Dr Rufus Vasanth Raj is a Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 15 year…read mores of experience in the medical field. He started his medical career at the prestigious Madras Medical College and then obtained training in Orthopaedics from various premium institutions all over the world. His major part of training in trauma comes from Sundaram Medical Foundation. He did his Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty) fellowship from Ganga Hospital, which is recognised by MGR University, followed by an Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine Fellowship form Ortho One Hospital, which is recognised by ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) approved centre. He has been trained in several International Institutions to become a master in his specialities. He underwent Complex Trauma training from Shanghai, China. He learnt Hip Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty and Cartilage Restoration techniques from Spain and currently one of the few Hip Arthroscopy Specialists available in India. His chief experience in Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty comes form Australia and Singapore. He had special training in Nanoscopy (Needle Arthroscopy) from Germany and used this technique for betterment of many sports players and was even published in all reputed newspapers like The Hindu, etc.
He is widely claimed expert in the area of Arthroscopy, Joint Replacement, Trauma, Orthobiologics and Sports Medicine where he has carved a name for himself with excellent results and high patient satisfaction. To date, his association with major hospitals are Apollo, Rela, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Vijaya, Billroth, Mehta, Murugan, Hycare, Be well, Parvathy and more. He is an accredited National Faculty for State and Indian Orthopaedic Conferences. He has published a lot of National and International publications in reputed journals which has helped fellow Orthopaedic Colleagues to gain more knowledge. He is currently a Reviewer for three prestigious journals - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Journal (EJOST), Journal of Arthroscopy & Joint Surgery (JAJS), Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (IJO)
He was awarded the Global Icon Awards 2022 as the “BEST ARTHROSCOPY & SPORTS MEDICNE DOCTOR” by WASME (World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises) and was published in Economic Times. He was awarded – “NATIONAL ACHIEVERS AWARD FOR HEALTH EXCELLENCE 2022” by the National Achievers Recognition Forum (NARF) at New Delhi. His Dr Rufus Ortho Clinic at Anna Nagar, Chennai was awarded as the “BEST ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC” by Lexa Healthpreneur Awards 2022.
He is an active member of the International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA), Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHK), Indian Cartilage Society (ICS), AO Traum, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA), Tamil Nadu Arthroscopy Society (TNAS) and more.read less