DOCTOR DOES 331 SURGERIES IN 31 DAYS (Orthopedics This Week)
The name of Manuj Wadhwa, M.D., head of the Department of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali, India, has gone into the Limca Book of Records. His achievement? Performing 331 joint replacement surgeries in 31 days in March, 1913. Wedhwa is a specialist in the reconstruction of adult knee, hip, elbow and shoulder joints as well as computer assisted and CT based surgery in arthroplasty.
Wadhwa studied at The Ranawat Adult Joint Reconstruction Fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA, with C. S. Ranawat, the surgeon of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He also received specialty training in joint replacement at leading hospitals in Europe, the US and in India.
Wadhwa recalled that when he was working abroad his parents asked him to serve the ailing population in India as they were “our people first. “ For me, the most rewarding moments were when patients would realize that the pain in their joints is now a thing of the past and they can go back to lead a healthy life,” he said.