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DR. KIRAN KHARAT-A BRIEF BIODATA |
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Dr. Kharat studied in B J Medical College, Pune and qualified as a medical practitioner in 1986. He was in the order of merit in Surgery and Orthopaedics in the final year of medical college. He completed his three-year residency training programme in Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery under Prof. V P Jog from Pune University . He graduated with honours after successfully defending his thesis on lower femoral fractures, with a Masters degree in Orthopaedics, (M.S Orth) in 1990.
He was selected on the 'Higher Surgical specialist Training Scheme' with full sponsorship and holds full registration with the General Medical Council UK . After his higher surgical training, he completed the Master of Science postgraduate course in Orthopaedics and Trauma under Prof. G Bentley from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital , Stanmore, London . He was awarded the Masters degree from University College London (1999) (M.Sc Orth) after successfully defending his thesis on the operative management of clubfoot.
He did a Fellowship under the auspices of the AO group in Salzburg , Austria , in June 1996 under the tutelage of Prof. Resch.
In the UK his work in Broomfield Hospitals, Chelmsford , Essex , was as a team leader in delivering hospital targets for elective Orthopaedic Surgery. He amassed a wide experience of general orthopaedic surgery and trauma surgery. His special interest was lower limb surgery, especially arthroplasty and arthroscopy.
He is proficient in joint replacement surgery of the knee and hip. He has performed more than 700 joint replacements since 1998 and more than 4000 operations involving general orthopaedic and lower limb problems since 1994.
He is well versed with the latest techniques in joint replacement surgery and has used a range of hip and knee implants (cemented and uncemented) which have a proven worldwide track record in long term survivorship. He also has experience in revision joint replacement surgery.
In addition to his Orthopaedic experience he has completed the two year postgraduate course in the 'Legal Aspects of Medical Practice' from Cardiff University , Cardiff Law School under Vivian Harpwood. He was awarded the Diploma in 2001. He worked as a medicolegal consultant and prepared reports for the Courts and Law practices in the United Kingdom .
He has also gained the Certificate of Competence from the 'British Medical Acupuncture Society' (BMAS) in 2004 and is proficient in teaching and practising acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain and arthritis. He has taught on the BMAS national foundation courses for health professionals as a group leader in London. |
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In addition to his professional qualifications he holds the following: |
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AO FELLOW |
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Member British Medical Acupuncture Society |
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Member AO Alumni Association |
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Fellow British Orthopaedic Specialists Association (BOSA) |
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Member British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) |
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Elected Overseas Fellow British Orthopaedic Association |
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Member British Medical Association (BMA) |
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Register of Continuing Professional Development from the Senate of Surgery of Great |
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Britain and Ireland |
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Life Member Poona Orthopaedic Society (POS) |
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Life Member Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) |
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Life Member Indian Hip and Knee Surgeons Association |
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His current post is as Consultant Joint Replacement Surgeon, in Poona's prestigious Ruby Hall Clinic (www.rubyhall.com). He is the founder and Director of the Arthritis and Joint Replacement Clinic in Ruby Hall.
He has dedicated his practice to joint replacement only and is available full time in Ruby where he has a dedicated team to look after his patients. He has introduced many new concepts enhancing patient care, like the total integrated care pathway system (TIPS), advanced pain management, and early mobilisation. He is a founder member of the Hospital Infection Control Committee and has introduced the 'Safe hands, Clean Hands' campaign in Ruby Hall!
The Arthritis and Joint Replacement Clinic (AJR) ensures an informative journey for the patient, right from the first consultation through to discharge and beyond! He has published information leaflets on joint replacement, which gives information in layman's terms for easy understanding!
The AJR clinic has patient videos so that the prospective patient can visually see the progress of a joint replacement patient at various stages of the inpatient stay. Dr.Kharat has established a patient support network whereby patients who have had joint replacement surgery are available to counsel new patients in their own words!
This new service at Ruby Hall Clinic ensures that the patient having joint replacement surgery is looked after by a surgeon fully trained in all aspects of joint replacement surgery with more than 14 years of experience in the United Kingdom . The patient gets personal care and attention and has a pain free recovery based on international standards of peri and postoperative care. Only world-class implants with proven long-term survivorship (in peer reviewed literature) are used for implantation. |
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OPERATIVE EXPERIENCE |
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TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (PFC-DePuy, Genesis, AGC, LCS), simultaneous bilateral knee replacement |
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Revision Total Knee replacement-from unicompartmental to tricompartmental, for infection, loosening. |
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Impaction bone grafting, femur, acetabuli |
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TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT ( Charnley, Spectron, Exeter , CPT, Corail) |
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Cemented and Uncemented, ceramic head, Big Femoral heads, simultaneous bilateral hip replacements. |
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Revision hybrid Total Hip Replacements |
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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY- menisectomies, debridement, loose body removal |
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Ankle arthroscopy |
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Foot surgery-reconstructive, corrective osteotomies |
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Trauma surgery-plating/nailings/external fixator techniques |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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Bioskills workshop |
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Techniques on saw bones |
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Teaching and training junior doctors |
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Mentor on physiotherapy practitioner courses |
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Mentor on nurse surgical practitioner courses |
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Group leader National Foundation courses in acupuncture, British Medical Acupuncture Society |
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Head of Orthopaedic curriculum for post graduate nurses at the Tehmi Grant Institute of nursing education, Grant Medical Foundation,
Poona 1. |
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Core Committee Member-Hospital Infection Control Committee |
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Post graduate teacher for Orthopaedic Residents
(CPS and DNB students) |
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