Dr. Raju Vaishya

About Doctor

Prof. Dr. Raju Vaishya is widely regarded as one of the best orthopaedic surgeon with more than 35 years of experience in Delhi. Dr. Raju is a UK-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in total joint replacement and arthroscopic joint surgery. Arthroplasty, arthroscopy, sports medicine, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis are among his other areas of expertise.

Dr. Raju has received numerous honors for his contributions to developing orthopaedics during his distinguished medical career. He has written more than a hundred scholarly articles and two books. He frequently travels the country to lecture medical students and residents on the best practices for total knee replacement and arthroscopy. The Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Indian Orthopaedic Association are just two of the more than ten medical organizations he is a renowned member of worldwide.

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, 1982
• MS in Orthopedics from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, 1986
• MCh in Orthopedics from the University of Liverpool, UK, 1990 

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Since 1996, he has served as a Senior Consultant and Professor of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement at New Delhi's Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
• At the Healing Touch Clinic in New Delhi, he served as the clinic's senior orthopedics and joint replacement consultant.
• Between the years 1992 and 1996, he worked as an Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Consultant at several Gwalior hospitals.
• From 1991 to 1992, he worked as a Pool Officer at the Gajara Raja Medical College and J A Group of Hospitals in Gwalior.
• In 1990, he worked as an Orthopedics Registrar at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital in the United Kingdom.
• In 1989, he worked as the orthopedics registrar at Hereford General Hospital.
• The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopedic Hospital in Oswestry employed him as a Registrar in Orthopedics in 1988 and 1989.
• In 1987, he held the position of senior house officer at Glan Clwyd Hospital. 

Career Highlights

• The hip and knee arthroscopy and joint replacement procedures that (Prof.) Raju Vaishya's specializes have made him a household name in India.
• He's been practicing arthroscopy and joint replacement for over 35 years. During that time, he's become an expert at treating chronic arthritis and replacing damaged joints in the hip, knee, elbow, shoulder, and fingers.
• As the best surgeon in India for knee and hip arthroplasty, Dr. Raju Vaishya was also among the first to introduce shoulder arthroscopy.
• In addition to tendon and ligament injuries, he is interested in managing cartilage injuries and restoring damaged cartilage.

Research and Fellowships

• Indian Orthopedic Association
• Indian Arthroplasty Association
• Indian Medical Association
• Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India
• Indian Federation of Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy Society of India
• Indian Cartilage Society
• Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine
• Association of British Scholars
• Indian Orthopedic Association, Madhya Pradesh Chapter
• International Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, SICOT
• Delhi Medical Association
• Delhi Orthopedic Association
• South Delhi Orthopedic Society
• Delhi Medical Council
• Nepal Medical Council
• Bangladesh Orthopedic Society
• India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi 

Awards and Recoginition

• In 2010, he was given the Geriatric Society of India's Distinguished Service Award.
• In 2010, he received a Citation Award for his exemplary work in the field.
• The Delhi Orthopedic Association honored him with their Best Paper Publication Award in 2009.
• The Delhi Medical Association named him Doctor of the Year in 2009.
• Gwalior Vikas Samiti named him the Best Doctor of the Year in 2008.