The renowned Dr. Rajiv Thukral, one of the most respected joint replacement surgeons has joined our Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement Department as the Director. He has over 24 years of experience in the field of Orthopaedics. His expertise includes Arthroplasty, Joint Replacement, Sports Injury, and Complex Trauma Management.

Medical Registration

• 22329, Delhi Medical Council
• 15108, Medical Council of India
• 81359, UP Medical Council
• HN 19999, Haryana Medical Council

Experience

• Director & Head – Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement Program – Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad, Delhi/NCR
• Associate Director – Orthopaedics & Head, Joint Replacement – Asian Institute of Medical Sciences – Faridabad, Delhi/NCR
• Principal Consultant & Head – (Hip & Pelviacetabular Surgery) – Max Super Specialty Hospitals, New Delhi/NCR
• Sr. Consultant – Max Super Specialty Hospitals, New Delhi/NCR
• Sr. Registrar – Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
• MS Registrar – VN Desai, Kurla & Bandra Bhabha Hospitals, Mumbai
• Grad Resident – LTMGH & LTMMC, Mumbai

Area of Expertise

• Arthroplasty/Joint Replacement of Hip, Knee & Shoulder (Primary & Revision)
• Sports surgery/Arthroscopy of Shoulder & Knee
• Complex Trauma (Pelviacetabular surgery Geriatric Trauma)

Education

• MS (Orth) – LIMGH & LTMMC, Mumbai
• DNB (Orth) – Diplomate National Board, New Delhi
• JR Fellowship (Arthroplasty) – Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany
• IOSUK Fellowship – Cambridge, London, Kent, UK
• AO Trauma Fellowship – Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
• ESSKA Arthroscopy Fellowship – Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal
• SICOT Arthroplasty Fellowship – Fondiazone IRCCS Policlinico, Pavia, Italy
• Zimmer Trauma Fellowship – Harborview Medical Center, UW, Seattle, USA

Awards

EDUCATION

• Distinctions in 7 subjects during graduation (MBBS)
• Silver Medalist in the final exam in entire state (Maharashtra) for graduation (MBBS)
• Fellowships in Joint Replacement (USA, UK, Germany, Italy), Sports surgery & Arthroscopy (Portugal) & Complex Trauma Surgery (USA)

ACADEMICS

•   3 Textbooks & 7 chapters on knee replacement and hip replacement surgery
• More than 20 publications in indexed national and international journals
• Gold medalist in SICOT award paper session in SICOT Annual Conference, Gusangzou, China in 2015
• Best paper award in DOA award paper session in DOA Annual Conference, Delhi, India in 2015
• Best free paper award on joint replacement surgery in AACHYD, Hyderabad, India in 2018
• Faculty and invited speaker for > 70 conferences  and workshops on TKR & THR nationally and internationally
• Scientific coordinator/organiser for > 30 national & international courses/worskhops in India
• Peer Reviewer for indexed international Orthopaedic journals ‘Sicot-J’ (since Mar 2016), ‘Bone & Joint Journal’, ‘European Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology’ (since Dec 2014), ‘Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics’ (since Nov 2014), ‘Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology’ (since Nov 2013) & ‘Indian Journal of Orthopaedics’ (since Feb 2013), ‘Asian Journal of
  Medical Sciences’ (since Feb 2011)

LEADERSHIP

• Organizing Secretary of DOA Scientific Writing Course, Jan 2018 & Jan 2017
• Associate Editor, ‘Indian Journal of Orthopaedics’ since Jan 2015
• Associate Editor, ‘Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Traumatology’ since Dec 2015
• Co-editor of the college magazine (1993-94)
• Editor of the school magazine (1990-91)

EXTRA_CURRICULARS & SPORTS

• On-field & In-station Orthopaedic surgeon for ‘Delhi Daredevils’ cricket team players for IPL season 2013 (2013)
• Actor (as doctor) in a web video for Reckitt- Benckiser (May 2012)
• Anchor for a 13-episode national TV health show called “Surakshit Parivar” (Jun-Aug 2010)
• Captain of the College Football Team (1993-94)

Membership

• Member AO Trauma Asia Pacific – 710862
• Lifetime Member of the Indian Orthopaedics Association (IOA) – LM6500, Delhi & Mumbai societies (DOA & BOS)
• Lifetime Member of the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA) – L202
• Associate Member of the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS) – T-01-009
• Life Member of the DMA (Delhi Medical Association) – EDB5022
• Life Member of the DOA (Delhi Orthopaedic Association)
• Life Member of the BOS (Bombay Orthopaedic Society)
• Active Member of the SICOT (Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie) – 17284
• Full Member of the ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) – 100154