Dr Sanjib Kumar Behera

Dr. Sanjib Kumar Behera is a Clinical Director and Head of Department at the CARE Bone and Joint Institute, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, with over 38 years of experience in Orthopaedics. His expertise includes joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery, trauma management, spine surgery, shoulder and ankle surgery, deformity correction and paediatric orthopaedics. He has performed more than 3,000 total hip replacements, including revision hip procedures, and has extensive experience in complex hip, knee and shoulder replacement surgeries. He speaks English, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali and Oriya.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur University, Orissa, India
• MS (Orthopaedics) – M.K.C.G. Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur University, Orissa, India
• DNB (Rehabilitation)
• D.P.M.R.
• ISAKOS (France)

Professional Experience:

• Currently working as Clinical Director and Head of Department – CARE Bone and Joint Institute, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
• Extensive experience in complex orthopaedic surgeries, joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery in both adults and children.
• Has performed more than 3,000 Total Hip Replacements, including revision hip replacement procedures.
• Experienced in total, partial, resurfacing, revision and ceramic hip replacement.
• Experienced in computer-navigated total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, patellofemoral replacement and revision knee replacement.
• Experienced in partial and total shoulder replacement and reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
• Expertise in complex trauma management, deformity correction, limb lengthening and paediatric orthopaedics.
• Previously worked as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad.
• Previously worked as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Image Hospital, Ameerpet, Hyderabad.
• Worked as Clinical Associate in Orthopaedics at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.

Awards and Achievements:

• Second Position – Orissa Orthopaedic Association Paper Presentation, 1991.
• First Position – Orissa Orthopaedic Association Paper Presentation, 1992.
• Outstanding Performance Award in DPMR, Mumbai, 1994–1995.
• Oral Presentation – 24th Triennial World Congress of SICOT, Hong Kong, 2008.
• Best Poster Presentation – Annual SICOT Conference, Pattaya, Thailand, 2010.
• Oral Presentation for Best Paper Competition – 7th SICOT Annual Conference, Gothenburg, 2010.
• Presented three papers at APOA 2010 covering rotator cuff repair, hip replacement and distal femur fracture management.

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• Indian Arthroscopy Society
• Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
• Orissa Orthopaedic Association (OOA).

Publications:

• Role of Surgery in Intervertebral Disc Prolapse in Children – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. 27, Issue 2, pp. 123–126.
• Role of Anterior Spinal Fusion in Diseases of Lumbar Spine – Dissertation for M.S. in Orthopaedics.
• Abduction Contracture of Shoulder – A Functional Disability – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, September 1997.
• JESS for CTEV – Abstract Book, SICOT Regional, Izmir, Turkey, 1995.
• Hamstring Lengthening in Neglected Cerebral Palsy – submitted for publication.

Research and Presentations:

• Conducted clinical trials and multicentric global trials involving hip, knee and medications for DVT, fracture healing and arthritis.
• Presented research at national and international orthopaedic conferences.
• Presented work on fracture clavicle recovery, trochanteric fractures and tibial fracture fixation.
• Presented research on rotator cuff repair, hip replacement and distal femur fracture management.