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Dr. Jim F. Vellara

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: MS
jimfrancis@aims.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. Jim F. Vellara currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Orthopaedics, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi.

Dr. Jim Francis Vellara completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College in 1996 and Masters in Orthopaedics from Kasturba Medical college, Manipal in 2000. He completed the AO Spine long term fellowship in 2006 and has undergone further training in Spine Microsurgery. He did Spinal endoscopic training under Dr. Jean Destandau at Bordeaux and completed the IOSUK fellowship in Spine Surgery at Manchester and Oswestry. He trained under Prof. Kwan in Spinal deformity Correction at University of Malaya.

Dr. Jim Vellara is a certified AO Spine faculty and has organised AO Spine Scoliosis week programmes at Amrita. He is the past Joint secretary of Kerala Orthopaedic Association and Secretary of Trichur Orthopaedic Society.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Osteoblastoma of the Cervical Spine

Cite this Research Publication : Jim F. Vellara, Osteoblastoma of the Cervical Spine. Journal of Orthopaedic Association of South Indian states 2022;19 (2): 99-101.

Year : 2021

Comparison of clinical outcomes of Endoscopic vs Microscopic lumbar discectomy: A prospective randomized controlled study

Cite this Research Publication : Jim F. Vellara, Comparison of clinical outcomes of Endoscopic vs Microscopic lumbar discectomy: A prospective randomized controlled study, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery, 2021;7(4): 1-7.

Year : 2018

Functional and radiological Outcome of Modified Spinous Process Osteotomy technique in decompressive surgery for Lumbar Canal Stenosis

Cite this Research Publication : Kumar Chandan, Jim F Vellara , Harshal B Bamb , Jai Krishnan K.S , Anubhav Sharma, Functional and radiological Outcome of Modified Spinous Process Osteotomy technique in decompressive surgery for Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery, 2018;4(3): 234-239.

Year : 2013

Spontaneous Epidural Haematoma in Cervical spine – A case report in Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Jim F. Vellara, Spontaneous Epidural Haematoma in Cervical spine – A case report in Kerala, Journal Orthopaedics, 2013.

Year : 2008

Osteoid Osteoma of the Spine-A case report in Kerala

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Jim F. Vellara, Osteoid Osteoma of the Spine-A case report in Kerala, Journal of Orthopaedics, 2008

Presentations
  • AO Spine scoliosis week Kochi 2023
  • OASIS 2D Con Calicut 2023
  • KOACON Palakkad 2023
  • AO Spine Scoliosis week Pune 2022
  • AO Spine scoliosis week  Kochi 2022
  • KOACON 2022 Palakkad
  • Advanced CME of KOA 2021 Thrissur
  • Basic CME of KOA 2021 Alleppy
  • KOACON 2020
  • AO Spine Scoliosis week 2019
  • KOA advanced CME 2019 Alleppey
  • KOACON 2019  Quilon
  • TNOA 2018 Nagercoil
  • Advanced CME of KOA 2018, Calicut
  • Amrita Spine Deformity Course 2018
  • AO spine Scoliosis week 2017
  • KOACON 2017  Kasaragod
  • KOACON 2016  Thrissur
  • ASSI Instructional course in Spine, Vishakhapatnam 2015
  • Spine Society of KOA CME 2015
  • KOACON 2015
  • OASIS Annual Conference 2014
  • AO Spine Scoliosis week 2013
  • KOA Basic CME 2012 on Cerebral Palsy
  • IMA CME  2012 on Understanding Low Back Pain
  • CME on Basic spine Instrumentation  2011
  • AO Spine Scoliosis week 2010
  • OASIS Instructional Course Lecture on Musculoskeletal Infections 2008
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