Praveen Mereddy, MCH(ORTH)(UK), MS (ORTH), FRCS (Ortho)
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Specialist in Revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty, Pelvic & Acetabular Trauma
Star Hospitals, Financial District
Hyderabad, India
Member Since: 2020
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
AAOS was very useful for me in various aspects:
a) AAOS Review books were really useful for FRCS Trauma & Orth Exam
b) learnt a lot from the review articles from experienced authors and keeping
up to date/ahead with the research articles published in the AAOS Journal
c) Videos of surgical techniques to enhance my skills further
As an International Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
a) To go through Review articles for a better understanding of a particular condition and treatment
b) To be aware of newer methods/ techniques through research articles and videos
c) To present our work and attend AAOS annual meetings
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
Be Honest to your patient, it will take you a long way " Prof. Shantharam Shetty" and Dr Ajith Kumar M (My Mentors)
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Start early in the day (5 am is the best time to do academic work).
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
Publish our results in reputed journals regularly.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
I enjoy my regular badminton and Gym, I go for Trekks (completed Everest Base Camp in 2023), Marathons and long-distance bicycle rides.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
I love travelling and visited over 25 countries. After passing the MRCS exam in Edinburgh, in the excitement, we (another British Trainee and myself) were chatting away to glory and got on to the wrong train (Instead of going to Darlington, we went to Glasgow). we only realised after the train stopped, that we made a big mistake. Lesson learnt: Always double-check, even if you are a frequent traveller. This holds good for orthopaedic surgery too. "Check twice and cut once".