Dr. Rakesh Rajput, M.S. (Orth.), consultant orthopedic surgeon, received his medical degree from University of Calcutta (India) in 1994, whereas he also completed M.B.B.S. from R G Kar Medical College under University of Calcutta (India) in 1989. He had successfully completed M.Ch. (Orth.) from University of Dundee, Scotland in 1999, F.R.C.S. Glasgow from RCPS, Glasgow in 1997 & F.R.C.S. (Trauma & Ortho) from Intercollegiate Board, UK in 2004.
A Certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rajput has immense expertise in the anterior hip replacement approach. He also focuses on adult joint replacement and preservation including hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopy; pelvic osteotomy; minimally invasive joint replacement; joint replacement revisions; and treatment of avascular necrosis.
Dr. Rajput served in various Medical Institutions of the world by being there. He as also awarded as Ian Smillie Class Award of Distinction forbest M.Ch. (Orth.) student in 1999 by University of Dundee, Scotland and L.M. Banerjee Silver Medal for best surgical student in 1986 by University of Calcutta, India.
License: WBMC Number: 47393
Currently Dr. Rajput is serving at the following medical institutions:
Dr. Rajput did full time M.Ch. (Orth) course from 10th Oct 1998 to 23rd May 1999.
From May 1999 and prior to the start of my last post I undertook registrar locums in trauma and orthopaedics in these hospitals: Law Hospital (1 month) Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock (8 months); Blackburn Royal Infirmary (1 week); Ninewells Hospital, Dundee (2.5 months).
Previous Appointments : INDIA
BRIEF SUMMARY OF OTHER APPOINTMENTS :
MRS HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Aug 1991 to 31 Jan 1992
Senior House Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery
Duration: 6 months
MRS HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Feb 1991 to 31 July 1991
Senior House Officer in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Duration: 6 months
MRS HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Aug 1990 to 31 Jan 1991
Senior House Officer in Accident and Emergency
Duration: 6 months
MRS HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Aug 1989 to 31 Jul 1990
Senior House Officer in General Surgery
Duration: 12 months
MRS HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Aug 1988 to 31 Jul 1989
Senior House Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery
Duration: 12 months
R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Calcutta
1 Aug 1987 to 31 Jul 1988
House Officer
Duration: 1 year
Department of Surgery
Duration 2 months
Department of Medicine
Duration 2 months
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Duration 2 months
Department of Community Medicine
Duration 6 months
academic involvement:
M.Ch. Orth. Degree, University of Dundee, Scotland 1999 (8 months)
This course provided with a valuable insight into the many aspects of orthopaedics not generally taught during routine Orthopaedic training, these aspects included:
# biomechanics
# statistics
# properties of materials
# orthotics and prosthetics
# foot pressure
# gait analysis.
“Received Ian Smillie Class Award of Distinction for best M.Ch. Orth. student.”
During this course Dr. Rajput continued to underpin the theoretical knowledge which I was gaining by undertaking a locum registrar post based at Ninewells Hospital. Here I gained valuable experience of working in a teaching hospital.
courses :
conferences :
teaching experience :
N.B.: I am very interested in teaching and would welcome the opportunity to gain further exposure to teaching in my subsequent posts. I have always enjoyed positive feedback from my students on my teaching presentation and technique and my objective throughout my teaching activities has been to achieve high quality education and teaching which I see as pivotal importance to the development of effective patient care.
audit experience :
Developed an appreciation of the importance of audit in maintaining and improving overall patient care and the framework through which audit operates. In particular I have completed and been involved in the following audits:
Compound fractures in relation to their antibiotic management according to the protocol and time elapsed before the surgery.
Senior House Officer Orthopaedics: County Hospital, Lincoln: 1995 – 1996
Protocol of management of compound fractures of long bones in A&E department.
Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics: Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, 1998.
Adequacy of physiotherapy of the elderly trauma patients.
Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics: Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, 1998
A&E Referrals Misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and mismanagement.
Specialist Registrar in Trauma and orthopaedics, Yeovil District Hospital, UK, 2001
research :
Evaluation of the treatment of spondylolisthesis by anterior interbody fusion,
Dissertation accepted by University of Calcutta for M.S. (Ortho.) degree.
Evaluation and development of a new method to assess tension in applied cerclage wires,
Accepted by the University of Dundee for the M.Ch. (Orth.) degree.
presentation :
Impaction grafting: a look at the initial structural integrity,
Co-author
Presented at the IOA meeting at Derry, Ireland,
Date : 12 May 1998
# published as an abstract in the JBJS(BR).
Evaluation of a new cerclage wiring system using super elastic material.
Main author
Poster presented at the Scottish Orthopaedic Meeting at Stirling, Scotland
Date : 2nd June 2000
Anterior Interbody Fusion for Spondylolisthesis
Main author
Presented at the West Bengal Orthopaedic annual meeting
Date : 11 June 1994
publication :
Impaction grafting: a look at the initial structural integrity, JBJS(Br.), 1998; 80-B: supp. III
Ranjith R., Mullet H., Rajput R., Masterson E.L.
awards :
Ian Smillie Class Award of Distinction for best M.Ch. Orth. student, 1999 Awarded by University of Dundee, Scotland
L.M. Banerjee Silver Medal for best surgical student, 1986. Awarded by University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Rakesh Rajput, M.S. (Orth.), consultant orthopedic surgeon, received his medical degree from University of Calcutta (India) in 1994, whereas he also completed M.B.B.S. from R G Kar Medical College under University of Calcutta (India) in 1989. He had successfully completed M.Ch. (Orth.) from University of Dundee, Scotland in 1999, F.R.C.S. Glasgow from RCPS, Glasgow in 1997 & F.R.C.S. (Trauma & Ortho) from Intercollegiate Board, UK in 2004.
