Dr. Jacob Varghese

Dr. Jacob Varghese
Experience: 30 years of experience
Hospital: VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi

About

About Dr. Jacob Varghese Dr. Jacob Varghese is a well-known Orthopedist.  He has more than 30 years of experience in performing Joint Replacement Surgeries and treating Sports Injuries.  He has performed thousands of surgeries including Minimally Invasive Joint replacement surgeries like meniscal repair and replacement as well as autologous cartilage implantation, arthroscopies, angioplasties, and more. He was the first surgeon to have performed the FIRST Arthroscopic surgery in shoulder, elbow and wrist disorders and started revision joint replacement. He is actively associated with various organizations including Asia Pacific arthroplasty Association, ISAKOS-International society of arthroscopy.knee surgery, International member-American academy of orthopedic surgeons, International cartilage research society, AHKS American Association of Hip and knee surgeons, Asian Federation of Sports Medicine, Indian Orthopaedic Association,and Indian arthroscopy society.

Work Experience

Consultant, adult reconstruction unit at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi

Senior Consultant, Head of the unit of sports injuries at Khoula Hospital, Oman

Visiting Consultant, Aster Hospital Ghubra, Oman

, Locum Consultant,North Staffordshire University Hospital, Stroke on Trent, UK

Special Interest

Surgical management of sports injuries and arthritis of the knee joint with special emphasis on cartilage repair, isolated and multi-ligament reconstruction
Primary and revision knee replacement and ligament reconstruction
Primary and revision hip joint replacement
Arthroscopic surgery of shoulder, elbow, and wrist