QUALIFICATIONS
1983 November: M.B.B.S.
From B.J.MedicalCollege, Ahmedabad Gujarat University- Including one year Internship training.
1986 November: M.S. (Orthopaedics)
From Gujarat University
1993 May: Certificate of Higher Orthopaedic Surgical Training awarded by
The Royal College of Surgeons of England on successful completion of 4 years Orthopaedic Training Programme sponsored by The Royal College of Surgeons of England
OVERSEAS TRAINING
United Medical & Dental School of St. Of Royal College of Surgeons of Thomas’ &
Guy’s, London, England (S.E. Thames rotation circuit)
01.05.1989 to 21.10.1990 SHO/Registrar – Orthopaedics at the Royal East
Sussex Hospital , Hastings.
01.11.1990 to 31.10.1991 Registrar- Department of Orthopaedics at Guy’s
Hospital, London.
01.11.1991 to 30.04.1993 Registrar- Department of Orthopaedics at Eastbourne
District General Hospital, Eastbourne.
Teaching experience of more than 9 years. All the appointment held between 01.01.1984 to 30.04.1993 including overseas posting are recognized teaching posts for under graduate and postgraduate medical students.
REGISTRATION
Gujarat Medical Council – India – Ragistration No. G-3407.
General Medical Council-Full Registration-UK-Registration No. 3635234.
OTHER ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
AO Basic Course – Nottinghm, U.K. 1989
AO Fellowship -Advanced Trauma at Rottenberg, Germany 1993
AO Advance course – Davos, Switzerland 2008
Certified program in Arthritis management – Harward Medical School, Boston, 2010
American Academy of continuing medical education, 2012 Newer trends in orthopedics
Post graduate program in Rheumatology – The Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, Baltimore, 2016
Fellowship training for joint replacement surgery at Singapore, Australia, USA (under
Dr. Ranawat, Dr. Douglas Denis, Dr. Thomas Bernasek, Dr. Nung, Delta Group).
APPOINTMENTS HELD
01.01.1984 to 31.12.86: 3 years full time orthopaedic residency post
with teaching experience at Department of
Orthopedics, B.J. Medical College, Civil Hospital,
Ahmedabad.
Jan. 1987 to Dec. 1987: Senior Registrar
Residency Post with teaching experience at the Department of Orthopedics at, B.J. Medical College-civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
04.04.1988 to 30.06.1988: Full time Orthopaedic surgeon at CivilHospital, Himmatnagar,
Gujarat.
Selected no. 1 by Gujarat Public Service Commission for the post of class- 1 for Gujarat Medical Services.
01.07.1988 to 15.04.1989: Full time Asst. Professor- Department of Orthopaedics at
M.P.Shah Medical College Jamnagar.
Selected no. 1 by Gujarat Public Service Commission .
From January 1994 onwards
Consultant Orthopedic and joint replacement surgeon at Sterling Hospital, BAPS Yogiji Maharaj Hospital, Jivaraj Mehta Hospital, STAR hospital Ahmedabad, India.
Hon Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon-
Institute of Kidney Diseases, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
Shree Kutchi Leva Patel MMPJ Hospital, Bhuj, Kutch.
RESEARCH – PRESENTATIONS - PUBLICATIONS
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DISSERTATION
• Segmental spinal instrumentation for scoliosis correction
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ARTICLES PUBLISHED
Intra articular seasmoid dislocation of IP joint of great toe. INJURY – March 1993 –Vol. 24(3) 189-199
Bilateral simultaneous glenoid fractures INJURY – 1993 – Vol. 25(3) 202-203
Mennen Plate fixation for fracture of femoral shaft with ipsilateral total hip and Knee arthroplasty
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY, February 1995 – Vol. 10 – Issue 1
Muscle recovery in Polio Myelitis and supra condylar fracture femur in polio limb JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS INDIA, Vol. 1, 2 – 1987 -
RESEARCH TRIAL PARTICIPATION
Bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP) for non union fractures
ICMR trial for stem cell in Paraplegics
Teriparatide for osteoporosis
Gabapentin Topical application efficacy
INVITED GUEST SPEAKER
- Thai Insall Club Meet, Thailand. August 2004
- Silver Jubilee Oration, Indore. Indore Orthopedic Association. September 2008 Spondylolisthesis
- Spine surgeon’s association of India, Annual conference, 2010 Knee spine syndrome
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Invited as Faculty/Gust speaker at Various conferences organized by
Indian Arthroplasty Association – Manglore, Madurai 2014
ISHKS annual conference, Ahmedabad 2018
APAS 1998– Delhi
ROSACON (Rajasthan Orthopedic Association) 21st conference 2009
Indian Orthopaedic Association- Ahmedabad
Gujarat Orthopaedic Association annual conferences - Surat, Bhavnagar, Junagardh and Ahmedabad• GSB – IMA & AMA, AFPA annual conference – Talks on various orthopedic subjects 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
ROC – Banglore 2016
ROC – Mumbai 2018, Symposium on revision knee replacement
Ahmedabad Orthopaedic Society annual conferences, 2011, 2013, 2015
ISKSAA – Ganga Arthoplasty Meet, Coimbtore 2015
Arthroplasty Meet, Course director Dr. Ranawat – Indore
Key note addresses at Various Branches of IMA in Gujarat State (Patan, Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, Nadiad, Surat)
Ahmedabad Management Association 2014, Osteoporosis and back pain
Adani Power – Guest speaker – Arthritis and back pain 2015
Revision Joint replacement symposia – LinkAdemy 2017
EVE – Women’s conference (doctor’s wing AMA) 2015
ELITE Arthroplasty course, Chandigarh – 2016, 2017
Maxx Master’s Course on arthroplasty, Vapi 2015
Faculty at IOACON 2018, Coimbatore
Ahmedabad Orthopedic Society Arthroplasty course 2018
Faculty MP Arthroplasty course August 2018, Indore
Indo Nepal GOAI Symposium, September 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal
Workshop – Course Director- Faculty at
LCP workshop Rajasthan Orthopaedic Association -2009
AO Advance course – Ahmedabad 2011
Total Knee Replacement Surgery workshop
Karamsad Medical College, Anand, 2003
Ahmedabad (Course Director Prof. Rawley Dundee,( U.K.) 1998
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Course Director
Basic Arthroplasty course at Agra 2014.(with J&J)
Intermediate Arthroplasty course at Chennai, 2013
Cadaveric Workshop Programme at Banglore & Ahmedabad, 2012
Member working group – PS 150 Knee Joint for Technical & training junior surgeon
MEMBERSHIP
• Life Member, Indian Orthopaedic Association.
Life Member, India Medical Association, Gujarat Sate Branch.
Life Member, Indo-German Orthopaedic Foundation.
Life Member, Ahmedabad Orthopaedic Society.
Life Member, Indian Arthoplasty Association.
Life Member, Asian Pacific Arthroplasty Society.
Founder Member, Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons
Past president – GOSI 2020-21 (Geriatric Orthopaedic Society of India)
