M.B.B.S., M.S., F.C.P.S., Dip. S.I.C.O.T.
Distinguished career spanning 20 years of specialised experience in Hip and Knee Surgeries and is considered as a Pioneer in the Robotics Knee Replacement in the country.
Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria is the Director of Orthopaedics at the Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai. He is a globally recognised thought leader, academician, and educator with nearly two decades of core research and innovation in the field of orthopaedics. He did his M.S. (Orthopaedics) from the prestigious K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, after completing his MBBS from GMC, Nagpur during which he received three gold medals. He subsequently undertook fellowships at various centres of excellences at Milwaukee, Perth, Adelaide & Melbourne.
Dr Bagaria is considered a pioneer in the field of Robotic knee replacement, Artificial Intelligence, Cartilage regeneration, Knee Biomechanics and 3D printing. His patented technique for converting DICOM images to 3D printable format is widely used in orthopaedics today. His interest in regenerative medicine and allografts led him to incubate India’s first private tissue bank in Mumbai. A firm believer in innovating with collaboration, he has facilitated numerous associations between engineering colleges, medical institutions and industry to translate research to clinical arena.
He has several awards, distinctions, papers, and publications to his credit including books and book chapters. He was chosen to solely represent the medical community in the Beijing Olympic torch relay held in India in 2008. He is the first Indian to top the international Diploma SICOT exam and amongst the select few to be invited as plenary speaker in SICOT congress. His research currently focuses on Robotics-optimising the technology in arthroplasty and enable its rational use across the globe. With an active academic engagement and as a teacher with national board, he continues to mentor numerous graduate students, orthopaedic residents and fellows with enthusiasm and passion.
