Dr. Kalyan Kumar Varma, Consultant Ortho-Spine Surgeon

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Varma, Consultant Ortho-Spine Surgeon

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Varma

MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho), FNB (Spine), FMISS,MNAMS

Consultant Ortho-Spine Surgeon

Qualification:

MBBS – Gandhi Medical College

MS(Orthopaedics) – JIPMER

FNB (SPINE SURGERY) – Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi

Fellowship in ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY, Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Stanford University Medical Centre

Fellowship in MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY, Klinikum Magdeburg, Germany, Magdeburg University

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Varma K has completed his post-graduation in orthopedics from the prestigious JIPMER, an institute of national importance. He then went on to undergo sub-specialty training in spine surgery from the apex tertiary center for spine, The Indian Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi. He worked as a consultant in spine surgery in Indian Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi before coming to Hyderabad. He worked as a Consultant Spine Surgeon at Sunshine Hospitals, Secunderabad before moving TO AIG Hospitals. He has been practicing as a specialized orthopedic surgeon for the past 8 years and as a specialized ortho-spine surgeon for the past 5 years.

Areas of Interest or Expertise:

  • Minimally invasive spine surgeries
  • Scoliotic and kyphotic deformity corrections
  • Corpectomies and vertebral column resections
  • Cervical myelopathies and radiculopathies
  • Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures
  • Spinal trauma
  • Cervical and lumbar degenerative spine surgeries
  • Spinal tumors
  • Spinal infections

Membership:

  • AO spine
  • ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India)
  • MCI (Medical Council of India)
  • Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC)
  • Telangana Medical Council (TMC)
  • Delhi medical council (DMC). 

Achievements:

  • Published more than 40 international publications including those in prestigious journals such as European Spine Journal, Global Spine Journal, World Neurosurgery, Spinal Cord, Asian Spine Journal and International Journal of Spine Surgery.
  • Author of the prestigious ASSI chapters for guiding spine surgeons
  • More than 10 podium presentations at International Platforms
  • Awarded the prestigious VT Ingalhalikar Gold medal in ASSICON (Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference) 2020 for the paper presentation on “Motor recovery after spinal epidural stimulation in spinal cord injury: A prospective study”
  • Awarded the first prize for ISSICON (International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference) Quiz 2019
  • Offered the IASA (Indo American Spine Alliance) fellowship at the prestigious Harvard University in the year 2019
  • Offered the IGASS (International Group for Advancement of Spine Surgery) fellowship in 2019
  • Awarded the fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery by Stanford University accredited Nanoori Hospital, South Korea in 2019.
  • Organized international conference, ISSICON for four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020.

Publications:

