Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani
MBBS, MS Orthopaedics from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Diplomate National Board (DNB) in Orthopaedics, McH in Trauma and Orthopaedics from the University of Edinburgh, SICOT Diploma in Orthopaedics from Canada, PG Diploma in Sports Medicine from UK, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK), Shoulder / Knee & Arthroscopy Fellowship (Australia / Japan / Canada / France/ USA.)
Specialist orthopaedic surgeon focused on sports injuries, shoulder surgery, and robotic-assisted joint replacements
Bones & Joints (Orthopedics)SpecialistBones, Muscles & Rehab
Experience
10 years
Languages
Dhivehi, English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Location
Al Qusais, Dubai
Sees
adults, seniors
- ✦Trained under world-leading shoulder surgeons in Japan, France, Australia, and the UK
- ✦Former Managing Director and Consultant at Devi Hospital, Coimbatore, India
- ✦Published in Springer textbooks and international journals on sports injuries
- ✦Faculty instructor and course director for orthopaedic surgical skills training globally
About Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani
Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani is a Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery at Medcare Hospital in Dubai with 10 years of experience. He trained in India, the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and France, studying under leading shoulder and sports surgeons including Prof. Eiji Itoi, Dr. Laurent Lafosse, Prof. Greg Bain, and Prof. Pascal Boileau. He began his career in Coimbatore, India—renowned as the centre of orthopaedic excellence—where he worked at his own hospital and consulted at major corporate hospitals before moving to the UAE.
Dr. Kuberakani specialises in arthroscopic sports surgery with particular expertise in shoulder procedures, complex joint replacements using robotic and navigation assistance, and advanced cartilage repair. He treats shoulder dislocations and instability, rotator cuff tears, shoulder and knee arthritis, torn cartilage, ACL and PCL knee injuries, meniscal tears, and sports-related injuries. He uses modern techniques including stem cell therapy, cartilage transplantation, and OATS (osteoarticular transfer system) procedures alongside traditional arthroscopy.
He is active in surgical education as a faculty member at international conferences and course director for training other orthopaedic surgeons. He has published book chapters on sports injuries and numerous articles in international and Indian journals. He speaks English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Dhivehi.
Special interests: robotic and navigation-assisted joint replacement, complex shoulder surgery, cartilage repair and regeneration, sports injury management.
A good choice if you…
- ✓need shoulder surgery for dislocation, rotator cuff tear, or arthritis
- ✓have sports injuries to the knee, ACL, or meniscus
- ✓require advanced arthroscopic or robotic-assisted joint replacement