- Dr. S. Karunakaran is a reputed Orthopedic Spine Surgeon in India with over 25 years of experience in treating complex spinal conditions.
- He has expertise in Sutureless Percutaneous Endoscopic Daycare Spine Surgery, Discography, Selective Nerve Root and Transforaminal Injections, PRP and Autologous Conditioned Serum Injections, Minimally Invasive Fusion Techniques, Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), and Scoliosis Surgery.
- He completed his MBBS from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, in 1994, followed by an MS in Orthopedics from Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, in 2000, and a DNB in Orthopedics from the Medical Council of India in 2001.
- He has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Mohandas Weller Gold Medal & Fellowship Award (Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation), the Best Publication Award in Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association Journal (2010), the Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association Travelling Spine Fellowship Award (2006), and the ASSI Travelling Spine Fellowship Award (2005).
- He is a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States (OASIS), Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), Asian Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Asia Pacific Spine Society, and AO Spine.