Senior Consultant Orthopedics & Joint Replacement, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
ID: DMC-07815
Delhi Medical Council (DMC) & General Medical Council (GMC UK)
Dr. Raju Vaishya is a Senior Consultant Orthopedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. With over 35 years of clinical practice and more than 600 peer-reviewed scientific publications, he specializes in knee and hip arthroplasty, regenerative cartilage therapy, and active aging.
Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Arthroplasty, Sports Medicine, Cartilage Repair, Geriatric Mobility
35+ Years Orthopedic Surgery & Clinical Research
Senior Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi
“Comparative Outcomes of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) versus Microfracture in Full-Thickness Knee Articular Cartilage Defects”
Institution: University of Liverpool (United Kingdom) & GR Medical College
Master of Surgery & MCh (Orth) dissertation evaluating histological cartilage repair quality, magnetic resonance imaging MOCART scoring, and long-term joint survivorship in post-traumatic osteochondral lesions.
Dr. Vaishya reports zero commercial conflicts of interest or surgical implant sponsorships.
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