Dr Ritabh Kumar

Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon

MCI 11988; DMC 3556

MBBS (AIIMS), MS Orth (AIIMS), MCh Orth (UK)

Chief of Trauma Services, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Vasant Kunj New Delhi – 2014 onwards

With more than 30 years of dedicated practice, Dr Ritabh Kumar daily continue to pursue his passion in managing fracture care. He has led over 15,000 trauma (Accident and Emergency) surgeries till date. He is a renowned mentor and coach for ethical medical practice specialized orthpaedic trauma services. His understanding and technical dexterity has helped many patients recover well without surgery.

Education

MBBS

MS (Orthopaedics)

M.Ch. (Orthopaedics)

Fellowship.1 (Orthopaedic Trauma)

Fellowship.2 (Orthopaedic Trauma)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. 1992

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi. 1996

University of Dundee, United Kingdom. 2003

Gaetano Pini Institute of Orthopaedics, Milan, Italy with Prof. Francesco Maggi. 2009

John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia with Prof. Zsolt Balogh. 2011

Dissertation

MS Orthopaedics

MCh Orthopaedic Surgery

Evaluation of the pattern of hand injuries and standardizing their management – 1994 to 1996.

Safety of Orthopaedic Implants in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – 2002 to 2003.

Honors

Prof. Ramalingaswami Prize for ‘Best Intern at Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project,’ AIIMS, 1993.
Professorial Award for Academic Excellence, University of Dundee, 2003.
National Faculty - AO Trauma Courses 2012 onwards, Certified ATLS instructor, NBE examiner
Trauma Fellowship Mentor – ISIC-Smith and Nephew Trauma Fellowship-09 fellows

Work Focus

Upper and lower limb fractures in adults especially articular (joint) and open injuries
Multiply injured victims (Polytrauma)
Pediatric fractures
Non-surgical management of fractures
Patient Education and Safety, Post Surgery Rehabilitation, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) – to know the effectiveness of surgery from the patient’s perspective.

Publications

Indexed journals – 30