Raju Vaishya is an Indian researcher with contributions in the field of orthopaedics. He is former President and founder member of Indian Cartilage Society (2018–19)[1][2] and Founder President of Arthritis Care Foundation. He has established a center for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. Instrumental (PSI) in starting the first cartilage club in Delhi, to enhance the awareness about the cartilage science and regenerative treatments used in Orthopaedics.[3] He has the credit of doing the first preplan patient specific instruments (PSI) total knee arthroplasty, in Northern India in May 2013.

Education and career edit

He has done his MBBS and MS (Orthopaedics) from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. He went on to complete his MCh (Orthopaedics) from Liverpool University, England., in 1990. Further, in 2012, he acquired his FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons of England, and PG (DHA) from Apollo Med Varsity, India. He is also a Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS). He did specialized higher surgical training in joint replacement & arthroscopic surgery at  Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospitals, Oswestry & Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospitals, UK.

Vaishya was the Chairman of IT, e-library and Web resource Committee, and Basic Science and Research committee of Indian Orthopaedic Association. He performed the first pre plan PSI total knee arthroplasty, in Northern India in May 2013. He was the only person from the Indian subcontinent to be invited as a faculty member for the UK Cartilage club meeting in London (November 2012). He has more than 300 research-based publications and several chapters in the textbooks to his credit, in peer-reviewed and indexed medical journals. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma.[4]

He is working on 3-D printing in Orthopaedics, Cartilage regeneration & restoration techniques like Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, etc. He has established a center for ACI at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.[5][6] He was invited as a faculty member for the UK Cartilage club meeting in London in Nov 2012.[7]

Books published edit

  • Vaishya R. “Kamar Dard.” book for the general public.[8]
  • Vaishya R, Vaish A. Knee Osteoarthritis. Publisher: Kontexworx, New Delhi, India.[9][10][11][12][13]
  • Vaishya R, Maini L, Haleem A. An update on Medical 3D printing. Publisher: SALUBRIS, Noida, India. Nov. 2019 [14][5]

Research and publications edit

He led a study on osteoporotic fracture risk in urban Indian population using quantitative ultrasonography & FRAX tool among 445 people living in different areas of New Delhi. Results of the study was published in Indian Journal of Medical Research in 2018.[15][16][17][18]

He published a research paper with Heterotopic Ossification of Tendo Achilles: An Uncommon Clinical Entity in Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, an international, peer-reviewed journal.[19]

His research paper on Early exploration of radial nerve with secondary injuries in humeral shaft fractures published in Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma.[20]

Will 3D printing take away surgical planning from doctors? (Editorial) J Clin Orthop Trauma 2018; 9 (3):194-201.[5]

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for COVID-19 pandemic[21]

Awards edit

  • Dr. B.C. Roy Oration Award and Gold medal for 2018, for Academic Excellence, by the IMA MP State Chapter, Jabalpur (October 2018)[22]
  • “Distinguished Researcher” award of Apollo Group of Hospitals (February 2019)[23]
  • Pride of Asia International Award,” for outstanding achievements and remarkable role in the field of Healthcare, Bangkok, Thailand (October, 2018)[24]
  • Honored by IMA, Gwalior through a Citation Award for outstanding services to the society on Doctor's day, 1 July 2010.[25][26][27][28]
  • SIEMENS-GAPIO innovation award in Medicine, Mumbai[29]
  • Best paper publication awards.[30]
  • Distinguished Researcher Ward.[31]

References edit

  1. ^ "The President". Indian Cartilage Society. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  2. ^ "The Immediate Past President". Indian Cartilage Society. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. ^ "Comparative Study of Outcomes of Patient Specific Instruments and Conventional Jigs in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty". Journal of Medical Thesis. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. ^ Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma Editorial Board.
  5. ^ a b c Maini, Lalit; Vaishya, Raju; Lal, Hitesh (2018). "Will 3D printing take away surgical planning from doctors?". Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 9 (3): 193. doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2018.06.013. ISSN 0976-5662. PMC 6128806. PMID 30202147.
  6. ^ "3D-printed device aids knee replacement surgery". AuntMinnie.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. ^ "UK Cartilage Club Meeting 2012 Flyer" (PDF). www.britishindianorthopaedicsociety.org.uk.
  8. ^ "Kamar dard karan aur bachav Raju Vaishya". library.niti.gov.in.
  9. ^ "Book on "Knee Osteoarthritis" by Indian surgeons released at BIOS conference". biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  10. ^ "Raju Vaishya's Book Launched at Annual Conference of British Indian Orthopaedic Society". IndiaMedToday. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  11. ^ "Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical Update". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  12. ^ "Book on "Knee Osteoarthritis" released during BIOS annual conference in England". pharmabiz.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  13. ^ Sharma, Om Prakash (2019-04-01). "Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical Update". Apollo Medicine. 16 (2): 132. doi:10.4103/am.am_29_19. ISSN 0976-0016. S2CID 195298460.
  14. ^ Vaishya, Raju; Haleem, Abid; Maini, Lalit; Vaish, Abhishek (2019-11-07). An update of Medical 3D printing.
  15. ^ Maheshwari, Prashant; Agarwal, Amit K.; Vijay, Vipul; Vaishya, Raju (2017-11-01). "Assessment of osteoporotic fracture risk in urban Indian population using quantitative ultrasonography & FRAX tool". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 146 (8): S51–S56. doi:10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1220_15. ISSN 0971-5916. PMC 5890596. PMID 29578195.
  16. ^ Nanda Jha, Durgesh (May 17, 2016). "Bone identity: City not in fine frame". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  17. ^ "Delhiites, you are at higher risk of getting osteoporosis. Here's why". hindustantimes.com/. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  18. ^ "Urban Indians have brittle bones, says study". The Hindu. 2018-03-30. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  19. ^ Richardson, Michael (2006). "Radiology Case Reports: A New Peer-Reviewed, Open-Access Journal Specializing in Case Reports". Radiology Case Reports. 1 (1): 1–3. doi:10.2484/rcr.2006.1.1. ISSN 1930-0433. PMC 4891400. PMID 27298670.
  20. ^ Carroll, Robert E.; Michelsen, Christopher (September 1975). "Radial Nerve Injuries in Fracture of the Humeral Shaft". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 111: 307. doi:10.1097/00003086-197509000-00050. ISSN 0009-921X.
  21. ^ "Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for COVID-19 pandemic". semanticscholar.org.
  22. ^ "Dr. Raju Vaishya gets prestigious Dr BC Roy Oration Award". biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  23. ^ Mishra, Lalit. "Apollo doctor honored with Distinguished Researcher Award". drugtodayonline.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  24. ^ "Pride of Asia award to Indian Orthopedic Dr Raju Vaishya". Medical Dialogues. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  25. ^ Dr. Raju Vaishya bestowed with ‘Distinguished Researcher Ward’
  26. ^ Pride of Asia award to Indian Orthopedic Dr Raju Vaishya
  27. ^ Dr Raju Vaishya gets Innovation Award in Medicine'
  28. ^ Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Raju Vaishya gets prestigious Dr. B. C. Roy Award
  29. ^ "Dr. Raju Vaishya SIEMENS-GAPIO innovation award in Medicine". nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  30. ^ "Orthopaedic Surgeon Father and Son Received Awards". theindianawaaz.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  31. ^ "Dr. (Prof.) Raju Vaishya honored with Distinguished Researcher Ward". apnnews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-07.

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