Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, VIC

MBBS, FRACS (Orth), ECFMG

Mr Balakumar is a highly trained orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in lower limb surgery including joint preservation surgeries of the hip (hip arthroscopy, osteotomies and impingement surgery), sports injury surgeries of the knee and scoliosis surgery in children.

In 2008, he was recognised for his talents and was accepted into the competitive and highly sought after paediatric surgery fellowship at Harvard’s Children’s Hospital in Boston, USA. This American-accredited Fellowship programme rarely grants acceptance to foreign-trained surgeons. There, Mr Balakumar completed a full-year of hands-on surgical training with some of the brightest minds and hands in orthopaedics. He honed his skills with emerging techniques in joint preservation surgeries across the paediatric, adolescent and adult populations.

Mr Balakumar’s unique understanding of orthopaedics across all age groups makes him versatile in treating these conditions, being able to offer both joint preservation and replacement options. He has a number of publications in peer review orthopaedic literature and continues to present at international orthopaedic meetings. Mr Balakumar also teaches orthopaedic surgeons, trainees and medical students.