Qualification: MBBS, University of Bombay, 1984.
MS (Orth), University of Bombay, 1988.
Both undergraduate and postgraduate training was obtained at the Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Bombay

Academic Honours: First in the University at the Final MBBS exam of June 1984.
MS (Orth) at first attempt in July 1988.

Fellowship and Specialised Training:
Visiting Orthopedic Fellow, Total Joint Arthroplasty; with Dr. C. S. Ranawat; at the Hospital for Special Surgery (sponsored by the Ranawat Orthopedic Research Foundation), New York, USA 15/10/93 to 15/1/94.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Ilizarov Techniques; with Dr. Dror Paley at the Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Baltimore, USA 1/8/92 to 28/2/93.

Registrar, Orthopedics; Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, England 1/8/91 to 31/7/92.

Senior House Officer, Orthopedics; Hope Hospital, Manchester, England 1/4/91 to 31/7/91.

Basic Orthopedic Training:
Registrar, Orthopedics; Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Bombay 1/8/87 to 31/7/8.

House Surgeon, Orthopedics; Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay 1/8/85 to 31/7/87.

Rotating Internship in Medicine, Surgery, Gynae and Obstetrics, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Bombay 25/6/84 to 24/6/85.

Academic Staff Appointments:
Lecturer, Orthopedics; Seth G S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Bombay 24/11/89 to 15/3/91.

Hon. Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, K J Somaiya Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre; University of Bombay April 1993 to June 2002.

Examiner, Orthopedic section Third MBBS Examination, University of Bombay, Kolhapur University.

Examiner, MS (Orth), University of South Gujarat, Gujarat University.

Present Clinical Appointments:
Orthopedic Surgeon, Mangal Anand Hospital, Chembur, Mumbai.

Hon. Orthopedic Surgeon, Sir H N Hospital , Mumbai

Visiting Specialist - Ilizarov Surgery, Jagjivan Ram Hospital (Western Railway), Mumbai

Operative Experience:
As a Lecturer at the Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital , while on call for one day every week, He was responsible for deciding and carrying out treatment for all trauma, including polytrauma and compound fractures. Facilities for operating were available round the clock. Treatment modalities included AO methods of internal and external fixation. Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital being a teaching hospital, we were also referred many cases of "cold" orthopedics, as well as the late sequelae of trauma, from various parts of the country. The bulk of these consisted of non-unions and mal-unions. He had and has a special interest in the evaluation and treatment of these patients.

At the Blackburn Royal Infirmary, UK ; where He worked as a Registrar, He gained invaluable experience by assisting as well as independently performing operative Arthroscopy, total Hip and total Knee Replacements.

As a Fellow at Baltimore, He had a wide exposure to the methods of Ilizarov. He had participated actively in the outpatient clinics both for pre-operative assessment / surgical planning and post-operative follow-up. He had scrubbed for the application of the apparatus for various indications.

At the Hospital for Special Surgery, He had wide exposure to various techniques of Joint Replacement Surgery, including preop assessment, post op care, and scrubbing to assist in surgery. He also had the opportunity to be involved in ongoing research projects, which included evaluating wear in polyethylene cups.

At present as a Consultant in private practice, though He do perform general orthopedic surgery, the major portion of my work is in Reconstructive Orthopedics; i.e. Ilizarov surgery and Joint Replacement.

Teaching Experience:
Including my overseas Registrar post and the Fellowships He had teaching experience of Twelve years and six months (as of January 2003). During this period He had the privilege of conducting classroom as well as bedside teaching sessions for nurses, medical students, and orthopedic residents.

As an honorary Assistant Professor, He conducted classroom as well as bedside teaching sessions for undergraduate students as well as orthopedic residents who are candidates for the D.Orth diploma of the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Bombay .

At present He conduct bedside teaching for Orthopedic Residents at the Sir H N Hospital, who are candidates for the D.Orth diploma of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai; as well as the Diplomate of National Board exams.

He has been appointed as Examiner to examine the orthopedic section of the Surgery paper for the Third MBBS Examination of University of Mumbai, and practical examiner at Kolhapur University

He has been appointed Examiner for the MS (orth) exam of the Gujarat University (Ahmedabad) and University of South Gujarat

Membership of Professional Bodies:
General Secretary, ASAMI (Association for Study & Applications of the Methods of Ilizarov) India .

