Dr. Rohan Vakta

Professional Bio:

• Dr. Rohan has completed his basic training in orthopedics from the prestigious Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital, Ahmedabad. He has been awarded the gold medal from Gujarat University twice (2010 and 2013). Dr. Rohan has received specialized training in Arthroscopy and Shoulder surgeries from the Department of Sports Medicine at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. He gained further experience at Harvard University (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Duke University in the USA, where he worked with the renowned shoulder faculty Dr. Jon J. P. Warner. Dr. Vakta has been invited as a faculty member to numerous national and international seminars and conferences to share his expertise in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Academic Details:

• Master of Surgery in Orthopedics: V. S. Hospital and Smt. N.H.L. Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad from April 2010 – 2013.
• M.B.B.S: Smt. N.H.L. Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad from Aug 2004 - Mar 2010.

Fellowships:

• Sports Injuries and Shoulder Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, USA.
• Foot and Ankle Services, North Carolina Orthopedic Clinic, Duke University, USA.
• Sports Injuries Center of 'Hospital Quiron' under Dr. Ramon Cugat Bertomeu, Barcelona, Spain.

Past and Present Associations:

• Visiting Consultant Arthroscopist, Smt. S.C. L. General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Aash Arthroscopy Centre, Ahmedabad, India.
• Visiting Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Smt. S.C. L. General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• Clinical Associate to Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala Sports Injury Centre and Shoulder Services, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India.
• Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Aash Arthroscopy Centre and Shah Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• Senior Resident, L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• Orthopedic Surgery Resident, V. S. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• Internship, V. S. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

Affiliations:

• Dr. Rohan Vakta is associated with many sports associations and individual sports players, including:
  • Sports Authority of Gujarat
  • Gujarat Cricket Association
  • Ahmedabad Cricket Association
  • Saurashtra Cricket Association

Research Work:

• October 2014: Received Best Paper Award for presenting the surgical technique of "Meniscal Root Avulsion Repair Using Arthroscopic Suture Pull Out Technique" at the Indian Arthroscopic Society Conference, Hyderabad, India.
• October 2014: Presented a poster on "Arthroscopic Decompression of Suprascapular Nerve at Suprascapular Notch and Spinoglenoid Notch" at the Indian Arthroscopic Society Conference, Hyderabad, India.
• Author of Chapter on "Revision ACL and PCL Reconstruction" in the book 'Knee Surgery' by Ashok Rajgopal, February 2014.
• April 2013: Dissertation on "Evaluation of Results of Arthroscopic Decompression of Subacromial Impingement Syndrome" submitted to Gujarat University, which included a study of 22 patients with subacromial impingement, operated at V. S. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
• March 2012: Paper on "Results of Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer for Chronically Ruptured Achilles Tendon" presented at the Annual Meeting of Ahmedabad Orthopedic Society, Gujarat, India.
• February 2012: Poster on "Results of Epidural Steroid Injection by Caudal Route in Chronic Low Back Pain with Sciatica" presented in Gujarat Orthopedic Association Annual State Conference, Daman, India.