, TNOA, IOA, ASSI, IMA
• SRS Educational Scholarship Award (Montreal, 2019); Travel Grant Fellowship, International Children’s Spine Symposium (Orlando, USA, 2019)
• Editorial Board Member of 9 journals and Reviewer for 52 journals

Research Publication

• Viswanathan VK, Muthu S. Is Anterior Cervical Plating necessary for Cage constructs in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery for Cervical Degenerative Disorders? Evidence-based on the Systematic Overview of Meta-analyses. Accepted for publication in World Neurosurgery. January 2023.
• Muthu S, Viswanathan VK, Rodrigues-Pinto R, Cabrera JP, Corluka S, Martin C, Collins M, Agarwal N, Wu Y, Wang J, Meisel HJ, Buser Z, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Degenerative. Do the choices of Fusion Construct with and without Autograft influence the Fusion and Complication rates in patients undergoing 1 or 2-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery? A PRISMA-compliant Network Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. Feb 1:21925682231154488. doi: 10.1177/21925682231154488.
• Viswanathan VK, Ramanan SR, Beale J, Subramanian S, Mounasamy V, Sambandam S. How does sickle cell disease affect the peri-operative outcome in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty? – A Large-Scale, National Inpatient Sample-Based Study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2023 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04762-1.
• Reed LA, Mihas AK, Fortin TA, Donley C, Pratheep G; Manoharan SR, Theiss S, Viswanathan VK. Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Retention following Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Review of Current Literature and Meta-analysis. Global Spine J. 2022 Dec 23:21925682221146493. doi: 10.1177/21925682221146493.
• Reed LA, Mihas AK, Fortin TA, Pratheep G, Manoharan SR, Theiss SM, Viswanathan VK. Risk Factors for Postoperative Ileus in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Accepted for publication in World Neurosurgery. 2022 Dec;168:e381-e392. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.025.
• Muthu S, Rodrigues-Pinto R, Diniz SE, Viswanathan VK, Hsieh P, Krieg S, Yoon T, Meisel HJ, Buser Z, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Degenerative. What is the evidence supporting osteobiologic use in revision anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? Accepted for publication in Global Spine J. October 2022.
• Kumarasamy D, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Pratheep G, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. The role of Riluzole in Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Incomplete Neurological Deficit: A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Study. Indian J Orthopedics. 2022 Oct 5;56(12):2160-2168. doi: 10.1007/s43465-022-00758-6. PMID: 36507215; PMCID: PMC9705651.
• Goel A, Viswanathan VK, Purudappa PP, Sakthivelnathan V, Mounasamy V, Sambandam S. Cost and Early Complication Analysis Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Parkinson Disease Patients – A Propensity-Matched Database Study. Archives of Bone and Joint Surg. 2023; 11(1): 47-52. Doi: 10.22038/ABJS.2022.65048.3120.
• Varatharaj S, Senthil T, Viswanathan VK, Sakthivelnathan V, Mounasamy V, Sambandam S. Complications, Demographics and Hospital Stay in Organ Transplant Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty- A National Database Study from 2016-2019. J Orthop. 2022 Sep 1;34:221-225. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2022.08.030. PMID: 36104995; PMCID: PMC9464784.
• Sambandam S, Senthil T, Serbin P, Viswanathan VK, Mounasamy V, Wukich D. Analysis of baseline characteristics, length of stay, cost of care, complications and subgroup analysis of patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty – A large database study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2022 Aug 20:S1067-2516(22)00237-X. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.08.007.
• Viswanathan VK, Sakthivelan V, Menedal A, Purudappa PP, Mounasamy V, Sambandam S. Does systemic lupus erythematosus impact the peri-operative complication rates following primary total knee arthroplasty? A National Inpatient Sample-Based Large-Scale Study Accepted for publication in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2022 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04581-4. PMID: 35976411.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Sindhiya N, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Prospective Study to Identify the Clinical and Radiological Factors Predictive of Pseudoarthrosis Development in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures. World Neurosurgery. 2022 Aug 10:S1878-8750(22)01111-1. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.08.011. PMID: 35961591.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Use of antibiotic-impregnated cement beads in the treatment of lumbosacral surgical site infection: A retrospective case series. Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Traumatology. 2022 Aug 8;32:101984. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101984. PMID: 35996383; PMCID: PMC9391598.
• Pratheep G, Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SRR. Preoperative Halo-Gravity Traction in the treatment of complex spinal deformities ? What do we know so far?: A systematic review. Accepted for publication in the Indian Spine Journal. July 2022.
• Muthu S, Mogulesh C, Viswanathan VK, Jeyaraman N, Pai SN, Jeyaraman M, Khanna M. Is cellular therapy beneficial in management of rotator cuff tears? Meta-analysis of comparative clinical studies? World J Meta-Anal. 2022. DOI: 10.13105/wjma.v0.i0.0000.
