Varatharaj Mounasamy, M.D.

Office information and hours

VCU Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center
417 North 11th Street
Richmond, Va. 23298
For appointments, call (804) 828-7069

Learn more by visiting the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU website.

Educational background

  • Fellowship: Orthopedic Trauma, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Fellowship: Adult reconstruction Arthroplasty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
  • Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis surgery, Nemours’s Children /Orlando Regional Health System, Orlando, Fla.
  • Fellowship: Musculoskeletal oncology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla.
  • Surgery In general – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, U.K.
  • Orthopaedic Surgery – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India
  • Residency: L.T.M.G Hospital, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
  • Medical school: Madras Medical College, University of Madras, India

Specialization

  • Dr. Mounasamy specializes in orthopaedic trauma.
  • Anterior total hip arthroplasty

Board certification and licensure

  • Board certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Licensed, Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine
  • Licensed, State of Utah

Professional affiliations

  • American Medical Association
  • Virginia Orthopaedic Society
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Recent presentations

  • Renal cell carcinoma: Osseous metastatses. Presented at the AAOS 72nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., February 2005.

Recent publications

  • Mounasamy V, Thacker MM, Humble S, Scully SP, Temple HT. Buttock mass in a 37-year-old woman. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 May; 446:291-6. PMID: 16672893.
  • Mounasamy V, Thacker MM, Humble S, Azouz ME, Pitcher JD, Scully SP, Temple HT, Eismont F. Ganglioneuromas of the sacrum-a report of two cases with radiologic-pathologic correlation. Skeletal Radiol. 2006 Feb; 35(2):117-21. Epub 2005 Nov 29.PMID: 16315071.
  • Mounasamy V, Thacker MM, Humble S, Temple HT. Spindle cell lipoma of the hand. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology 16(3), 2006.DOI. 10.1007/s00590-006-0084.
  • Mounasamy V, Berns S, Azouz EM, Giusti V, Knapp DR. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting as an epiphyseal lytic lesion--a case report with clinico-pathologic correlation. Skeletal Radiol. 2006 Aug; 35(8):619-23. Epub 2006 Mar 14. PMID: 16534639.
  • Mounasamy V, J Phillips. Ganglion cyst of a lumbar facet joint in an adolescent—a case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology 16(3), 2006. DOI. 10.1007/s00590-005-0063-y.
  • Mounasamy V, Giusti V, Herrera-Soto J. Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with thigh pain in a 2-year-old: a case report with clinico-pathologic correlation. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. 16(4), 2006. DOI. 10.1007/s00590-006-0106-z.
  • Mounasamy V, Ma SY, Schoderbek RJ, Mihalko WM, Saleh KJ, Brown TE. Primary total knee arthroplasty with condylar allograft and MCL reconstruction for a comminuted medial condyle fracture in an arthritic knee--a case report. Knee. 2006 Oct; 13(5):400-3. Epub 2006 Jul 27.
  • Mounasamy V, Birnbaum M. Ipsilateral posterior sternoclavicular dislocation and fracture of the medial third clavicle: a case report. Published online European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology 16(4) 2006.DOI 10.1007/s00590-006-0125-9.
  • Mounasamy V, Dawson C, Cui Q, Mihalko WM, Saleh KJ, Brown TE. Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm following Total knee arthroplasty. A case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology 2007 Vol.17.No.3, 313-3159.
  • Mounasamy V, Cui Q, Brown TE, Saleh K, Mihalko WM. Acute sciatic neuritis following total hip arthroplasty: a case report. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2006 Dec 8; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17160417.
  • Mounasamy V, Cui Q, Saleh K, Mihalko WM, Brown TE. Hip Instability: A case report demonstrating a radiographic diagnostic test. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology- 2007 Vol.17.No.2, 211-214.
  • Mounasamy V, Leavitt SC, Willis Jr MC. Insufficiency fracture after gastric bypass for morbid obesity- A case report. Injury extra published online August 2007.
  • Mounasamy V, Tran K, Baer G, Brown TE. Novel fixation for a peri-implant femur fracture in the elderly. - A Case report. Injury Extra 2007 38(7), 231-234.
  • Mounasamy V, Cui Q, Brown TE, Saleh K, Mihalko WM. Femoral perforation complicated by pedestal formation-in revision hip arthroplasty- A Case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. 2007 Vol.17.No.4, 385-387.
  • Mounasamy V, Cui Q, Saleh K, Mihalko WM, Brown TE Ipsilateral Gonarthrosis and stress fracture of the tibia. - A Case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.2007 Vol.17.No.5, 499-501.
  • Mounasamy V, Cui Q, Brown TE, Saleh K, Mihalko WM. Primary total knee arthroplasty for a complex distal femur fracture in the elderly - A Case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology.2007.Vol.17.No.5, 491-494.
  • Mounasamy V, Brown TE. Avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity with articular extension in an adult – a novel method of fixation. A Case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology D.O.I 10.1007/s00590-007-0274-5.
  • Mounasamy V, Belzile EL, Moskal J, Brown TE Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty: evaluation and treatment European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology D.O.I.10.1007/s00590-007-0279-0.
  • Mounasamy V, Chadderdon C, McDaniel C, Willis Jr MC. Bilateral synchronous Quadriceps tendon rupture.  - A Case report. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. D.O.I 10.1007/s00590-007-0260-y.
  • Mounasamy V, Willis Jr MC. Gun shot injuries to the Talus-A report of two cases. European Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. D.O.I. 10.1007/s00590-007-0249-6
  • Mounasamy V, Saleh K, Mihalko WM. Conservative Management of the young arthritic knee: Latest concepts and methods. Seminars in arthroplasty July 2007.

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