Vinod Dasa, MD

Dr. Dasa completed his undergraduate and medical school in the combined degree program at Union College and Albany Medical College in New York. After completing medical school, Dr. Dasa trained in the State University at New York (SUNY) at Buffalo orthopaedic surgery residency program. In 2006 he furthered his training at the Insall Scott Kelly Institute, Manhattan, New York, in Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement Surgery. This fellowship is internationally recognized as one of the pioneers in total knee replacement surgery.

After completing his fellowship Dr. Dasa and his wife, Dr. Priya Velu, decided to begin their careers as faculty at LSUHSC. His research interests cover all areas of adult orthopaedics, but have primarily focused on joint replacement. In his clinical practice, Dr. Dasa uses gender specific knee replacements, MIS, and computer navigation to treat patients. He has presented his findings at national and international conferences.