• Muthu S, Jeyaraman N, Patel K, Chellamuthu G, Viswanathan VK, Jeyaraman M, Khanna M. Evidence analysis on the utilization of platelet-rich plasma as an adjuvant in the repair of rotator cuff tears. World J Meta-Anal. 2022. DOI: 10.13105/wjma.v0.i0.0000.
• Kurra S, Farhadi HF, Metkar U, Viswanathan VK, Minnema AJ, Tallarico RA, Lavelle WF. CT Based Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Proximal Junctional Fractures. N Am Spine Soc J. 2022 Jun 9;11:100130. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100130. PMID: 35783005; PMCID: PMC9240645.
• Reed LA, Mihas A, Butler R, Pratheep G, Manoharan SRR, Theiss S, Viswanathan VK. Halo Gravity Traction for the Correction of Spinal Deformities in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022. S1878-8750(22)00627-1.
• Viswanathan VK, Sakthivelan V, Menedal A, Purudappa PP, Mounasamy V, Sambandam S. How does systemic lupus erythematosus impact the peri-operative complication rates in primary hip arthroplasty? A National Inpatient Sample-Based Study
• Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surg. 2022 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04475-5. PMID: 35643817.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Accelerated anterior vertebral growth resulting in kyphosis correction following posterior spinal instrumented fusion. Eur Spine J. 2022.doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07240-9.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Murugan C, Kavishkar R, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. The perspectives of patients and spine surgeons on the effectiveness and reliability of telemedicine consultations for spine ailments – A glimpse at the Indian scenario. Accepted for publication in the Indian Spine J. March 2022.
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Shetty AP. Vertebral fragility fractures in osteoporosis. A comprehensive review on its management. J Clin Orthop. 2022;7(1).
• Shanmugam S, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Hajare S, Rai N, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Type I Arnold Chiari Malformation with Syringomyelia and Scoliosis – Radiological correlations between tonsillar descent, syrinx morphology and curve characteristics – A retrospective study. Asian Spine J. 2022. Jul 4. doi: 10.31616/asj.2021.0483. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35785912.
• Karthik R, Viswanathan VK, Kavishkar R, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Spondylolysis of the Thoracic Spine with Instability, A Rare Cause for Myelopathy- Case Report. JBJS-Case Connector. 2022; 12 (1), e21.
• Renjith KR, Barma SD, Shetty AP, Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. All-Posterior Approach in Surgical Management of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis – A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Posterior-Only Stabilization versus Global Reconstruction. International Orthopedics. 2021; 1-7.
• S Rajasekaran, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP. Chapter 14: Conservative treatment of Thoracolumbar fracture. For the text book Rex: Conservative Management of Common Fractures-Indications, Principles and Reduction Techniques. 2021
• Jakkepally S, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. The analysis of progression of disc degeneration in distal unfused segments and evaluation of long-term functional outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing long-segment instrumented fusion. Spine Deformity 2021; 1-8.
• Rajavelu R, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Analysis of risk factors and treatment outcome in patients presenting with neglected congenital spinal deformity and neurological deficit. Spine Deformity. 2021; 1-10.
• Jalan H, Perumal R, Sivakumar SP, Prabhu S, Viswanathan VK, Rajasekaran S. Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy does not delay fracture healing in inter-trochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients – A randomized controlled study. J Clin Orth Trauma. 2021; 20, 101472.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Letter to Editor. Re: Is Anterior-Only Fixation Adequate for Three-Column Injuries of the Cervical Spine? By Sethy et al. Asian Spine J. 2021; 15 (3), 408.
• Jakkepally S, Shetty AP, Viswanathan VK, Pushpa BT, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa of Thoracic Spine Causing Progressive Neurodeficit- A Case Report and Review of Literature. JBJS: Case Connector. 2021; 11 (2), e20.
• Bagga R, Shetty AP, Viswanathan VK, Reddy GJ, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Thoracic myelopathy in ossified ligamentum flavum: Surgical management and long-term outcome following two different techniques of surgical decompression. Global Spine J. 2021; 21925682211003061.
• Levitt EB, Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SRR. Chapter on “Cervical tuberculosis” in the book “TB of spine”. Springer Nature Publications. Feb 2021.
• Viswanathan VK. COVID-19 pandemic: Tapping the opportunity in the face of adversity. Indian Spine J. 2021;4:6-7.
• Vasan K, Rajasekaran S, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM. Is fresh, leuco-depleted, whole blood transfusion superior to blood component transfusion in pediatric patients undergoing spinal deformity surgeries? – A prospective, randomized study analyzing post-operative serological parameters and clinical recovery. European Spine Journal. 2020; 30 (7), 1943-1949.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Cervical spine TB – current concepts in management. Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2020; 29 (1_suppl), 23094990211006936.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Jakkepally S. In response to the letter to the editor on “Symptomatic unilateral pediculolysis associated with contralateral spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in adults – Case report and review of literature”. World Neurosurgery. 2020; 143, 638-638.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Jakkepally S, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Symptomatic unilateral pediculolysis associated with contralateral spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in adults – Case report and review of literature. World Neurosurgery. 2020; 143, 339-345.
