Dr. Purushothama Sastry

Doctors Details

MBBS, DNB

Languages Spoken :
Kannada, English, Hindi

Orthopaedics

Spine Surgeries, Disc surgeries, Instrumentation for fractures & mechanical instability of Dorsolumbar region. Disc surgeries of cervical spine.
Execution of copy book style of surgical dissection, taught by Dr. N. J. Mani.
Assisted 67 Joint replacements of Knee and hip replacements and learnt Primary arthroplasty from Dr. Jayaram, FRCS, Mch.
Head of Spine unit of Orthopaedic department
Head of Occupational therapy department
In charge Head of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre
In charge Principal of College of Physiotherapy for 6 months in 2000.
Invitational Guest Lecture to all chief Magistrates of Karnataka state about Medicolegal aspects in Orthopaedics.
Guest lectures about mind and its functions with Perspective to science on invitation of Vedanta Bharathi.

Orthopaedic Fellowship – Govt. Medical College, Calicut under Dr. N. J. Mani, Prof. & HOD, CMC
Member – Governing Council of JSS Medical College
Member UG & PG Board of Studies, JSS AHER
Member of NSS, JSS MC Branch, JSSMC
Member of – IOA, KOA, OASIS & Association of Spine Surgeons of India

Editor of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association for 6 years 2003 – 2009
Treasurer of Orthopaedics Association of South Indian states (OASIS) – 2009 – 2012
Sports Chairman of JSS MC – 5 years

Co-ordinator for residential retreat at Sri Sketra Suttur for 16 years to health care professionals under the guidance of his holiness.
Represented JSSMC staff cricket team for 11 years