Director & Head
Dept. of Orthopaedic Oncology
HCG, Bengaluru, India
Director & Head
The Yellow Ribbon
Bengaluru, India
Trustee
Aarocare Foundation
Bengaluru, India
Story
Dr. Pramod S Chinder is a chief consultant in Musculoskeletal Oncology at the HCG Hospital, Bangalore. His graduation and post graduation are from the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore [Manipal University]. He was trained as a Clinical Fellow for one year in the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery under Prof Robert W.Pho in National University Hospital. Prof Robert Pho is a world renowned person for Biological Tumour Reconstruction. He continued his training in the Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, Italy under Prof Mario Mercuri and Dr Marco Manfrini and under Prof Christopher Mathoulin in Istitut de la main , Clinique Jouvenet, Paris, France.
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Dr Pramod has operated over 9000+ cases. He started the musculoskeletal oncology program in HCG in 2010. Since then, the department has managed more than 700 primary sarcoma cases and 1000 plus metastatic bone tumours and operated more than 900 surgeries in last 5 years. The department focuses on the multidisciplinary management including various subspecialties of oncology like radiation oncology, medical oncology, Pathology, Radiology , Nuclear medicine, Genetics, Psychooncology, integrative oncology, stem cell and Regenerative medicine. Through HCG Foundation and various other groups many underprivileged sarcoma cases have been treated.
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Experience
Started the musculoskeletal oncology program at HCG in 2010.
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Managed more than 9000+ bone tumours
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Operated more than 6000+ surgeries in last 14 years.
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Works on the Sarcoma Tumour board.
Treating 300+ underprivileged bone tumour cases through Aarocare foundation.
Authored 40+ publications in renowned National and International journals.
Presented research at prestigious International Orthopaedic Oncology Conferences, including:
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ISOLS (International Society of Limb Salvage)
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EMSOS (European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society)
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MSTS (Musculokeletal Tumor Society)/ CTDS (Connective Tissue Oncology Society)
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IMSOS (Indian Musculoskeletal Oncology Society)
Practice and Key interests
- BioProsthetic - Biological reconstruction + 3D printed implants.
- Extensive use of massive allograft with close co-operation with Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and Prof Marco Manfrini.
- The first in India use of Computer assisted Tumour Surgery [CATS] with the Dr KC Wong from Hong Kong.
- Usage of Digital twin in Orthopaedic Oncology.
- Usage of Robotic surgeries in Orthopaedic Oncology.
- Virtual Reality in Physiotherapy.
- Patient specific implants & Microsurgery.
- Anti-aging & Regenerative Medicine work.