• Viswanathan VK, Pradeep G. Letter To The Editor: Re: “Does Combined Anterior-Posterior Approach Improve Outcomes Compared With Posterior Only Approach In Traumatic Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures?: A Systematic Review. Asian Spine J. 2020; 14 (5), 760.
• Viswanathan VK, Singh NA, Shetty AP. Response to the Letter to the Editor on Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and its role in the diagnosis and management of Hirayama’s Disease (HD). World Neurosurgery. 2020; 142, 573.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S, Rao AK. Principles for Managing Patients with Spinal Ailments in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: What Do We Know So Far? An Evidence-Based, Narrative Review. Asian Spine J 2020; 14 (4), 572.
• Shetty AP, Rajavelu R, Viswanathan VK, Watanabe K, Chhabra HS, et al. Validation Study of Rajasekaran’s Kyphosis Classification System: Do We Clearly Understand Single- and Two-Column Deficiencies? Asian Spine J 2020; 14 (4), 475.
• Singh NA, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and its role in the diagnosis and management of Hirayama’s Disease (HD). World Neurosurgery. 2020; 140, 180-187.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Modic changes – An evidence-based, narrative review on its patho-physiology, clinical significance and role in the management of chronic low back pain. J Clin Orthop Traum. 2020; 11 (5), 761-769.
• Rajasekaran S, Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP. Contributed to the Chapter 44: Primary Infections of the Spine for the Fifth Edition of Benzel’s Spine Surgery Textbook.
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Farhadi HF. The Therapeutic Role of Transforaminal Epidural Injections or Selective Nerve Root Blocks in the management of Lumbar Radicular Syndrome – A Narrative, Evidence-Based Review. J Clin Orthop Traum. 2020; 11 (5), 802-809.
• Ziu E, Viswanathan VK, Mesfin FB. Cancer, Spinal Metastasis. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020. PMID:28722979.
• Menger RP, Viswanathan VK, Notarianni C. C2 (Axis and Odontoid) Fractures. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020. PMID:29493914.
• Kim D, Viswanathan VK, Menger RP. C1 (Atlas) Fractures. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020. PMID:30475564.
• McMordie J, Viswanathan VK, Gillis C. Cervical fractures overview. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020. https://www.statpearls.com/kb/viewarticle/19249
• Magnus W, Viswanath O, Viswanathan VK, Mesfin FB. Cervical radiculopathy. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020. https://www.statpearls.com/kb/viewarticle/19244.
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. Bone Cyst. [Updated 2019 Mar 12]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539849/
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. Osteogenesis Imperfecta. [Updated 2019 Feb 3]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536957/
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Pott Disease (Tuberculous Spondylitis). 2019 Feb 22. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538331/
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. Bone Age. [Updated 2019 Jan 26]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537051/
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. Lytic Bone Lesions. [Updated 2019 Apr 4]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539837/
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM. Management of thoracolumbar fractures in adults: Current algorithm has been accepted for publication with International Journal of Spine. 2019; 4(2):1.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SRR, Crowther D. TO THE EDITOR:, SPINE: February 1, 2020 – Volume 45 – Issue 3 – p E179 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003334.
• Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Viljoen S, Farhadi HF. Sublaminar Banding as an Adjunct to Pedicle Screw-Rod Constructs: A Review and Technical Note on Novel Hybrid Constructs in Spinal Deformity Surgery Accepted for publication in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. 2019; 30 (6), 807-813.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SRR, Subramanian S, Moon A. Nanotechnology in Spine Surgery: a current update and critical review of literature. World Neurosurgery. 2018 Nov 14. pii: S1878-8750(18)32582-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.035. [Epub ahead of print].
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Letter to Editor. Re: Range of Motion Improvement Following Surgical Management of Knee Arthrofibrosis in Children and Adolescents. By Fabricant et al. J Pediatric Orthopedics. 2019;39 (10), e796-e797.
• Viswanathan VK, Minemma AJ, Farhadi HF. Surgical management of adult type 1 split cord malformation. Report of two cases with literature review. J Clin Neuroscience. 2018;52:119-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2018.03.029.
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Aiyer S, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Factors affecting early and one-year motor recovery following lumbar microdiscectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation: A prospective cohort review. Asian Spine J. 2019; 13 (1), 135.
• Viswanathan VK, Ganguly R, Minnema A, Watson NAD, Grosland NM, Fredericks DC, Grossbach A, Viljoen S, Farhadi HF. Biomechanical assessment of proximal junctional semi-rigid fixation in long-segment thoracolumbar constructs” Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2018; 30 (2), 184-192.
• Viswanathan VK, Hatef J, Aghili-Mehrizi S, Minnema AJ, Farhadi HF. Comparative Utility of Dynamic and Static Imaging in the Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun 19. pii: S1878-8750(18)31281-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.066. [Epub ahead of print]
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Cervical Sagittal Alignment Parameters-What do we Know So Far? A Mini-Review. Open Access J Surg 9(3): OAJS.MS.ID.555762 (2018).
• Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Farhadi FH. Letter to the editor: The effect of prophylactic vertebroplasty on the incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure following posterior spinal fusion in adult spinal deformity: a 5-year follow-up study by Raman et al. The Spine J. 2018; 18 (8), 1460.
• Viswanathan VK, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Mahesh A, Rajasekaran S.Dorsally Migrated Epidural Disc Herniation With Intradural Extension – A Rare Clinical Entity Indian Spine J. 2018;1(1):61-4.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Guidelines on the management of atlantoaxial fractures in adults – A short review. Open Access J Surg 7(3): OAJS.MS.ID.555711 (2017).
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S, Viswanathan S. Comparison of three different options for C7 posterior vertebral anchor in Indian population – Lateral mass, Pedicle and Lamina: A CT-Based Morphometric Analysis. Asian Spine J. 2018;12(4):726-733.
• Hadgaonkar S, Shah K, Khurjekar K, Krishnan V, Shyam A, Sancheti P. A Levering Technique Using Small Parallel Rods for Open Reduction of High-Grade Thoracolumbar Dislocation. Global Spine J. 2017;7(4):302-8.
• Viswanathan VK, Kukreja S, Minnema A, Farhadi FH. Prospective assessment of clinical and radiologic outcomes following sublaminar band placement for prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis. J Neurosurg Spine 28 (5), 520-531
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR, Do H, Minnema, A, Shaddy SM, MD, Elder BJ, Farhadi HF. Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes Following Fenestration and Partial Wall Excision of Idiopathic Intradural Spinal Arachnoid Cysts Presenting with Myelopathy. World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:213-222.
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. “Letter to the editor: “Long-Term Outcomes of In Situ Fusion for Treating Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis” Asian Spine J 2017 Oct;11(5):843-844. doi: 10.4184/asj.2017.11.5.843. Epub 2017 Oct 11.
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Aiyer S, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Clinical and Radiological Factors Related to the Presence of Motor Deficit in Lumbar Disc Prolapse: A Prospective Analysis of 70 Consecutive Cases with Neurological Deficit. Eur Spine J (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5019-5.
• Shetty AP, Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran S. Tubercular Spondylodiscitis in Elderly is a more severe disease – A report of 66 consecutive patients. Eur Spine J (2017). doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5157-9.
• Gopinathan NR, Viswanathan VK, Crawford AH. Cervical Spine Evaluation in Pediatric Trauma – A Review and Update of Current Concepts. Indian Journal of Orthopedics. 2018; 52 (5), 489-500.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR, Subramanian S.Proximal Junctional kyphosis in adult degenerative scoliosis – Does the solution still elude us? Open Access J Surg. 2017;3(4): OAJS.MS.ID.555620.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Decision Making and Management in Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries. Open Access J Surg. 2017;4(4):OAJS.MS.ID.555641.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Guidelines for the Management of Pyogenic Spinal Infections: A Short Review. Open Access J Surg. 2017;6(1): OAJS.MS.ID.555679.
• Farhadi FH, Viswanathan VK. Long Term Results of Treating Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures with or Without Orthosis. Published in Neurosurgery Watch. September 2017.
• Farhadi FH, Viswanathan VK. Randomised trial of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for radiculopathy. Published in Neurosurgery Watch. September 2016.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. “Does segmental kyphosis affect surgical outcome after a posterior decompressive laminectomy in multisegmental cervical spondylotic myelopathy”. Asian Spine J. 2017 Jun;11(3):504-505.
• Viswanathan VK, Gopinathan NR. Resurgence of serial casting in early onset scoliosis – Is it “old wine served in a new bottle”? Post-Grad Med Edu Res. 2017;51(2):79-83 (British Association of Spine Surgeons Symposium 2017).
• Subramanian S, Viswanathan VK. Letter: Role of transpedicular percutaneous vertebral biopsy for diagnosis of pathology in vertebral compression fractures. Asian Spine J. 2017;11(1):161-2.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR. Editorial: Which is the best way to fuse after a single- or two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy: Fusion with cage-plate construct or Stand-alone cage? Asian Spine J.2017;11(1):1-3.
• Viswanathan VK, Kanna RM, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S. Acute flaccid paraparesis in a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: Case report and literature review. Indian Journal of Orthop. 2017;51(3):330-4.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR. The Next Giant Leap in Spinal Surgery: Is it Nanotechnology? Open Access J Surg 2017; 3(5): 555621. DOI: 10.19080/OAJS.2017.03.555621
• Viswanathan V, Rajaram manoharan S, Subramanian S. Symptomatic Unilateral Spondylolysis Associated With Nonspondylolytic Lateral Clefts in Adults: Review of an Infrequently Reported Pathology. Cureus. 2016;8(12):e928. doi:10.7759/cureus.928.
