Education & Training

• South Korea – At St. Mary’s Hospital, Daejon in Nov, 2013 to Apr, 2014 under Prof. Jong Hun Ji for advance treatment in knee and shoulder related sports injuries and arthroscopy surgeries.
• Mumbai – Hinduja Hospital and Bombay Hospital
• M.S. (Ortho) – 2008-2011 – Master of Surgery in Orthopedics – B. J. Medical College & Civil Hospital.
• Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
• M.B.B.S. – 2002-2007 – B. J. Medical College & Civil Hospital, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Expertise

KNEE ARTHROSCOPY

• Meniscus injuries
• Ligament injuries (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL)
• Cartilage related disorders
• Knee cap related problems (Recurrent patella dislocation)
• Stiff Knee
• Bent Knee

SHOULDER ARTHROCSOPY

• Frozen Shoulder
• Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation
• Rotator Cuff Injuries/Tears
• Sports Injuries

SPORTS INJURIES RELATED TO THE HIP, ANKLE AND ELBOW JOINTS

PRIMARY AND COMPLEX PRIMARY KNEE, HIP, SHOULDER AND ELBOW REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

REVISION KNEE, HIP, SHOULDER, ELBOW REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT SURGERY

KNEE JOINT PRESERVATION SURGERIES

• Microfracture
• Meniscus repair
• High Tibial Osteotomy
• Mosaicplasty
• Autologus Chondrocyte Implantation

Experience

• Have performed more than 3000 knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle arthroscopies and knee, hip, shoulder, elbow joint replacement and revision joint replacement surgeries.
• Worked as a sub-investigator in OASIS (Osteo-Arthritis Synvisc One Injection Study), a national study conducted by GENZYME India under the Principal Investigator Dr. Nilesh J. Shah. (Arthroscopist & Sports Injury Specialist, Ahmedabad).
• Worked as an assistant investigator in “Multicentric study to assess the safety and efficacy of autologous cultured chondrocytes in patients with articular cartilage defects of knee” under the Principal Investigator Dr. Nilesh J. Shah. (Arthroscopist & Sports Injury Specialist, Ahmedabad)
  • Participated in Ethics Committee approval, recruitment of patients, conduction of study visits, follow-up examinations and database entry.
  • Have trained a number of clinical fellows in the fields of arthroscopy, sports injuries and joint replacement surgeries.

Awards & Recognition

• Stood 1^st in school in 10^th and 12^th Board Examinations, held by Gujarat Education Board.
• Among top 10 students in all the undergraduate examinations held by Gujarat University.
• Gold Medalist in ANATOMY and PATHOLOGY.
• Stood 1^st in college in the merit list for post-graduate entrance test.
• Stood 2^nd in Post-Graduate Orthopedic Quiz at State Level in 2010.
• Stood 5^th in Post-Graduate Orthopedic Quiz at National Level in 2010 held At Jaipur at IOACON 2010 and represented Gujarat State at National Level.

Conference & Workshops

• Presented a case on “Operated Anterior Screw Fixation For Traumatic C2 Vertebral Body Fracture “ at the Annual Conference of Gujarat Spine Association, 2010.
• Presented a paper on “A SHORT TERM STUDY OF EFFECT OF INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROIDS IN PERIARTHRITIS SHOULDER” at the annual conference of Gujarat Orthopedic Association, GOACON 2012, Daman.
• Presented a paper on “Anatomical study of the articular branch of the Lateral Pectoral Nerve to the shoulder joint” at the 22^nd Spring Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, held at Seoul on 28^th March, 2014.
• Presented a paper on “Biceps Augmentation with transtendon suture bridge repair improves clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with high grade PASTA lesions” at the 22^nd Spring Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, held at Seoul on 29^th March, 2014.
• Presented a paper on “45⁰ and 90⁰ medial row anchor insertion: Comparison of clinical and anatomical results of medium sized full thickness rotator cuff tears treated with arthroscopic double row fixation” at the Annual Korean Orthopedic Association conference held at Jeju island, on 18^th April, 2014.
• Presented a paper on “Biceps Augmentation with transtendon suture bridge repair improves clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with high grade PASTA lesions” at the Annual Korean Orthopedic Association conference held at Jeju island, on 19^th April, 2014.
• Delivered a presentation on “Frozen Shoulder” at a Shoulder Conclave organized at Polio Foundation, Ahmedabad on 24^th July 2016.
• Delivered a presentation on “Acromio-clavicular Joint Injuries” at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Ahmedabad at a “Shoulder Symposium” organized by Ahmedabd Orthopedic Society on 18^th September 2016.
• Presented my video surgical technique on “mini-open Rotator Cuff repair” at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Ahmedabad organized by Ahmedabad Orthopedic Society on 25^th May 2017.
• Have delivered various academic lectures in the above mentioned specialized fields in different national and international conferences.

Fellow Membership

• Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
• Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS)
• Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Association of Gujarat (ASMAG)
• Gujarat Orthopedic Association (GOA)
• North Gujarat Orthopedic Association (NGOS)
• Ahmedabad Orthopedic Society (AOS)

Research & Publication

PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL RESEARCH WORK

Publications

• A detached arthroscopic lens within the shoulder joint: a case report. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2014 Aug;134(8):1143-5. doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2011-y. Epub 2014 May 27. Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00402-014-2011-y
• Intratendinous rotator cuff tears: prevalence and clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroscopically confirmed intratendinous tears at midterm follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Feb;43(2):415-22. doi:10.1177/0363546514556741. Epub 2014 Nov 11. Link: http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/43/2/415.long
• Outcome After Arthroscopic Decompression of Inferior Labral Cysts Combined With Labral Repair. Arthroscopy. 2015 Jun;31(6):1060-8. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2015.01.008. Epub 2015 Mar 11. Link:   http://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(15)00041-9/abstract
• Adductor Canal Blockade Following Total Knee Arthroplasty-Continuous or Single Shot Technique? Role in Postoperative Analgesia, Ambulation Ability and Early Functional Recovery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Aug;30(8):1476-81. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.03.006. Epub 2015 Mar 16. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25824025
• Anatomical study of the articular branch of the lateral pectoral nerve to the shoulder joint. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jul 21. Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00167-015-3703-8
• Clinical and radiological outcomes of unstable proximal humeral fractures treated with a locking plate and fibular strut allograft. Int Orthop. 2015 Aug 11.
• Extra-Articular Ganglion Cysts around the Knee Joint. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2015 Dec:27(4):255-62. Doi:10.5792/ksrr.2015.27.4.255. Epub 2015 Dec 1.
• Combined effect of change in humeral neck-shaft angle and retroversion on shoulder range of motion in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty-A simulation study. Clin Biomech (Bristol,Avon). 2016 Jan;31-12-9. Doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.06.022. Epub 2015 Oct 21.
• Arthroscopic-assisted plate fixation for displaced large-sized comminuted greater tuberosity fractures of proximal humerus: a novel surgical technique. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Sep 29 (Epub ahead of print)
• Assessment of Safety, Efficacy and Functional outcomes after rotator cuff repair using Ceptre titanium screw anchor: A retrospective Study https://www.cureus.com/articles/152570-assessment-of-safety-efficacy-and-functional-outcomes-after-rotator-cuff-repair-using-ceptre-titanium-screw-anchor-a-retrospective-study#!/
• A Single Centre, Retrospective, Observational Study to assess Safety and Functional outcomes of Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Using Surestitch All Inside Implant https://www.cureus.com/articles/152601-a-single-centre-retrospective-observational-study-to-assess-safety-and-functional-outcomes-of-arthroscopic-meniscal-repair-using-surestitch-all-inside-implant