Ritvik Sarkar studied in Cornell University with an interest in medical device design. While working in Christopher Hernandez’s lab to design a platform to test the mechanical properties of bacterial cell walls, Ritvik became interested in the lab’s other work in orthopedics. After graduating from Cornell in 2017 with a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, he joined the Device Development group within Hospital for Special Surgery’s Department of Biomechanics.
Ritvik works closely with both HSS surgeons and orthopedic implant manufacturers to design patient specific implants for complex primary and revision hip and knee replacements. He also designs and develops new implant systems that address challenging clinical problems in the hip and upper extremity.