ACADEMICS & EXPERIENCE

​EDUCATION

 

• 1990-2002: Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, Udupi

• 2002-2004: Pre-University at Poornaprajna Pre-university College, Udupi

• 2004-2009(Feb)- MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

• 2009(March 1st)- 2010(February 28)- Compulsary housemanship in Govt. Wenlock hospital and Govt. Lady Goschen Hospital, Mangalore

• 2010-Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE), Manipal University, Manipal

• March 10th2010-February 28th, 2012- Worked as a registered medical practitioner in Ballal clinic Santhekatte, Udupi, as an associate of Dr.N.VijayBallal

• March 1st 2012-April 30th 2012- Worked as a Medical officer in Adarsha Multispeciality Hospital, Udupi

• 2012-2015: Postgraduation in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore

• 2015: Completed MS orthopaedic surgery as the topper of the batch in orthopaedic surgery (Nitte university)

• June 10-2016 to July 30-2016: Worked as Registrar in Department Of Orthopaedic surgery, ARS Hospital, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu.

• August 7, 2016 to October 6, 2016- Observereship in Arthroscopy and sports medicine with hands on training under Dr. Clement Joseph, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

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• Indian Orthopaedic Association (LM 10775)-IOA

• Karnataka Orthopaedic Association (A 106)-KOA

• Canara Orthopaedic Society-COS

• European Society of sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy-ESSKA

• Udupi Forum of Orthopaedic surgeons-UFOS

• AO TRAUMA

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Papers presented (Podium presentations)
 

• Transtibial versus transportal femoral drilling in arthroscopic drilling in Arthroscopic single bundle ACL reconstruction. Conference: KOACON 2014-Bangalore; (February 1, 2014) | Category: Free paper-Arthroscopy

• Prospective study on functional outcome of internal fixation with locking plates using a minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis technique for the Management of Tibial Pilon fractures. Conference: IOACON 2014-Hyderabad; (November 21, 2014) | Category: Dr.P.Tejeshwar Rao Gold medal session for best postgraduate paper

• A radiological  comparative  study  between transtibial & anteromedial portal drilling  of  femoral  tunnel  in  single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparison of four angles. Conference: OASISCON 2015-Kodaikanal; (August 23,2015) | Category: Consultant medal paper

• Dynamic Hip screw with Trochanteric stablization plate fixation of unstable intertrochanteric fractures: A prospective study of functional and radiological outcomes. Conference: TNOACON 2016-Ooty; (February13,2016) | Category: Free paper-Hip

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Invited talks
 

• Talk on ‘Arthroscopy’ in Karkala as a part of Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon of Alvas Heath Centre, Moodbidri-2017.

• Talk on ‘On field management of sports injuries’ as part of Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon of Alvas Heath Centre, Moodbidri to sports students-2017.

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Awards, Honours and Nominations
 

• ‘Top Peer Reviewer 2019’. For placing 1% of the reviewers in ‘CROSS-FIELD’ on Publons global reviewer database: WON.

• ‘Top Peer Reviewer 2019’. For placing 1% of the reviewers in ‘CLINICAL MEDICINE’ on Publons global reviewer database: WON.

• Prospective study on functional outcome of internal fixation with locking plates using a minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis technique for the Management of Tibial Pilon fractures. Conference: IOACON 2014-Hyderabad; (November 21, 2014): SELECTED. | Category: Dr.P.Tejeshwar Rao Gold medal session for best postgraduate paper

• A  radiological  comparative  study  between transtibial & anteromedial portal drilling  of  femoral  tunnel  in  single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparison of four angles. Conference: OASISCON 2015-Kodaikanal; (August 23,2015) | Category: Consultant medal paper: SELECTED.

• As a part of the inaugural function of the Budokan National Karate Championship. Dr. Arjun Ballal (Blue Belt in Karate) Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon, Ballals Healthcare was felicitated on 08/02/2020 for his contribution in the field of healthcare and academics in the field of Orthopaedics.

 

Posters presented
 

• Congenital bilateral hypoplasia of first metacarpal: A rare case report Conference: ISSHCON 2014-Mangalore;(14-16 November, 2014). Posters co-authored:

• Monoarticularsynovitis of knee due to unrecognised intra Articular plant splinter Dr. Siddharth M Shetty, Dr.VikramShetty& Dr. B. Jayaprakash Shetty | Conference: KOACON 2014-Bangalore; (31/1/2014-2/2/2014).

