Dr. Manuj Wadhwa

About Dr. Manuj Wadhwa

Dr. Manuj Wadhwa, MBBS, MS, MCh(Orthopaedic), is Director & Head, Institute of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Max Hospitals UNR- Mohali, Bathinda, Dehradun.

Dr Manuj obtained his MBBS from University of Medical Sciences, Delhi, post-graduation(MS) from Govt Medical College, Amritsar tailed by M.Ch. in Orthopaedics from University of Dundee,UK.

Post which, he attained following fellowships:

• Prestigious 'Ranawat Adult Joint Reconstruction Fellowship' at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA with Dr.C.S.Ranawat (who operated former Prime Minister Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
• Delta Joint Reconstruction at Australia
• Arthroscopic & Joint Replacement at Singapore
• Wockhardt Hand Fellow 2001 at Mumbai
• Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine Institute at Mumbai

Dr. Wadhwa is trained for Minimally Invasive and Navigation (computer based joint replacements) from Germany, Australia & USA and an enriching stint of 9 years with Fortis Hospital, Mohali as "Director & Head - Orthopaedics". He is responsible for pioneering the concept of mobile bearing high flexion knees, shoulder, finger joint replacements, computer & CT based surgeries in North India. He also carries with him his expertise in Primary and Revision Knee, Hip, Shoulder and Elbow joint replacements with vast experience on innovative techniques. He has to his credit more than 12,000 joint replacement surgeries in North India over the last 9 years.

Accolades & Accomplishments:

• Name finds inclusion in Contemporary World Who’s Who in 2002-2003
• Man of the Year 2003 by American Biography Institute
• Premier Rashtriya Rattan Award for the year 2003
• Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award for the year 2004 by Govt of India, and inclusion in "Contemporary World Who's Who 2202-2003"
• Limca Book of Records Recognition on March 6, 2014 for having performed 331; the highest number of joint replacement surgeries in March 2013 (31 days)
• Featured in Times Group's publication on Healthcare Pioneers for his outstanding contribution in the field of Arthritis & Joint Replacement
• Successfully Performed the first Attune knee surgery in India. Attune is the latest innovation in knee replacement implants introduced by Depuy-Synthes (Johnson & Johnson Ltd) in India

He is an active member of several professional bodies, and has participated in numerous national & international conferences and to his credit has number of publications in leading national & international medical journals. He has been widely covered by several international TV channels, including BBC, Star News etc. and print & electronic media for rare feast of joint replacement surgeries performed by him.