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Dr. Shekhar Agarwal

Dr. Shekhar Agarwal

M.B.B.S., M.S. ( Delhi ), M.Ch. ( Liverpool ), F.I.C.S.

Chief Joint Replacement Surgeon

&

Executive Director

Sant Parmanand Hospital

Delhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics

18, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, Delhi – 54

 
 

 

Dr. Shekhar Agarwal has received following international honours -

Educational Qualifications

M.B.B.S.                1975               MAMC, University of Delhi , India

D.A. (Anaesthesia)  1979               MAMC, University of Delhi , India      

M.S. Orth.             1981               MAMC, University of Delhi , India

M.Ch. Orth.            1985              University of Liverpool , England

Academic Appointments

Dr. Shekhar Agarwal has been associated with Sant Parmanand Hospital and established Delhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics for 10 years as Chief of Orthopaedics and faculty member.
He has held following prestigious academic and administrative appointments.
 

Executive Director, Sant Parmanand Hospital

Senior Consultant, Delhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics

 
 
 

Working Experience

Clinical

Dr. Shekhar has worked for 30 years in Orthopaedics, of which 10 years have been spent in England ; 2 years in Teaching Hospitals in Liverpool , and 1 year in a highly specialized hip surgery centre at Wrightington Hospital .  He has worked for 4 years at King Faizal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , dealing with tertiary care problems of neglected trauma, tumour surgery, severe spinal deformities, rehabilitation of poliomyelitis, late CDH and tuberculosis.
He returned to India in June 1990 and for the last 18 years He has been engaged in active private practice.  He is at present Head of Department and Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedics at Delhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics.  This is an academic department in the private sector with 6 Registrars, 1 Associate Consultant and 4 Consultants. The department has 6 post graduate students studying for the DNB degree in Orthopaedics awarded by the National Board of Examination.
He is a recognized post graduate teacher for the National Board of Examination. He has six post-graduate students undergoing training and writing thesis under my supervision for the DNB degree in Orthopaedics. He takes two new post-graduate students per year. 
He has performed more than 17,000 operations in Delhi , 4000 total hip and knee replacements He attracts patients from all over North India , Nepal , Bangladesh , Dubai and Thailand.

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Administrative

Dr. Shekhar Agarwal is Executive Director of Sant Parmanand Hospital , 150 bedded general hospital with all modern facilities.  He is  actively involved in the development and planning of the Hospital besides looking after day to day administration.
He has been instrumental in establishing the department of Orthopaedics at Jaipur Golden Hospital where he was the Chairman of Orthopaedics for 6 years.  At present, He is Executive Director of Sant Parmanand Hospital , which also has the Delhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopaedics (DITO).  He is responsible for the development, planning and running of this 150 bedded hospital.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

30 years:
During the M.S. Course in the University of Delhi , he taught undergraduate medical students.  This included giving formal lectures and clinical teaching in the wards and outpatient clinics.  The postgraduate training programme included presentation of cases at weekly clinical meetings and journal clubs.
While working at the Royal Liverpool Hospital , he has given tutorials to the undergraduate medical students of the University of Liverpool in England . 
At present he use to conduct weekly clinical meetings of the department for difficult/interesting cases and journal club.  He has six DNB candidates undergoing post graduate training under his guidance and an active member of Delhi Orthopaedic Association, having been its Vice President and President in the past, Dr. Shekhar Agarwal has attended many conferences as faculty at regional, National and International conferences.  He also conducts hands on workshop on Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement and given guest lectures.

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Research Activities

The Publication’s

  • “Formalin Preserved Allogenic Bone Graft: Does it work”. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics , Vol 37: Number 4,   October  2003. S Sinha , V Mittal, B Singh, S Agarwal

  • “Brain Metastasis from Chondrosarcoma-A Case Report”.J. of  Neurosurgery.

  • “Hydatid Bone Disease”.  Report of 2 cases and review of Literature.  Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research.

  • “Brucellosis in a Bilateral Total Knee Replacement : Brief Report”.Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Agarwal, S.,Kadhi, S.M. and Rooney, R.J.

  • “Tendinitis and tendon ruptures in Renal Transplant Recipients”, March 1990 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Agarwal, S., Owen, R.

  • “Immediate weight bearing in a cast brace following nailing in femoral shaft fractures”.  Indian J. Orthopaedics 19:2, 1985. Agarwal, S., Potukuchi A.P., Dhaon B.K., and Das G.C.

Organised

  • Organised IOACON Primary Hip Replacement Workshop 2006, SPH, Delhi .

