Dr. David V Rajan

ACADEMIC & CLINICAL PROFILE

• Exclusive arthroscopic surgeon.
• Pioneer and promoter of arthroscopy in India.
• Head of faculty at Ortho-One, Coimbatore.
• Graduate of Christian Medical College, Vellore.
• Post-graduate in Orthopaedics from Madras Medical College.
• Travelled extensively to gain expertise in arthroscopic surgery.
• Held various prestigious positions, including President of the Indian Arthroscopy Society.
• Recipient of several awards, including the Best Doctor, Tamil Nadu Medical Council Award 2014.
• Honorary member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
• Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Medical Association and Indian Arthroscopy Society.
• Passion for sports medicine extends to preventing sports injuries.
• Heads the CSR initiative “Halt Sports Injuries”, which educates athletes, coaches, parents and others involved in sports about injury prevention. Deserving athletes receive subsidized or free treatment through HSI.

PUBLICATIONS

• A study of the incidence of meniscal and cartilage injuries in an ACL-deficient athlete and non-athlete population, an Indian experience. Published in International Orthopaedics, 2006.
• Cystic Lesion of Acromion and Lateral End of Clavicle in the case of Post Traumatic Acromioclavicular Arthritis. Published in Journal of Orthopaedics, July 2006.
• Throwing Injuries of the Shoulder. Published in Punjab Journal of Orthopaedics, 2005.
• Arthroscopic Treatment, Septic Arthritis, Knee, Irrigation Distension.
  David V. Rajan, K. Vinodh. Published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 27, January, Page 3.
• Modified Marshal Macintosh Technique, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear, Substitution.
  David V. Rajan, K. Vinodh, M.V. Daniel. Published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 27, January, Page 89.
• Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair, Inside-Out Technique, Meniscal Injury.
  David V. Rajan, K.C. Isiah, B. Palanisamy. Published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 30, January, Page 13.
• Alkaptonuric Arthritis.
  A. Dhandapani, D. Rajan, A. Sakthivel, M. Ramanathan. Published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Volume 20, January, Page 66.
• Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee Joint. Chapter on Arthroscopy, Textbook of Orthopaedics, Dr. Kulkarni, 1998.
• State of the Art Treatment of Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation. Published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2002.
• Biomechanical Analysis of Two Different Tibial Fixation Methods for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Soft Tissue Grafts: An Experimental Study in Sheep Knees. Published in Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, Volume 21, 2008.
• Cadaveric Experimental Methodology for the Evaluation of the Performance of Intramedullary Nails and Femur. Accepted for publication in Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs.
• Contributed a chapter on Meniscus Surgery in the upcoming Liverpool Textbook of Orthopaedics.
• Cystic Lesions in Acromion in Case of Post-Traumatic AC Joint Arthritis. Published in Journal of Orthopaedics, 2006; 3/3/e4.
• Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee. Textbook of Orthopaedics, Dr. Mohan Iyer, 2012 Edition.