Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD

Appointments

Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1969

State Licensure
New York

Internship

M.Y. Hospital, Indore, India, 1958-59

Residency

M.Y. Hospital, Indore, India, 1959-63

St. Peters Hospital, Albany, NY, 1963-64

Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 1964-65

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Hand Surgery, 1966-67

Hospital for Special Surgery, Rheumatology-Orthopaedic Reconstructive Surgery, 1967-68

Procedures

Total hip and knee replacements

Research Interests

Design, development of artificial joints for hip and knee

Clinical research on outcome of total hip and knee

Awards

Padma Bushan Award, 2001

Lifetime Achievement Award, American College of Rheumatology, 2002

America's Health Network Mercury Award, 1998

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Hospital for Special Surgery, 2007

Affiliations

AAOS, AOA, AAHKS, EOS, SICOT, RASS, International Hip Society, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Editorial Appointments

Senior Editor, Journal of Arthroplasty

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Video, Journal of Orthopaedics