• A study to correlate the clinical signs and magnetic resonance imaging in lumbar intervetebral disc prolapse. Dr. Deepak Hegde, , Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai

• Symphalagism of digits: A rare congenital condition: A rare case report Dr. Sanath Kumar Shetty, , Dr.Aseem Kumar, Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai Conference: ISSHCON 2014-Mangalore; (14-16/11/2014).

• Osteoid osteoma of the ankle posing as a distal tibiofibularsyndesmosis: a rare case report. Dr.Anand Kumar S, , Dr.Anoop Hegde, Dr. A. Ponnambalam Conference: OASISCON 2015-Kodaikanal; (21-23/8/2015).

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Conferences attended
 

• International conference on radiobiology; 25-27/10/2013; KSHEMA, Mangalore

• Karnataka Orthopaedic Association Conference (KOACON); 31/1/2014-2/2/2014, Bangalore.

• Indian Society Of Surgeons Of  The Hand Conference (ISSHCON); 14-16/11/2014, Mangalore.

• Indian Orthopaedic Association Conference (IOACON); 19-22/11/2014, Hyderabad

• Orthopaedic Association Of South Indian States Conference (OASISCON); 21-23/8/2015, Kodaikanal.

• Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association Conference (TNOACON); 12-14/2/2016, Ooty Teaching programmes attended:

• Mangalore Orthopaedic Course: 14-15/6/2014; Mangalore

• Calicut Orthopaedic Course: 11-13/7/2014; Calicut

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CMEs and workshops attended
 

• Attended three day workshop entitled ‘10th fracture fixation course’, Pune, 19th,20th and 21st July 2013

• Attended a CME on ‘Clinical Approach to degenerative lumbar spine pathologies’, A.J Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, 30th November 2013.

• Attended ‘Techno Class in primary Total Knee arthroplasty’, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, 22nd December 2013.

• Attended Live arthroplasty workshop as a part of KOACON 2014, Fortis Hopsital, Bangalore, 31st January, 2014.

• Attended CME on ‘Ortho-Spine’, KMC Manipal, 16th February, 2014.

• Attended a one day workshop on ‘Training on Ponseti Method of Clubfoot Management’, Government Wenlock Hospital, Mangalore, 2nd March, 2014.

• Attended CME on ‘Wrist injuries’, Father Muller’s Medical College, Hospital, Mangalore, 27th April, 2014.

• Attended CME on ‘Flaps for trauma surgeons: one day CME and live surgery’, KSHEMA, Mangalore, 24th August, 2014.

• AO Trauma-Basic principles of fracture management, Bangalore: 25-27 February, 2016

• AO Trauma Advanced principles of fracture management, Kochi: 9-11 November, 2017

 

Papers published
 

• Type III Cawley Andersson lesion in a case of Ankylosing Spondylitis Dr.Deepak Hegde1, , Dr.Vinay Kumar C3& Dr.H RavindranathRai4 NUJHS Vol 4, No 3 June2014

• Cavernous Haemangioma of the gastrocnemius muscle: A rare presentation in the geriatric age group. Dr.H Ravindranath Rai1, , Dr.Keerthi Mohan3& Dr.Rajsankar N R4 Nitte University Journal Of Health Sciences (NUJHS)Vol 4, No 3 September2014

• Our experience of a case of terrible triad of elbow   Dr.Siddharth M Shetty1, Dr.Vikram Shetty2, & Dr.AnoopHegde4 NUJHS Vol 4, No 3 September2014

• Monoarticularsynovitis of knee due to unregognised intra articular plant splinter Dr.Siddharth M Shetty1, Dr.Vikram Shetty2, & Dr. JayaprakashShetty NUJHS Vol 4, No 4 December 2014

• Unilateral bicondylar Hoffa fracture with a fracture shaft and dislocated knee and hip in a middle aged adult : A rare case report NUJHS Vol 4, No 4 December 2014

• Joy stick Maneuvre for closed reduction and internal fixation of Hawkins type III neck fracture.Dr.Siddharth M Shetty1, Dr Vikram Shetty2, & Dr Nirmal Babu4 Indian Journal of Applied research (IJAR) Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2015

