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Dr. Avinash Rao

Meet Dr. Avinash Rao

A highly skilled Hand, Wrist & Nerve Surgeon with a passion for precision and compassionate care.

Dr. Avinash Rao is a highly experienced Orthopedic and Hand Surgeon, committed to providing advanced care for injuries and conditions of the Hand, Wrist, Forearm, and Elbow. With a special interest in Nerve Surgery including Brachial plexus injuries, Pediatric Hand Surgery Limb Reconstructive Microsurgery. With the Patient-first approach and Empathic care, he ensures expert and compassionate treatment at every step from diagnosis to management.

DR. AVINASH RAO
Work Experience
  • Working as Consultant Hand, Wrist & Elbow Surgeon, Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Surgeon, Reconstructive Microsurgeon at – AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad.
  • Head of Dr Avinash Rao’s Hand & Nerve Surgery Center – Hyderabad.

Previously worked as –

  • Consultant Hand & Upperlimb Surgeon, Nerve Surgeon in TX hospital, Banjarahills & Kamineni Hospitals, King Koti, Hyderabad.
  • Associate Consultant Hand Surgeon – Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, New Delhi
  • Fellow in Hand Surgery – under Dr Abhijeet Wahegaonkar – Sanchetin Hospital, Pune.
  • Fellow in Trauma & Orthopedics – under DD Tanna (Mumbai)
  • Fellow in Foot & Ankle Surgery under Dr Rajiv Shah – Sunshine Hospital Vadodara
  • F.N.B (Hand & Microsurgery) – Post Doctoral Fellowship in Sher i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon in Health Care Hospital, Mancherial, Telangana
  • Senior Resident in Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College Siddipet
  • D.N.B (Orthopedics) in Department of Orthopedics, Yashoda Superspeciality Hospitals, Rajbhavan road, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • M.B.B.S from Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Bommakal, Karimnagar, Telangana
  • Fellow – European Board of Hand Surgery (2025) – Awarded by FESSH (Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand) at Helsinki, Finland.
  • ASSH International Certificate of Completion of Didactic Curriculum in Hand Surgery (American Society for Surgery of Hand) – Chicago, IL on June 27, 2022.
  • Advanced Foot & Ankle Cadevor workshop – MSRALC 2022.
  • New Generation Hands-on Wrist Pathologies – October 17-18, 2024 ArthoLab™ | Singapore
  • Advanced Wrist Arthroscopy Cadaveric Workshop – MSRALC, Bangalore – June 2022
  • Advanced Elbow Surgical Cadaveric Course – MSRALC, Bangalore – August 2022, May 2024.
  • Flap Dissection Workshop – KEM hospital, GS Seth Memorial hospital – Mumbai 2024
  • Advanced Brachial Plexus Cadaveric workshop – MSRALC, Bangalore – October 2023.
  • Hand & Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery: Pedicled and Free tissue transfer, Microvascular reconstruction, Replantation, Congenital Hand Anomaly management.
  • Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Brachial plexus reconstruction, nerve grafting, nerve transfers & neurotization, peripheral nerve lesions, compression neuropathies & tumor surgery of upper limb.
  • Tendinopathies, tendon transfers and tendon repair, reconstructions and free functioning muscle transfer.
  • Upper Extremity: Trauma surgery, surgery for instability and ligament reconstruction for elbow instability, reconstructive surgery for wrist, elbow instability, fractures and dislocations of hand, deformities & stiff hand management, Rheumatoid & Osteoarthritis of hand management.
  • Wrist Arthroscopy and Minimally invasive wrist surgery.
  • Management of Tetraplegia and Spastic hand disorders, burns & post burn deformities of hand and upper extremity & CRPS.
  • Management of Foot and Ankle trauma, Diabetic Foot ulcers and Charcoat foot, Tendon transfers in foot drop.
  • Orthotic assistance to upper limb and lower limb amputees.
  • Orthopedic trauma & Ilizarov surgery, Joint Replacement and Arthroscopic Surgery.
  1. 2022 – Present Telangana Orthopedic Surgeons Association (TOSA)
  2. 2020 – Present Life Member Of Indian Society For Surgery Of Hand (ISSH) Member ID- IN 0702.
  3. 2021 – Present M.N.A.M.S – Member Of National Academy Of Medical Sciences.
  4. 2018 – Present Life Member Of Indian Red Cross Society.
  5. 2018 – Present Life Member Of Indian Medical Association.
  6. Executive Committee Member – Hyderabad Hand and Wrist Club.
  7. Visiting Hand Surgeon at RVM Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.

