Curriculum Vitae (updated 05/2020)
Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja
PERSONAL DETAILS-
Dr. Mohit M. Kukreja,
MS Ortho, DNB Ortho.
MRCS Edinburgh (UK).
MNAMS
ECFMG certified
CURRENT ADDRESS-
25 Church St,
Apt 5 East Providence RI-02914
PERMANENT ADDRESS-
510-511-512, Samartha Aangan (B-3),
Oshiwara, Near Lokhandwala,
Andheri-West,
Mumbai- 400053.
EMAIL-
PHONE-
+1(617)-943-8347.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS and JOB APPLICATION DETAILS
• Currently pursuing 1 year Clinical Orthopedic Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship
at Brown University, Rhode Island – August 2019 to July 2020
• 3 Clinical hands-on ACGME accredited Fellowships in the USA from 2017
to 2020 graduating from 3 world -renowned universities - Boston
University (Boston, MA), Georgetown University (Washington DC) and
Brown University (Ivy League University, Providence, Rhode Island)
• Having achieved Orthopedic Shoulder/ Elbow and Orthopedic Sports
Medicine training under the prowess of Dr Andrew Green (Professor,
Brown U), Dr E. Scott Paxton (Assistant Professor, Brown U), Dr Xinning
Li (Associate Professor, Boston U) and Dr Robert Nicoletta.
• Applying for Orthopedic Shoulder / Elbow and Sports Medicine job
starting August 2020
(Shoulder/Elbow arthroscopic/MIS/Open surgeries/Trauma/Complex
Reconstruction/Arthroplasty both Total and Reverse shoulder replacements,
Revision replacement/ Scapulothoracic surgeries)
And
Orthopedic Sports-related injuries- Knee, Shoulder and related arthroscopic
ligament reconstructions, Joint preservation and Cartilage restoration)
• US-based experience of > 1500 Shoulder/Elbow/Knee surgeries
arthroscopic and open cases, > 500 Patient-specific computer-assisted
Shoulder replacements (Anatomic/ Reverse/ Ream and Run), Reverse
for fracture, Revision replacement, Peri-prosthetic fractures.
• The only foreign graduate endowed with clinical Shoulder/Elbow
Fellowship opportunity in the US (<20 programs nationwide) selected
through rigorous ASES San Francisco Match selection and credentials.
• 3 Licensed clinical mentorship-model based board-certified fellowships
with National Provider number 1295261881(USA).
• Ex-Assistant Professor Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of
Hospitals, Mumbai and previously trained in other countries like S Korea
and Singapore.
CURRENT FELLOWSHIP POSITION(2019-2020):
1 year Orthopedic Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship at Rhode
Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI
Fellowship Director- Dr Andrew Green
Fellowship Co-Director- Dr E Scott Paxton
>950 Clinical hands-on broad-spectrum training to the Shoulder and Elbow
pathologies- Shoulder arthroscopic MIS surgeries related to Bankart’s repair,
Rotator cuff repair, Shoulder/Elbow arthroscopy, Cartilage restoration and
reconstruction, Shoulder/Elbow Arthroplasty, Tendon transfers, Complex
Shoulder/Elbow fracture fixation , trauma management and peri-articular
reconstruction. This is an advanced training opportunity to my previous BU Sports
position with an additional arthroplasty/trauma/reconstruction/complex
arthroscopic aspect to it.
FELLOWSHIP POSITION(2017-2018):
• Clinical Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellow,
Boston Medical Center,
1 Boston Medical Center Pl,
Boston, MA 02118.
ACGME-accredited (1 year) August 2017 to July 2018.
• FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORS-
Dr. Robert Nicoletta.
Dr. Xinning (Tiger) Li.
Mentorship model with independent hands-on surgical experience in more than
>600 arthroscopic Knee/Shoulder cases including Ligament
reconstructions(ACL/PCL),Cuff repairs, Capsulorraphy (Bankart
repair),managing chondral defects and joint preservation, Meniscal preservation,
Total/Reverse shoulder arthroplasty, Osteochondral allografting and non-
operative conservative joint techniques such as intra-articular injections and
therapy.
