Dr Brahman Sivakumar
NSLHD Doctor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship Royal North Shore Hospital’s Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist, and Microsurgeon, Dr Brahman Sivakumar has been named a recipient of the Australian-American Fulbright Scholarship for 2025. collaborations with experts at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
“Together, we have identified various areas of research to optimise outcomes in TMR, particularly assessing patient factors that may alter symptom relief post transfer, as well as the role of donor recipient axonal (nerve) matching,” he said. Brahman said that he is excited to work in America over the next two years. “I am very grateful to the Australian- American Fulbright Commission for awarding me this opportunity.” Alison Zecchin, General Manager of Royal North Shore Hospital, praised the achievement. “This is an amazing accolade. The aim of these scholarships is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence,” she said.
This coveted scholarship will allow him to further his groundbreaking research into optimising nerve transfers for pain management and prosthetic control after injury or amputation. “This technique is known as targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR),” he said. “I was previously able to learn from the pioneers of this technique in the US and have started performing these transfers at RNSH for a variety of indications, alongside my colleagues in the RNSH Department of Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery. We have also established a database to collect outcomes post these interventions.” Dr Sivakumar’s research builds on
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