Hand and Microsurgery

  1. Junaid Khurshid, Avinash Gundavarapa, Bashir Ahmad Bhat et.al. Closure of fasciotomy wound using dynamic dermal approximation technique. International Journal of Research and Review. 2023; 10(1): 719-724. DOI:10.52403/ijrr.2023018.
  2. Epidemiology And Treatment Outcome Of Flexor Tendon Injuries To The Hand At A Tertiary Hospital Of Kashmir Valley, India. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2023; 9(7): 9747-9753.
  3. Pattern And Outcome Of Patients Reporting With Spaghetti Wrist To A Specialized Plastic Surgery Department In Kashmir Valley, India., Dr Junaid Khurshid, Dr Onkar Santosh Kumar Kulkarni, Dr Avinash Gundavarapu, Dr Sheikh Adil Bashir, Dr Malik Insha Qayoom, International Journal Of Scientific Research, Volume – 12 | Issue – 03 | March – 2023, DOI : 10.36106/Ijsr.
  4. Walant in upper limb surgery – a three year experience from a tertiary institute, Peerzada Umar Farooq Baba, Onkar Santoshkumar Kulkarni, Altaf Rasool, Mohsin Mir, Haroon Rashid Zargar, Yasir Mir, Raheeb Ahmad Shah, Eknath Jayapalan, Avinash Gundavarappu, Junaid Khurshid, Adil Bashir Sheikh, Adil Hafeez Wani, Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, Volume 17, Issue 3, 2025, 100222.

Orthopedic Surgery

  1. Gundavarapu A, Singh V, Mishra PK, et al. A prospective observational study on efficacy of Ilizarov external fixation in infected non-union tibial fractures. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2021;8(15):932-938. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2021/181.
  2. Dr. Avinash Gundavarapu, Dr. Santhosh Kumar M, Dr. Vishal Singh, Dr. Prashant Kumar Mishra. Study of functional outcome following arthroscopic anatomical ACL reconstruction using autologous hamstring graft. Int J Orthop Sci 2020 ; 6 (4) : 867 – 871. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i4m.2430.
  3. Singh V, Sharma A, Gundavarapu A, et al. A prospective comparative study correlating the efficacy of biodegradable versus metallic interference screw for tibial sided anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction – an unicentre pilot study in Jaipur, Rajasthan. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2021;8(18):1258-1263. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2021/241.
  4. Mishra P K, Gundavarapu A, Singh V, Santhosh Kumar M. A prospective observational study on comparing the outcome of patellar resurfacing and patellar nonresurfacing total knee arthroplasty in south Indian population. Indian J Orthop Surg 2021;7(2):106-112. DOI: 10.18231/j.ijos.2021.017.
  5. Avinash Gundavarapu, Vishal Singh, Prashant Kumar Mishra, Santhosh Kumar M. Correction of clubfoot by ponseti method – Our experience. Int J Orthop Sci 2021;7(1):04-09. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2021.v7.i1a.2451.
  6. Singh V, Marotia AK, Gundavarapu A, et al. A prospective observational study on outcomes of displaced mid-shaft clavicle fractures treated with locking compression plate, at a tertiary center in Jaipur. J Evid Based Med Healthc 2021;8(30):2679-2684. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2021/493.
  7. Singh V, Gundavarpu A, Sharma A, Patel T. Management of displaced patella fracture with modified tension band wiring and percutaneous cannulated screws- a dilemma. Int J Res Orthop 2021;7:351-6.
  8. Singh V, Gundavarapu A, Patel T, Sharma A. Outcome of locking compression plate fixation in the management of distal end femur fractures: one year hospital based study. Int J Res Orthop 2021;7:597-601.
  9. Avinash Gundavarapu, Bharat Reddy M et al. A Prospective Comparative Study Correlating Arthroscopic Findings And Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Internal Derangement Of Knee Joint. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, Volume 19, Issue 10 Ser.9 (October. 2020), PP 34-44. DOI: 10.9790/0853-1910093444.
  10. Singh Charan J, Singh V, Gundavarapu A, Shashi Kumar HK. Functional outcome of proximal tibia fractures (Shatzker’s type V and VI) fixed with open reduction and internal fixation with dual plate osteosynthesis. J Orthop Spine 2022;10:6-12. DOI:10.4103/JOASP.JOASP_4_22.
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Why Choose Dr. Avinash Rao?

Combining expert surgical skills Compassionate Care Precision & Empathy Modern Medical Techniques Trusted Patient Relationships

  • Over 15 years of surgical experience
  • Thousands of successful hand surgeries
  • Associated with top hospitals in Hyderabad
  • Personalized attention in every case
  • Advanced diagnostics and treatments
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