  1. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Kuldeep Bansal, Gayatri Vishwakarma; Harvinder Singh Chhabra. New-onset Sacroiliac joint pain after transforaminal interbody fusion: What are the culprits? Global Spine Journal 2021 https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682211003852
  2. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Kuldeep Bansal, Gourab Biswas, Anuj Gupta, Gayatri Vishwakarma, Vikas Tandon, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Surgical outcomes of transpedicular decompression with or without global reconstruction in thoracic/thoracolumbar Potts spine: A 7-year institutional retrospective study. Asian Spine Journal 2021
  3. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Jeevan Kumar Sharma, Gayatri Vishwakarma, Srinath Duggi, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Ligamentum flavum buckling versus hypertrophy in cervical myelopathy using dynamic imaging: Are instability and loss of disc height the culprits? International Journal of Spine Surgery 2021
  4. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Gururaj Sangondimath, Kuldeep Bansal, Gayatri Vishwakarma, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Introduction of a novel ‘segmentation line’ to analyse the variations in segmental lordosis, location of the lumbar apex and their correlation with spino-pelvic parameters in asymptomatic adults. Asian Spine Journal 2021
  5. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative. Anaesthesia 2021 doi:10.1111/anae.15458
  6. Benefits of preoperative vaccinations: an international prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative. BJS 2021 Link: https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znab101/6182412
  7. Sharma, Jeevan Kumar; Kalidindi, Kalyan Kumar Varma; Reddy, Abhinandan; Mohapatra, Bibhudendu; Bansal, Kuldeep; Yadav, Padmini; Das, Kalidutta Two-level ACDF (2L-ACDF) versus hybrid total disc replacement (H-TDR) for bi-level pathology with cervical radiculopathy/myelopathy – Comparative study with minimum 2 year follow up in Indian population. Asian Spine Journal 2021
  8. Kuldeep Bansal, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Anuj Gupta, Venkata Nishant Surapaneni, Rajesh Kapur, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. An extremely rare presentation of AV fistula: Massive destruction of multiple vertebral bodies with paraparesis. Surgical Neurology International DOI 10.25259/SNI_875_2020
  9. Gupta A, Bansal K, Kalidindi K, et al. (March 23, 2021) Intradural Conus Medullaris Lipoma With Neurological Deficit: A Rare Occurrence. Cureus 13(3): e14053. doi:10.7759/cureus.14053
  10. Multilevel Thoracic and Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Ossification In An Achondroplasic– A Rare Presentation. Anuj Gupta, Ankur Nanda, Kuldeep Bansal, Kalidindi Kalyan Kumar Varma, Jitesh Manghwani, And Harvinder Chhabra Spinal Cord Series and Cases 2021
  11. Kalidindi KKV, Sharma J, Gowda N, Sath S, Chhabra H S. Robotic spine surgery: A review of the present status. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 2020
  12. Kalidindi KKV, Sath S, Vishwakarma G, Chhabra H S. MRI Findings in Intervertebral Disc Herniation: Comparison of Canal Compromise And Canal Size In Patients With And Without Cauda Equina Syndrome. Surgical Neurology International 2020
  13. Kalidindi KKV, Sath S, Sharma J K, Chhabra H S. Management of severe rigid scoliosis by total awake correction utilizing differential distraction and in situ stabilization. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 2020
  14. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi; Sulaiman Sath; Abhinandan Reddy Mallepally; Jeevan Sharma; Venkata Nishant Surapaneni; Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Management of incidental high-grade dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma by triple vertebrectomy and anterior reconstruction using a posterior-only approach. Techniques in Orthopaedics 2020
  15. Kalidindi KKV, S Sath. ‘White cord syndrome’ of acute tetraplegia after posterior cervical decompression and resulting hypoxic brain injury: a case report. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2020
  16. Cauda equina syndrome: False-positive diagnosis of neurogenic bladder can be reduced by multichannel urodynamic study. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi; Harvinder Singh Chhabra; Dinesh Suman; Abhishek Mannem; Mohd Rafiq Bhat. European Spine Journal Jan 2020 DOI :10.1007/s00586-019-06277-7
  17. Kalyan Kumar Varma kalidindi, Mohd Rafiq Bhat, Mayank Gupta, Abhishek Mannem, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Ligamentum flavum cyst with acute onset motor deficit: A literature review and case series. International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020
  18. Conservative management for late-presenting dural tears after spine surgery: An institutional experience and literature review. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Mohd Rafiq Bhat, Abhishek Mannem, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. World Neurosurgery Available online 19 September 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.067
  19. Role of lordotic rod contouring in thoracic myelopathy: A technical note. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, HS Chhabra, MR Bhat, S Sath, A Mannem. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. August 2019; 5 (1), 1-8 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-019-0218-4
