Orthopaedics

Orthopaedics

Overview

Orthopaedics is one of the oldest departments of the university. It offers Post Graduate Degree & Diploma programs besides Undergraduate training. It has a rich profile of expert faculty coming from reputed medical colleges of the country.

We abide by our motto “Patient first”. In perseverance with the principles of our university, it is our endeavor to offer the supporting hand, be it teaching, patient care, or, research and development.

Apart from routine and complex orthopaedic surgeries, the department provides state-of-the-art joint replacement (primary & revision), arthroscopic, spinal, pediatric, hand, Illizarov and reconstruction surgeries. We cater to emergency trauma services 24x7 and have operating rooms functioning all day round.

Our teaching tools include video demonstrations, clinical case discussions, seminar presentations & journal club. We are the first institute in India to implement a competency based teaching curriculum for the post graduate teaching.

The faculty conducts research regularly and obtains several good quality research publications, each year. We also aim to involve the post graduates in research activities so that they can integrate research into their learning.

The department has a rich library with hundreds of specialised books and subscribes to international/ national journals, notably American Journal of Bone Joint Surgery, British Journal of Bone Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research, Orthopedic Clinics of North America, Injury (International Journal of The Care Of The Injured), Journal of Arthroplasty etc.

PG Admission Intake: 6 Seats

Eligibility: Admissions to all postgraduate broad-specialty programmes are conducted nationally through the competent authority as prescribed by the Statutory Council (NMC) and as per Government of India Gazette notifications, based on NEET-BS merit.

FACULTY

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Dr ATUL AGRAWAL
Professor & Head
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Dr RAJESH KUMAR MAHESHWARI
Professor & Medical Superintendent
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Dr ANIL KUMAR JUYAL
Professor
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Dr VIJENDRA DEVISINGH CHAUHAN
Professor
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Dr CHETAN PESHIN
Professor
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Dr DIGVIJAY AGARWAL
Associate Professor
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Dr SANAD KUMAR
Associate Professor
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Dr-Faiz-Akbar
Dr FAIZ AKBAR SIDDIQUI
Associate Professor
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Dr. Sirazul Haque Malik
Dr SIRAZUL HAQUE MALIK
Associate Professor
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Dr. Harsh Priyadarshi
Dr HARSH PRIYADARSHI
Assistant Professor
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Professor

Dr Atul Agrawal

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics, International Arthroscopy Fellowship

Teaching Experience: 13 Years

Publications: 19

Special Interest: Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine

Awards: Best Clinician Award - 2018

Professor

Dr Rajesh Kumar Maheshwari

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics, AO Trauma Fellowship

Teaching Experience: 26 Years

Publications: 38

Special Interest: Hip Surgery, Complex Trauma & Infection

Awards: Best clinician award in 2010

Professor

Dr Anil Kumar Juyal

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics, AO Trauma Fellowship

Teaching Experience: 23 Years

Publications: 19

Special Interest: Replacement & Pelvic-Acetabular reconstruction

Professor

Dr Vijendra Devsingh Chauhan

Qualifications: MBBS, MS (Ortho), MAMS, AO Fellow (Switz), FIME, FAIMER Fellow

Teaching Experience: 30 Years

Publications: 33

Special Interest: Arthroplasty, Complex trauma and Spine Surgery

Awards:

  • Dr A.K.Talwalkar Award of Bombay Orthopaedic Society-1988
  • MP Chapter Gold Medal -2005
  • Appreciation Award of Indian Orthopaedic Association-2005
  • Best Teacher's Award of Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences-2008
  • Awarded MAMS of National Academy of Medical Sciences -2009
  • Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Award for Best original research paper published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics in the year 2009-10
  • Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Award for Best original research paper published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics in the year 2009-10
  • U.C. Mishra Oration Award
    Best Poster Award, CMCL FAIMER Fellowship

Professor

Dr Chetan Peshin

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics, AO Trauma Fellowship, IOA Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Teaching Experience: 13 Years

Publications: 17

Special Interest: Paediatric Orthopedics, Pelvic acetabular surgery, complex trauma

Associate Professor

Dr Digvijay Agarwal

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics

Teaching Experience: 10 Years

Publications: 04

Special Interest: Trauma & Replacement Surgery

Assistant Professor

Dr Sanad Kumar

Qualifications: MBBS, MS Orthopaedics, Fellowship in Ilizarov Limb Lengthening Deformity Correction & Infection (2017, Kurgan, Russia), Fellowship in Limb Reconstruction and Infection (2019, Hull Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom), Fellowship - International College of Surgeons (2019)

Teaching Experience: 7.6 Years

Publications: 01

Special Interest: Replacement Surgery, Complex Trauma, Deformity Correction, Limb Lengthening & Non-union

Assistant Professor

Dr Faiz Akbar Siddiqui

Qualifications: MBBS, MS - Orthopedics, FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons - 2022), International Fellowship in Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty - Presidio G.Pini Hospital, Andrea Ferrari, University of Milan, Italy (2022)

Teaching Experience: 07 Years

Publications: 07

Special Interest: Sports Injuries - Arthroscopic Surgery of Knee and Shoulder; Arthroplasty - Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery; Orthopedic Spine Trauma Surgery

International Endowed Chair Professor

Prof Rakesh Kumar

Prof Rakesh Kumar is the Founder and President of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation (USA), dedicated to vaddressing the distinct issues affecting young women with breast cancer. He also serves as the International Endowed Chair Professor at the Cancer Research Institute of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Additionally, he holds adjunct professorships at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1984 and began his research career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 1986. From 1988 to 2017, he held various academic and leadership positions —including faculty member, tenured professor, distinguished professor, endowed chair, department chair, and research leader—at esteemed institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the National Chair for Cancer Research for the Government of India and as a distinguished professor, continuing his innovative work in breast cancer research.

With nearly 40 years of research and professional experience, Dr. Kumar has made conceptual contributions to the field of cancer research (h-index 108, citations >50,000). He has authored over 325 peer-reviewed publications, edited or co-edited nine books, and delivered 290 invited lectures worldwide. His work has been featured on the covers of 18 major cancer journals and has been highlighted in institutional research reports of the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Kumar has guided 67 trainees throughout his career. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple leading cancer journals and has served on the editorial boards of 21 top cancer journals. His global reputation is further demonstrated by his participation in about 100 peer-review panels for cancer research funding in the US and internationally over the past 28 years.

Dr. Kumar's innovative research has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the Hinkle Society Faculty Award at Penn State University (1994), the Dalla/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Sciences (2004), the Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (2013), among others. Dr. Kumar's pioneering research continues to have a profound influence on the fields of oncology and breast cancer, opening up new opportunities for biomedical scientists and trainees worldwide.