Dr Gauresh M. Palekar

Orthopedic Surgeon (M,B,B,S,. MS(BOM), DNB, FCPS, D. Orth) with 24+ years of experience

• Dr Gauresh M. Palekar is a well-known Orthopaedic Surgeon in India, having experience of more than 24 years.
• He has completed his training in a tertiary care institute of Nair Hospital under well-known teachers like Dr D.D.Tanna is his clinical associate.
• He is an associate at the Bombay Orthopaedic Society.
• His specialities are Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement Surgery), Hip Arthroplasty, Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), Elbow stiffness, Joint pain,  Dislocation of the kneecap (patella), Microsurgery, Cadaveric Flap Dissection, Intraarticular fractures, Knee Braces For Osteoarthritis etc.
• He started practice in 2002 and operates 300+ cases every year and assists another surgeon in traumas & arthroplasty cases. He was involved in around 100-125 primary arthroplasties & 20-30 revision arthroplasties per year.
• Dr Gauresh Palekar is the first surgeon in India to use Autologous Stem cell-derived Osteoblasts in AVN.
• He has won many awards in the field of medical sciences for his incredible contributions.

Education

Master in Surgery: T N Medical College and Nair Hospital, Mumbai University – 2000

Diploma in Orthopedics (Dortho): College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai, India – 1999

M.B.B.S. – Grant Medical College and Sir J J Hospital Mumbai University, India – 1996

Additional Training

• Arthroplasty Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions United States, 2007.
• Advanced Training In Hip Arthroplasty, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
• AO Traumas Principles in Fracture Management, 2006.
• Arthroplasty Course by Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2004.
• Microsurgery Course – Indian Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery.
• Cadaveric Flap Dissection, Bombay Orthopedic Society.
•  JESS Fixation Workshop, Bombay Orthopedic Society.

Research and Publication

• “Total Knee Replacement – Operative Techniques “ -Ed: Arien Hanssen, Normon Scott published 2009 Saunders / Elsevier, contributing author chapter: Posterior Stabilised-Technique of Total Knee Replacement pg 35-52, www.operativetechniques.com
• “Metal on Metal Bearings- An update”: G M Palekar, H K Khanuja, And M W Hungerford: Journal of Academy of American Orthopedic Surgeons 2007.
• “Crosslinked Polythylene-New wine in an old bottle”: Submitted, G M Palekar, H K Khanuja: Journal of Orthopedics 2007.
• “Bony remodelling of uncemented stems – 10 years of PCA stem G M Palekar, H K Khanuja, M W Hungerford, D S Hungerford, Lynne Jones. Poster presented a society of biomaterials research, Atlanta 2008.
• “Remodelling in Uncemented stems – 10-year result”: G M Palekar, H K Khanuja, M W Hungerford, D S Hungerford, Lynne Jones. Poster presented at Society of Meeting of Academy of American Orthopedic Surgeons, Las Vegas 2009
• Laboratory Analysis of the use of bone graft substitutes in avascular necrosis of the head of the femur.
• Clinical study of the use of bone graft substitutes in avascular necrosis of the head of the femur.

Awards & Achievments

• Gold Medal & First Rank at D. Ortho Examination
• Distinctions at M.B.B.S. examinations at Bombay University in the Subjects of :
  • Anatomy
  • Microbiology
  • Pharmacology
• Second Rank at FCPS examinations
• First Surgeon in India to use stem cells for Avascular Necrosis of Hip.
• Invited Faculty for WIROC 2009, 2013, 2015 in Mumbai.
• Invited Faculty IOACON 2014 Hyderabad
• WIROC 2013: Faculty in Symposium In Avascular Necrosis of Head of Femur: Use of Stem cells in Avascular Necrosis of Head of Femur.
• WIROC 2013: Paper Presentation on Early and Medium-term follow-up of use of stem cell-derived Autologous Osteoblasts in Avascular Necrosis of Head of Femur.