Department Overview
The Department of Orthopaedics is situated on the 4th floor of the Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Lavale Hill-base Campus. The department contributes actively in the fields of education, research and service. The department is equipped to educate the Undergraduate & Post-graduate students.
Vision
We aim to provide best possible Orthopedics treatment to all the patients to uphold “Movement is life & life is movement” for all.
Mission
- The Department of Orthopaedics is dedicated to relieving pain, improving function, and restoring quality of life to the individuals who suffer from musculoskeletal injury or disease.
- We accomplish these goals by providing the most advanced clinical and surgical orthopaedic patient care, offering superior orthopaedic education and training, and conducting innovative research.
HOD Profile
Dr. Bharati Pankaj Deokar Sharma
MBBS DNB Ortho
Fellow of spine surgery
Experience
Dr. Bharati after completing her DNB Ortho in 2011 pursued fellowship in spine Surgery. During her initial years of practice, she worked with renowned surgeons from various parts of India to improve her clinical and surgical skills in spine, paediatric orthopaedics and deformity correction. For her love to serve the society and teach she joined medical college. She worked in D Y PATIL medical college hospital and research centre Pimpri 2012-2016, in BKL Walawalkar rural medical college and hospital Chiplun from 2017-2022 and then joined Symbiosis in 2022.
Awards & Achievements
- Played an instrumental role in establishing spine department in Symbiosis hospital.
- Awarded “Gold Medal” in P K MULLAFIROZ Award (Indian Orthopaedic Association annual conference) section in 2024 Dec for innovation in orthopaedics.
- Awarded “first prize” in paper presentation at Pimpri Chinchwad Orthopaedic Association annual conference in 2023 and 2024.
- Faculty for Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS).
- Recognised as Faculty by Royal College of Surgeons of England for:
- Basic Surgical Skills Course (BSSC)
- Care of Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCRISP)
- Advance Course in Medical Education Fellow.
Paper Presentations:
Had published around 7 papers in national and international orthopaedics journal
Clinical interests:
- Trauma
- Spine
- Deformity correction
- Faculty for Advance trauma life support (ATLS)
- Recognised as Faculty by Royal College of surgeons of England for
- Basic surgical skills course (BSSC)
- Care of critically ill surgical patient (CCRISP)
- Advance course in medical education Fellow
Associations:
- Life member of Indian Orthopaedic Society
- Life member Pune Orthopaedic Society
- Life member Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons of India
- Life member of Indian Medical Association
- Life member of Association of Rural Surgeons of India
Infrastructure Facilities
Department
- Fully Air-conditioned Individual Cabins for all faculty members, with desk space for residents
- We accomplish these goals by providing the most advanced clinical and surgical orthopaedic patient care, offering superior orthopaedic education and training, and conducting innovative research.
- Office
- Room for Non Teaching staff
Library
OPD and WARD
Dressing Rooms
Plaster application and plaster removal rooms
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Abhijeet Shroff
MBBS MS (Orthopedics)
Professor & HOD
abhijeet.shroff@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Bharati Sharma-Deokar
MBBS, DNB (Orthopedics)
Professor
bharati.sharma@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Pranav Shejul
MBBS, DNB ,MNAMS, FASM (Orthopedics)
Associate Professor
pranav.shejul@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Varun Chatrabhuj Shelke
MBBS, DNB (Orthopedics)
Associate Professor
varun.shelke@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Yogesh Narkhede
MBBS, DNB
Assistant Professor
yogesh.narkhede@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Jaiwardhan Bhosale
MBBS, MS (Orthopedics)
Assistant Professor
jaiwardhan.bhosale@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Sandeepkumar Yadav
MBBS, DNB (Orthopedics)
Assistant Professor
sandeepkumar.yadav@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Alok Milind Gadkari
MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics)
Assistant Professor
alok.gadkari@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Rohit Gupta
MBBS, MS (Orthopedics)
Assistant Professor
rohit.gupta@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr.Peeyush Belsare
MBBS, M.S, DNB, MNAMS, FIJR (Orthopedics)
Assistant Professor
peeyush.belsare@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Rohan Chandanwale
MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics)
Assistant Professor
rohan.chandanwale@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Rohan R. Nagare
Fellowship in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, MS (Orthopaedics), MBBS
Assistant Professor
rohan.nagare@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Rushikesh Waghmode
MS (Orthopaedics), MBBS
Senior Resident
rushikesh.waghmode@smcw.siu.edu.in
Research Publications
Services
Services provided by the General Medicine department of SMCW
- The department is running outpatient, inpatient, and operative services for patients with various musculoskeletal illnesses. The OPD runs daily on the Ground floor of the OPD block and caters to an average of 150 patients per day.
- Conservative management of various fractures and dislocations is being done by means of plaster application in the plaster and dressing room of the OPD.
- Apart from fracture fixation surgeries, Joint Replacement, arthroscopy surgeries, deformity correction, and tumour surgeries are performed in the department.
- The department is also assisted by the well-equipped Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation department which is providing all kinds of pain-relieving therapies and muscle strengthening exercises. They also have experienced physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
Key Focus Areas
- Trauma management
- Spine surgery
- Joint replacement
- Sports medicine
- Arthroscopy
- Hand Surgery
- Deformity correction surgeries