  • Organised polio camps every year since 2002.

  • Organized total hip and total knee replacement workshop for Indian Medical Association Annual Conference 2000,2001 & 2002

  • Hands–on- workshop cum live demonstration on Cemented Total Hip Replacement (2 workshop) Hands-on-workshop cum live demonstration on  Total Knee Replacement

  • Organizing Secretary of Annual Meeting of Delhi Orthopaedic Association 1998.

  • National Symposium   on   Total   Hip & Total Knee Replacement which included live surgical demonstration and Hands on workshop in which 100 delegates participated Feb 1992.

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Papers and Guest Lectures

Papers

  • Transthoracic spinal decompression and interbody fusion for tuberculous paraplegia. Delhi Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 1997.

  • Ligamentotaxis by Double Harrington distraction instrumentation for unstable thoracolumbar fractures. Delhi Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 1996.

  • The role of halogravity traction in the treatment of rigid thoracic kyphoscoliosis. Delhi Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 1994.

Guest Lectures

  • Guest lectures on total hip replacement and total knee replacement at several National Annual Meetings of Indian Orthopaedic Association, held in Chennai, Ahemdabad, Jaipur & Patna, Indian Arthroplasty Association and Association of Spine Surgeon of India.  Performed live surgery on closed circuit T.V. on hip and knee replacement during the conferences

  • Safety and Efficacy of Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacement in India .

  • Septic Arthritis – Clinical Profile & Therapeutic Challenge

  • Bristow Shoulder Repair – Technique & Results

  • Intercondylar Fractures of Humerus – Surgical Management

  • Rigid Thoracic Kyphoscoliosis – Surgical Correction

  • Osteoporosis – The silent epidemic

  • Spinal Stenosis – When to operate?

  • Total Knee Replacement – Indications & Contraindications

  • Total Hip – Design Principles

  • THR for Neglected Fractures of Neck of Femur

  • Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures

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ATTENDANCE AT COURSES & SYMPOSIA

  • Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Las Vegas , Newada, USA 2001 & 2003, 2005, 2007.

  • SICOT, Sydney , Australia 1999

  • Complex Fracture Course. A.O. Davoz Switzerland 1998

  • U.S.A. 1998.

  • Knee Replacements & Sports Injuries – Insall  Kelly Scott Institute, N.Y.

  • (AAOS), New Orleans USA 1998. Chicago 2006.

  • Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

  • Convenor : Professor S. Parren

  • Advanced A.O. Course, Davos , Switzerland , 1995

  • Convenor : Ronald Furlong.

  • International Meeting on Porous Coated Implants, London 1995

  • SICOT ASIA AUSTRALIA , BOMBAY , 1994

  • International Meeting on Porous Coated Implants, Australia 1994.

  • International Symposium and Workshop on Spine Surgery, Coimbatore , 1994.

  • Annual Meetings of Indian Orthopaedic Association from 1991-1994, 1996

  • Convenor : Dr. P.S. Ramani

  • (P.L.I.F.), Goa , India , Oct 1989

  • 4th International Conference on Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

  • Convenor :   Dr. Forest C Barber

  • Midas Rex Institute, New York , 1988

  • Convenor : American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

  • American Academy Summer Institute, Boston 1987.

  • Convenor : Professor S. Parrent

  • Advanced A.O. Course, Davos , Switzerland 1986.

  • Convenor : Professor B. O’Connor.

  • British Arthroscopy Symposium.  Harrogate , Leeds 1986.

  • Convenor : Mr. J.K. Stanley

  • Elbow Symposium, Wringtington Hospital , 1986.

  • Convenor : Mr. P.D.Stanley.

  • Nuffield department of Orthopedic Surgery.  Oxford , 1986.

  • Practical Workshop on Microvascular and Microneural Techniques.

  • Convenor : Mr. R.Johnson

  • First Sir John Charley Hip Course, Clatterbridge Hospital Wirral , U.K. 1985.

  • Royal Liverpool Hospital , 1985. Convenor :  Professor Robert Owen.

  • The Spine : A Combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Approach.

  • Basic A.O. Course. Royal College of Surgeons of London , July 1982.

  • Convenor : Mr. A.G. Apley.

  • Technique of Cast Bracing.  Organised by Johnson & Johnson, Tunbridge Wells 1981.

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Workshops

  • Workshop of Bilateral Total Knee Replacement , Apollo Hospital , Agra . July 2007.

