Mukund Komanduri, MD FAAOS

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon:


  • Sports Medicine
  • Joint Replacement
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Cartilage transplantation

Dr. Komanduri is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who has been serving Will County and the Greater Joliet Area since 1994. He has been instrumental in starting and maintaining sports medicine coverage for local colleges and high schools. He has served as team physician for Plainfield High School, Joliet Junior College, Minooka High School, and Joliet Catholic Academy. He is the current Team Physician for Providence Catholic High School (since 1995) and University of Saint Francis (since 1999).

Dr. Komanduri grew up in the western suburbs and attended Naperville North High School. He received a full academic scholarship to attend the University of Miami and was accepted into the Honors Program in Medical Education. He graduated summa cum laude with a double major in Biology and English Literature (with concentration on Romantic Literature). Dr. Komanduri attended University of Miami School of Medicine and graduated in 1989. He completed an internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Chicago from 1989-1994.

Academic History

Residency, The University of Chicago Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. Orthopedic Surgery 1990-1994.

Internship, The University of Chicago Medical Center - Chicago, Illinois. General Surgery 1989-1990.

Medical School, The University of Miami Medical Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, M.D. 1985-1989

Pre-Medical, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. B.S. - Double Major in Biology/English, Summa Cum Laude. 1983-1985

Appointments

Chairman section of Orthopedics -2004-present
Provena Saint Joeseph Medical Center. PSJMC Orthopedic Committee -1994 to present.
PSJMC Quality Committee - 2006 to present.
American Society for Hand Review Course.
Northwestern University Prosthetic Course.
Northwestern University Orthotics Course.
AO/ASIF Resident's Basic Course.
Current Concepts in Joint Replacement.
Genzyme ACCI Training. Sports and Joints.
Smith and Nephew Minimal Incision Knee Replacement.
Smith and Nephew Birmingham Hip resurfacing.
Smith and Nephew Bicompartmental Kness Replacement.
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners.
Diplomate of the American Board or Orthopedic Surgery (Board Certified)

Awards/Honors

Henry King Stanford Scholarship.
Honors Program in Medical Education - 6 year B.S./M.D. Program.
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.
National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
Howard Hatcher Research Award in Orthopedic Surgery.
American Association of Trauma Research Award.
Smith and Nephew Richards Resident Research Award.
Five-Star Rated Physician for Joint Replacement - Health Grades / Provena St. Joseph Medical Center

Professional Society Memberships

Fellow of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Diplomate, National Boards in Medical Education. Will-Grundy County Medical Society. American Medical Association

Current Research/Presentations

"Tensile Strengths of Flexor Tendon Repairs in a Dynamic Cadaver Model", published in Americal Journal of Hand Surgery. Presented at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - Orlando, Florida. Presented at Smith and Nephew Richards Orthopedic Residents Conference - Memphis, Tennessee. Presented at American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Kansas City, Missouri. Presented at American Association of Hands Surgery - Cancun, Mexico. "Distal Radial-Ulnar Joint: Injury and Treatment" - University of Chicago Hand Conference. "Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Review of the Literature" - University of Chicago Trauma Conference. "Compartment Syndromes: PAthology and Treatment" - University of Chicago. "Forearm Anatomy and Operative Approaches" - University of Chicago Anatomy Basic Science Course. "Tensile Strengths of Flexor Tendon Repairs in a Dynamic Cadaver Model", University of Chicago, Grand Rounds. Healthsource Case Manager Conference. Sofeco Adjustor Conference. Fremont Adjuster Conference. WCS Nurse Case Manager CEU Course "Articular Cartilage Restoration". WCS Nurse Case Manager CEU Course "Shoulder Instability".

Hospital Affiliations

Provena St. Joseph Hospital
333 North Madison Street
Joliet, IL 60435-6595
815-741-7236

Silver Cross
1200 Maple Road
Joliet, IL 60432
815-740-1100

Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
500 Remington BLVD.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
630-312-6847