Personal profile
He provides individualised care for a wide range of spinal disorders. Mr Kalyan’s key message to his patients is “you deserve to enjoy life, with rapid relief of pain, avoid frequent pain medications and get back into action.”
His wide experience has enabled him to offer a dual role of:
• Spinal Pain Management Specialist
• Spine Surgeon
This allows him to provide a broad spectrum of pain management and comprehensive solutions for his patients.
Following his extensive experience of more than 28 years from numerous world-renowned spinal centres, Mr Kalyan provides exclusive treatment for spine disorders. He has worked in more than 12 specialised spinal centres and has travelled extensively to many other spinal centres. He has worked closely alongside more than 40 spinal surgeons, many pain specialists and numerous allied spine professionals, with varied perspectives and expertise.
Training
Mr Kalyan’s vast training and experiences from numerous excellent centres under many legends has enabled him to provide his patients with the best comprehensive treatment. He has gained expertise in a wide spectrum of management of spinal conditions from simpler techniques to complex procedures.
Mr Kalyan has accomplished six post-graduate qualifications (FRCS (Tr & Ortho), MD, MRCS, DNB Orth Surg, D.Ortho, D.Ortho Eng) and more than 8 years of specialist spinal training. His dedicated hard work and perseverance over many years has enabled him to attain highly-specialised and fine skills. Mr Kalyan’s exceptional experiences (such as his master’s degree MD in Spinal Pain, Biomechanical Degree and its application, specialised training in Complex Spinal Deformity) enable him to provide advanced management of spinal pain and disorders. He has developed a specialised approach for the management of his spinal patients.
After his graduation in 1990, Mr Kalyan began his training in Spinal Surgery in the famous Christian Medical College Hospital in India. In 1996, he was elected for the travelling fellowship to visit distinguished spine surgeons. In Europe, he obtained advanced training in spinal surgery by attaining prestigious fellowships in Germany (1997) and France (1998). In the UK from 1998 onwards, he undertook further extensive training and fellowships in spinal surgery under various eminent surgeons in Edinburgh, Belfast, Stanmore, London and Nottingham. He obtained his accreditation in Trauma and Orthopaedics, by undertaking the Northern Ireland and Stanmore Orthopaedic rotations.
These skills and experiences allow him to achieve excellent clinical outcomes and improvement of quality of life, as appreciated by his patients following the various spinal interventions and surgeries he undertakes. Mr Kalyan is dedicated to the treatment of spinal conditions and his expertise lies entirely with the spine from top to bottom, dealing with most pathologies.
Mr Kalyan's strategy – rapid remedy and better long-term outcome
Mr Kalyan has a methodical and comprehensive approach to patient’s diagnosis and management. He successfully treats most of his patients using simple non-operative measures, like spinal injections, rhizolysis (heat denervation), pain management, specialised physiotherapy exercises, postural training, activity modification, patient education, bracing and other tailor-made advice.
He undertakes surgery if required, after the appropriate conservative treatment has been provided. He chooses simple surgical solutions that are tailored to the individual patients needs, with the aim of achieving rapid pain relief and the best long-term functional outcome. He prefers minimally invasive surgical techniques, to enable speedy post-operative recovery and early return to function. He is meticulous in his care and ensures his patients are in safe hands.
Academics
Mr Kalyan lectures in various settings on the management of spinal conditions. He actively takes part in teaching various spine professionals from different backgrounds.
In the past, as a Clinical Lecturer at the University College of London, he had an excellent experience in conducting various courses and teaching programmes. Mr Kalyan has contributed to various research and audits, focusing on various aspects of spinal conditions. He was awarded an MD degree and has won many awards for his high-quality research work on spinal pathologies. His research on various aspects of spinal pain has enabled him to have greater expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of various spinal conditions and achieve excellent outcomes for his patients.
Mr Kalyan obtained his specialised spinal training and spine fellowship in the following centres:
• Hospital Saint Vincent De Paul, Paris, France
• Institute Calot, Berck-sur-Mer, France
• Klinkum Karlsbad, Germany
• Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hosp, Edinburgh, UK
• Musgravepark Hosp & Royal Victoria Hosp, Belfast, UK
• Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital, London, UK
• Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
• Cromwell Hospital, London, UK
• Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, UK
• Barnet General Hospital, London, UK
• Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
Personal interests
Mr Kalyan enjoys dancing, organising parties and participates in charity work.
