Overview 

Dr. Eknath Jayapalan is a highly skilled orthopaedic surgeon with an MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics from Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. He has further specialized in Hand & Microsurgery with a Fellowship from the National Board of Examinations, Delhi, at Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. With diverse experience as a Senior Resident in Orthopaedics at several esteemed institutions and as an Assistant Insurance Medical Officer, Dr. Eknath brings comprehensive expertise to his practice.

Education 

• M.B.B.S, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka

• M.S (Orthopaedics), Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Karnataka

• FNB (Hand & Microsurgery), Sher I Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J & K

Medical Experience 

• Assistant Insurance Medical Officer, ESI Dispensary Anchal, Kollam, Kerala

• Senior Resident, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Kanachur institute of medical sciences, natekal, Mangalore, Karnataka

• Senior Resident, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Mount Zion medical college, chalayode, Pathanamthitta

• Senior Resident, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Believers Church Medical college Tiruvalla

CME Credits 

• Kerala Orthopaedic Association (KOACON) 25, 26, 27 Jan 2019 [6 credit hours, TCMC)

• Trivandrum Orthopaedic Post Graduate Instructional course 22, 23 and 24 Sept 2017 (5 credit hours, TCMC)

• Karnataka Orthopaedic Associaion ICL 2018 23, 24 Sept 2018 [4 credit hours, KMC)

• North Zone Association of Plastic Surgeons (NAPSICON 2022), 1,2 April 2023, ludhiana [8 credit hours, PMC]

• Indian Society for Hand Surgery (ISSH-Mid Term CME, 2023), 5,6 May 2023 (4 credit hours J & K MC]

• Kerala Orthopedic Association (KOACON 24), January 26,27,28 2024 [6 credit hours TCMC]

Achievements

• 1 Rank MS Orthopaedics exit exam, June 2019

• 1st prize Hand Surgery Quiz (national level), ISSH mid-term conference, April 2nd 2023