El Dr. Santosh Kumar Hakkalamani se especializa en cirugías de rodilla con _doctor_1939_years_ de experiencia realizando procedimientos artroscópicos en hospitales del Reino Unido. Completó becas en artroplastia de miembros inferiores en UHCW Coventry y en reconstrucción de tejidos blandos de rodilla en York Teaching Hospitals. El cirujano ortopédico es miembro de sociedades quirúrgicas internacionales y ha recibido premios por su investigación en ortopedia.
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Los logros educativos incluyen títulos de JJM Medical College, el Royal College of Surgeons y la Universidad de Manipal. Las becas completadas incluyen Artroplastia de Extremidades Inferiores en el Hospital UHCW Coventry y Reconstrucción de Tejidos Blandos de Rodilla en York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.<\\/p>
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