Dr. Ravi Nayak is a International Award Winning Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Dubai. He specializes in Knee, Shoulder and Hip surgery & has been trained at Centres of Excellence in the United States, Germany and India.

Dr. Nayak has received the prestigious International Surgical Skills Scholar Award  from the renowned American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons of USA, and the AO Fellowship from AO Foundation, Switzerland. He has been invited as a Speaker at various National & International Conferences, and has published scientific papers in journals of repute.
He has been dedicated to providing education to upcoming surgeons as a Faculty in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Surgeries Offered :
- Knee Replacement
- Revision/Redo Knee Replacement
- ACL Reconstruction
- Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy for Sports Injuries
- Meniscus Repair
- Partial Meniscectomy
- Primary & Revision Hip Replacement
- Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Arthroscopy for Bankart's Repair & Rotator Cuff Repair
- Complex Fracture Fixation
- Revision of failure of Fracture Fixation

AWARDS/HONORS

- International Surgical Skills Scholar Award of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Best Paper Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons Paper titled “5-10 year results of TKR with an all-polyethylene tibial component in patients younger than 60 years of age”
- Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
- Best Paper Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society Conference Paper titled "Management of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur with the Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN)”
- First Class in M.S. Orthopaedics Final Examination

EDUCATION

- MBBS, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
- M.S. Orthopaedics, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
- Diplomat, National Board of Examinations
- International Surgical Skills Scholar, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) USA

Specialized Training in Primary & Revision Joint Replacement

- New York University (NYU) Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD), New York City
- AAOS OLC, Chicago (USA)
- Advanced Orthopedic Associates (USA)
- Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
- Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai

Specialized Training in Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy

- NYUHJD, New York, USA
- Advanced Orthopaedic Associates, USA
- ISAKOS Advanced Shoulder Course

Specialized Training in Trauma/Fractures

- AOTrauma Master's Course in Complex Trauma
- AOTrauma Fellow at Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany

Lectures At National & International Conferences

A. International Conferences

1. Co-relation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and functional outcomes in patients undergoing Total Knee Replacement. 3rd Annual Pan-Pacific Orthopaedic Congress, International Congress for Joint Replacement, Hawaii, USA, 2016

2. Is all polyethylene tibia a durable option for young Asian patients undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty? – A review of 61 patients at an average follow-up of 7.8 years. 3rd Annual Pan-Pacific Orthopaedic Congress, International Congress for Joint Replacement, Hawaii, USA, 2016

3. Most effective regimen of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Golden Jubilee Congress & 7th Annual Congress of the Asia Pacific Knee Society, 2012

4. Plenary Lecture - Management of Osteoarthritis: Current Concepts. International Conference, Green Health 2012

B. National & Regional Conferences

1. Midterm results of total knee arthroplasty with an allpolyethylene component in patients younger than 60 years of age. 8th Annual Conference, Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons, 2014 (Best Paper Award)

2. Is all polyethylene tibia a durable option for young Indian patients undergoing TKR? Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference, 2013

3. Management of metaphyseo-diaphyseal fractures of the distal femur by Locking Compression Plate (LCP) using Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPPO). 43rd Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference, Bombay Orthopaedic Society, 2009

4. Management of Intertrochanteric fractures of femur using the Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN). 28th Annual Conference, Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society, 2009 (Best Paper Award)

5. Difficult cases in knee arthroscopy. Basic Arthroscopy Workshop, Indian Arthroscopy Association, 2009

C. Poster Presentations on Joint Replacement

1. Comparison of outcomes of TKR with three different tibial components in patients less than 60 years of age. 9th Annual Congress of the Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons, 2015.

2. Novel method of periprosthetic patella fracture fixation. 46th Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference, Bombay Orthopaedic Society, 2012

RESEARCH (Pubmed Indexed)

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association)
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) of distal femur fractures with a locking plate: a prospective study. 2011 Aug; 19(2):185-190.

Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research (Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons, USA)
Most Effective Regimen of Tranexamic Acid in Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study in 240 cases. 2012 Sep; 470(9): 2605-12.

Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research (Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons, USA) Surgical Technique: Lateral Retinaculum Release in Knee Arthroplasty Using a Stepwise, Outside-In Technique. 2012 Oct; 470(10):2854-63.

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (Indian Orthopaedic Association) Influence of bilateral sequential total knee arthroplasty on functional recovery. 2013;47:23-30.

Orthopedics (USA) Novel method of periprosthetic patella fracture fixation 2013 Nov;36(11):e1470-3.

FACULTY/TEACHING POSITIONS

- Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Rajawadi Hospital, Mumbai.
- Teacher for postgraduate orthopaedic residents.
- Faculty, Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference (WIROC), 2013
- Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery at T. N. Medical College & Nair hospital, Mumbai for MBBS students, M.S. Orthopaedics postgraduate doctors, & UG/PG physiotherapy and occupational therapy students (2010,2012)
- Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical College and Mayo General Hospital, Nagpur for MBBS students
- Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery for Orthopaedic students of the National Board of Examinations at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

- Indian Orthopaedic Association
- Bombay Orthopaedic Society
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (USA)
- AOTrauma Asia Pacific
- Indian Arthroscopy Society
- Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- Shoulder and Elbow Society of India
- American College of Surgeons

INTERESTS
- Captain, Undergraduate Football Team
- Captain, Postgraduate Cricket Team
- Currently, Dr. Nayak actively participates in badminton, cricket and tennis
- Reading (Favorite books "Power of Habit", "Thinking Fast & Slow", "Outliers")
- World cinema
- Travel

Currently, Dr. Nayak practices at NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda, Dubai. For appointments, contact +971 55 161 3857 or
email : advancedkneesurgery@gmail.com