Best Hip and knee replacement surgeon - DR. RAJASHEKHAR.K.T.

Academic Training:

·       Masters in Surgery (M.S.) with specialization in Orthopaedics from Bangalore Medical College Bangalore in September 2002.

·       M.B.B.S from J.J.M. Medical College Davanagere, Karnataka in March 1997.

·       MCH orthopaedics  from university of Seychelles USAIM in March 2016.

·       Fellowship in Joint replacement surgeries including computer assisted joint replacement and Pelvi- acetabular fractures at Mumbai with Dr C.J Thakkar at Breach candy  and Lilavati hospital.

·       Fellowship in adult reconstruction and joint replacement of the Ranawat orthopaedic center at hospital for special surgery , Newyork. July 1 2014 to September 30 , 2014.

·       Two day  (Equivalent of 16 hrs) Total hip and knee course with

               Dr. David A Fisher on Aug 2016.

 Special Awards :

·        As an author got the Dholakia best paper   presentation award at Ranwat orthopaedic conference  Jan 2016 on “ Lateraliztion of the femoral entry point to improve the coronal alignment during total knee replacement in a patients with bowed femur ”.

·        Selected for poster presentation of above paper  at AAHKS ( American Academy of Hip knee surgeons ) conference  at Dallas  Novemeber 2016.

·        As a co-author got the Best Paper award for the following paper ‘Is One-stage Bilateral TKR Safe’ :  at Ranawat orthopaedic conference (ROC), Jaipur (2005) **

Member of the following society:

·        ISHK ( Indian society of Hip and surgeons)

·        Bombay orthopedic society.

·        Indian arthroscopy society.

·        Karnataka orthopedic society

·        Bangalore orthopedic society

Field of interest: Hip and knee replacement surgeries and pelvi -Acetabular fracrure fixation

Research Skills: Completed  a dissertation on Treatment of avascular necrosis of femoral head by muscle pedicle bone-graft, a prospective study during my post graduation.

Presentations at conference as an Author:

·        Treatment of avascular necrosis of femoral head by muscle  

           pedicle bone-graft :presented at a state level conference in

           Bangalore – January  2002,& IOA Agra (2005).

·        Radiological assessment in computer assisted knee replacement: Presented at a Western Indian Regional Orthopedic Conference held in Mumbai (November 2004). IOA Agra (2004) and KOA, Bangalore (2005).

·        Patellar clunk in modified PSfemoral component –presented at KOACON 2014.

·        Got the Dholakia best paper  best paperation present award at Ranwat orthopaedic conference  Jan 2016 on “ Lateraliztion of the femoral entry point to improve the coronal alignment during total knee replacement in a patients with bowed femur ”.

·        “ Lateraliztion of the femoral entry point to improve the coronal alignment during total knee replacement in a patients with bowed femur ”. presented in KOACON 16 and ISHK conference 16

Presentations at conference as an Co-author

·       As a co-author for ‘Is One-stage Bilateral TKR Safe’ :

Presented at an All India Orthopedic Conference at Agra

(December 2004) and ROC, Jaipur (2005) ** Best Paper award.

·       As a co-author for Total Hip Replacement for complications of  acetabular    fractures : Presented at WIROC, Mumbai (November 2004) and IOA, Mumbai (2006).

·       As a co-author for Wagner the Saviour: Presented at Wiroc 2006.Mumbai.

·       As a co-author for comparative study of midvastus and medial parapatellar approach: paper presented at Wiroc 2006, Mumbai.

Video presentation :

·        Presented bone model video on ligament balancing in varus and valgus knee on Sunday knee school –webinar July 2012.

·       Presented a video at ISHK 2013 : “Pie-crusting technique of MCL in severe Varus deformity of Knee”

Publications:

1.     Patellar clunk in total knee arthoplasty using modified sigma posterior stabilized  femoral component –published in journal of clinic orthopaedics and trauma 5 (2014) 211-214.

2.      Technique - THR after Acetabular fractures – Arthopaedia. Volume1; Issue 2.July 2014.  

3.   PCL retaining versus PCL substituting TKA  -outcome assessment based on the “ Forgotten joint score”. –journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma December vol 6, issue 4, pages 236-239.

4.     Calcar femorale grafting in the hemiarthoplasty of hip for unstable intertrochanteric fractures of the hip. Indian Journal of orthopaedics. Vol 49,Issue 6 (602-609). 2015.

5.      Co –author for the paper for “Use of oversized highly porous cups in Acetabular Revisions” - Orthopaedics 39(2): 1-6,February 2016

6.     Original and innovative article --Lateralization of Femoral entry point to improve the coronal alignment during total knee arthroplasty in patients with bowed femur – Journal of Arthroplasty 31 ,2016. 1943-1948.

Textbook contributions:

1.     Contributed to the chapter as a co author in the book ;“Total Knee replacement : Trends” Chapter : Technique innovation – CA TKR  What’s the Big deal.ECAB clinical update:orthopaedics, Editor; S.K.S. Marya. ELSEVIER.

2.     Contributed to the the chapter as a co-author for the disorders of hip and Knee joint in a text book  “ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRUAMA- PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE ---- second Edition by M.N.Kumar, Wolters and Kluwer.2015

On going clinical study:

Lateral tibial condylar reference point for tibial resection in total knee arthroplasty in patients with tibial bowing.