Executive committee member, BOS (Bombay Orthopedic Society) 1998 - 2001.

Life Member, Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA), Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India (POSI), & Bombay Orthopedic Society (BOS).

Faculty Member:
He has been an invited faculty member, singly or in association with others for the following courses.

1. Advanced course on Ilizarov Techniques, ASAMI (Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov); Pune December 1992
2. South East Asia Advanced Ilizarov Course, Taj Continuing Education programme, Delhi , April 1994.
3. Third National Ilizarov Course & Hands on Workshop, ASAMI India , Miraj, June 1994
4. Ilizarov Course and Hands on Workshop, Nizam's Institute Of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, August 1994
5. 2nd Fracture Fixation Course (Basic & Advanced); Sion Hospital (LTMMC), Bombay, October 1994
6. Basic & Advanced Ilizarov Course (with live operative demonstrations), Palghat December 1994
7. Fourth National Ilizarov Basic Course & Workshop, ASAMI, Bombay Hospital , Bombay April 1995
8. Ilizarov course & Workshop, Salmaniya Medical Centre, Bahrain , April 1995
9. Ilizarov course & Workshop (with live operative demonstrations)Govt. Royapettah Hospital , Kilpauk Medical College, Madras August 1995
10. Comprehensive Ilizarov Course, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi Orthopedic Assoc; Delhi August 1995
11. Advanced Ilizarov Course, Haryana Chapter IOA, Ambala Cantt. October 1995
12. 3rd Fracture Fixation Course (Basic & Advanced); Sion Hospital (LTMMC), Bombay, October 1995
13. Basic Ilizarov Course, IOACON 95, Pune November 1995
14. Basic & Advanced Ilizarov Course (with live operative demonstrations), Palghat December 1995
15. Advanced Course in Ilizarov Techniques, ASAMI ( India ), Pune January 1996
16. Basic Ilizarov Course & Operative demonstration, Goa Medical College, Goa Orthopedic Association, Goa April 1996
17. Ilizarov Course & Workshop, Karnataka Orthopedic Association, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore June 1996
18. Ilizarov Course & Workshop, Jalandhar Orthopedic Society & Punjab Chapter of Indian Orthopedic Association, Jalandhar June 1996
19. Ilizarov Course & Operative demonstration, G R Medical College Gwalior, September 1996
20. 4th Fracture Fixation Course (Basic & Advanced); Sion Hospital (LTMMC), Bombay, October 1996
21. Ilizarov Course & Workshop, Bilaspur Orthopedic Association, Bilaspur December 1996
22. Preconference Ilizarov Workshop, WIROC, Bombay Orthopedic Association, Bombay December 1996
23. Preconference Ilizarov Workshop, IOA annual conference, Calcutta December 1996
24. Ilizarov Workshop & demonstration surgery; TISCO Main Hospital, Jamshedpur November 1997
25. Ilizarov Workshop & demonstration surgery, Eastern Railway Orthopedic Hospital, Calcutta May 1998
26. Ilizarov Workshop, Regency Hospital & Kanpur Orthopedic Club, Kanpur, July 1998
27. Ilizarov Workshop, IOACON 98, Jabalpur December 1998
28. Ilizarov Workshop & Demonstration Surgery, Bombay Hospital, (Organising Secretary), Mumbai April 1999
29. 9th Annual Baltimore Deformity course, (lab instructor), Baltimore, September 1999
30. Annual Fracture Fixation Course, BOS & LTMMC, Sion Hospital, Mumbai October 1999
31. Ilizarov Workshop, IOACON 99, Hyderabad December 1999
32. Basic & Advanced Ilizarov Course, (with live operative demonstrations), Palakkad December 1999
33. Advanced Deformity Course, Swastiyog Pratishthan, Miraj January 2000
34. Ilizarov Course and workshop, PG Education Forum, Patna August 2000
35. Deformity Correction Course, West Bengal Orthopedic Association, Calcutta September 2000
36. Deformity Correction Course, Agra Orthopedic Association, Agra, December 2000
37. Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore January 2001
38. Basic Ilizarov Course, H N Hospital, Mumbai June 2001
39. 11th Annual Baltimore Deformity Course, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, (Lab Demonstrator) September 2001
40. Advanced Ilizarov Course, H N Hospital, Mumbai November 2001
41. Basic & Advanced Ilizarov Workshops, IOACON 2001, Ahmedabad, December 2001
42. Workshop on Interlocking Nailing, WBOA Annual Conference, Chandannagar, Kolkatta February 2002
43. Basic Ilizarov Course, SMS Hospital, Jaipur April 2002
44. LTMMC Fracture Course, LTMMC & Sion Hospital, Mumbai October 2002
45. Ilizarov Course and Demo Surgery, Goa Orthopedic Association, Goa November 2002
46. Ilizarov Workshops, IOACON 2002, Patna November 2002
47. Advanced Deformity Correction Course, Swasthiyog Prathisthan, Miraj, January 2003

