Dr. Himakanth, Orthopaedic Surgeon KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad Dr. Himakanth is one of the eminent consultants and orthopedic surgeons with more than a decade of experience as a specialist. He has expertise in managing simple and complex trauma. He has a special interest in musculoskeletal (MSK) oncology and complex limb salvage surgeries for bone and soft tissue tumours. His inclination towards knowledge and profound interest in academics motivated him to participate in several Orthopaedics CMEs and conferences as a faculty of MSK Oncology. Book an appointment

Past Roles and Experience

Dr. Himakanth worked in various capacities at Newham General Hospital (London) and BHR Hospitals NHS Trust (Essex, UK). He is an expert in performing reconstruction and rehabilitation, reconstruction and bone lengthening, spinal deformity correction, cruciate ligament reconstruction, and joint replacement surgery. ACL reconstruction, slipped disc, wrist problems, knee lengthening procedures, fractures, and bone, hip, and knee replacement surgeries are his key interest.

Dr. Himakanth played an important role in the development of a novel 3D printed prosthesis for below-knee amputation. It was a collaborative project between BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, and the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India. He also provided his surgical expertise for poor bone tumour patients as an Honorary Consultant, at the Government-run MNJ Cancer Institute, Hyderabad.

Educational qualification:

• MBBS from Kakatiya Medical College, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Warangal in the year 2000.
• Diploma in Orthopaedics at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Gulbarga, Karnataka in 2009.
• DNB (Orthopaedics) at KIMS Hospitals Secunderabad in the year 2011.