Dr. Vikas Gupta

Dr. Vikas Gupta (MBBS – AIIMS New Delhi, MS – Orthopaedics AIIMS New Delhi) is the Director and Head of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery at Max Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi. He is a nationally recognised pioneer in wrist surgery and India's foremost hand surgeon with more than 6,000 complex hand and upper extremity surgeries to his credit and more than 31 years of experience. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: 31+ years - __Procedures Performed__: Complex hand and upper extremity surgery, wrist replacement, wrist arthroscopy, arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, rotator cuff repair, frozen shoulder treatment, ACL reconstruction, primary hip and knee arthroplasty, scoliosis correction, percutaneous vertebroplasty and high-risk wound care. ### Innovations & Contributions - __National Firsts__: First surgeon in India to perform wrist replacement (Ceramic on Ceramic) and first to perform Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release, first Endoscopic De Quervain's Release in India, introduced Percutaneous fixation (<1 cm incision) and Vascularised bone grafting for nonunion scaphoid and Kienböck's disease. - __Fellowships__: Hand Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA; AO Fellowship; World Orthopaedic Concern Fellowship for Hand Surgery; Travelling Fellowship – Delhi Orthopaedic Association and Indian Orthopaedic Association. - __Academic Contributions__: 40+ publications in national and international journals, invited speaker at international conferences such as Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society, regular faculty, Cure Clubfoot India International — teaching and training workshops all over India. - __Prior Roles__: Director, Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Medanta Bone & Joint Institute, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon and Consultant, Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Fortis Group of Hospitals, NCR will be on hand to address the audience with their insights on the topic. - __Honours__: Best Paper Award at Wrist Arthroscopy, North Zone Indian Orthopaedic Association, Srinagar (2004) and nominated for Marquis Who's Who in Asia (2007). - __Memberships__: Indian Orthopaedic Association, Delhi Orthopaedic Association, Indian Arthroscopy Society, Indian Federation of Sports Medicine, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Indian Rheumatology Association, Delhi Medical Council.