FELLOWSHIP POSITION(2018-2019):
1 year ACGME-accredited Orthopedic Spine Fellowship at MedStar Union
Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland-
August 2018-July 2019.
Over > 450 independent hands-on surgical cases and training with mentorship from
5 Attendings focused on Lumbar/Thoracic/Cervical degenerative spine, MIS
anterior and posterior lumbar fusions, TLIF, Adult deformity correction, Scoliotic
deformities, Trauma and Complex transitional segment primary and revision
surgeries, Conservative spine management and options.
Fellowship Director- Dr P.Justin Tortolani
Other Attendings-Dr.Paul Asdourian, Dr Mesfin Lemma and Dr Zeena Dorai, Dr
Bradley Moatz.
CURRENT TIMELINE(CAREER) with POSITIONS held (Start
and End MM/YY Format)-
Institute Courses/Positions Start
date
End date
1.Brown
University,
Providence, RI.
1 year ASES-accredited
Orthopedic Shoulder/Elbow
Fellowship(Clinical Fellow)
08/2019 07/2020
2.MedStar Union
Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
MD.
1 year ACGME-accredited
Orthopedic Spine
Fellowship (Clinical
Fellow)
08/2018 07/2019
3.Boston Medical
Center, Boston
University ,MA.
1 year ACGME-accredited
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Fellowship (Clinical Fellow)
08/2017 07/2018
4.Private Practice
(Self-employed)in
Mumbai, India at
various multiple sub-
speciality Hospitals
and Clinics.
Consultant Orthopaedics 08/2016 05/2017
5.Desert Orthopaedic
Centre,Las
Vegas,NV,USA.
(contd….P.T.O.)
Orthopaedic Research
Fellowship(Hip/Knee)
(Fellowship Directors- Dr.Todd
V.Swanson and Dr.Parminder
Kang)
01/2016 07/2016
Institute Courses/Positions Start
date
End date
6.Tan Tock Seng
Hospital(TTSH),
Singapore.
Clinical Fellowship (Singapore
Medical Council registration
number=M61324Z)
06/2015 12/2015
7.Dhanvantri
Hospital &
Research
Centre,
Mumbai.
Junior Consultant
(General Orthopaedics,
Trauma)
08/2014 05/2015
8.Korea University
Medical
Centre(KUMC)
[Anam
Hospital,Seoul,
South Korea.]
Complex Trauma Fellowship
05/2014 07/2014
9.Sports Injury
Center, Safdarjung
Hospital, New
Delhi (ISAKOS-
approved teaching
centre).
Senior Resident =Teaching
position.
04/2013 04/2014
Institute Courses/Positions Start
date
End date
10.Grant
Government
Medical College &
Sir J.J. Group of
Hospitals,
Mumbai.
Assistant Professor
(Orthopaedics)=Teaching
Position.
08/2011 04/2013
11.Grant
Government
Medical
College & Sir J.J.
Group of
Hospitals,Mumbai.
Post-PG Registrar Orthopaedics 05/2011 07/2011
12.Grant
Government
Medical College & Sir J.J.
Group of Hospitals,Mumbai.
Orthopedic Residency
(Resident Posts I,II & III) with
2nd and 3rd posts being Teaching
Posts. Degree=MS
Orthopaedics
06/2008 04/2011
13. Parvish Nursing
Home General
Hospital,
Mumbai.
Medical Officer 03/2007 05/2008
Institute Courses/Positions Start
date
End date
14.Grant
Government
Medical College,
Mumbai.
Rotatory Internship 03/2006 02/2007
15. Grant
Government
Medical College,
Mumbai.
MBBS (Bachelor’s Degree
Medicine and Surgery). (MD
equivalent)
06/2001 02/2007
16.Mithibai College
(Biological
Sciences), Mumbai.
Higher Secondary Education (Pre-medical school).
06/1999 05/2001
TEACHING POSITIONS(until 2020):
• 3 Orthopedic Clinical Fellowships in the USA (ACGME-accredited)
ending training in July 2020 with active teaching to the residents, medical
students and para- medical staff.
