Dr. Raju Vaishya

Dr. Raju Vaishya (MBBS, MS – Orthopaedics, MCh – Orthopaedics Liverpool, FRCS London, FACS USA) is a Senior Consultant and Professor of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, where he has been practicing since 1996. He has more than 40 years of experience and is a nationally recognised pioneer in joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery and one of the leading academic orthopaedic surgeons in India. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: 40+ years; joined Indraprastha Apollo in April 1996. - __Procedures Performed__: Total knee and hip replacement, shoulder and elbow joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery for knee and hip, ACL/PCL reconstruction, cartilage regeneration and restoration (Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation), management of complex fractures, osteoporosis, and sports injuries. ### Innovations & Contributions - __Pioneer__: One of the first orthopaedic surgeons in India to introduce shoulder arthroscopy; pioneer of Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) for personalised knee replacement in India. - __UK Training__: 4 years of specialist higher surgical training in joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery at Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry; Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital; Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl; and Hill Top Hospital, Bromsgrove. - __Academic Contributions__: Author of the book "Knee Osteoarthritis – Clinical Update" (British Indian Orthopaedic Society Congress, Leicester, 2019); Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine (inaugural issue, July 2020); Guest Editor, Apollo Medicine Journal COVID-19 special issue (36 articles, 2020); numerous publications in national and international orthopaedic journals. - __Teaching__: Conducts a fellowship training programme — trained 300+ orthopaedic surgeons from all over the country and abroad including surgeons from Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Africa and Arabic countries - __International Service__: Deployed to war zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Congo - __Awards__: Professor's Gold Medal for Best Research (1989), University of Birmingham, UK; IOA-UK Fellowship (2011); Founder President, Arthritis Care Foundation. - __Memberships__: Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS); American College of Surgeons (FACS); ISAKOS; Indian Arthroscopy Society; Indian Cartilage Society; Indian Arthroplasty Association; Indian Orthopaedic Association; SICOT