Presentations:
1. "A comparison of the Sliding Screw device and the Jewett nail in the fixation of Intertrochanteric fractures" Thesis presented for the MS (Orth) degree.
2. "External Fixator in Compound fractures: Our experience" K. R. Manelkar, M. L. Parihar; Silver Jubilee Conference of the Bombay Orthopedic Society, December 1989.
3. "To fuse or not to fuse: A review of recent literature on Spinal Fusion in Disc and Canal Stenosis surgery" Spine Update meeting organised by the Orthopedic Department, K. E. M. Hospital , Bombay .
4. "The Ilizarov method: An Overview" Symposium on Modern Trends in Orthopedics, K. J. Somaiya Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay, April 1993.
5. "The Ilizarov Method for Deformity Correction": Lecture at CME programme of Raigad Medical Association, Khopoli, May 1993
6. Invited Speaker for Debate on "Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia- Ilizarov method vs. Microvascular Surgery" at the Western India Regional Orthopedic Conference, Bombay , December 1994
7. "Full Length Xrays prior to Limb lengthening": 1st Annual Conference of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, January 1995
8. "The Ilizarov Method- Common Pitfalls": 1st Annual Conference of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, January 1995
9. "Complications of Ilizarov Method" Guest Lecture at 28th Annual Meeting Tamil Nadu Orthopedic Association, Erode, Tamil Nadu, February 1995
10. "Full Length Xrays - a 'how to' guide": ASAMI Speciality day meeting, Indian Orthopedic Association annual conference, Pune November 1995
11. "Ilizarov Surgery": Invited to speak in a panel discussion, 2nd Annual Conference of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India, Madras, February 1996
12. "The Orthopedic Internet": Invited speaker for lecture at the Indian Orthopedic Association Conference 99, at Jabalpur, December 1998
13. "The Internet in Orthopedics": Invited speaker for lecture at the North Zone IOA Conference 2000 at Ludhiana , February 2000
14. "The Internet in Orthopedics": Invited to speak at the regular meeting of the Aurangabad Orthopedic Association, March 2000
15. "Advances in Ilizarov Surgery": Invited to speak at the regular meeting of Kolhapur Orthopedic Association, June 2000
16. "The Ilizarov method for deformity correction": Invited to speak at a symposium on deformity correction organized by the Delhi Orthopedic Association, August 2000
17. "The Ilizarov method for Knee problems": Invited to speak at CME on Knee problems, Nasik Orthopedic Association, September 2000
18. "IndiaOrth.org - The Orthopedic Internet": Presentation at the Ranawat Fellows annual meeting, Jaipur, November 2000
19. "Orthopedics in the 21st century - the role of Information Technology": Invited to speak at a symposium at the Annual Conference of the IOA, Ahmedabad, December 2001
20. "Minimally Invasive, Fixator Assisted Osteotomy for Medial Compartment OA": Madhya Pradesh Orthopedic Association Annual Conference, Sagar, September 2002
21. "Minimally Invasive, Fixator Assisted Osteotomy for Medial Compartment OA": Invited Talk at the Annual Conference of the IOA, Patna, November 2003
22. "Interobserver and Intraobserver variability in measurements of lower limb alignment": Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the IOA, Patna, November 2003
23. "Early Results of Fixator Assisted Osteotomy for Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis": Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the IOA, Patna, November 2003
24. "The Role of the Ilizarov Fixator": Invited to speak at a symposium on Complex Tibial Fractures, at the Annual Conference of the Bombay Orthopedic Society, Mumbai, December 2002

Publications:
"The role of skeletal sonography in limb lengthening procedures": Journal of Post-Graduate Medicine, Vol 39 (3), July-Sept 1993, 127-129

"Post-op care in the Ilizarov Method": Chapter in Textbook of Orthopedics, Indian Orthopedic Association. Edited by Dr G S Kulkarni

"The Ilizarov Method: the postoperative period" Contributed to Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopedics.