• A study to correlate the clinical signs and magnetic resonance imaging in lumbar intervetebral disc prolapse. Dr. Deepak Hegde1, & Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai3 Indian Journal of Applied Research Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2015

• Management of Open Fractures of Shaft of Tibia in Adults-A Comparative Study.Dr. Ashwin Shetty1, Dr.Arjun Ballal2, Dr. Y. Nishanth Shetty3, Dr.Nikil R Bhat4 & Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai5 International Journal of Scientific research (IJSR)Volume : 4,Issue : 6, June 2015

• Double jeopardy pathological fracture and non-union of proximal humerus due to hondrocalcinosis.Dr. Vikram Shetty1, Dr.Siddharth M Shetty2, & Dr.Mayur M Kamani4NUJHS Vol 5, No 5 June 2015

• Poly-articular ochronotic arthropathy: A case report. Dr.Anoop Hegde1, Dr.Siddharth M Shetty2, Dr.Arjun Ballal3 & Dr.Vikram Shetty4 International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (IJHSR)Vol. 5; Issue: 10, October 2015

• Symphalagism of digits: A rare congenital condition: A rare case report Dr.Sanath Kumar Shetty1, Dr.Arjun Ballal2, Dr.Anoop Hegde3 IJHSR, Vol.5; Issue: 11; November 2015

• A study of the functional outcome of laminectomy and discectomy in lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse. Dr.Sanath Kumar Shetty1, Dr.Arjun Ballal2, Dr. Lawrence Mathias3, Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai4NUJHS, Vol. 5, No.4, December 2015

• Prospective study on functional outcome of internal fixation with locking plates using a minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis technique for the Management of TibialPilon fractures.Dr.Arjun Ballal1, Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai2, Dr.Siddharth M Shetty3, Dr. Lawrence John Mathias4, Dr.Vikram Shetty5, Dr.Ashwin Shetty6

• JCDR, Vol.10; Issue 1; January 2016 (Pubmed indexed)

• A prospective study on functional outcome of displaced intra-articular tongue type calcaneal fractures treated by percutaneous screw fixation. Dr.Anoop Hegde1, Dr. Lawrence John Mathias2, Dr.Arjun Ballal3, Dr.Vikram Shetty4,Dr.Ashwin Shetty5JCDR, Vol.10; Issue 2; February 2016 (Pubmed indexed)

• Rapidly progressive ulnar neuropathy in the Guyon’s canal by a Ganglion cyst. Dr.Mayur M Kamani1, Dr.Dileep K.S2, Dr.Arjun Ballal3, Dr. Y. Nishanth Shetty4, Dr.Anoop Hegde5 IJHSR, Vol.6; Issue: 2; February 2016

• Retrograde femur nailing versus locking plate fixation for extra-articular distal femur fractures: A comparative study of functional and radiological outcomes of the two techniques. Dr.Ashwin Shetty1, Dr.Sanath Kumar Shetty2, Dr.Arjun Ballal3, Dr.Anand Kumar S4, Dr.Anoop Hegde5 IJSR, Volume : 5Issue : 3;March 2016

• A  radiological  comparative  study  between transtibial & anteromedial portal drilling  of  femoral  tunnel  in  single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Dr.Siddharth M Shetty1, Dr.Vikram Shetty2, Dr.Jeetu Mohanchandran4, Dr.AnoopHegde5 Journal Of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery(JAJS)

• Congenital bilateral hypoplasia of first metacarpal: A rare case reportDr.Arjun Ballal1, Sanath Kumar Shetty2, Dr.Anoop Hegde3 Vol.6; Issue: 4; April 2016, Pages 569-572

• A prospective study of the functional outcome of anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in cervical disc prolapse.Dr.Mayur M Kamani1, , Dr.Vikram Shetty3, Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai4, Dr. Deepak Hegde5 JCDR Volume-10 Issue 5, May 2016.

