PGI SURGEON GETS DR MAHURKAR ORATION AWARD

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Chandigarh 30^th September: --- Professor Ramesh Kumar Sen, Orthopaedic Surgeon, PGIMER, Chandigarh has been awarded Prestigious Dr Mahurkar Oration award at Bhilai during annual meeting of Central Zone of Indian orthopaedic Association. He received this oration for his skills in performing total hip replacement in difficult hip problems on which he gave presentation to participating orthopaedic surgeons from six major central states of India namely UP, MP, Rajsthan, Chhatisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand. For his surgical innovations, he has earlier been awarded by many such Oration awards, including SAARC countries Orthopaedic surgeons oration award, first Gold medal Oration award of Indian Orthopaedic association and many state chapter oration awards. He has contributed extensively in orthopaedic and trauma education of orthopaedic surgeons in Indian subcontinent by more than 300 Guest lectures and more than 40 surgical skill workshops in various countries in this subcontinent. He is a regular Faculty for Trauma education in International AO courses in Asia Pacific and Middle East countries. Besides performing routine knee and hip joint replacement surgeries, Prof Ramesh Sen specializes in hip and knee revision surgeries and pelvi-acetabular trauma management. Dr Sen has done extensive work on stem cell therapy in the avascular necrosis of hip joints which has already been internationally recognized.