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Dr. Kosygan K P is a highly experienced Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery with over 20 years of expertise. He holds multiple prestigious qualifications, including FRCS(Orth), MCh Orth (Liverpool), and MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering & Sports Biomedicine. With a remarkable international teaching career spanning over 30 years, he has trained medical students and orthopaedic trainees in more than 15 countries. Dr. Kosygan is known for his specialized skills in joint replacements, revision surgeries, and complex musculoskeletal reconstructions, particularly in hip and knee procedures.
His research contributions are vast, with numerous peer-reviewed publications focusing on tendon injuries, hip fractures, and chronic low back pain. He has been recognized with awards such as the Gold Medal in Active Management of Labour and the Chikista Ratan Award. Dr. Kosygan is an active member of several leading professional associations, including the Indian Orthopaedic Association and the International Cartilage Research Society, and remains committed to advancing orthopaedic care through both clinical practice and global education.
Experience
Professional History
- Senior Consultant - Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
2011 till date
- Consultant - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, UK
2008 – 2011
- Senior Clinical Fellow - Arthroplasty
Southwest London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, UK
2007 – 2008
- Lower Limb Surgey & Research Fellow
Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, UK
2006 – 2007
- Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics
Yorkshire Training Programme, UK
2000 – 2006
- Senior House Officer
Various National Health Services Trust Hospitals, UK
1996 – 2000
Teaching and Training Experience
- Has been teaching and training medical students and orthopaedic trainees in more than 15 countries for more than 30 years
- Supervises postgraduate students, provides Basic Specialist Training (BST) for undergraduates
- Teaches Diplomate of National Board (DNB) trainees in India and supervises junior doctors for audit and research projects in India and the UK
- Gives guest lectures on a regular basis at international universities and medical associations as well as the Indian Orthopaedics and Indian Medical Associations.
Continuing Medical Education
As visiting faculty:
- Lecturer, Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bangladesh
- ATLS Instructor for India and UK, American College of Surgeons
- Arthroplasty Instructor for South & Southeast Asia, Stryker Medical Devices & Equipment Manufacturing
- Faculty, national and regional arthroplasty courses
- Advisory Board Member, Nutraceuticals
Under the Aegis of Apollo Hospitals:
- Damage control surgery in Orthopaedics, Chennai
- Surgical approaches for Proximal Humerus fracture, Chennai
- Image-guided spine intervention, Chennai
- Elder care, Chennai.
Workshops
- Sports associated injuries and management
- Clinical experience with the human musculoskeletal system
- Single radius total knee design: Biomechanics and functional outcome, Hip and Knee Replacement Symposium, Chennai
- Daycare surgery Orthopaedics, ADS Symposium, Chennai
- Common problems of the shoulder and knee, Community Health Symposium, Chennai
- Cementing techniques in hip replacement, Hip Replacement Symposium, Chennai.
Lectures – International
- Damage control surgery in orthopaedics & management of polytrauma and medical Association of Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2015
- Adult knee and hip reconstruction, Dhaka Medical Association, Bangladesh, 2015
- Adult knee and hip reconstruction – complex, primary and revision joint reconstruction, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014
- Management of osteoporosis, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014
- “Management of common conditions in foot and ankle surgery”, University College Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 2014
- “Adult knee and hip reconstruction – complex, primary and revision joint reconstruction”, Medical and Orthopaedic Surgery Association, Mauritius, 2014
- “Adult knee and hip reconstruction”, Khartoum, Sudan, 2013
- “Damage control surgery in orthopaedics and Management of polytrauma”, Mwanza, Tanzania, 2013
- “Adult knee and hip reconstruction”, Melaka, Malaysia 2013
- “Advances and current techniques in knee replacement surgery”, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2012.
- “Rationale for cemented hip replacement”, Registrar regional, St Georges University Hospital, London, 2008.
- “Triangular fibro-cartilage complex pathology and management”, Registrar teaching, St James University Hospital, Leeds, 2005.
- “Management of tibial fractures”, Senior House Officer teaching, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, 2003.
- “Intradiscal electro-therapy for chronic discogenic back pain”, Airedale General Hospital, 2002.
- “Principles of pelvic trauma management”, Airedale Hospital, 2002.
- “High-pressure injection injuries”, Registrar teaching, St James University Hospital, Leeds, 2001.
