Residence Indian Name Vikram Shah | Role Surgeon | |
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Occupation Knee replacement surgeon (Orthopaedic) | ||
My Fears about TKR Surgery evaporated on consulting Dr. Vikram I. Shah!
Dr. Vikram I Shah is an Indian orthopaedic surgeon, based in Ahmedabad.
Contents
- My Fears about TKR Surgery evaporated on consulting Dr Vikram I Shah
- Career
- Achievements
- Private life
- References
Career
After completion of his MBBS and MS Orthopaedics in Ahmedabad, Shah worked and trained at Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospital, UK, for two and a half years, and later worked in the USA. On his return to India, he began surgical practice by establishing Shalby Hospital and Research Centre in Ahmedabad in 1994.
Shah developed the ‘OS Needle’ (Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Needle) which can pass through both bone and soft tissue easily so that an orthopaedic surgeon can finish repairing bone and soft tissues quickly. It is claimed that this invention has greatly reduced the surgical time in Orthopaedic surgeries.
Achievements
By the year 2000, out of 17-20,000 surgeries carried out in India every year, 16-17% were conducted by Shah. He achieved a world record by performing 3,000 knee surgeries in a single centre in the year 2008. In 2012 Shah developed the "zero" technique for TKR, which he claims further reduces the operating time to 7–10 minutes.
Private life
Vikram Shah is married to Darshini Shah who is a dentist specializing in cosmetic dentistry and dental implants.