Surgeon’s rare feat makes hospital proud

Tata Motors Hospital has added another feather in its cap thanks to Rajesh Singh, the consultant orthopaedic surgeon.

The surgeon has conducted his 100th joint replacement surgery, at an age of 36, a rare achievement in Jharkhand and Bihar. In 2005, he was one of the youngest doctors in the country to carry out a total joint replacement surgery independently. He was 32 years old then.

The 100th patient of Singh was Matia Rani, a local resident, who was operated on Friday.

The 65-year-old patient is recuperating at the post operative ward of the hospital. “I am fine and hope to be released from the hospital soon,” she said.

“It gives me immense pleasure to achieve this feat. It would not have been possible without the support of company management,” he told.

Singh, who has trained in computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery in Australia, wants to make the hospital a hub of joint replacement surgery in eastern India.

“We want to develop the hospital as a specialised centre for joint replacement surgery and are gradually moving towards our goal,” he said, adding that Johnson & Johnson, which monitors the growth of joint replacement surgeries, has given the hospital a higher rating compared to others in the eastern region.

The hospital is planning to procure a state-of-the-art machine next month for starting computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery. The machine would cost over Rs 50 lakh.

The surgeon said they are focussing on upgrading facilities at the operation theatre and skill enhancement to attend to more patients. “I have started getting cases of hip and knee replacement surgeries from patients living in Ranchi, Bokaro, Chakradharpur and Ghatshila,” he said. link