• Viswanathan VK, Subramanian S. Letter to editor: “Comparison of Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Monosegmental Vacuum Phenomenon within an Intervertebral Disc. Asian Spine J. 2016;10(5):1-2.
• Viswanathan VK, Manoharan SR. Point of view: posterior cervical lamino-foraminotomy—safe, viable and cost effective non-fusion technique. J Spine Surg 2016;2(3):227- 229.
• Hadgaonkar S, Shah KC, Pradhan C, Krishnan V, Shyam A, Sancheti P. A combination of Quadriparesis in Cervical Spine Injury with Open Humerus Fracture: A Unique situation and a Review of the Current Concepts of Damage Control Orthopedics in Spine Trauma. The Journal of Spinal Surg. 2015;2(3):97-101.
• Ajay K, Vibhu KV, Ketan SK, Parag KS.Symptomatic Tarlov cyst – a myth or a reality. Open Access J Surg. 2016;1(1):555555.
• Khurjekar K, Hadgaonkar S, Kothari A, Raut R,Vibhu Krishnan, Shyam A, Sancheti P. Demographics of thoracolumbar fracture in Indian population presenting to a tertiary level trauma centre. Asian Spine J. 2015;9(3):344-51.
• Kothari A, Khurjekar K, Hadgaonkar S, Viswanathan VK, Sancheti P. Ultrasound-guided aspiration of Psoas abscess in a 28 year-old male: A case report, literature review and the relevance of this technique in the developing world. Asian Pacific J HealthSci. 2014;1(4):307-11.
• Rajoli SR, Viswanathan VK, Meena U, Sudesh P. Congenital, symptomatic glenoid hypoplasia – A case report and review of literature. Scholars J Medical Case Reports. 2014;2(4):248-51.
• Krishnan VK, Rajoli SR, Raj NG, Goni V, Subramanian S. Ochronosis- The Role of Total hip Replacement: A Case Report and Review of LiteratureSch. J. App. Med. Sci., 2014; 2(2A):526-528.
• Goni V, Gopinathan NR, Krishnan V, Kumar LR, Avinash K.Management of neglected cervical spine dislocation: a study of six cases. Chinese J Traumatology.2013;16(4):212-5.
• Goni V, Gopinathan NR, Viswanathan VK, Kumar LR. Iatrogenic aortic pseudo-aneurysm following anterior thoracic spine surgery masquerading as chronic infection. Chinese Journal of Traumatology. 2013;16(6):368-70.
• Gopinathan NR, Sudesh P, Sament R, Viswanathan VK. Acutely presenting kissing lesions of the ankle: an atypical Trevor’s disease and literature review of other unusual presentations of the disease. BMJ Case Rep. Feb 25;2013. pii: bcr0220125798. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5798.
• Sen RK, Gopinathan NR, Tamuk T, Kumar R, Krishnan V, Sament R. Predictors of early outcome in unstable pelvic fractures. Chinese Journal of Traumatology.2013;16(2):94-98.
• Gopinathan NR, Ramesh S, Viswanathan VK, Sament R, Aggarwal A, Mallikarjun HC. Early, reliable, utilitarian predictive factors for fat embolism syndrome in polytrauma patients. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine Jan-Feb, 2013;17(1):38-42.
• Kumar R, Aggarwal A, Krishnan V, Gopinathan N, Chakraborty S, Sharma A. Femoroacetacular Impingement: A study of 50 Cases. Musculoskeletal Surgery 2013 Feb 5.
• Viswanathan VK, Nayak P. The role of newer synovial biomarkers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic infections. OA Orthopaedics. 2013 Sep 09;1(2):16.
• Rangdal SS, Shashidhar B K, Singh D, Bachhal VK, Gopinathan NR, Krishnan V, Goni V, Dhillon MS. Axillary artery thrombosis with anteroinferior shoulder dislocation: A rare case report and review of literature. Chinese Journal of Traumatology. 2012;15:1-5.
• Goni V, Gopinathan N, Radotra B, Viswanathan V, Logithasan R, Balaji S. Giant cell tumor of peroneus brevis tendon sheath – A case report and review of literature. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jul 13;2012. pii: bcr0120125703. doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2012.5703.
• Sen RK, Tripathy SK, Krishnan V. Role of corticosteroid as a prophylactic measure in fat embolism syndrome: a literature review. Musculoskelet Surg. 2012;96(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12306-011-0156-1.
• Goni V, Thapa BR, Vyas S, Gopinathan NR, Rajan Manoharan S, Krishnan V. Bilateral psoas abscess – Atypical presentation of spinal tuberculosis – report of three cases and review of literature. Arch Iran Med. 2012;15(4):253-6.
• Agarwal S, Gopinathan N, Dhillon MS, Viswanathan VK. Diaphyseal desmoplastic fibroma of humerus – Rare presentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Apr 2;2012. doi:pii: bcr1020114954. 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.4954.
