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Amar S. Ranawat, M.D.
 Dr. Amar S. Ranawat, born in New York City, completed his fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction in 2002 under the direction of his father Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat. A large portion of his practice is dedicated to complex primary and revision joint surgery. He is an active clinical Orthopaedic researcher with particular interests in alternative bearing surfaces for total hip replacement and rotating-platform total knee designs.
Education
- MD, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, NY
- BA, Cum Laude, Economics, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- HS, Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY
Internship
- General Surgical Internship, The New York Hospital, New York City, NY
Residency
- Orthopaedic Residency, The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
Fellowship
- Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, NY
Societies
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- Medical Strollers of New York City
Licenses and Certifications
- Board Certified, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- New York State License
- Florida State License
Awards:
- The 2007 Chief Resident’s Special Award given in recognition of excellent teaching in the LHH Orthopaedic Clinic.
- The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal awarded in 2007 for performing emergency limb saving surgery on a Marine during exercises in Tan Tan, Morocco.
- The 2006 Hip Society British Traveling Fellowship awarded to two young surgeons allowing travel to selected hip centers in the United Kingdom for a period of 3 weeks in September 2006.
- The 2004 James A. Rand Award for the most outstanding paper in knee surgery presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, November 2004.
Grants:
- $25, 000 OREF Grant in 2006 for MRI in the Early Detection of Particle Disease Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study.
- $25, 000 OREF Grant in 2007 for MRI in the Early Detection of Particle Disease Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study.
Research Activity
- Over 25 Published articles (see pubmed for details)
- 7 Textbook chapters
- Numerous National and International Speaking Engagements
Journal Reviewer
- Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- The Hospital for Special Surgery Journal
- Current Orthopaedic Practice
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