Associate Professor Brahman Sivakumar

My Fulbright research investigates factors predictive of successful pain relief following targeted muscle reinnervation [TMR] nerve transfers in amputees and peripheral nerve injury.

Associate Professor Brahman Sivakumar is an orthopaedic hand, wrist, and microsurgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital and an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. He conducts translational research on hand and peripheral nerve surgery and is currently pursuing a PhD through the University of Sydney.

As a Fulbright Scholar, Brahman will investigate the use of targeted muscle reinnervation for pain relief in cases of amputation or peripheral nerve trauma, identifying factors associated with successful outcomes.