• Bali K, Prabhakar S, Krishnan V, Dhillon MS. Hip hemiarthroplasty periprosthetic loosening caused by papillary ovarian carcinoma metastasis in a 78-year-old woman: a rare presentation and literature review. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Jan;41(1):33-6.
• Sen RK, Viswanathan VK, Gopinathan NR, Kantharajanna S. Letters to the editor on the article “Conservative versus surgical management of Pipkin type I fractures associated with posterior dislocation of the hip: a randomised controlled trial” (Chen et al.). International Orthopaedics. 2011 Dec;35(12): 1909.
• Bali K, Krishnan V, Sen R. Bilateral pertrochanteric fractures with bilateral patellar fractures with missed medial process fracture of talus in a young adult: a case report and review of literature.Musculoskelet Surg. 2011 Dec;95(3):259-63.
• Bali K, Sudesh P, Krishnan V, Sharma A, Manoharan SSR, Mootha AK. Modified step-cut osteotomy for post-traumatic cubitus varus: our experience with 14 children. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2011 Nov;97(7):741-9.
• Sen RK, Tripathy SK, Manoharan SR, Krishnan V, Tamuk T, Jagadeesh V Long term surgical treatment outcome of talar body fracture. Chin J Traumatol 2011 Oct;14(5):282-7.
• Nirmal Raj Gopinathan, Chander Bushan, Vijay G Goni, Vibhu K Viswanathan, Shashidhar B K, RaviKumar, Kishan B. Letter to the Editor: Fixation of pathological humeral fractures by the cemented plate technique. J Bone Joint Surg B. 2011 September 2.
• Bali K, Mootha AK, Krishnan V, Kumar V, Rawall S, Goni V. A rare case of bicondylar Hoffa fracture associated with ipsilateral tibial spine avulsion and extensor mechanism disruption. Chin J Traumatol. 2011 Aug 1;14(4):253-6.
• Sen RK, Tripathy SK, Krishnan V, Goyal T, Jagadeesh V. Ipsilateral fracture dislocations of the hip and knee joints with contralateral open fracture of the leg: a rare case and its management principles. Chin J Traumatol. 2011 Jun 1;14(3):183-7.
• Bali K, Meena D, Krishnan V, Channa R, Rawall S, Agarwal S. Steroid induced stress fracture of medial tibial condyle: a case report. J Knee Surg. 2011 Jun 8. [Epub ahead of print].
• S, Bali K, Krishnan V, Kumar V, Meena D, Sen RK. Management outcomes in pubic diastasis: Our experience with 19 patients. J Orthop Surg Res. 2011;17;6:21.
• Bali K, Kumar V, Krishnan V, Meena D, Rawall S. Multiple lumbar transverse process stress fractures as a cause of chronic low back ache in a young fast bowler – A case report. Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol. 2011;10;3(1):8.
• Bali K, Krishnan V, Aggarwal S. A prospective clinical study of proximal humerus fractures treated with a locking proximal humerus plate. J Orthop Trauma. 2011 Apr;25(4):42.
• Mootha AK, Saini R, Krishnan V, Bali K, Kumar V, Dhillon MS. Management of idiopathic Clubfoot by the Ponseti technique: Our experience at a tertiary referral centre. J Orthop Sci. 2011 Mar;16(2):184-9.
• Tripathi S, Krishnan VK. Letters to the editor on the article “Pirogoff’s amputation for foot trauma: an unusual amputation level: A case report” in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Am. Den Bakker FM, Holtslag HR, Van den Brand JGH. 2010;92(14):2462-5.
• Rajaram Manoharan S, Gopinathan N, Viswanathan V, Goni V, Tripathy S. Surgical Excision of a large Sessile Osteochondroma of the Lesser Trochanter of Femur: A Case Report. WebmedCentral Orthopaedics, 2010.
• Raj N, Rajan S, Krishnan V. Treatment of Fibrous Dysplasia with Zoledronic Acid Infusion – Case Report, Review of Literature and Future Prospectives. Webmed Central Orthopaedics, 2010.
• Contributed to the chapter “Electron microscopy in tumor diagnosis” in the book “Electron microscopy” by Pushpa Viswanathan, MJP Publishers, Chennai, 2011.

Paper presentations

• Viswanathan VK. The role of Riluzole in Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Incomplete Neurological Deficit: A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Study. Presented at the IOACON 2021 during the Dr. H. K. T. Raza Gold Medal.
• Viswanathan VK. Use of antibiotic-impregnated cement beads in the treatment of lumbosacral surgical site infection: A retrospective case series ” presented as Poster at the IOACON 2021
• Viswanathan VK. The role of Riluzole in Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Incomplete Neurological Deficit: A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Study. Presented at the ISSICON 2021 during the SCS Gold Medal Session.
• Viswanathan VK. Use of antibiotic-impregnated cement beads in the treatment of lumbosacral surgical site infection: A retrospective case series ” Presented at the TNOACON 2021 for Prof. Ramanathan Memorial Medal for Consultants.