Continuing Medical Education:

1. Workshop on Total Hip & Knee Replacement, Jodhpur , India
2. Arthroscopy Hands-on Workshop, Indian Arthroscopy Association, Madras, India
3. Workshop on PLIF and Spinal Plating, LTM Medical College, Bombay, India
4. AO seminar on the Operative Treatment of Fractures and Non-unions, Madras, India.
5. The Sixth British Knee Instability Course at the Institute of Orthopedics, Oswestry, UK
6. The Third Limb Lengthening Course, University of Sheffield, U. K.
7. AO Basic Course, Royal College of Surgeons, London.
8. Advanced Tutorial: Orthofix Fixator for limb lengthening, November 1992, Verona, Italy.
9. Ilizarov methods Basic course, December 1992, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
10. Ilizarov Methods, Advanced Course in Deformity Correction (Faculty), Pune , India
11. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, February 1993, San Francisco USA
12. AO Advanced Course, LTM Medical College, Bombay, India
13. Vth Annual Knee Arthroplasty Course, Cornell University Medical School, New York, USA
14. CME & Workshop on Total Joint Replacement, Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics, Pune, India
15. 10 years of Ilizarov Surgery in the USA, Commemorative conference, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Houston USA
16. 2nd International Asami Meeting, ASAMI International, Rome, May 2001
17. 11th Annual Baltimore Deformity Course, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, USA
18. Knee Arthroplasty - Rotaglide Plus, Bristol Royal Infirmary (Mr John Newman), April 2002
19. Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, Birmingham Nuffield Hospital (Mr Derek McMinn), April 2002
20. The Bicontact Hip Meeting, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, September 2002
21. Arthroplasty Meeting - Ranawat Orthopedic Foundation, Goa, January 2003

Organiser:
Ilizarov Workshop & Demonstration Surgery, Bombay Hospital, (Organising Secretary), Mumbai April 1999.,
WIROC'99, Annual Conference of the Bombay Orthopedic Society.,
(Organising Secretary); Mumbai December 1999.,
Basic Ilizarov Course, Sir H N Hospital , (Organising Secretary), Mumbai, June 2001.
Advanced Ilizarov Course & Demo Surgery, Sir H N Hospital, (Organising Secretary), Mumbai Nov 2001.

Mentoring Young Orthopedic Surgeons:
He had accepted candidates for a "Fellowship" in Adult Recontstructive Orthopedics, where along with teaching basic and advanced concepts in Trauma, Ilizarov Reconstruction and Joint Replacement; He try to impart other "non-orthopedic" values, which He think are important for the development of younger orthopods.
The Fellows work with him, at the various hospitals where He work, doing the preop and postop evaluations of my patients, with him, and also scrub to assist in surgery.
He provide financial support by means of a stipend, and accommodation in the hospital.
To date, three young orthopedic surgeons have been through this programme for a year each.

Other Interests: Computing and the Internet. He is very keenly interested in the use of computers for medical education and record keeping. He is a keen follower of recent advances in medical computing, and the development of medical groups and topics on the Internet.

Career Goals:
To deliver world class care in the area of Reconstructive Orthopedics with Special Interests in Traumatology, Osteomyelitis, Deformity correction and Total Joint Arthroplasty. To prove that excellent Training and Academic activities are equally possible in the private sector, and are not the prerogative of medical colleges alone;by pursuing and promoting clinical research in the form of outcome studies and clinical audits. To investigate and propagate the use of computers & the Internet in orthopedic education, diagnosis and record keeping.

References: Dr. M. N. Shahane MS Sevadham Clinic, Shastri Hall Tardeo Road, Bombay 400 034 Tel: + 91 (22) 3873850 / 3855084.

Mr. I. G. Lowrie FRCS, Blackburn Royal Infirmary Bolton Road , Blackburn Lancs BB6 3 LR. Tel: + 44 (254) 263555.

Dr. Dror Paley MD Co-director, Maryland Center for Limb Lengthening 2200 N. Forest Park Avenue Baltimore, MD 21207, Tel: +1 (410) 448 3394.

Dr. C. S. Ranawat MD Lennox Hill Hospital 130 E 77th Street, William Black Hall, 11th floor New York, NY 10021, Tel: +1 (212) 434 4700.