Chitranjan Singh Ranawat

Chitranjan Singh Ranawat is an American orthopedic surgeon of Indian origin.

Chitranjan Singh Ranawat
Born
Sarwania, Madhya Pradesh, India
OccupationOrthopedic surgeon
Years activesince 1969
Known fordevelopment of joint replacement surgical techniques
Awards
Websiteofficial 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

  • Chitranjan S. Ranawat; Rock G. Positano (1999). Disorders of the Heel, Rearfoot, and Ankle. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-07838-5.

See also

References

  1. "rediff.com: Reticent Dr Ranawat is a master of his craft". www.rediff.com. September 12, 2000. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. "About Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat, MD". US News. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. "Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat Biography". www.indobase.com. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. "Ranawat, Chitranjan Singh". vivo.med.cornell.edu. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. "Horizon Scan on Hip Replacement Surgery" (PDF). AHRQ. December 22, 2006.
  6. "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  7. "Awards". The Knee Society. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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