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at Grant Medical College
& J.J Group of Hospitals, MUMBAI, INDIA- 18 months(2011-2013)-doing
independent hands-on Spine,joints and complex fracture management.
• Senior Resident at Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi -2013 to 2014
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• M.B.B.S (Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery) from Grant Medical College
& J.J Group Of Hospitals, MUMBAI.
• M.S.Orthopaedics from Grant Medical College & J.J Group
Of Hospitals, MUMBAI.
• D.N.B.Orthopedics (Diplomate Of National Board).
• ECFMG certification(USMLE Step 1 , 2 CK and CS, Step 3)- 2012,2013.
• Member of Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh UK(2014)-
Part A and B completed with current active member of Royal college of
Surgeons,UK.
• MNAMS- Life Membership of the National Academy of Medical
Sciences,2018 onwards.
SCHOLARSHIPS/ AWARDS:
• Rank-1 in Post-Graduation Orthopaedics Residency University exam held in
JULY 2011.
• Awarded the K.S.Sancheti Gold Medal by the Maharashtra University of
Health Sciences (M.U.H.S.) for topping the university exam in the faculty of
Orthopaedics-AUGUST-2012.
• Awarded the Dongaonkar Gold Medal by the Maharashtra University of
Health Sciences (M.U.H.S.) for topping the university exam in the faculty of
Orthopaedics-AUGUST 2012.
• 2nd Runner-up in Intercollegiate Orthopaedic Quiz held in SEPTEMBER
2009.
• Rank-3 amongst 10,000 students in the Final Year of M.B.B.S(Bachelors of
Medicine and Surgery) in the University (M.U.H.S)- FEBRUARY 2006.
• Felicitated with Gold medal for attaining the highest score in the subject of
General Surgery at University level in the Final year (3rd year Part-II) of
M.B.B.S -DECEMBER 2005.
• Rank-1 amongst 200 students in the 3rd year (Part-I) of M.B.B.S.(Bachelors of
Medicine and Surgery) in Medical School.( Grant Medical College & J.J
Group Of Hospitals, Mumbai, India).-2004.
• Rank-1 amongst 200 students in the Final year (3rd year Part-II) of
M.B.B.S.(Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery) in Medical School.( Grant
Medical College & J.J Group Of Hospitals, Mumbai, India)-2005.
• Scholarship from Ratan Tata Trust twice in the year 2003-2004, 2004-2005
for the excellent academic achievement (in top 5 % of students of medical
school) in the 2nd and 3rd year of M.B.B.S.
PRESENTATIONS:
1)Grand round presentation- Case Presentation (Sports Medicine) Adhesive
Capsulitis discussing natural history,diagnosis and management options-
JUNE 2018.
Mentors- Dr Robert Nicoletta and Dr Xinning Li.
Boston Medical Center,Boston MA
2) Ongoing Resident teaching and Shoulder conference 60 mins
(Didactics/Case presentation/Journal club/Grand Rounds) =
Every Wednesday 6-7 am- Orthopedic Shoulder/Elbow service and
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, RI, USA.
3)Visiting Professor Research symposium presentation: Pilot Analysis of a Novel
Spinous Process Prosthetic Device on the Kinematic and Structural Anatomic
Properties of the Lumbar Spine - An In-Vitro Human Cadaveric Model
-Medstar Union Memorial Hospital (JUNE,2019).
4)Podium presentation on “Comparison of Lateral Mass Screw Fixation technique
and Hartshill Technique in the treatment of Sub-axial cervical spine
fractures.”(Research Topic)-MOACON(Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association
Conference) NOVEMBER,2012.
5) Podium presentation on “Comparison of Lateral Mass Screw Fixation
technique and Hartshill Technique in the treatment of Sub-axial cervical spine
fractures” (Research Topic)- KOACON (Karnataka Orthopedic Association
Conference) FEBRUARY 2012.
6)Podium presentation “Comparison of Lateral Mass Screw Fixation technique
and Hartshill Technique in the treatment of Sub-axial cervical spine fractures.”
with my research guide Dr.Ajay.S.Chandanwale–APCSS(Asia-Pacific Cervical
Spine Society),Indonesia,NOVEMBER 2011.
