Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Overview

Department of orthopaedics was created in 1961. Prof. Prakash Chandra was handpicked by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Smt. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. He was a distinguished and highly accomplished orthopaedic surgeon in U.K. who agreed to return to his country and serve it. He was the first head of the department of orthopaedics under whose leadership the journey started and achieved new hights in each decade.

The Department of orthopaedics in AIIMS has doctors with specializations in the field of arthroscopy and sports medicine, musculoskeletal oncology, paediatric orthopaedics, joint replacement, spine surgery, upper extremity surgery, foot surgery and treatment of complex trauma. All the new and contemporary principles and techniques are being used for the management of these medical problems.

Academics

The department has been the leader in the field of orthopaedic education country-wide besides providing best undergraduate and postgraduate training. The regular cadaveric courses, workshops and conferences are most sought-after in the field last year and covered all subspecialties of orthopaedics.

Research

The department witnessed an unparalleled rise in orthopaedics research in last decade and has several research projects with national as well as international funding.

Patient Care

The department is known to perform several complex orthopaedic surgeries and the operation theatres are one of the best equipped, comparable to any advanced centre in the world.