  • THR in Ankylosed Hip, IOACON 2006 Primary Hip Replacement Workshop 2006, Sant Parmanand Hospital , Nov 2006.

  • Demonstration of Trilogy cup & Versys stem, IOACON -2005, Mumbai, Workshop, Hinduja hospital , Dec 2005.

  • Live Surgery – Knee Replacement, Ruderpur Aug 2005.

  • Cadaver dissection workshop on Surface Replacement – THR, Australia , June 2005.

  • Association at Chennai, Dec 2003.

  • Knee Replacement workshop at the Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic 

  • “Soft – Tissue Release” when you have released enough, Basic & Advanced 

  • Minimal Invasive Solutions to Total Hip Replacement – Hands on Workshop held in Sydney , Australia 2003.

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INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS : LECTURES

  • AO Masters course, Davos , Switzerland , Dec 2007.

  • Managing bone defect in Revision TKR, Revision THA- management Options, Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Nov 2007.

  • Managing Bone Defects in Revision TKR, Problem Primary THR & Femoral Revision , APOS ( Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Symposium), Bangkok , June 2007.

  • Intelligence Hip Surgery Course, Hamberg , Germany , Nov 2005.

  • SICOT, Istanbul , Turkey Aug 2005.

  • Soft- Tissue Release – When you have released enough, Singapore , June 2005.

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NATIONAL MEETINGS: LECTURES GIVEN

  • Management of Periprosthetic Fracture around Hip & Knee, UPORTHOCON, Ghaziabad , Feb 2008.

  • Periprosthetic Fracture Of the Hip, DOACON 2007 , 15th Annual Conference of Delhi Orthopaedic Association ,National Science Centre, Pragati Maidan, Jan 2008.

  • Management of Bone Defects in Rev. TKR, Advanced Knee Arthroplasty Workshop, 5th Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association, Dec 2007.

  • Gender Knee, Clinical Meeting, Sant Parmanand Hospital , Sep 2007.

  • Cemented THR, Cemented THR, Moderater of panel discussion “How to do a primary THR”, Delhi Hip Course “Anatomy Hall to Operation Theatre”, MAMC & Sant Parmanand Hospital., Sep 2007.

  • Infected Hip Management, DOA, MIDCON, Indian Habitat Center , August 2007.

  • Balancing the Gap: Essence of TKR, Apollo Hospital , Agra , July 2007.

  • Problem Primary THR & Femoral Revision, Managing Bone Defects in Revision TKR, APOS  ( Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Symposium), Bangkok . June 2007.

  • Infected Hip Management , ISHK Bombay , April 2007.

  • Durom Hip Resurfacing Surgical Techniques, Atepwise Approach to revision THR & Outcomes. , North Zone Orthopaedic Association , Annual Meeting, CMC Ludhiana , April 2007.

  • Soft Tissue Release in TKR, R & R Hospital , April 2007.

  • Revision  THR Management Issues, Jaipur Orthopaedic Chapter Monthly  Meeting, March 2007.

  • LDH- Metal on Metal , Surface Replacement, Indian Arthroplasty Chandigarh, Febb 2007.Diagnosis And Reduction Of Common Fractures In Orthopaedics, IGNOU, Feb 2007.

  • FFD, TKR Cemented Vs Uncemented , UPCON, Feb 2007.

  • How do you do Primary THR, Posterior Approach- How I do it , Techniques of surface replacement, UPCON Feb 2007.

  • Joint Replacement in Menopause, Rajkot Feb 2007.

  • Management of Infections after THR, Soft Tissue Release  in TKR, ORTHOCON -2007, Uttranchal Chapter IOA, Jan 2007.

  • THR in Ankylosed Hip, Management of infections after THR, Soft Tissue Release in TKR, Exposure options in revision TKR, Tricks for a successful TKR simple things to know, Revision THR Management Issues, ORTHOCON 2006, Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, Dec 2006.

  • Past President’s Oration- Revision THR with severe Bone Defects, Formalin Preserved Allograft, IOACON,  Nov 2006.

  • Joint Replacement Surgery Changing Lives, INTERCOMAT 2006, Kamani Auditorium, Delhi, Oct 2006.

  • Revision THA- Follow up of 42 cases , APAS, Shanghai , China , Oct 2006.

  • THR in Ankylosed Hip, Managing bone defects in revision TKR, JRSOA, Bangalore , Oct 2006.

  • Postop fever- when to panic, UPCON, Ghaziabad Ortho Club, Sep 2006.

  • Infected TKR- Late presentation & management (APOA), Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh , Aug 2006.

