Nagendra Prasad

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT NAGENDRA PRASAD

Wherever the Art of medicine is loved, there is also a love for Humanity” - HippocratesThe above thought stuck in my mind when I took up medicine as my career. I completed my MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka as my primary medical qualification.Next, it was the time to select my specialization. I have been a sports lover since I was a kid. I loved watching tennis, cricket, football and kabaddi. I often saw players getting injured and falling recklessly on the ground, later being diagnosed with some serious injury to their joints, like ligament tears, shoulder dislocations, ankle instability etc.It was at that time when I decided I wanted to be a Sports Medicine specialist. When I did research, I found out that this specialization had recently started in India and very few seats are available.So many players win the Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, but there is scarcity of sports medicine doctors to treat their injuries. This is really heartbreaking!I worked hard to get a seat for post-graduation in orthopedics. My hard work led me to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur and I did my Diploma in Orthopedics. It was a very nice experience to work under legends like Prof. Dr. H K T Raza, Prof. Dr. Ashok Vidyarthi, Dr. Brijesh Dadariya. During my tenure, I got a good understanding of sports medicine and joint replacement.After that I did DNB Orthopedics, BPS Government Medical College, Sonipat, Haryana. Here I worked under Prof. Dr. Santosh Munde and Prof. Dr. Anil Gulia who gave me a chance to have hands -on experience on arthroscopy and joint replacement surgeries.Currently I am working in the sports medicine department, Artemis hospital, Gurgaon.