About us

Dr. Jayakrishnan Narayana Kurup. is a Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon and Expert in Hand & Upper-Limb Surgery in Abu Dhabi, known for his advanced skills in managing complex trauma and reconstructive microsurgery.

He holds M.B.B.S., M.S., and D.N.B. in Orthopaedics from India and the European Diploma in Hand Surgery (FESSH, Brussels). He has completed fellowships in Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery at the National University Hospital, Singapore, and Hand & Upper-Limb Fellowship at Wrightington Hospital, UK.

As an active member of the Indian, British, Asia-Pacific, and Emirates Hand Surgery Societies, he remains at the forefront of innovation in upper-limb surgery and patient care.

His core expertise includes:

Hand & Upper-Limb Trauma
Microvascular and Reconstructive Surgery
Nerve Repair and Transfers
Wrist & Elbow Arthroscopy (Sports Injuries)
Congenital & Pediatric Upper-Limb Surgery
Deformity Correction and Spasticity Surgery

Key Conditions Treated

Hand Conditions			Elbow & Forearm
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dupuytren’s Contracture Ganglion and Synovial Cysts Hand Deformities & Osteoarthritis			Elbow Fractures & Dislocations Tennis / Golfer’s Elbow Nerve Compression (Cubital / Radial Tunnel) Biceps Tendon Tear

Wrist Conditions			Pediatric & Congenital
Distal Radius & Scaphoid Fractures TFCC & Ligament Injuries Wrist Arthritis & Deformities De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis			Congenital Hand Difference (Syndactyly, Polydactyly) Pediatric Upper-Limb Fractures Spasticity & Cerebral-Palsy Related Disorders

Qualification

M.B.B.S. – Government T.D. Medical College, Alleppey, Kerala, India (Kerala University)
M.S. Orthopaedics – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (Manipal University), India
D.N.B. Orthopaedics – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India
European Diploma in Hand Surgery (EBHS) – Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH), Brussels
Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery – National University Hospital, Singapore (National University of Singapore)
Hand & Upper-Limb Fellowship – Wrightington Hospital, United Kingdom

Experience

Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

October 2020 – Present

Assistant Professor – Department of Orthopaedics

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, India

February 2018 – October 2020

Senior Resident – Department of Orthopaedics

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, India

Junior Resident – Department of Orthopaedics

July 2015 – January 2018

Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, India

May 2012 – May 2015

Government T. D. Medical College, Alleppey, Kerala, India

November 2010 – July 2011

Publications

Mohanty SP, Kanhangad MP, Saifuddin S, Narayana Kurup JK. Pattern of Syringomyelia in Presumed Idiopathic and Congenital Scoliosis. Asian Spine J. 2021 Dec;15(6):791-798. doi: 10.31616/asj.2020.0216. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33189109; PMCID: PMC8696068.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8696068

Siddarth Kamath K, Jayakrishnan KN, Acharya A, Bhat AK. 'Vanishing carpal bones' in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia - A diagnostic dilemma. J Orthop. 2020;22:493-496.

www.researchgate.net/publication/344589487_Vanishing_carpal_bones'_in_a_patient_with_congenital_adrenal_hyperplasia_-_A_diagnostic_dilemma

Narayana Kurup JK, Shah HH. Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the radius in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: An entity not to be missed! J Orthop. 2020 ;22:427-430.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7527621

Mohanty, S.P., Pai Kanhangad, M., Narayana Kurup, J.K. et al. Vertebral, intraspinal and other organ anomalies in congenital scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2020; 29: 2449–2456.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-020-06450-3

Narayana Kurup JK, Shah HH. A rare case of rubber band syndrome of wrist with distal radius and ulna fracture. J Orthop. 2020;20:60-62.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32042231

Narayana Kurup JK, Shah HH. Hemiepiphysiodesis using 2-holed reconstruction plate for correction of angular deformity of the knee in children. J Orthop. 2020;20:54 59.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32042230

Bhat AK, Narayana Kurup JK, Acharya AM, Kumar B. Outcomes of radialization for radial longitudinal deficiency: 20 limbs with minimum 5-year follow-up. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019;44(3):304-309.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30056773

JK Narayana Kurup, VC Kamble, AM Acharya, AK Bhat. Massive Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Hand in an Infant with Metastasis at Birth: Management Dilemma. Hand.2017:12 (5).

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28718313

JKN Kurup, SP Mohanty. Congenital scoliosis: an anomalous association with endosulfan. BMJ case reports 2017, bcr-2017-220803.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29246930

Jayakrishnan K Narayana Kurup · Imthias V Kottamttavida · Hitesh Shah. Stress fracture in club foot. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery 2016;2(2):199-201.

www.researchgate.net/publication/303998308_Stress_fracture_in_club_foot

Birth brachial plexus palsy: a race against time. S Patra, JKN Kurup, AM Acharya, AK Bhat. BMJ case reports 2016, bcr2016215996.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27402656

Jayakrishnan Kelamangalathu Narayana Kurup, Imthias Vazhayil Kottamtavida, Hitesh Hasmukhlal Shah. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome complicating femur fracture in a 16-year old boy with Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery. 2016;2(3):310-312.

www.researchgate.net/profile/Jayakrishnan-Narayana-Kurup/publication/308473449_Kasabach-Merritt_syndrome_complicating_femur_fracture_in_a_16_year_old_boy_with_Klippel_Trenaunay_Syndrome

Acharya AM, Ravikiran N, Jayakrishnan KN, Bhat AK. The role of pedicled abdominal flaps in hand and forearm composite tissue injuries: Results of technical refinements for safe harvest. J Orthop. 2019;16(4):369-376.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31193279