Why Is He Famous?
Dr. Ranawat is one of the world's leading orthopedic and knee surgeons.
Dr. Ranawat is Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lenox Hill
Hospital. He is also Chairman, Ranawat Orthopedic Center, and Ranawat
Orthopaedic Research Foundation at Lenox Hill. He is serving as
professor of Clinical Orthopedic surgery at many universities and
hospitals. Through his pioneering research, Dr Ranawat has made many
breakthroughs in total joint replacements. Dr. Ranawat has written
numerous books related with orthopedics. He has also contributed several
chapters on surgery of the knee, rheumatoid neck, wrist, foot and hips
in text books.
As Dr. Ranawat has been a pioneer in his field, he has held numerous
leading positions. In the year 2003, Dr. Ranawat was awarded the "Most
Distinguished Physician Award" from the American association of
physicians of Indian origin. He was awarded the Padma Blushan by the
President of India (2001) for outstanding meritorious excellence. Dr.
Ranawat also received the Colonel James Todd award by the Mewar
foundation and Bharat Gaurav Samman in the year 2001. Dr. Ranawat
Successfully operated on the Knee of the former PM of India, Atal Behari
Vajpayee.
Background
Dr. Ranawat was born in Sarwania, India. He received his M.B.B.S and
M.S. Degrees from M.G.M College, Indore. Dr. Ranawat moved to the United
States in the Year 1963. In the United States he completed fellowships
in hand surgery and rheumato-orthopedic reconstructive surgery at the
Hospital for special surgery in New York. Since then there has been no
looking back for this genius of Indian origin.
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