• Viswanathan VK. Has the COVID-19 situation revealed us the next-generation modality for medical consultations? A retrospective audit of effectiveness and reliability of telemedicine consultations in patients with spine ailments. Presented at the Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference (ASSICON), 2021.
• Ron El-Hawary, Jason J Howard, Jean A Ouellet, Neil Saran, Edward P Abraham, Neil Manson, Devin C. Peterson, Paul Missuna, Douglas M. Hedden, Yasser AlKhalife, Kedar P. Padhye, Vibhu Viswanathan, David L Parsons, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, James G Jarvis, Paul J Moroz, Stefan Parent, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Jennifer K. Hurry, Ben Orlik, Kristen M Bailey, Jill Chorney. Large Deformity and Post-Operative PI-LL Matching Predict Improvements in Pain for Patients with AIS: Results from the PORSCHE Study. Accepted as an e-Poster (Final ID: 277) at 54th SRS Annual Meeting September 18-21, 2019 in Montréal, Canada.
• Kurra S, Farhadi F, Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Tallarico RA, Lavelle WF. Can CT-Based Bone Mineral Density Predict Proximal Junctional Fracture? Paper #37. Accepted for 71st Annual Meeting of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, Newport RI, July 17-21, 2019.
• Kurra S, Frahadi HF, Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Tallarico RA, Lavelle WF. Can CT Based Bone Mineral Density Predict Proximal Junctional Fracture? Accepted for ePoster. North American Spine Society 34th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 25-28, 2019.
• Ron El-Hawary, Jason J Howard, Jean A Ouellet, Neil Saran, Edward P Abraham, Neil Manson, Devin C. Peterson, Paul Missuna, Douglas M. Hedden, Yasser AlKhalife, Kedar P. Padhye, Vibhu Viswanathan, David L Parsons, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, James G Jarvis, Paul J Moroz, Stefan Parent, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Jennifer K. Hurry, Ben Orlik, Kristen M Bailey, Jill Chorney IWK Health Centre, PORSCHE Study Group, CPSS. Pre-operative Hyperkyphosis predicts the Development of PJK for Patients with AIS: Results from the PORSCHE Study. 19th Annual Scientific Conference Of The Canadian Spine Society. February 27-March 3, 2019, Toronto, Canada.
• Ron El-Hawary, Jason J Howard, Jean A Ouellet, Neil Saran, Edward P Abraham, Neil Manson, Devin C. Peterson, Paul Missuna, Douglas M. Hedden, Yasser AlKhalife, Kedar P. Padhye, Vibhu Viswanathan, David L Parsons, Fabio Ferri-de-Barros, James G Jarvis, Paul J Moroz, Stefan Parent, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong, Jennifer K. Hurry, Ben Orlik, Kristen M Bailey, Jill Chorney. Large Deformity and Post-Operative PI-LL Matching Predict Improvements in Pain for Patients with AIS: Results from the PORSCHE Study. 19th Annual Scientific Conference Of The Canadian Spine Society. February 27-March 3, 2019, Toronto, Canada.
• Kurra S, Frahadi HF, Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Tallarico RA, Lavelle WF. Abstract, No. 1766, “Can CT Based Bone Mineral Density Predict Proximal Junctional Fracture?” presented as an Oral Poster for ISASS19, taking place April 3-5, 2019, in Anaheim, California.
• Farhadi FH, Viswanathan VK (Co-author), Kukreja S, Minnema A. Prospective assessment of clinical and radiologic outcomes following sublaminar band placement for prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis. Poster at Congress of Neurosurgeons (Boston, 2017)
• Ganguly R, Viswanathan VK (Co-author), Minnema A, Viljoen S, Farhadi FH. Biomechanical Analysis of the Proximal Adjacent Segment following Thoracolumbar Spine Multilevel Instrumentation. Poster at Congress of Neurosurgeons (Boston, 2017)
• Viswanathan VK, Kukreja S, Minnema A, Farhadi FH. Prospective assessment of clinical and radiologic outcomes following sublaminar band placement for prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis. Presented at Mid-West Symposium, 2017, Columbus, Ohio.
• Hatef J, Viswanathan VK, Aghili S, Minnema A, Farhadi FH. Comparative Utility of Dynamic and Static Imaging in the Management of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Presented at Mid-West Symposium, 2017, Columbus, Ohio.
• Ganguly R, Viswanathan VK, Minnema A, Viljoen S, Farhadi FH. Biomechanical Analysis of the Proximal Adjacent Segment following Thoracolumbar Spine Multilevel Instrumentation. Presented at Mid-West Symposium, 2017, Columbus, Ohio.
• Pott’s spine in the Elderly – Is it different? Viswanathan VK (presenter), Shetty AP, Khanna RM, Rajasekaran SR. (Poster Presentation). SICOT (Rome 2016).
