• Dr. Muralidharan is a fellowship trained spine surgeon who has extensive experience in the management of spinal disorders. He undertook specialized training in adult and pediatric spinal problems at world renowned Spine Institute Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK, for a period of two years. Thereafter, he undertook three short-term visiting spine surgery fellowships at other world renowned spine units Bordeaux (France), Ganga Hospital (India) and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (UK) and was trained with best spinal surgeons.

• With 13 years of experience at National Health Service (NHS) in United Kingdom (UK), Dr. Muralidharan has proved to be an expert in spine surgery delivering high quality of patient care through evidence-based medical practice.

• His practice involves all aspects of spinal care with comprehensive treatment for cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back) and lumbosacral (lower back) spinal conditions.

• Dr. Muralidharan has specialized in Adult and Paediatric Spine Surgery, Scoliosis Surgery, Advanced Spinal Reconstruction, Complex Spine Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery. He has a special interest in Non-Fusion Scoliosis Correction Surgeries (Vertebral Body Tethering), Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Fusion Surgeries, Endoscopic and Robotic Spine Surgeries.

• He is an academic spine surgeon and active participant in workshops and spinal conferences around the world. This experience and learning provides him with immense knowledge, skills, and insights about the domain he is serving as a specialist.

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
• Minimally Invasive Spine Society of India (MISSI)
• British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)
• North American Spine Society (NASS)
• European Spine Society (Eurospine)
• Member AO Spine (Asia-Pacific)
• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

• Arthritis Research UK Young Investigator Award - for work on ‘Serum Lactate as Predictor of Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients’ at British Orthopaedic Association Congress in 2013. First Indian National to win this award.

• Mark Honey Research Prize - for work on ‘ Inadvertent Surgical Resection of Soft Tissue Sarcomas’ for the year 2012.

• Foxtrot Grant - for work on ‘Qualitative Research on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)’ in 2014.

• AO Spine Educational Videos Content Review Process - Invited Participant 2016.

• Site Co-ordinator of AO-Spine Sponsored - ‘Prospective Observational European Multi-Centre Study on the Efficacy of Acute Surgical Decompression after Traumatic Spinal Cord injury’- The SCI-POEM Study  2017.

• Director Globus Academic Fellowship Program – 2019

• Mentor/Trainer International FRCS Ortho Program – 2020

• Scoliosis Research Society- Global Outreach Committee - Executive Member 2021 -2023

• AOSpine Indian Subcontinent (SIN) Delegate Council - Executive Member 2021-2023

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) Educational Committee (2021)

• Invited Faculty in Various National and International Meetings/Workshops.

•  I have wealth of research experience with over 25 peer reviewed publications and 100  National/International presentations.
•  My on-going PhD thesis is about ‘Obesity and Spinal Disorder’ evaluating the impact of Obesity on spinal disorders.

1. Badikillaya V, Akbari K,  Venkatesan M, Hegde SK. ‘Comparative analysis of unilateral versus bilateral instrumentation in TLIF for lumbar degenerative disc disorder: Single Center Large Series’. International Journal of Spine Surgery (2021)
2. Subramaniam MH, Venkatesan M, Hegde SK. ‘Clinco-radiological outcome of three or more level anterior cervical corpectomy’. International Journal of Spine Surgery (2021)
3. Hegde SK, Venkatesan M,  Akbari K, Badikillaya V . ‘Efficacy of Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering in Skeletally Mature Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Preliminary Report’. International Journal of Spine Surgery (2021)

4. Akbari K, Badikillaya V, Venkatesan M, Hegde SK. ‘Do intraoperative neurophysiological changes during decompressive surgery for cervical myeloradiculopathy affect functional outcome? A Prospective Study’. Global Spine Journal (2020)

Akbari K, Badikillaya V, Venkatesan M, Hegde SK. ‘The role of CT myelogram in the era of MRI in surgical decision making for lumbar degenerative disc disorder’. International Journal of Spine Surgery  (2020)