• Osteoid osteoma of the ankle posing as a distal tibiofibular syndesmosis: a rare case report.Dr.Anand Kumar S1, , Dr.Anoop Hegde3, Dr. A. Ponnambalam4 NUJHS Volume-6 Issue 2, June 2016

• Dynamic Hip screw with Trochanteric stablization plate fixation of unstable Intertrochanteric fractures: A prospective study of functional and radiological outcomes. Dr.Ashwin Shetty, , Dr.Anand Kumar S,Dr.Anoop Hegde

• Open reduction and volar plate fixation of dorsally displaced distal radius fractures: A prospective study of functional and radiological outcomes. Dr. Arjun Ballal1, Dr. Anand Kumar S, Dr. Anoop Hegde, Dr. Ashwin Shetty JCDR Volume 10, Issue-12, December 2016 (Pubmed indexed)

• To operate or not to operate the mid-shaft fractures of the clavicle?: A comparative study of functional outcomes of the two techniques. Dr.Sanath Kumar Shetty, Dr.Ragesh Chandran, ,Dr. Lawrence John Mathias, Dr.AshwinShetty, Dr.AnoopHegde JCDR Volume 11 Issue-1, January 2017

• Excision versus fixation of the radial head: A comparative study of the functional outcomes of the two techniques. Dr.Sanath Kumar Shetty, Dr.AshwinShetty, Dr.Bijith Balan, ,Dr. H. Ravindranath RaiJCDR Volume 11 Issue-2, February 2017

• Letter to the editor : Prospective study on functional outcome of internal fixation with locking plates using a minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis technique for the Management of Tibial Pilon fractures. Dr. Arjun Ballal

• Soloitary fibrous tumor of the clavicle: A rare case report. Dr. Dileep K.S, , Dr. Mukta Pai, Dr. Kushalappa Subbiah, Dr. H. Ravindranath Rai JCDR Volume 10 Issue-6, June 2016

• A study to assess the Functional Outcome of decompression and posterior lumbar interbody fusion of Low Grade Spondylolisthesis of Lumbar vertebra. Dr. Deepak Hegde, Dr. Sameer Mehra, Dr. Santhosh Babu, JCDR, Volume 11 Issue-3, March 2017 (Pubmed indexed)

• A study to assess the functional outcome after laminotomy and microdiscectomy in lower lumbar disc proplase. Dr. Deepak Hegde, Dr. Arjun Ballal2, Dr. Hishanil Rasheed Journal of Kartnataka Orthopaedic Association (JKOA),Volume 6 Issue-2, May-August 2018

• Arthroscopy assisted Steida process excision in a case of posterior ankle impingement.Dr. Clement Joseph, Dr. Shiva Reddy, Dr. Arjun Ballal3 JAJS (6), 2019

• Comparison of Single Dose with Continuous Infusion of 0.2% Ropivacaine in Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block for Pain Relief in Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery. ​
   

Editorial Board Member

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• Associate Editor : Journal of BMC SURGERY

• Academic editor: Journal of Medicine

• Associate editor/ section editor: INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS

 

Reviewer

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• Indian Journal Of Orthopaedics (IJO-Pubmed indexed Journal)

• 'Journal of Bone and Joint Research' (Pubmed indexed journal, a sister journal of the prestigious Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ formerly known as JBJS British edition).

• EFORT Open reviews (Pubmed indexed Journal, a sister journal of the prestigious Bone and Joint Journal [BJJ- Formerly known as JBJS-British edition])

• Orthopaedic surgery (Pubmed indexed Journal)

• Biomed Research International (Pubmed indexed journal)

• Advances in Orthopaedics (Pubmed indexed journal)

• Case Reports in Orthopaedics (Pubmed indexed journal)

• Journal of International Medical Research (JIMR-Pubmed indexed)

• Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR- Pubmed indexed Journal)

• Journal of Arthoscopy and Joint Surgery (JAJS)

• Asian Journal of Arthroscopy (AJA)

• BMC musculoskeletal Disorders (BMSD- Pubmed indexed Journal)

• Journal of Investigative Surgery (JUVS- Pubmed indexed Journal)

• Medicine(MD- Pubmed indexed Journal)

• World Journal of Paediatric surgery (WJPS- Pubmed indexed Journal, a sister journal of the prestigious BMJ)

• Indian Journal of Case reports (IJCR- Pubmed indexed Journal)

• International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review (IJEPRR)

• Palgo Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences (PJMMS)

• Sky Journal Of Medicine and Medical Sciences (SJMMS)

• International Journal of Molecular Biology (IJMB)

• Plastic and Aesthetic Research (PAR)

• International Journal Of Genomics and Proteomics (IJGP)

• Journal of Sports Medicine and Doping studies.