Meet Prof.Dr.P. S. John M.B.B.S., D’Orth, MS (Ortho), Ph.D,FRCS, FIMSA, FACS
Former Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Thiruvalla, and Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Dean, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (2005-07)
Syndicate Member & Dean, CUSAT (2005 – 08]
Chairman, Board of Studies, M.G.University. (2008)
Visiting Professor, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University
Regional Representative CAOS-International { 2004 – 2010)
Programme Committee Member, CAOS-International (2004 – 2010)
Founder President, CAOS-India & Past President Kerala Orthopaedic Association
Founder President , Asian society for computer assisted orthopaedic surgery
Chairman, Trauma Committee, Indian Orthopaedic Association 2002-05
Chairman Academic Committee, Indian Orthopaedic Association 2006-09
Vice President, Indian Orthopaedic Association, 2006
P.G.Examiner in Kerala,Calicut,M.G. and Manipal Universities
Examiner for National Board in Orthopaedics
PhD guide in Kerala Health University
Faculty for International Conferences
The First Asian Meet on Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 27th – 28th March 2004 at Le Meridian Convention Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India.
The 2nd Asian Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Shangri La Roza Hotel, Singapore on 15th April, 2005.
Faculty for the Annual Conference of Spanish Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 18th - 19th November 2005.
Faculty for the 3rd Annual Conference of Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 21st – 22nd April 2006 at Kaohsiung University, Taiwan
Faculty, First Musculoskeletal Infection Section Meeting Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 25, 26, 27th August 2006 at The Taj Chandela, KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh), INDIA
Faculty for the 1st Annual Meet of British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery on 10th – 11th February 2006.
Faculty for the 3rd Asian Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Kaohsiung University, Taiwan on 22nd & 23rd April, 2006.
Faculty for the 4th Annual Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea on 30 – 31st March 2007.
8th Annual meeting of CAOS-International & 5th Annual meeting of CAOS-Asia held in Hong Kong, China on 4th – 7th June 2008.
Faculty for annual meet of Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopadic Surgery (CAOS-Asia) 6th Annual meet held in Osaka, Japan from April 3rd – 4th , 2009.
Faculty in the 9th Annual Meeting of CAOS-Asia, Seoul, Korea on 13th June 2012.
Faculty for the CAOS-Asia meeting in Kaula-Lumpur, Malasia and gave an invited talk in annual conference of Malasian Orthopaedic association in 2014.
Official Positions & Membership In International& National Organizations
Member Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV), Vatican, Rome from 2012 onwards.
Member of ‘CAOS-International’(International society for computer assisted orthopaedic surgery)
Regional representative of ‘CAOS-International’ to India (International society for computer assisted orthopaedic surgery)
Founder President, Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery.
Member Fellowship award Committee of CAOS – International 2004,05,06
Member AO Spine International
Programme committee member CAOS – International Meet 2005, 2006, 2007
Member International Society for Minimal Interventions in Spinal Surgery (MISS).
International advisor of British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS UK)
Chairman, Programme Committee and Fellowship award committee of CAOS-ASIA.
Selected as a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) in February, 2012.
President CAOS-India (Indian society for computer assisted orthopaedic surgery)
National co-ordinator of trauma awareness and pre-hospital care of IOA (2004)
Chairman Trauma Committee, Indian Orthopaedic Association. (2003-05)
National executive committee member NAILS (National Association of Interlocking Surgeons ) 2002
Executive committee member OASIS (Orthopaedic Association of Southern Indian States) 2003
Prof. P S John, President of the Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, presiding the Programme Committee Meeting of CAOS – Asia during the 2nd Annual Meet of CAOS – Asia held in Shangri La Roza Hotel, Singapore on 15th April, 2005.
President of Kerala Orthopaedic Association, 26th Jan 2003
Member academic council MG University
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.
Dean & Syndicate member Cochin University for Science and Technology.
Deputy Superintendent Casualty Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, 1996 to 1999
Vice-President, Indian Orthopaedic Association 2006
National Chairman, Academic Committee of Indian Orthopaedic Assosciation 2006 – 2009.
Chairman, Board of studies, Mahatma Gandhi University. 2008
Award for Special Merit
Best paper awarded in the Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, 1981
Dr. Surendran’s Gold Medal for the Best Scientific paper presented in the 3rd Annual Conference of Kerala Orthopaedics Association 1984.
Co-authored the gold medal paper in KOACON 2000 “Distraction angiogenesis in TAO” Dr.Salim
Co-authored the gold medal paper in KOACON-2001 in Palghat “ilizarov in tibial condyle fractures” by Dr.Salim M.P.
Co-authored the gold medal paper in implant section of IOACON 2001 Jaipur “an indigenously developed distal locking device” by Dr.Krishnakumar (PG trainee).
Co authored the gold medal paper in KOACON 2003 Kottayam “computer assisted pedicle screw fixation-a cadaveric study” by Scott John (PG trainee)
Co authored the gold medal poster in KOACON 2003 Kottayam “a new surgical technique in neglected TA rupture with a gap” by Dr. Sujaynath (PG trainee)
Co authored the gold medal paper in KOACON 2004 Trivandrum “Role of neuro transmitters in accelerated fracture healing in head injury patients” by Dr.Vijayanand ( PG Trainee)
Co authored the gold medal paper in KOACON 2005 Calicut “Distraction treatment for mal uniting fractures of distal radius” by Dr.Suhail Equbal ( PG Trainee)
Best chapter award for KOA received as president of KOA in IOACON 2003, Chennai.