- “Necrotizing fasciitis of the upper limb”, Clinical meeting, Norfolk and Norwich, 1998.
Lectures – National
- “Common problems in foot and ankle”, IMA Chennai
- “Complex primary and revision joint replacement surgery”, Vizhupuram
- “Osteoporosis – an update on management”, IMA Thanjavur
- “Foot and ankle – common problems”, IMA Thanjavur
- “Osteoporosis”, IMA Perambalur
- “Orthopaedic myths”, IMA Perambur.
- “Rational of cemented hip replacement”, IOA 2012
- “Highly cross-linked polyethylene: X3 Poly”, IOA 2012
- “Single radius total knee design: Biomechanics and functional outcome”, IOA 2012
Presentations - International
1. Kosygan K, Wilson D, Warnock D, “Prospective Randomized controlled trial to compare wear rates between X3 and standard polyethylene”, Research Seminar, London 2007
2. Naraen A, Kosygan K, Faraj AA, “Box fusion of first metatarso-phalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, John Fitton Lecture, Leeds 2005 – Co-author
3. Poster, Gholve PA, Kosygan KP, Sturdee SW, Faraj AA, “Multidisciplinary integrated care pathway for fractured neck of femur: a prospective trial with improved outcome”.
4. Kosygan KP, Gholve P, Ravindran S, “8 - 18 months outcome following IDET for chronic discogenic back pain”. Airedale General Hospital, SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
5. Kosygan K, Naraen A, Faraj AA, “Box fusion of first metatarso-phalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”. SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
6. Gholve P, Kosygan KP, Faraj AA, Rajasekhar, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendo-achilles injury”, SICOT: International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2003.
7. Kosygan K, Naraen A, Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarso-phalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, Annual Congress of Orthopaedic Foot Society, Chester, 2002.
8. Poster, Naraen A, Kosygan K, Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarso-phalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique, Annual Congress of Orthopaedic Foot Society, Chester, 2002.
9. KP Kosygan, R Mohan, R J Newman, “Prospective randomised comparative trial of percutaneous compression plate and compression hip screw for treatment of trochanteric fractures of femur, John Fitton Lecture, Leeds 2000.
10. KP Kosygan, R Mohan, R J Newman, “Prospective randomised comparative trial of percutaneous compression plate and compression hip screw for treatment of trochanteric fractures of femur”, Combined Japanese and British Orthopaedic Association Conference, London 2000.
11. KP Kosygan, R J Newman, “A new fixation device for trochanteric fractures-the percutaneous compression plate, Presentation at the Ridings Club meeting, UK 1999.
Memberships
- Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
- Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA)
- Madras Orthopaedic Society (MOS)
- International Cartilage Research Society (ICRS)
- Indian Medical Association (IMA)
- British Orthopaedic Association
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- British Orthopaedic Training Association
- British Association of Computer and Surgery
- Tamilnadu Medical Council
Awards
- 2023 – Global Medical Excellence Award, House of Commons, London
- 2022 – Clinical Excellence in Orthopaedics Award, World Tamil Chamber of Commerce (August)
- 2019 – Inspiring Orthopaedic Surgeons of India Award, Economic Times
- 2018 – Clinical Excellence Award, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Health Awareness Recognition (COVID-19 Pandemic) Award, YouTube
Research and Publication
Peer-Reviewed Research & Publications
- Thesis for Mch. Orthopaedics, University of Liverpool, UK – “Infrapatellar tendinitis: Anatomy, biomechanics, pathophysiology, management and outcome following arthroscopic infrapatellar release”.
- O Uhiara, R Fawdington and K Kosygan, “Who says exercise good for you? Wii do!”, Orthopaedic News March 2013 – Case report
- Kumariah Rajasekhar, Puroshottam Gholve P, Adnan A Faraj, Kornad P Kosygan, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendo-achilles rupture”, J Foot Ankle Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb; 44(1):32-6.
- PA Gholve, KP Kosygan, SW Sturdee SW, AA Faraj, “Multidisciplinary integrated care pathway for fractured neck of femur: a prospective trial with improved outcome”, Injury (International Journal of the Care of the Injured). 2005 Jan;36(1):93-8
- Adnan A Faraj, Ponnuswamy Kumaraguru, Kornad Kosygan, “Intra-articular bupivacaine hip injection in differentiation of coxarthrosis from referred thigh pain: a 10-year study”, Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 2003 Dec;69(6):518-21.
