Dr Khullar is a well-qualified and highly skilled Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician. He
utilises his experience from both clinic-based practice and working with elite sporting teams
and implements a strong evidence-based approach aiming at patient education and equal
participation of his patients in their understanding and treatment of their activity-related
musculoskeletal problems.
Dr Khullar values respect, compassion, integrity, excellence and targets treating his patients with a holistic
approach with a strong belief in the power of mind to help treat chronic musculoskeletal problems.
Dr Khullar is a fellow of Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine
which is one the most prestigious qualifications in the world. He has completed
his Diploma in Sports Medicine with the International Olympic Committee.
He has been active in ongoing research with many publications to his name.
Dr Khullar has many sporting pursuits. One of the highlights of his professional career has been him being a team
leader and field of play doctor for Track cycling in Rio Olympics, 2016. He was a part of the medical team of
Richmond football club during their premiership year, 2017. He has travelled with Australian elite athletes and
has provided expertise to various athletes in gymnastics, boxing, water polo, rugby, cycling, including track
cycling, and many other disciplines. He continues to work with AFL and the Vic Metro football team.
He has a keen interest in managing musculoskeletal and sporting injuries in various age groups, especially children and adolescents, as
well as chronic tendon and musculoskeletal issues in mature aged populations. He is keen in providing evidence based medical
advice for early recovery and return to healthy personal, sporting and work life.
Before moving to Australia, he completed double degrees specialising in Orthopaedic surgery. He has provided his services as
a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in his native India and Maldives. In Australia he has also worked in Emergency medicine in
a high intensity work environment. In his free time, he loves to spend his time with his family and nurturing his teenage
son for his all- around development focussing on strong family and social values.
Qualifications:
MBBS - Govt medical college, Amritsar, India
MS ortho- Govt medical college Amritsar, India
Fellowship in Accident and Emergency medicine- India
DNB ortho (National Board of Examination, India)
Diploma in Sports Medicine (International Olympic Committee)
Fellow, Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FACSEP)
Practiced in India and Maldives as Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon
Present Role: Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician working in Victoria, Australia
Sport Team Associations:
Medical Doctor, Central Queensland Capras, Intrust cup rugby, 2013-14
Director, Triathlon competition Mornington peninsula, 2015
Doctor, Bloody Big swim, Mornington to Frankston, 2016
Track cycling -Field of play doctor RIO Olympics, 2016
Australian Team doctor for Youth Commonwealth games Bahamas, 2017
Australian Team doctor for World Universiade, Taiwan, 2017
Match day doctor for A league and FFA cup Soccer 2017-18
Team doctor Richmond football club (Australian rules football) 2017-2018 (premiership year)
Team doctor Victoria football team (Australian rules football)2015-2022 Concussion Spotter Doctor, Australian Football league, 2020
Event day doctor: Gymnastics, Athletics, Combat sports, Swimming
Research:
Past Research Publications
Management of Smashed distal Humerus- Research thesis for Master of Surgery (orthopaedics) 2002-2005
Excellent Functional Recovery of the hand inflicted with sharp weapon injury with cut both radial and ulnar arteries- Orthopaedics Today, 2005
Comminuted Fractures of Distal Humerus: ORIF an answer- IAOCON 2006
Spinal Infections- Orthopaedics Today, 2006
Ultrasound in diagnosing shoulder Injuries- Orthopaedics Today, 2007
Posterior motion preservation devices—Future Trends- Orthopaedics Today, 2010
Treatment of Sprengel’s shoulder with Mears procedure: A review of seven cases IJO, 2011
Tunnel Bone grafting in Fracture neck femur- Orthopaedics Today, 2011
Variations in Nerve Supply of Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis- JCDR, 2012
Multiple bilateral Neuroanatomical variations of nerves of arm- A case report- Int J Med health Sci, 2012
Failure of treatment of Coxa vara in Gaucher’s disease. A Case report- JCDR, 2012
Plastination: A brief review on its history, methods and application- Anatomica Karnataka, 2012
Dupuytren’s Contracture- Recent trends- Novel Science Int. Journal of Medical Science, 2013
Fabella Syndrome- Int Journal of clinical research, 2018
PVNS of Posterior tibial tendon- Int Journal of clinical research, 2019
Role of Plantaris in Achilles Tendinopathy- MDPI, 2019
Association between physical activity and stress levels in medical doctors working
in New Zealand and Australia during initial Covid-19 restrictions, 2023 Ongoing Research
Impact of Covid-19 on Athletes
Autologous Tenocyte implantation in Tendinopathy- Scoping review
Other Research Interests
Member Editorial Board, Sri Lankan journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Journal article reviewer for peer reviewed journals
Other interests:
Adolescent sports and exercise medicine
Exercise prescription in chronic diseases
Indigenous and Asylum seekers health in Australia
Professional Association:
Australasian college of Sports and Exercise medicine
Sports Medicine Australia
Australian Medical Association
AFL Doctors Association
Indian orthopaedic association
Bombay Orthopaedic Society
Federation of Indian Sports medicine
American College of Sports and Exercise medicine
Any musculoskeletal injury related to sport, work, traffic accident etc.