KNACK award for excellence by Systopic Limited for Best Doctor in South India.
Orthopaedic excellence award 2005 from Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor.
Basic Science Research Award 2007 of Kerala Orthopaedic Association.
Best Paper Award of Korean Orthopaedic Association in APOA, Seoul, 2007
IOA Panacea Biotech Research Award 2007.
Prof. P S John, Programme Committee Member of CAOS International and President of the Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, submitting the new and less expensive software developed by him for computer aided spine surgery to His Excellency The President of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Kerala on 29th July 2005.
Shri Shyam Lal Saxena Memorial Award 2008 from National Academy of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi.
Dr.Vimla Virmani Award for the year 2013 from National Academy of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi for the paper titled “Bone Marrow Modulation for Spinal Cord Regeneration”
Life time achievement award from the Orthopaedic Association of Southern States of India in OASISCON-2015, at Kodaikanal.
Best teacher award of Kerala University of Health Sciences in 2022.
Member of Editorial Board
Overseas member of the editorial board of “Ukrainian Journal of Telemedicine and Telematics” Editorial board member of “Asian journal of Reumatology and Orthopaedics”
Review board member of “Indian journal of orthopaedics”
Review board member of “Delhi journal of orthopaedics”
Review board member of International Journal of Medical Robotics & Computer Aided Surgery.
Editorial board member, Journal of Kerala Orthopaedics Association.
Advisory board Journal of OASIS.
Conferences Organized
KOACON (Kerala Orthopaedic Association – Annual Conference, 1985 Alleppey (Organizing Secretary)
IOACON (Indian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Conference, 1998 Cochin (Organizing Committee)
The Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Oommen Chandy, inaugurating the International meet on Arthroscopic Excellence at Hotel Windsor Castle, Kottayam, Kerala on 2nd July 2005. in the presence of Prof. P S John, the Organising Chairman.
CTIC (Clinical Training & Instructional Course Lecturers of Kerala Orthopaedic Association) 2000 – 2002, Kottayam (Organizing Chairman)
KOACON ( Kerala Orthopaedic Association – Annual Conference, 2003 Jan 24th to 26th (Organizing Chairman)
IOAICL (Indian Orthopaedic Association Instructional course Lecturers – May 10th &11th, 2003 (Organizing Chairman)
CAOS-Regional conference for Asian countries -Mar 2004 (organizing chairman)
BLS, BTLS courses were organized in association with American academy of emergency medicine and Indian institute of emergency medical services
CTIC of KOA 22nd & 23rd Nov 2003 in Medical College Kottayam(Organizing Chairman)
Co-ordinator for the pre conference workshop on CAOS and advanced BTLS course during IOACON at Agra 14th&15th Dec ‘04
Chairman, “Arthroscopic excellence” jointly organized by Kerala Orthopaedic Association & Madhya Kerala Orthopaedic Club 2nd & 3rd July 2005.
Chairman ‘ Pushpagiri Orthocon’ on Proximal humerus fractures, 2nd August 2015.
Patron, Prof. Varghese Chacko memorial CME on Pediatric Orthopaedics, 25th October 2019 held in Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Science and Research, Thiruvalla.
Patron, Prof. Varghese Chacko memorial CME on Pediatric Orthopaedics, 25th October 2020 held in Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Science and Research, Thiruvalla.
Faculty for International Conferences
The First Asian Meet on Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 27th – 28th March 2004 at Le Meridian Convention Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India.
The 2nd Asian Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Shangri La Roza Hotel, Singapore on 15th April, 2005.
Faculty for the Annual Conference of Spanish Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 18th - 19th November 2005.
Faculty for the 3rd Annual Conference of Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery on 21st – 22nd April 2006 at Kaohsiung University, Taiwan
Faculty, First Musculoskeletal Infection Section Meeting Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association 25, 26, 27th August 2006 at The Taj Chandela, KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh), INDIA
Faculty for the 1st Annual Meet of British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery on 10th – 11th February 2006.
Faculty for the 3rd Asian Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Kaohsiung University, Taiwan on 22nd & 23rd April, 2006.
Faculty for the 4th Annual Meet for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery at Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea on 30 – 31st March 2007.
8th Annual meeting of CAOS-International & 5th Annual meeting of CAOS-Asia held in Hong Kong, China on 4th – 7th June 2008.
Faculty for annual meet of Asian Society for Computer Assisted Orthopadic Surgery (CAOS-Asia) 6th Annual meet held in Osaka, Japan from April 3rd – 4th , 2009.
Faculty in the 9th Annual Meeting of CAOS-Asia, Seoul, Korea on 13th June 2012.
Faculty for the CAOS-Asia meeting in Kaula-Lumpur, Malasia and gave an invited talk in annual conference of Malasian Orthopaedic association in 2014.