7)Orthopedic intra-collegiate CME participations with topics like TB Hip,
Developmental Dysplasia of Hip, Gait Analysis, Fractures of Distal Femur,
Inflammatory arthropathies and Multiple Myeloma.
Orthopaedic department- J.J. Hospital, Mumbai-2010 to 2011
8)Bombay Orthopedic Society (BOS) podium presentation on a Case Report of a
Bomb-Blast victim of the 26/11 Terrorist attacks in MUMBAI- Compound Grade
3b Tibia Fibula treated with LRS (Limb Reconstruction System) fixation-
OCTOBER,2010.
9) Bimonthly Spine CME Conferences with multi-disciplinary discussion and
Resident teaching- multiple presentations every month with Case discussions,
topic-wise spine-based one-on-one debates and academics- 2018 to 2019 at
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS :
Shoulder/Elbow Research in process with 3 manuscripts and 2
book chapters
1)“Comparison of Lateral Mass Screw Fixation technique and Hartshill
Technique in the treatment of Sub-axial Cervical spine fractures”(KM Mohit et
al.)
Mohit M. Kukreja, Ajay S.Chandanwale, Shashikant Nawale
MALAYSIAN ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL (NOVEMBER 2012
ISSUE)(Volume 6 No.4 Original Article). PubMed
Malays Orthop J. 2012 Jun;6(SupplA):20-7.
-a Review article based on Prospective study(Research work and Thesis)
conducted in association with my guide from 2008-2011 at J.J.Hospital.
2)Arthroscopic intra-articular adhesiolysis for Post-traumatic knee stiffness-
Surgical technique and a stepwise approach.
Dr.Xinning(Tiger)Li, Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja,Dr Jeansol Kang.
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division,Boston Medical Center,One Boston
Medical
Center Pl,Boston,MA-02118.
Arthroscopy techniques,April 2019.
PubMed PMC
3) Management of a Post-irradiation bilateral Primary THA loosening(aseptic
right
+infected left with Paprosky type 2B pelvic discontinuity) by Cementless
Fixation: A Case report and Review of Literature
(Published and Online since December,2017)
- Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja MD , Dr.Steven Nishiyama MD, Dr.Parminder S.Kang
MD.
Desert Orthopaedic Center,2800 E.Desert Inn,Las
Vegas,Nevada,USA PubMED PMC
4) Can Tibial Tantalum Cones eventually eliminate the adjuvant use of
Metallic wedges and Full-width augments in the treatment of AORI Type 2B
and Type
3 Metaphyseal Bone defects??- A CASE SERIES with Review of Literature.
-Dr.Todd V.Swanson MD,Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja MD.
Desert Orthopaedic Center,2800 E.Desert Inn,Las
Vegas,Nevada,USA. PubMED PMC
5)The “Capsular Noose”: A New Capsular Repair Technique to Diminish
Dislocation Risk after the Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty- A
retrospective analysis with biomechanical comparison in 331 consecutive
patients.
-Dr.Todd V.Swanson MD, Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja MD , Dr.James C. Ballard
MD, , Dr.Henry G. M. Calleja MD,Jonathan M. Brown, B.S.
Desert Orthopaedic Center,2800 E.Desert Inn,Las Vegas,Nevada,USA.
PubMED PMC
6) Surgical repair for acute Quadriceps full-thickness tears:A simple,reproducible
ACL (Tibial) jig-Fiberwire tunnel Technique.
Dr.Robert Nicoletta,Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja.
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division,Boston Medical Center,One Boston
Medical
Center Pl,Boston,MA-02118.
(submitted to Dr.Robert Nicoletta-July 2018).
7) Arthroscopic revision ACL “Accessory-Tibial tunnel”
technique- Dr.Xinning(Tiger)Li, Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja,Dr Jeansol
Kang.
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Division,Boston Medical Center,One Boston
Medical
Center Pl,Boston,MA-02118.
(submitted to Dr.Xinning Li- July 2018 for publication in
Arthroscopy tehniques).
