Vikram I. Shah

Dr. Vikram I. Shah
Residence Indian
Occupation Knee replacement surgeon (Orthopaedic)

Dr. Vikram I Shah is an Indian orthopaedic surgeon, based in Ahmedabad.[1]

Career

After completion of his MBBS and MS Orthopaedics in Ahmedabad, Shah worked and trained at Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospital, UK, for two and a half years, and later worked in the USA. On his return to India, he began surgical practice by establishing Shalby Hospital and Research Centre in Ahmedabad in 1994.[2]

Shah developed the ‘OS Needle’ (Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Needle) which can pass through both bone and soft tissue easily so that an orthopaedic surgeon can finish repairing bone and soft tissues quickly. It is claimed that this invention has greatly reduced the surgical time in Orthopaedic surgeries.[3][4]

Achievements

By the year 2000, out of 17-20,000 surgeries carried out in India every year, 16-17% were conducted by Shah. He achieved a world record by performing 3,000 knee surgeries in a single centre in the year 2008.[5] In 2012 Shah developed the "zero" technique for TKR, which he claims further reduces the operating time to 7–10 minutes.[6]

Private life

Vikram Shah is married to Darshini Shah who is a dentist specializing in cosmetic dentistry and dental implants.

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Vikram Shah, Joint Replacement Surgeon, Ahmedabad". sehat.com.
  2. ↑ "A long-cherished mission is accomplished". newindianexpress. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Global cures bear Gujarati names". timesofindia.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Vikram Shah, Joint Replacement Surgeon, Ahmedabad". sehat.com.
  5. ↑ "City’s Dr Vikram Shah creates world record". newindianexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "Dr Vikram Shah ‘revolutionises’ total knee replacement surgery with ‘zero technique’". indiamedicaltimes. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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