Chitranjan Singh Ranawat is an American orthopedic surgeon of Indian origin.
Chitranjan Singh Ranawat | |
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| Born | Sarwania, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Orthopedic surgeon |
| Years active | since 1969 |
| Known for | development of joint replacement surgical techniques |
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| Website | official website |
Ranawat was born in Sarwania, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and did his early medical education at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore[1] and his schooling from The Daly College, Indore before moving to the US for advanced training.[2] There, he worked at St. Peters Hospital, Albany and Albany Medical Center and received certification as an orthopedic surgeon by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 1969.[3] Later, he moved to Lenox Hill Hospital where he became the chairman and director of the Orthopedic department. He has also served as a professor at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and as a visiting faculty at other universities.[4] Ranawat and Albert Burstein of the Hospital for Special Surgery, also in New York City, invented a hip replacement implant marketed by Biomet.[1][5]
In 1986 he founded the Ranawat Foundation, a philanthropic organization.[3] and in 2001 he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award.[6] Each year at its annual meeting, the Knee Society presents the "Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD Award" and two other awards for the best research papers that year.[7]
Writings
edit- Chitranjan S. Ranawat; Rock G. Positano (1999). Disorders of the Heel, Rearfoot, and Ankle. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-07838-5.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "rediff.com: Reticent Dr Ranawat is a master of his craft". www.rediff.com. September 12, 2000. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "About Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat, MD". US News. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ a b "Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat Biography". www.indobase.com. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Ranawat, Chitranjan Singh". vivo.med.cornell.edu. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Horizon Scan on Hip Replacement Surgery" (PDF). AHRQ. December 22, 2006.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ "Awards". The Knee Society. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2018.