- KP Kosygan, RJ Newman, “The Gotfried percutaneous compression plate compared with the conventional classic hip screw for the fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip”, J Bone Joint Surg (Br), Jan 2003 – Authors reply
- K Kosygan, A Naraen and AA Faraj, “Box fusion of first metatarso-phalangeal joint for hallux rigidus: a simple and effective technique”, Abstract - SICOT/SIROT 2003
- K Kosygan, P Gholve and S Ravindran, Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain 6-24 months outcome. Abstract -SICOT/SIROT 2003
- Rajasekhar A, Gholve P, Faraj AA, Kosygan KP, “A subjective outcome analysis of tendo-achilles injury”, Abstract - SICOT/SIROT 2003
- Kosygan KP, R Mohan, RJ Newman, “The Gotfried percutaneous compression plate compared with conventional classic hip screw for fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of hip”, J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 2002, 84-B; 19-22.
- J Morley, KP Kosygan, PV Giannoudis, “Damage control surgery: a new concept in the management of the multiply injured patients”, Current Orthopaedics 2002, 16; 362-367.
- Smith AG, Kosygan KP, Williams H, Newman RJ, “Common extensor tendon rupture following corticosteroid injection for lateral tendinosis of the elbow”, Br J Sports Med. 1999, 33; 423-5.
Special Interests
- Primary total knee replacements
- Primary total hip replacements
- Revision total hip replacements
- Infected total hip and knee replacements
- Revision total knee replacements
- Periprosthetic fractures
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Complex tumor reconstruction of the hip and knee
- Unicompartmental (partial) knee replacements
- Direct anterior approach to total hip replacements
Area of Expertise
- Robotic Hip and Knee Replacement surgery
- Adult complex recinstruction - failed previous joint replacement and fracture surgery
- Bone and soft tissue infection with bone loss
- Regenerative techniques in young patients with cartilage loss
- Sports surgery - ligament anr soft tissue reconstruction
- Tumour reconstruction
List of Treatments
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment
- Pelvis Fracture Treatment Management
- Sports Injury Treatment Management
- Regenerative Therapy For Joints
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Tailbone Pain Treatment
- Sciatica Pain Treatment
- Osteoarthritis Treatment
- Osteopathic Treatment
- Osteoporosis Treatment
- Skeletal Muscle Therapy
- Arthritis And Pain Management Treatment
- Arthritis Treatment
- Articular Degenerative Disease Treatment
- Articular Pain Treatment
- Back Pain Treatment
- Trauma Injury Physiotherapy Rehab
- treatment-for-arthritis
- Treatment For Back Ache
- Treatment For Calcaneal Spur
- Treatment For Cervical Spondilitis
- Treatment For Knee Joint Pain Non Surgical
- Treatment For Osteoarthritis
- Treatment For Pain Aches
- Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Treatment For Spine Problem
- Treatment Of Spondylosis
- De Quervain S Tenosynovitis Treatment
- Chronic Joint Pain Treatment
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Kosygan K P practice?
Dr. Kosygan K P currently practices at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, located in Chennai.
Who is Dr. Kosygan K P?
Dr. Kosygan K P is a highly experienced Orthopaedician with 16 years of expertise in the field. He is known for providing exceptional patient care and advanced medical treatments. He areas of expertise include Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment, Pelvis Fracture Treatment Management. He also treats conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Sports Injury.
Why do patients choose Dr. Kosygan K P?
Patients trust Dr. Kosygan K P for he expertise, patient-centric approach, and commitment to providing the highest standard of care. He is well-versed in the latest medical advancements and ensures personalized treatment for every patient.
What is Dr. Kosygan K P’s specialization?
Dr. Kosygan K P specializes in Orthopaedics, with expertise in treatments for Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment, Pelvis Fracture Treatment Management.
What are Dr. Kosygan K P’s medical qualifications?
Dr. Kosygan K P holds prestigious qualifications, including MBBS FRCS(Orth) FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glg) MCh Orth(Liv) CCT(UK) MSc Orthopaedic Engineering & Sports Biomedicine Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Head of Department, Orthopaedic Surgery.
How many years of experience does Dr. Kosygan K P have?
Dr. Kosygan K P has 16 years of experience in the medical field, treating various conditions related to Orthopaedics.
How can I book an appointment with Dr. Kosygan K P?
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