1. Akbari K, Venkatesan M, Hegde SK. ‘Letter to editor concerning “The short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on spine surgeons: a cross sectional global study” by Khattab MF et al’. European Spine Journal (2020)
2. Tarawneh AM, Venkatesan M et al. ‘Impact of pedicle substraction osteotomy on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity: a systematic review and meta-analysis’. European Spine Journal (2020) 29:2953-2959
3. Venkatesan M, Aziz S, Mahadevan D, Korim T, Dias J, Bhatia M. ‘Evaluation of validity, reliability and feasibility of 3 patient-reported foot and ankle outcome measures’. J Foot and Ankle Surg. 2020 May-Jun;5993):507-512.
4. Venkatesan M, Nasto LA, Grevitt M et al. ‘Bladder scans and post void residual volume measurement improve diagnostic accuracy of cauda equine syndrome’.  Spine 9Phila Pa 1976) 2019 Sep;44(18)
5. Kaiser R, Nasto LA, Venkatesan M et al. ‘Time factor and disc herniation size: Are they really predictive for outcome of urinary dysfunction in patients with cauda equina syndrome?’. Neurosurgery 2018
6. Venkatesan M, Northover, Wild B, Braybrooke JR et al. ‘Survival analysis of elderly patients with a fracture of the odontoid peg’. Bone Joint J. 2014; 96(1): 88-93
7. Venkatesan M, Uzoigwe CE, Perianayagam G, Braybrooke JR, Newey ML, ‘Is cauda equina syndrome linked with obesity’. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 2012 Nov; 94(11): 1551-6
8. Venkatesan M, Angus F, Sell PJ. ‘CT scanning reduces the risk of missing a fracture of the thoracolumbar spine’. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br). 2012 Aug: 94(8): 1097-100
9. Venkatesan M, Bhatt R, Newey ML, ‘Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (TAARS) in adults: A report of two cases and literature review’. Injury. 2012 Jul; 43(7): 1212-5
10. Johnson NA, Uzoigwe C, Venkatesan M, Burgula V, Kulkarni A, Davison JN, Ashford RU. ‘Risk factors for intramedullary nail breakage in proximal femoral fractures: a 10-year retrospective review’. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Sep 23:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
11. Venkatesan M, Mahadevan D, Ashford RU. ‘Computer-assisted navigation in knee arthroplasty: a critical appraisal’. Journal of Knee Surgery 2013 Oct; 26(5): 357-61 
12. Venkatesan M, Smith RP, Baladubramanian S, Khan A, Uzoigwe CE, Coats TJ, Godsiff S. ‘Serum lactate as a marker of mortality in patients with hip fracture: A prospective study’. Injury. 2015 Nov; 46(11): 2201-5 
13. Murtuza F, Farrier AJ, Venkatesan M, Smith R, Khan A, Uzoigwe CE, Chami G. ‘Is there an association between body temperature and serum lactate levels in hip fracture patients? Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Oct; 97(7): 513-8.
14. Uzoigwe CE, Venkatesan M, Johnson N, Lee K, Magaji S, Cutler L. ‘Influence of coincident distal radius fracture in patients with hip fracture: single-centre series and meta-analysis’.  J Orthop Traumatol 2015 Jun; 16(2):93-7
15. Shabani F, Farrier A J, Krishnyan R, Hunt C, Uzoigwe CE, Venkatesan M. ‘Common contra-indications and interactions of drugs in orthopaedic practice’. Bone Joint J. 2015 Apr; 97-B(4): 434-41
16. Shabani F, Farrier AJ, Smith R, Venkatesan M et al, ‘Hip fractures sustained in hospital: comorbidities and outcome’. Postgrad Med J. 2015 (Feb); 91(1072): 61-4
17. Faizi M, Farrier AJ, Venkatesan M et al. ‘Is body temperature an independent predictor of mortality in hip fracture patients?’. Injury. 2014 Dec; 45(12): 1942-5
18. Mahadevan D, Venkatesan M, Bhatt R, Bhatia M. ‘Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for Morton’s neuroma compared with ultrasonography’. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2014 Nov 26: S1067
19. Uzoigwe CE, Smith RP, Khan A, Aghedo D, Venkatesan M. ‘Association of ABO blood group with fracture pattern and mortality in hip fracture patients’. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Sept; 96(6): 442-5.
20. Uzoigwe CE, Khan A, Smith RP, Venkatesan M, Balasubramanian S et al. ‘Hypothermia and low body temperature are common and associated with high mortality in hip fracture patients’.  Hip International 2014 May-June;24(3):237-42.
21. Middleton RG, Shabani F, Uzoigwe CE, Shoaib A, Moqsith M, Venkatesan M. ‘FRAX and fragility fracture risk assessment’. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br). 2012 Oct; 94(10): 1313-20
22. Venkatesan M, Richards C.J, McCulloch T.A, Perks A.G.B, Raurell A, Ashford RU. ‘Inadvertent surgical resection of soft tissue sarcoma’. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2012; 38(4): 346-351
23. Uzoigwe CE, Venkatesan M, Smith R, Burnand HG, Young PS, Cheesman CL, Middleton RG. ‘Serum lactate is a prognostic indicator in patients with hip fracture’. Hip International. 2012 Sep-Oct; 22(5): 580-4
24. Venkatesan M, Taub N, Dias JJ. Letter to editor regarding Willits et al “Operative versus non-operative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: A multicentre randomized trial using accelerated functional rehabilitation” in J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010; 92(17): 2767-2775  (July 2011)
25. Venkatesan M et al, ‘Assessing the standards and effectiveness of the orthopaedic quality improvement: Review of a decade of audit database’. Journal of Clinical Audits, 2011;Vol 3(2).
26. Venkatesan M et al, ‘Assessing consent process in orthopaedic joint replacement surgery: Are we providing patients their copy of Consent Form?’ Journal of Clinical Audits, 2011 Vol 3(1)
27. Sambandam SN, Ramasamy V, Venkatesan M, Doyle J, ‘Septic arthritis of knee masquerading as haemarthrosis in a patient on warfarin’, Injury Extra, Vol 37(7), 272-273, 2006

Professional Associations:

•  Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
•  Minimally Invasive Spine Society of India (MISSI)

•  British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)
•  North American Spine Society (NASS)
•  European Spine Society (Eurospine)
•  Member AO Spine (Asia-Pacific)
• Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

•  Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
•  Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA)

•  Indian Medical Association (IMA)