Dr. S. V. Vaidya has been performing joint replacement surgery since 1…read more991. This includes primary and revision hip and knee replacement as well as shoulder, elbow replacements and replacement for bone tumors. His patients include many doctors and their near ones coming from all over the country for treatment.
Dr. Vaidya is one of the Indian and Asian to become a member of the prestigious knee society, USA. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was trained under the able guidance of Dr. C.S. Ranawat, MD at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA. Dr. Ranawat is a household name in India, a pioneer and the co-designer of the world's first & most successful artificial knee.
After his return from the united states, Dr. Vaidya continued to serve his patients who come seeking his advice from all over the country and abroad. Today, he spreads the message of excellence in total joint replacement surgery.
He works with a dedicated and talented team of resident doctors and physiotherapists. All this enriches the finer aspects of post-operative patient care owing to the personal involvement of the team members. Dr. Vaidya was a part of the team which performed knee replacement surgery on the former prime minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee.
He is one of the few surgeons worldwide who specializes in using hiflex designs of the total knee which allows Indian style sitting crossed legged (hiflex design).
He has exclusive access to computer navigation technology installed at Cumballa Hill Hospital which allows this surgery to perform precisely and with very small incisions. This allows rapid recovery and early discharge of the patients.read less