  20. A rare cause of neurological deterioration to complete paraplegia after surgery for thoracic myelopathy: A case report.Spinal Cord Series and Cases 5; 55 (2019). Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Mayank Gupta & Harvinder Singh Chhabra. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0202-z
  21. A Study of the Modified Quebec Task Force Classification of Chronic Low Back Pain with Regards to Activity Limitation, Global Percieved Effect, Sick Leave, and its Prognostic Implications. Global Spine Congress Journal 2016. Kalyan Varma DOI:10.1055/s-0036-1583026
  22. Significance of sub grouping patients with chronic low back pain in management decisions: a prospective study. International Journal of Orthopaedic Sciences Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, DK Patro, Deep Sharma. doi: 10.22271/ortho.2016.v2.i4c.30
  1. Jeevan S, Kalidindi KKV, Gururaj S, Abhinandan M, Nandan M, Chhabra HS. Clinico-radiological outcomes of Harms fixation for atlanto-axial instability: An institutional experience. Surgical Neurology International 2020
  2. Bhat M R, Kalidindi KKV, Sath S. Intra-vertebral instability with paraparesis after kyphoplasty for a stable osteoporotic fracture with adjacent healed fractures. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research 2020
  3. Spinal epidural haematoma post evacuation of spontaneous spinal intradural haematoma. Sulaiman Sath, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Jitesh Manghwani, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. World Neurosurgery.Available online 28 November 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.119
  4. A prospective study on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a modified technique to augment the strength of pedicle screw in osteoporotic spine Vikas Tandon, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Sandesh Pacha, Mohd Rafiq Bhat. Asian Spine J 2020;14(3):1-7 • https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2019.0211(Corresponding author)
  5. Sath S, Kalidindi KKV. An unusual cause of buttock pain after posterior thoracolumbar fixation: Rod migration into the pelvis. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2019 September-October: 9(5): Page 31-34. Doi: 13107/jocr.2019.v09.i05.1520 (Corresponding author)
  6. A rare case of concomitant pneumocephalus and pneumorachis after lumbar spine surgery with late presenting dural leak. Mayank Gupta, Kalidindi Kalyan Kumar Varma, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Spinal Cord Ser Cases  5, 86 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41394-019-0235-3
  7. Vikas Tandon, Jorg Franke, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi. Advancements in osteoporotic spine fixation. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma 2020
  8. Chhabra, H.S., Bagaraia, V., Keny, S., Kalidindi KKV, Dhillon M, Malhotra R, Shanmughanathan R. COVID-19: Current Knowledge and Best Practices for Orthopaedic Surgeons. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00135-1
  9. Sangondimath G, Das K, Varma K. Thoracolumbar fractures: Nonsurgical versus surgical treatment. Indian Spine J 2018; 1:79-85 DOI:4103/isj.isj_22_18
  10. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Sulaiman Sath, Jeevan Kumar Sharma, Gayatri Vishwakarma, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Incidence and risk factors for neurological deterioration in posterior corrective surgeries for severe angular kyphotic deformities: A 10-year institutional retrospective study. Global Spine J. 2020 Dec 30;2192568220979122. doi: 10.1177/2192568220979122
  11. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Jeevan Kumar Sharma, Kuldeep Bansal, Gayatri Vishwakarma, Harvinder Singh Chhabra. Radiological changes in sagittal parameters after C1-C2 arthrodesis and their clinical correlation: Is there a difference between traumatic and non-traumatic causes? International Journal of Neuroscience (2020). Accepted for publication
  12. Gururaj Sangondimath, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Phani Pandrakula, Vivek Kumar, H K Mahajan. An Unusual Complication of Quadriparesis after Trigger Point Injection: A case report. Pain 2020 Sep 29.doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002094
  13. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Kuldeep Bansal. Prevalence of Abnormal Urodynamic Study Results in Patients with Congenital and Idiopathic Scoliosis and Its Predictive Value for the Diagnosis of Tethered Cord Syndrome: A Single Institution Clinical Study. Asian Spine Journal (2020)
  14. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Kuldeep Bansal. Determination of Any Correlation between Sagittal Spinopelvic Configuration and Progressive Collapse of Acute Osteoporotic Compression Spine Fractures: A Retrospective Radiological Analysis. Asian Spine J. 2020;14(5):768-769. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2020.0453.r1  
  15. Kalidindi, K.K.V., Sharma, J.K. Letter to the Editor concerning “Handgrip strength correlates with walking in lumbar spinal stenosis” by Inoue H. et al. [Eur Spine J (2020): DOI 10.1007/s00586-020-06525-1]. Eur Spine J(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06582-6
  16. Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi, Kuldeep Bansal. Clinical Implication of Mid-Range Dynamic Instability in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Asian Spine J.2020;14(5):764-765. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2020.0412.r1 
  17. Bashir Ahmed Mir, Mohd Rafiq Bhat, Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi. Outcomes of surgical management of lumbar canal stenosis by laminectomy: A prospective study. International Journal of Orthopaedics Research Volume 2; Issue 3; 2020; Page No. 15-17.

