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Dr. Gauresh Palekar [MS, DNB, D.Orth, FCPS]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Gauresh Palekar [MS, DNB, D.Orth, FCPS]
Dr. Gauresh Palekar is Orthopaedic Surgeon and Currently Working as Consultant in the Orthopaedics Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 15 years of experience in the field of orthopaedics and joint replacement surgery.
He has completed his MS, DNB, D.Orth and FCPS qualifications in Orthopaedics, and is a Fellow of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Palekar practises in South Mumbai and has trained at some of the most respected orthopaedic centres in the world. He has worked at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, and is a fellow of the world renowned Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. He was a gold medallist in his orthopaedic examinations and has cleared all the qualifying examinations in orthopaedics in India, namely MS, DNB, D.Orth and FCPS.
- His clinical work covers the management of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head, advanced and complicated fracture management including the complications of poorly managed fractures such as non-unions and malunions, and geriatric trauma with osteoporotic fractures. In adult reconstruction he performs hip replacement, total and unicompartmental knee replacement, total elbow replacement and total, hemi and reverse shoulder replacement, in both primary and revision settings.
- Dr. Palekar has developed a blood-conserving technique for knee replacement and advocates Minimal Tissue Trauma Surgery, an approach that allows patients to walk on the day of surgery. He is reported to be the first surgeon in India to use stem cells for avascular necrosis of the hip, a technique aimed at preserving the patient's own hip joint in the earlier stages of the disease.
- He is a contributing author of the chapter on posterior-stabilised total knee replacement in the textbook Total Knee Replacement: Operative Techniques (Saunders/Elsevier, 2009) and has contributed to two Indian books on fractures. He has presented international papers at the 2010 AAOS meeting in Las Vegas and the 2008 Society for Biomaterials meeting in Atlanta.
- He has been invited faculty at WIROC in 2009, 2013 and 2015, where he also presented on the use of stem cells in AVN of the femoral head, and at IOACON 2014 in Hyderabad. He is a member of the National Osteonecrosis Foundation, USA.
Areas of Expertise :
- Primary and Revision Joint Replacement
- Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
- Complex Fracture Management
- Geriatric and Osteoporotic Trauma
- Shoulder and Elbow Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
- Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Revision Hip and Knee Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Total Elbow Replacement
- Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
- Stem Cell Therapy for AVN
List of Treatments
- Total Knee Replacement
- Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
- Revision Hip and Knee Replacement
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Reverse Shoulder Replacement
- Total Elbow Replacement
- Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
- Stem Cell Therapy for AVN
- Non-union and Malunion Correction
- Osteoporotic Fracture Fixation
- Geriatric Hip Fractures
- Complex Fracture Surgery
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Work Experience
Currently Working as Consultant in the Orthopaedics Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Orthopaedic Training - Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
- Fellow - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Education & Training
- MS (Orthopaedics)
- DNB (Orthopaedics)
- D.Orth
- FCPS (Orthopaedics)
- Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Awards & Recognition
- Gold Medallist in Orthopaedic Examinations
- Member - National Osteonecrosis Foundation, USA
- Contributing author - Posterior-stabilised Total Knee Replacement chapter, Total Knee Replacement: Operative Techniques (Saunders/Elsevier, 2009)
- Paper presentation - AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas (2010)
- Paper presentation - Society for Biomaterials, Atlanta (2008)
- Invited Faculty - WIROC (2009, 2013, 2015) and IOACON, Hyderabad (2014)
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
🏨 Saifee Hospital, Charni Road, Mumbai
Location
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Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Gauresh Palekar practice?
Dr. Gauresh Palekar practises at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Gauresh Palekar specialise in?
Dr. Gauresh Palekar specialises in primary and revision joint replacement of the hip, knee, shoulder and elbow, management of avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and complex and osteoporotic fracture care.
How much experience does Dr. Gauresh Palekar have?
Dr. Gauresh Palekar has more than 15 years of experience in the field of orthopaedics and joint replacement surgery.
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