8) Pilot Analysis of a Novel Spinous Process Prosthetic Device on the
Kinematic and Structural Anatomic Properties of the Lumbar Spine - An In-
Vitro Human Cadaveric Model
Mohit M.Kukreja,Paul J Tortolani,Bryan Cunningham
(Current research at Medstar due for submission in October 2019)
9) Book Chapter: “ Spondylolisthesis in the Growing athletes and adolescents”
–
Seminars of Spine Surgery book (Elsevier) to be published in June 2020.
Mohit M Kukreja, Paul J Tortolani
10) Acute-onset Paraplegia in Post-operative D3-D5 Meningioma Excision due to
Intraspinal Oxidized Cellulose
Mohit M. Kukreja, Vidyadhar G. Telang
Journal of Case Reports JCR (Online July 10, 2017)
JCR Pub
11)Common Peroneal nerve palsy secondary to a Proximal Tibiofibular joint
“Ganglion cyst”-a Case Report –November,2015 published in Open Journal
of Orthopaedics-
Mohit M. Kukreja1, Vidyadhar G. Telang 2
1.Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.
2. Dhanvantari Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, India
Open Journal Of Orthopedics, 2015, 5, 369-377)
Published Online November, 2015 in Science
Research. OJO pub
12)Atypical Presentation of Primary Non-metastatic Ewings Sarcoma of the
Lumbosacral Spine-“Cauda Equina Syndrome” Clinically and a
“Tuberculosis mimicking challenge” on MRI-A Case Report
Mohit Kukreja , V G Telang, Chetan Anchan
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017, 5(8), 221-
225. AJMCR Pub
13)Chondroblastoma of the Distal Femur- a Case Report-April,2015.
Dr.Mohit M.Kukreja, Dr.V G Telang.
Dhanvantari Hospital and Research Centre,Mumbai.
(published in the International Journal Of Medical Sciences And Public Health-
August 6,2015).
IJMSPH Pub
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1. OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE as-
• ACGME-ACCREDITED ORTHOPAEDIC CLINICAL
FELLOWSHIPS(USA)-
➢Clinical Orthopedic Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship 2019-2020 at Rhode
Island Hospital(Brown University),Providence,RI.
Operative case volume of about 950 cases/year related to Shoulder/Elbow
Trauma,Arthroscopic repair and Shoulder/Elbow
reconstruction/arthroplasty.
➢ Clinical Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellow(2017-2018) at Boston
Medical Center,BUMC,Boston,MA,USA.
Case volume of 600 arthroscopic and joint preservation open
reconstructions in Knee and Shoulder
Clinical Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellow(2018-2019) at MedStar
Union Memorial
Hospital,Baltimore, MD,USA.
Case volume of about 450 Spine cases including
decompressions,fusion,microscope-assisted and MIS
surgeries,deformity corrections.
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(August 2011 to April 2013),Senior Resident
(2013-2014) and RESIDENCY TRAINING (2008-2011)-
in Orthopaedics in Government hospital (GMC & J.J.
HOSPITAL,MUMBAI) with independent and supervised hands-on surgeries
in Basic and Complex Trauma, Spine, Arthroplasty and Deformity
Correction.
Complex trauma and Reconstructions,Fracture fixation and
management,independent Total Hip/Knee Arthroplasty and
General orthopaedics.
• CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP in SINGAPORE (SMC-accredited 6
month Adult reconstruction Fellowship, Tan Tock Seng Hospital) and
SEOUL,S.KOREA.
2. MEDICAL INTERNSHIP (2006 – 2007), J. J. Group of Hospitals:
worked as an Intern in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Emergency
Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS:
Rhode Island Board of Medicine, RI (USA)
Maryland Board of Medicine (USA)
Massachusetts Board of Medicine (USA)
Medical Council of India (MCI) Maharashtra
Medical Council (MMC)
Delhi Medical Council (DMC)
Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
General Medical Council (GMC), UK.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
AAOS (American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons)
AOSSM (American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine)
NASS (North American Spine Society)
ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Society-prospective
member)
IOA (Indian Orthopedic Association)
BOS (Bombay Orthopedic Society)
