Orthopaedic & spine surgeon, Kolkata

Qualifications of Prof (Dr) Ujjwal K Debnath

Consultant orthopaedic and spine surgeon in Kolkata, trained in India, Ireland and the United Kingdom, with a Doctorate in Medicine (Orthopaedics) from the University of Nottingham.

Trained in India, Ireland & the UK

Degrees, fellowships and specialist training

MS(Orth), FRCSGlasg, FRCS(Tr & Orth), DM(Orth) Univ of Nottingham, CCT - UK (Tr & Orth). Over two decades of training in trauma, orthopaedics and spinal surgery.

  • MS (Orth)

    Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics

    Jiwaji Medical College, Gwalior, India

    1992
  • FRCS Glasg

    Fellowship in General Surgery

    Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, after surgical training in Ireland

    1998
  • FRCS (Tr & Orth)

    Fellowship in Trauma & Orthopaedics

    Intercollegiate Board, United Kingdom, by examination

    July 2009
  • DM (Orth)

    Doctorate in Medicine (Orthopaedics)

    University of Nottingham. Thesis: factors predicting the outcome of surgery in lumbar spondylolysis

    10 July 2010
  • CCT UK (Tr & Orth)

    Certificate of Completion of Training

    Trauma & Orthopaedics, United Kingdom, after specialist registrar training from 2002

Career journey

Career and surgical training: from Kolkata to Nottingham

The milestones that shaped his practice in trauma, orthopaedics and spine surgery.

  1. 1989
    Kolkata

    Starts in Trauma & Orthopaedics

    Begins his career as SHO at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan in March 1989.

  2. 1992
    Gwalior

    Postgraduate degree at Jiwaji Medical College

    Completes his postgraduate degree in Orthopaedics at Jiwaji Medical College.

  3. 1992–95
    Kolkata

    Spine surgery with Prof R N Mitra

    Works alongside Kolkata's first spine surgeon and publishes the first monograph on scoliosis in India.

  4. 1998
    Ireland & Glasgow

    FRCS (General Surgery)

    Completes general surgical training in Ireland in June 1998 and passes the FRCS of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. Joins Trauma & Orthopaedics at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, then the Spinal Unit at University Hospital, Nottingham.

  5. 2000
    Nottingham

    Clinical Research Fellow

    Experimental research on a novel polymer (poly-ε-caprolactone) composite material, and clinical research on lumbar spondylolysis in young athletes.

  6. 2002
    United Kingdom

    Specialist Registrar and award-winning research

    His paper on lumbar spondylolysis wins awards and is accepted by the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British). Appointed Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics, continuing his research under Prof B Scammell and Prof Freeman.

  7. 2007
    Nottingham

    Spinal Surgical Fellowship

    A year of spinal surgical fellowship with Dr J K Webb, completing his doctoral thesis.

  8. 2009
    United Kingdom

    Passes the Intercollegiate FRCS exam

    Awarded in July 2009 by the Intercollegiate Board after examination.

  9. 2010
    University of Nottingham

    Doctorate awarded by the University of Nottingham

    Thesis accepted on 10 July 2010: “Factors predicting the outcome following surgery in lumbar spondylolysis”.

Research & academic work

Research and academic highlights

First Indian monograph on scoliosis

Published while working in Kolkata with Prof R N Mitra, the city's first spine surgeon.

Award-winning spine research

His 2002 paper on lumbar spondylolysis won awards in the UK and was accepted by the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British).

Biomaterials research

In vivo performance of a novel poly-ε-caprolactone composite material, at the University of Nottingham.

Read the full training story

He started his career in Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgery as SHO in RamaKrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan, Kolkata in March 1989. He did his post graduate degree in Orthopaedics i.e. MS (Orth) from Jiwaji Medical College, Gwalior, India.

Following completion in 1992, He returned to his mother city Kolkata to further work in Orthopaedics till 1995 along with Prof R N Mitra (1st Spine Surgeon in Kolkata). He published the 1st monograph on ’Scoliosis’ in India. After completing the General Surgical training from Ireland in Jun 1998 he passed FRCS (Gen Surg) from Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. He returned to UK and started his career in T&O at Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. Subsequently, he was appointed in the University Hospital, Nottingham in the Spinal Unit. In 2000, he joined in the Trauma & Orthopaedics department at University Hospital, Nottingham as Clinical Research Fellow.

He did experimental Research “In vivo Performance of a novel polymer (Poly-ε-Caprolactone) composite material” at Nottingham University. During this period he was doing clinical research on a spinal problem i.e. “Lumbar Spondylolysis in young athletes”. His clinical paper on “Lumbar Spondylolysis” received awards in 2002 in the UK and the paper was accepted for publication in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British).

In 2002, he was appointed as Specialist Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgery for training in the UK. Research “Lumbar Spondylolysis” continued in Nottingham under the clinical guidance of Prof Ms B Scammell (1st Lady Professor in Orthopaedics in UK) and Prof Freeman who is nowadays has the chair in Adelaide.

He went to Nottingham University hospital for one year of Spinal Surgical Fellowship with Dr J K Webb in 2007. During this period he was able to complete the thesis for the Doctorate on “Factors predicting the outcome following surgery in lumbar spondylolysis”. He was awarded in Jul 2009 the FRCS (Trauma & Ortho) by the Intercollegiate board in UK following an examination. Finally, the thesis was accepted for the award of the Doctorate in Medicine (Orthopaedics) from University of Nottingham on 10th Jul 2010. This is a rare honour for an Indian Orthopaedics Surgeon in the UK.

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