Dr. Rakesh Rajput
Head of Department (HOD)
35 years of experienceOrthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeons
MBBS, MS, FRCS, MCh
Calcutta Medical Research Institute | CK Birla Medical Centres, Kolkata
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Dr. Rajput is a practicing medical professional with professional experience mentoring in orthopedic surgery. He has an extraordinary 35 years of professional experience filled with knowledge and practical cases. His practices in both the UK and Australia, apart from India, have further expanded his horizons and expertise through the diversity of cases he has witnessed and the successful handling of them. The skills of Dr. Rajput expand to both preservation and cure. While his focus is to preserve the joints, he excels in primary, revision and robotic joint replacement surgeries. His clinical practice-based specialization is in: Primary and revision hip and total knee replacement Pelvic and acetabular trauma, including fractures Pelvic osteotomy Robotic total knee replacement surgery Trauma management and sporting injuries Dr. Rajput is well?recognized for his excellence in spinal surgery, reconstructive surgery for deformities, and elbow and polytrauma replacement surgery. Dr. Rajput’s medical journey began with MBBS from R.G. Kar Medical Coll. in 1989. He went on to pursue an M. S., FRCPS (twice) and MCh. in Orthopedics. He also learned from a wide range of advanced training courses from 1997 to 2001. His work professional experience is diverse across several countries, such as Scotland, Ireland, Dublin, Australia and India.Education
MBBS, R.G. Kar Medical Coll., 1989 MS, Orthopedic Surgery, Univ. of Calcutta, 1994 a fellow of the Royal Coll. of Surgeons of England (FRCS), Glasgow, 1997 MCh, Ortho, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, 1999 a fellow of the Royal Coll. of Surgeons of England (FRCS), (Trauma & Ortho), Intercollegiate Board, UK, 2004Training & Certificates
Foot and Ankle Course, Royal National Orthopedic Hosp., Stanmore, 2001 Monoaxial, Hybrid and Circular Frame Course, Royal National Orthopedic Hosp., Stanmore, 2001 Ankle Masterclass, Avon Orthopedic Center, 2001 Changing Concepts in Children’s Orthopedics, Fairfax Place, London, 2001 Minifragment/Hand Fracture Fixation Workshop, Whipps Cross Hosp., 2000 A. O. Workshop for External Fixation and Intramedullary Nailing, The Royal Coll. of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2000 Basic Hip Arthroplasty Course, The Royal Coll. of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2000 Basic Knee Arthroplasty Course, The Royal Coll. of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2000 Radiation Protection Course, Univ. Coll. Dublin, School of Diagnostic Imaging, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 2000 Advanced Surgical Techniques in Hip Replacement Surgery, Orthopedic Skills Unit, Dundee, Scotland, 1999 A. O. Advanced Course, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, UK, 1998 Advanced Trauma Life Support course (A.T.L.S.), Lister Postgraduate Inst., Edinburgh, UK, 1998 A. O. Basic Course, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK, 1997 Masterclass in Revision Arthroplasty, BangkokPast Experience
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon Specialist, Total Knee Replacement, Hip & Joint Replacement, Fortis Hosp. Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Frenchay Hosp., Bristol, UK, 2004 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Weston General Hosp., WSM, Northern Somerset, 2003 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Musgrove Park Hosp., Taunton, UK, 2003 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK, 2002 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Southmead Hosp., Bristol, UK, 2002 Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Yeovil Hosp., Yeovil, UK, 2001 Trust Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Whipps Cross Hosp., UK, 2000 Special Registrar (Locum), Trauma and Orthopedics, Perth Royal Hosp., Perth, UK, 2000 Special Registrar (Locum), Trauma and Orthopedics, Inverclyde Royal Infirmary, Greenock, UK, 2000 Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Mater Misericordiae Hosp. Dublin, Ireland, 1998 Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, Cork Univ. Hosp., Ireland, Cork, 1998 Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, St. Nessan's Regional Orthopedic Hosp. Co. Limerick, Ireland, 1997 Registrar, Trauma and Orthopedics, James Connolly Memorial Hosp., Dublin, 1997 Senior House Officer III, Orthopedics, Falkirk & District Royal, Larbert, Scotland, 1997 Senior House Officer, Urology, Benenden Hosp., Kent, UK 1996 Senior House Officer, Orthopedics, Lincoln County Hosp., Lincoln, UK, 1996Awards
Ian Smillie Class accolade of Distinction for best M. Ch., Ortho, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland, 1999 L. M. Banerjee Silver Medal for best surgical student, Univ. of Calcutta, India, 1986
Associations/Membership
Indian Arthroplasty Association Indian Orthopedic Association Indian Medical Association Tripura Medical Coll. British Orthopedic Association
Paper Published
Rajput, R., et al. (1994). Evaluation of the treatment of spondylolisthesis by anterior interbody fusion [Dissertation, M. S., Orthopedic Surgery]. Univ. of Calcutta. Rajput, R., et al. (1994). Anterior interbody fusion for spondylolisthesis. Presented at the West Bengal Orthopedic Annual Meeting, West Bengal, India. Rajput, R., et al. (1998). Impaction grafting: A look at the initial structural integrity. Presented at the IOA meeting in Derry, Ireland. Ranjith R., Mullet H., Rajput R., Masterson E.L. (1998). Impaction grafting: a look at the initial structural integrity, JBJS(Br.), 80-B: supp. III Rajput, R., et al. (1999). Evaluation and development of a new method to assess tension in applied cerclage wires [Dissertation, M. Ch., Ortho]. Univ. of Dundee, Scotland. Rajput, R., et al. (2000). Evaluation of a new cerclage wiring system using super elastic material [Poster presentation]. Scottish Orthopedic Meeting, Stirling, Scotland.
Area of Expertise
- Acetabular Fracture Fixation
- Achilles SutureBridge
- Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fixation