Faculty:

Faculty for the primary Hip and knee replacement course in Mangalore July 2015.

Faculty for the ISHK conference 2016 at Chennai- presented a case presentation on  primary complex knee replacement

Guest Lecture:  Delivered a guest lecture on “ Role of Bisphoshonates before and after Total joint replacement surgery in osteoporotic individuals” in Banglore orthopedic society meet which is held in Srilanka October 2012

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Table instructor :

·        Worked as a table instructor for the Hip masters course which was held in Mumbai in December 2006, December 2007 and Jan 2008.

·        table instructor for AIIMS and APASI  pelvi –Acetabular workshop held at Jodhpur Jan 2014.

Additional Skills:

Courses & Workshops:

·        Ranawat orthopaedic conference 2005. 2012. 2013,2014,2015,2016

·         Ganga operative arthoplasty  course on May 2011.2013

·        Cadeveric workshop on Chondroplsty on March 2011

·        Western India Regional Orthopaedic conference 2009 December,2010 Dec

·        Traumacon: All India conference on orthopaedic trauma held at Mumbai on Aug 2008 and2010

·        RANGE OF MOTION: Conference on hip and knee arthroplasty held at Goa on June 2008

·        International Advanced  AO cource held at Chennai august 2007

·        Advanced Knee arthroscopy cource  held at Delhi September 2006

·        International A.O. course : AO course principles in operative fracture management, in  March 2006 held at Puna

·        Basic course on Microsurgical techniques, held at ethicon institute Mumbai on March 2005.

·        Basic Arthroscopy course,conducted by BOS  hed at mumbai July 2005.

·        Lecture & demonstrative course on Ilizarov treatment for compicated fractures &nonunion femur at Mumbai, June  2005

·        Workshop on Basic spine cadaveric course held at Mumbai,

o   December 2005

·        Oxford unicompartmental knee advanced instructional course at Mumbai, Jan 2005

·        CME on advances & techniques in joint replacement surgery presented by ROC (Ranawath orthopaedic center) held at Jaipur, Jan 2005

·        Arthoplasty course  held at Mumbai, in February 2004.

·        Hands on Workshop on Acetabular fracture fixation  held  Indore,

·        July 2004

·        National Trauma Management Course organised by bos,Indian academy of truamatology,IATSIC,BOS, held in October 2004

·        Madras Orthopaedic Course held at govt Royapettah Medical college.chennai,Jan 2002.

·        Seminar cum hands on workshop on Scoliosis at Bangalore, November 2000

CONFERENCES:

International:

·        Annual conference on challenges & controversies in Arthoplasty organised by APAS (Asia Pacific Arthoplasty Society held at Goa (Aug 2005), Mumbai 2007 and 2010 in Delhi and 2012 in Mumbai.

·        Delta course on Revision and complex Hip and Knee arthroplasty course conducted by APAS at Sun Shine Hospital, Hyderabad in November 2009.

National:

·        Western India Regional Orthopaedic conference. . Nov2004, 2009, 2010 ,2011.

·        Annual conference of IOA (Indian Orthopaedic Association) held at Mumbai 2005

·        Annual conference of KOA (Karnataka Orthopaedic Association) held at Bangalore.Feb 2005.2014

·        Annual conference of IOA (Indian Orthopaedic Association) held at Agra Dec 2004. Ahmadabad Dec 2001

Experience after Post Graduation :

	Dec 2002 – Jan 2003		Registrar	Sion (LTMG) Hospital
	Feb 2003 – July 2003	Registrar			Children Orthopaedic Hospital, Mumbai
	Aug 2003 till  17 Aug 2008	Consultant (Medical Officer)  Orthopaedics. and working with Dr.C.J.Thakkar			Mumbai Port Trust Hospital, Wadala.Mumbai. Breach candy, Lilavati and Lake side nursing home Mumbai
Sept 2008 to  July 2012		Associate consultant with Dr.C.J. Thakkar			With Dr.C.J.Thakkar at Breach candy, Lilavati and Lake side nursing home Mumbai .
	July 2012 to till date	Consultant orthopaedic  and Joint replacement surgeon			Hosmat hospital  Bangalore

Professional Experience:

1.     1.Work details OPD five days a week: outpatients consists mainly of general orthopaedic cases, orthopadictrum and arthoplasty follow-up cases, degenerative disorders like knee, hip and spine. We have three days operation theater

2.     Teaching experience: Conducted case presentations, seminars, and journal club for postgraduate students (DNB and CPS).Now Hosmat hospital is recognized teaching hospital for DNB students, we are conducting weekly seminars, case presentations and ward rounds.

3.     Independent surgeries: Routine trauma surgeries, arthroscopic surgeries like meniscectomy, debridement,  primary hip and knee replacement surgeries and revision surgeries.

4.     As a fellow I assisted all joint replacement surgeries including Primary, Computer assisted total knee Replacement surgeries. and revision,  like hip, Knee, elbow , shoulder and complex Trauma Pelviacetabular fracture fixation surgeries.

5.     As a consulatant and when I was fellow, I independently operated primary Knee and hip replacement surgeries and some revision  surgeries.

6.     As a consulatant and when I was fellow,  I have also done computer assisted knee replacement surgery.

7.     Worked as observer for arthroscopic surgeries of knee wih Dr. Ananth Joshi for 2months and shoulder arthroscopic surgery with Dr. Sanjay Desai for 15days..