Navaladi Shankar

DR Navaladi Shankar is a distinguished orthopaedic specialist who treats knee and spine disorders at the prestigious Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, India.
As the Secretary of the Indian Cartilage Society and a former President of the Madras Orthopaedic Society, he is a respected figure in the orthopaedic community for joint preservation.

With a remarkable track record of over 10000
(TEN THOUSAND )orthopaedic surgeries in an impressive 25-year career, Dr.Navaladi Shankar is at the forefront of innovative practices in Orthobiologics. He has achieved a significant milestone by completing 250 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantations (ACI) across various locations, including the knee, patella, and talus. Furthermore, he holds the second-largest series in the treatment of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the hip, having successfully treated 275 hips using cultured osteoblasts.

In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Shankar is actively engaged in groundbreaking research on knee osteoarthritis and the development of biological scaffolds infused with mesenchymal cells. His commitment to advancing orthopaedic medicine enhances patient outcomes and contributes to the broader medical community’s understanding of these complex conditions.

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

-ICRS
-ICRS REGISTRY STERRING COMMITTEE
-AO TRAUMA AND AO SPINE
-ASIA PACIFIC ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION
-NASS( NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY
-SICOT
-IGOF
-WOC

NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

-INDIAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION
-INDIAN CARTILAGE SOCIETY
-INDIAN ARTHROPLASTY SOCIETY
-INDIAN ARTHROSCOPIC SOCIETY
-ISHKS
-ASSI
-OASIS
-TAMILNADU ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION
-PAST PRESIDENT MADRAS ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY