Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai – India
About Dr. Muralidharan V
Dr. Muralidharan V is a highly accomplished Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon with over 18 years of experience in orthopedics and spinal care. After completing his initial medical training in India, he pursued extensive surgical training in the United Kingdom, where he spent more than a decade refining his skills within the National Health Service (NHS). He is widely recognized for his expertise in complex spinal reconstructions, minimally invasive techniques, and the management of adult and pediatric spinal deformities.
Qualifications & Credentials
Medical Degrees
- MBBS – Chengalpattu Medical College, India (2001)
- MCh (Orth) – United Kingdom
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery – Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK (2 Years)
- Visiting Spine Surgery Fellowship – Bordeaux, France
- Visiting Spine Surgery Fellowship – Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, UK
- Visiting Spine Surgery Fellowship – Ganga Hospital, India
- FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) – Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2016)
- MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, UK (2009)
Areas of Expertise
Major Conditions Treated
- Adult and Pediatric Spinal Deformities
- Scoliosis (Adolescent Idiopathic & Syndromic)
- Degenerative Disc Disorders
- Spinal Trauma and Fractures
- Cervical Myeloradiculopathy
- Lumbar Canal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal Tumors and Infections
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Vertebral Body Tethering (Non-Fusion Scoliosis Correction)
- Minimal Access Lateral Lumbar Fusion (OLIF/XLIF)
- Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
- Microdiscectomy and Decompression
- Complex Spinal Reconstruction
Professional Experience
Current AffiliationSenior Consultant Spine Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai (2017–Present)Past Experience
- Specialist Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, National Health Service (NHS), United Kingdom (13 Years)
- Orthopedic Trainee, Wrightington Hospital, Manchester, UK
Academic & Research Contributions
- Badikillaya, V., Akbari, K., Venkatesan, M., & Hegde, S. K. (2021). Comparative Analysis of Unilateral versus Bilateral Instrumentation in TLIF for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disorder: Single Center Large Series. International Journal of Spine Surgery, 15(5), 995–1003.
- Hegde, S. K., Venkatesan, M., Akbari, K. K., & Badikillaya, V. M. (2021). Efficacy of Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering in Skeletally Mature Children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Preliminary Report. International Journal of Spine Surgery, 15(5), 995–1003.
- Venkatesan, M., Nasto, L. A., Tsegaye, M., & Grevitt, M. (2019). Bladder Scans and Postvoid Residual Volume Measurement Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Cauda Equina Syndrome. Spine, 44(18), 1303–1308.
- Venkatesan, M., Smith, R. P., Balasubramanian, S., Khan, A., Uzoigwe, C. E., & Coats, T. J. (2015). Serum lactate as a marker of mortality in patients with hip fracture: a prospective study. Injury, 46(11), 2201–2205.
- Venkatesan, M., Fong, A., & Sell, P. J. (2012). CT scanning reduces the risk of missing a fracture of the thoracolumbar spine. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 94(8), 1097–1100.
Awards & Recognitions
- Arthritis Research UK Young Investigator Award (2013) – British Orthopaedic Association Congress
- Mark Honey Research Prize (2012) – East Midlands Sarcoma Service, UK
- Foxtrot Grant for Qualitative Research on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (2014)
- Executive Member, Scoliosis Research Society Global Outreach Committee (2021–2023)
- Executive Member, AOSpine Indian Subcontinent Delegate Council (2021–2023)
