Amar S. Ranawat, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Phone: 646.797.8700

Email: info@ranawatorthopaedics.com

Fax: 646.797.8777

Appointments

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Bio

Dr. Amar S. Ranawat is an active clinical Orthopaedic researcher with particular interests in alternative bearing surfaces for total hip replacement and rotating-platform total knee designs. A leading surgeon in the field of orthopedics, he has focused much of his practice on hip and knee replacement, researching major advancements in technique and technology.

Specialty

Adult Reconstruction

Education

MD, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, NY
BA, Cum Laude, Economics, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
HS, Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Board Certified

State Licenses

New York
Florida

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

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 Activities

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