  • How to select the right patient for TKR, DOA, Knee Symposium 2006, Sant Parmanand Hospital , Aug 2006.

  • Chicago Conference ( AAOS), March 2006.

  • Complications of Hip Replacement , Ghaziabad Orthopaedic Club, March 2006.

  • Management of Peri-Prosthetic Fractures, Massive  Bone loss- Revision THR, Joint Replacement  Symposium, Fortis Hospital., Feb 2006.

  • Current Surgical management of hip and knee disease in RA/ SPA , Rheumatology Update 2006, Hindu Rao Hospital , Feb 2006.

  • Revision TKR, Surface Replacement, UPCON , BHU, Jan 2006.

  • Essence of TKR- Soft Tissue Release, Ten tricks for successful TKR, Infection in THR, Surface Replacement , Jim Corbett, J & J Workshop, Annual conference of Uttranchal Orthopaedic Association, Jan 2006.

  • THR in fresh fracture neck femur, IOACON 2005, Mumbai Golden Jublee Year, Dec 2005.

  • High Flex knee workshop, Lucknow , Dec 2005.

  • Complications in THR , DOACON- 2005,  Lady Hardinge Medical College , Delhi , Nov 2005.

  • THR- Allograft in Revision, Interactive Symposium on THR, Fortis Hospital , Noida, Nov 2005.

  • Soft tissue balancing and closure in TKA,  TKA: Implant fixation , cementing technique and dealing with bone defects, TKA: Post operative regime and Controversies, TKA complications ,Per operative, Post operative delayed  unstable knee, UP Orthopaedic Association , Allahabad , Oct 2005.

  • Hip Resurfacing , Delhi Hip Symposium ( BCIMS),  New Delhi , Oct 2005.

  • Hip resurfacing, Soft Tissue balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty, Management of Periprosthetic fracture in TKA, Guru Kripa Jagriti Hospital & Research Centre, Allahabad . On “New Trends in Arthroplasty” . Sep 2005.

  • Management of Periprosthetic # in TKR, (APAS) Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society, VIIth   Annual Meeeting Kala Academy , Panjim, Goa., Aug 2005.

  • Soft Tissue balancing, The Unhappy Knee, Exposure Options in Revision Knee, Revision TKR Cases, Apollo Hopital, Aug 2005.

  • Flexion Deformity in TKR , Cemented TKR vs Cementless  TKR , J & J Institute, Aug 2005.

  • Indications Technique and Complications in Cemented THR, Revision THR- Xray, Primary cemented THR- X-ray , Ganga Ram Hospital , Aug 2005.

  • Soft Tissue Balancing, Complication in Knee Replacement , Present status of TKR in India , Knee Replacement in the Indian Scenario, Ruderpur Aug 2005.

  • What’s new in Hip Replacement , Sant Parmanand Hospital , July 2005.

  • Revision THR – X rays, India Habitat Center , June 2005.

  • Exposure option in Revision , Fixed vs Rotating Plat- Form, Revision THR with Massive Bone loss, Joint Replacement state of Art (JRSOA) Pune, March 2005..

  • Advances in THR- Minimal Invasice Technique and implant selection , Department of Orthopaedics Base Hospital, Delhi . Feb 2005.

  • Flexion Deformity in TKR, Cemented TKR vs Cementless TKR, Delhi Artroplasty Course (Basic) Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education , Johnson & Johnson, Feb 2005.

  • THR for fracture around the Hip, ROSACON- 2005, Alwar, Xvii, Annual Conference of Rajasthan Orthopaedics Surgeon, Feb 2005.

  • THR for fracture around the Hip, IOACON- 2004, Agra , Dec 2004.

  • Knee Replacement in Indian Scenario, Delhi Medical Association ( North) , Sant Parmanand Hospital , Oct 2004.

  • Osteoporosis : Practice guideline 2004, IMS ( Taj Palace ), Oct 2004.

  • Health Insurance , Confideration of Indian Industry ( C.I.I), Oct 2004.

  • Modern Cementing Technique – IOACON ( Hyatt), Sep 2004.

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery – THR, India Habitat Center , August 2004.

  • Bone Cuts TKR, Unhappy Knee, ROSACON -  Jaipur, March 2004

  • Orthopaedic Association”, New Delhi , Jan 2004.

  • Allograft in Revision Hip Replacement Surgery, “Annual Conference of Delhi

  • Post Operative Management in THR, THR Cementing Technique, Jaipur,  Nov 2003.

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Membership of Professional Societies

  • Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons

  • Indian