ORTHOPEDIC SPINE AND JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGEON

QUALIFICATIONS

INDIA

1. M.S.(ORTH) ( MASTERS IN ORTHOPEDICS)  completed in 1999
2. D.N.B.( Orth)(DIPLOMATE NATIONAL BOARD)  1999
3. F.C.P.S.  (FELLOW OF COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS 1999
4. D (Orth), (DIPLOMA IN ORTHOPAEDICS)  completed in 1998

INTERNATIONAL

1. Twin Cities Spine Centre, Minneapolis USA (November 2002–October 2003)
   ( www.tcspine.com )
   Completed ACGME accredited fellowship in Spine surgery.  Was the 1st international foreign fellow to be accepted into this program. An extremely well known and one of the oldest fellowship programs in the United States, from the year 1972. This prestigious spine center was started by Dr John Moe, one of the fathers of scoliosis surgery.
   
   The staff included three past Presidents of the Scoliosis Research Society, Dr R. Winter, Dr J.  Lonstien and Dr James Ogilvie. Had the privilege to work the under Dr Francis Denis (current Head of Department) and Dr E. Transfeldt (Fellowship Director).
2. Rush Presbyterian, Chicago (May–June 2002)
   ( www.rush.edu )
   Visiting fellow with Dr Richard Berger and Dr A. Rosenberg (pioneers in minimal access Hip and Knee Replacement)
3. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York (April 2002)
   ( www.hss.edu )
   Under the guidance of Dr E. Salvatti (Head of Adult Reconstruction)
4. Insall Scott Kelly and Albert Einstein Institute, New York (January–March 2002)
   ( www.iskinstitute.com  )
   Visiting fellow for Joint replacement at this prestigious center where knee replacement was started by Dr John Insall and his legacy is carried forth by Dr Norman Scott and Dr Vince Kelly, under whom I was trained.
5. Singapore General Hospital (March–August 2001)
   ( www.sgh.com.sg )
   Fellow in Adult reconstruction and Arthroplasty. Worked on hip and knee arthroplasty, under the guidance of Dr K H Seow (Head of Dept of Adult Reconstruction), Dr N N Lo (Associate Head of Adult Reconstruction) and Dr S J Yeoh (Senior Consultant).

PRESENT POSITION

Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgeon with the following private hospitals in Mumbai.

1. Lilavati Hospital ( www.lilavatihospital.com )
2. Jaslok Hospital ( www.jaslokhospital.net  )
3. Saifee Hospital ( www.saifeehospital.com )
4. Bhatia Hospital (www.bhatiahospital.org  )
5. Breach Candy Hospital ( www.breachcandyhospital.org  )

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

*Joint replacement surgery

Have been performing primary and revision arthroplasties for the hip, knee and shoulder  for the last 5 years .

Using computer navigation for minimal access knee replacement. (Trained in Melbourne, Australia 2006)

Also doing surface replacement and smaller hip prosthesis like the Proxima for younger active arthritics.

*Spine surgery

Cover the entire range of spinal pathologies from cervical to lumbar areas including:
Trauma, degenerative, congenital, tumors and deformity correction with instrumentation.
Minimal access surgery for faster patient recovery.
Trained in Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.

PAST CREDITS

Gold medalist in the DNB examinations (1999)–stood 1st among the successful candidates in the country in this national level examination in Orthopedics conducted across India.

Gold medal in Anatomy and Silver medal in Pathology and Microbiology in the undergraduate University examinations.

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. Use of Allograft in Revision Hip Replacement  -Study of 30 Cases –presented in the  Singapore Orthopaedic journal www.sgh.com.sg/NR/rdonlyres/7680D55C-BEDA-41F9-9118-  
   08A25EB597E1/265/DirectoryPart203Jan.pdf
2. Cadaveric study on the use of cement and screw constructs in knee replacement
3. Biologic plating of comminuted fractures of the femur
   www.bhj.org/journal/2001_4301_jan/toc.htm
4. APAS –asia pacific arthroplasty conference presentation on the early results of the proxima hip  - Mumbai 2007
   www.apas2007.com/day2.pdf
5. Osteotomies tp correct Sagittal and coronal imbalance in revision deformity surgery –study done in twin cities Spine center

Teaching Experience

Training fellows in arthroplasty for the last three years with the sponsorship of Depuy (Johnson & Johnson), India, with each Fellow being exclusively assigned for a period of 6 months. 

Lecturer in the Department of Orthopedics, LTMG Hospital Mumbai (1999–2000)

Faculty on the National Arthroplasty Course (2004-2008)- Course designed to teach national postgraduate doctors from all over India tips and techniques of arthroplasty.

Faculty on the Bombay Spine Course (2004-2008) – Local body teaching students the art of spinal surgery.

Young, ambitious, driven, hardworking are some of the words used to describe me. Probably the youngest and only Orthopedic Surgeon who deals with Spine and Joint replacement with equal panache as per company records of Depuy (Johnson & Johnson), Zimmer & Stryker, India.