Author:

  1. Garg B, Sangondimath G,Mehta N, Kalidindi KKV(2019). Fixation in the osteoporotic spine. In. Zaveri G, Mulukutla RD, Chhabra HS, Dave B (ed) The ASSI Monographs – Osteoporosis and Spine.1st edn. Thieme, New Delhi, pp. 99-111.
  2. Sangondimath G, Chhabra H S, Kalidindi KKV(2021). Sacroiliac fixation: The ASSI Theatre Manual for Spine Surgery

Poster and Podium Presentations:

  1. VTI Gold medal presentation on “Motor recovery after spinal epidural stimulation in spinal cord injury: A prospective study” in ASSICON 2020
  2. SCS Gold medal paper presentation titled “Ligamentum flavum buckling versus hypertrophy in cervical myelopathy: Are instability and loss of disc height the culprits?” in ISSICON 2020
  3. Paper presentation on “Radiological changes in sagittal parameters after C1-C2 arthrodesis and their clinical correlation: Is there a difference between traumatic and non-traumatic causes?” in ISSICON 2020
  4. Paper presentation on “T1 slope is correlated to the number of lordotic vertebra and global sagittal balance: A cross-sectional study on 100 normal adult volunteers” in ISSICON 2020
  5. Paper presentation on “Variations in segmental lordosis, location of the lumbar apex and sagittal alignment in asymptomatic adults: Correlation with pelvic parameters” in ISSICON 2020
  6. Best Poster presentation on “Management of severe rigid scoliosis by total awake correction utilizing differential distraction and temporary stabilizing rods: An institutional experience” in ISSICON 2020
  7. Poster presentation on “An Unusual Complication of Quadriparesis after Trigger Point Injection: A case report” in ISSICON 2020
  8. SCS gold medal paper presentation on “Multi-channel urodynamic study as an objective criterion for the diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome” in ISSICON 2019
  9. Paper presentation on “Conservative management for late-presenting dural tears after spine surgery: An institutional experience, literature review and mini-metaanalysis” in ISSICON 2019
  10. Best Poster presentation on “A prospective study on the feasibility, safety and efficacy of a modified technique to augment the strength of pedicle screw in osteoporotic spine fixation” in ISSICON 2019
  11. Poster presentation on “White cord syndrome’ of acute tetraplegia after posterior cervical decompression and resulting hypoxic brain injury” in ISSICON 2019
  12. Podium presentation on “Biomechanics of fixation to the pelvis in long spine constructs” in International conference on clinical orthopedics and spine biomechanics 2018
  13. Poster presentation on “Experts consensus algorithms for management of various cervical fracture types” in International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference,2017
  14. Poster presentation on “Use of cement spacer to bridge post corpectomy defects in spinal infection” in International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference,2017
  15. Poster presentation on “Low-density pedicle screw constructs in scoliosis” in International conference on clinical orthopedics and spine biomechanics 2017
  16. Poster presentation on the Quebec Task Force Classification of low back pain at the Global Spine Congress 2016
  17. Poster presentation on “Time to introspect: A rare cause of kyphoplasty failure”. in International Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Chennai 5-8th Oct 2018.
  18. Paper presentation on “A novel method to augment pedicle screw pullout strength in osteoporotic spine”. International conference on clinical orthopaedics and spine biomechanics April 26-28 2019.

CMEs/Conferences

  1. International Spine and Spinal Injury Conference (ISSICON) 2020, Virtual.
  2. ASSICON (Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference), 2020, Virtual
  3. International Spine and Spinal Injury Conference (ISSICON) 2019, New Delhi.
  4. Global Spine Congress/World Forum for Spine Research, Dubai in 2016
  5. International Spine and Spinal Injury Conference (ISSICON) 6-8th November 2017, New
  6. Delhi Spine Symposium Feb 2018, New Delhi
  7. International Conference on Clinical Biomechanics. March 2018. New Delhi
  8. ASSI Live Spine Surgery Workshop ISIC June 2018, New Delhi
  9. International Spine and Spinal Injury Conference (ISSICON) 5-8 October 2018, Chennai.
  10. SICOT Spine Workshop 4-6 January 2019, Mumbai
  11. OLIF Live Surgery Course 14 January 2019, New Delhi