Dr. D. Naveen Kumar

Brief Profile

Fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon with extensive post-doctoral and international training in complex and robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty, trauma, and pain management. Adept at managing high-volume surgical workflows, integrating digital orthopaedic technologies, and driving clinical research. Committed to delivering world-class, patient-centric surgical care and advancing the field through continuous innovation and academic rigor.

Educational Qualification

• MBBS – Sri Ramachandra Medical College & RI, Chennai
• Master of Surgery (MS) in Orthopedics – JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka
• Post Doctoral Fellowship in Arthroplasty – Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University – Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai
• Fellowship in Complex Trauma – Parvathy Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai
• Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management – Delhi Pain Management Centre & Aesculap Academy (Germany)
• TNOA Observership in Arthroplasty – Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals, Coimbatore
• Clinical Observership in Robotic Arthroplasty – Bumin Hospital (HSS-affiliated), Haeundae, South Korea
• Clinical and Research Fellowship in Complex and Robotic Arthroplasty – Bumin Hospital (HSS-affiliated), Busan, South Korea
• Diploma in Football Medicine – Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Awards & Recognitions

• Gold Medal, Scientific Session – Redefining Volar Plating: A Single-Surgeon Technique for Distal Radius Fractures Using a Kickstand Screw – TNOA PROF TKS MID-YEAR CON 2025, Trichy

PUBLICATIONS

• Kumar DN, Nagasamy S. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst-cloaked Codman’s Tumor in the Patella: Case Report of an Easily Misdiagnosed Entity. J Orthop Case Rep. 2026 Jan;16(1):174-178.
• Kumar DN, Mithun ER, Subramanian M. A Novel Failure Interface in Constrained Total Hip Arthroplasty: Dissociation at the Constrained Liner Insert-Bipolar Head Junction Following Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Orthop Case Rep. 2026;16(5):216-221.
• Mithun ER, Naveen Kumar D, Subramanian M. Bipolar clavicle fracture: A rare entity of the commonest fracture. J Orthop Case Rep. 2026 Jun;16(6):392-398.
• Naveen Kumar D, Bera AP, Basak M, et al. Custom Triflange Acetabular and Femoral Components for Primary Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient With Severe Bone Defect: A Case Report. Cureus. 2026 Jul;18(7):e513325.
• Naveen Kumar D, Likith CS Nagasamy S, Pinckney Fracture: The Hidden and Forgotten Paediatric Fracture – A Case Report – Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Accuracy and readability of large language models for patient education in hand and upper extremity surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO Registration No.: CRD420261374360

PRESENTATIONS

Paper Presentations

• TNOACON 2026, Courtrallam – Tamil Nadu State Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference – Accuracy and readability of large language models for patient education in hand and upper extremity surgery
• TNOA PROF TKS MID-YEAR CON 2025, Trichy – Fixing the Dislocation Dilemma: A Single-Surgeon Experience with Two AC Joint Techniques: Clavicular Hook Plate vs. Suspensory Suture Button Fixation
• TNOACON 2025, Pondicherry – Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures following Hip Arthroplasty: A Review
• TNOACON 2025, Pondicherry – The Diminutive Fractures – A Noteworthy Coupling of Hook of Hamate Fracture and Trapezium Fracture with Fourth Metacarpal Base Fracture: A Case Report
• Chengalpattu Orthopaedic Society October Month Meet, 2024 – Enchondroma protuberans of hand: A Case Report
• KOACON 2023, Belagavi – Quintessential ACL Graft: MRI Guided Correlation Between Hamstrings and ACL with Anthropometric Measurements in Indian Population
• KOACON 2023, Belagavi – Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Cloaked Codman’s Tumour in Patella: Easily Misdiagnosed Bone Tumour – A Case Report
• KOACON 2022, Bengaluru – Pinckney Fracture: The Hidden and Forgotten Paediatric Fracture
• IOACON 2022, Amritsar – Autograft a Day Before Surgery? Peroneus Longus Tendon Graft Preparedness in Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction

Poster Presentations

• Preethi Advanced Arthroplasty Course 2 – 2026, Madurai – Personalized Kinematic Total Hip Replacement
• TNOACON 2026, Courtrallam – Smart Angles, Better Hips: AI-Optimized Sacrofemoral-Pubic Angle Assessment in THA
• TNOACON 2026, Courtrallam – A Novel Failure Interface in Constrained Total Hip Arthroplasty: Dissociation at the Constrained Liner Insert-Bipolar Head Junction Following Periprosthetic Joint Infection
• TNOA PROF TKS MID-YEAR CON 2025, Trichy – Redefining Volar Plating: A Single-Surgeon Technique for Distal Radius Fractures Using a Kickstand Screw
• TNOACON 2025, Pondicherry – Bipolar Clavicle Fracture: A Rare Entity of the Commonest Fracture
• KOACON 2023, Belagavi – Osteochondroma of Distal Radius: A Case Report