• Clinical and radiological factors associated with the development of neurological deficit in patients with lumbar disc prolapse and their roles in neurological recovery following surgical decompression. Viswanathan VK (presenter), Shetty AP, Khanna RM, Rajasekaran SR. TNOACON (2016).
• Clinical and radiological factors associated with the development of neurological deficit in patients with lumbar disc prolapse and their roles in neurological recovery following surgical decompression. Presented at the VTI GOLD MEDAL SESSION. Viswanathan VK (presenter),Shetty AP, Khanna RM, Rajasekaran SR. ASSICON (2015).
• Pott’s spine in the Elderly – A detailed, prospective analysis of the patient profile, investigational options at our disposal, treatment dilemmas and perils involved in diverse management modalities. Viswanathan VK (presenter),Shetty AP, Khanna RM, Rajasekaran SR.(Poster Presentation). ASSICON (2015).
• Complications following lumbar decompression surgeries in a busy spine unit: one year prospective analysis. Viswanathan VK (presenter),Shetty AP, Khanna RM, Rajasekaran SR. (Poster presentation). ASSICON (Instructional coarse lecture-2015).
• Does the pre-operative radiological parameter affect the post-operative coronal imbalance in patients with Type 5c Lenke Scoliosis. Viswanathan VK (Presenter), Subramani S, Shetty AP, Kanna RM, Rajasekaran SR. TNOACON (2015).
• Management outcomes in pubic diastasis: our experience with 19 patients. Aggarwal S, Bali K, Krishnan VV (Presenter), Kumar V, Meena D, Sen RK (Presenter). SICOT (Prague 2011).Modified step-cut osteotomy for post-traumatic cubitus varus: our experience with 14 children. Bali K, Sudesh P, Krishnan VV (Presenter), Sharma A, Manoharan SSR. SICOT (Prague 2011).
• Role of intravenous steroids in the prophylaxis of fat embolism syndrome in patients at high risk. Krishnan VV (Presenter), Sen RK, Agarwal S, Rajaram Manoharan SR. NZIOACON (Jan 2010).
• Sensitivity and specificity of INH bone scan in the diagnosis of skeletal tuberculosis. Rajaram Manoharan SR, Goni V, Sudesh P, Gopinathan NR, Krishnan VV. SICOT (Gothenberg 2010).

Editorial Board Member: 9 Journals

• “Acta Scientific Orthopedics”, “SVOA Orthopedics”, “Acta Scientific Neurology”, “Rivista Orthopedics”, “Journal of Orthopedic and Bone Disorders”, “Open Access J Surgery”, “Asteroid Journal of Orthopedic research”, “International Journal of Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” and “Journal of Orthopedic Science and Sports Medicine”.

Reviewer: 52 Journals

• “Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Traumatology”, “Acta Scientific Orthopedics”, “Case Reports in Orthopedics (Hindawi Publication)”, “Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation”, “Journal of Pain Research”, “Biomedicine”, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders”, “Journal of Orthopedics, Trauma, Surgery and Related Research”, “The Spine Journal”, “Infection and Drug resistance”, “Biomed Research International – Hindawi”, “Journal of evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare”, “Journal of Orthopedics”, “Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research”, “Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences”, “Legal Medicine”, “Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International”, “Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open”, “Annals of Medicine”, “Journal of International Medical Research”, “Journal of Clinical Medicine”, “Journal of Material Science Research and Reviews”, “Asian Journal of Advances in Medical Science”, “ International Medical Case Reports Journal”, “Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice”, “Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine”, “Health Care” Journal, “Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery”, “Asian Journal of Medicine and Health”, “Clinical Medicine Insights: Case reports”, “Journal of Inflammation Research”, “Journal of Orthopedic Reports”, “Applied Sciences”, “Annual research and review in Biology”, “Asian Journal of Orthopedic Research”, “Global Spine Journal”, “Asian J Medicine and Health”, “Cells”, “Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews”, “Cureus”, “Children”, “Diagnostics”, “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology”, “Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery”, “Translational Neuroscience”, “Infection and Drug Resistance”, “Journal of Personalized Medicine”, “International Journal of Clinical Medicine”, “Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research”, “Healthcare”, “Bioengineering” and “Medicina” journals.

Experience

• 12 years of Experience in Orthopedic Surgery with specialized training in Orthopedic Oncology, Pediatric Orthopedics, Spine Surgery and Joint Reconstruction
• Senior Resident – Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi & PGIMER, Chandigarh 2010-2012
• Fellowship Orthopedic Oncology & Complex Joint Reconstruction – Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai (2013) & University of Calgary, Canada (2022-2023)
• Fellowship Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery – IWK Hospital, Halifax, Canada (2018-2019)
• Fellowship Spine Surgery – FNB Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital (2014-2016); AO Spine Fellowship, ISIC, New Delhi (2016); Clinical Fellowship, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA (2016-2018) & Sancheti Hospital (2013)
• Associate Consultant – Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore (2019-2021)