Dr Muhammad Akhtar Khan Raja consultant orthopedic

Cell +923*********

Email adx6p8@r.postjobfree.com

Email adx6p8@r.postjobfree.com

Citizenship Pakistani

Qualifications:

Trauma and Orthopedic Physician for Adults and Children

Treatment of Fractures of Upper and Lower Extremity.

Correction of congenital deformities of newborn and children like DDH,CLUB FOOT ETC.

Reconstructive orthopedics for long bones

Arthroplasties for Hip and Knee Joint

Treatment of Geriatric Musculoskeletal problem

Evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors

Research projects are designed and worked up to keep up to date Orthopaedic knowledge and bring new ideas forward to improve patient care.

Academic Qualification

1995 Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan in Orthopedic Surgery.(FCPS)

“Closed Nailing Of Tibial Shaft Fractures” A four year Training and Research project done at Federal Postgraduate Medical Centre and Sh.Zayied Hospital Lahore and Jinnah Postgraduate medical Centre Karachi, Pakistan

1985 M.B.,B.S Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. A WHO accredited Medical School, affiliated with the Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan

Registration:

1. Physicians Credential Registery Of Canada (PCRC) Reg. 0-20949

2. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PDMC) Reg. No.11164P

3. Saudi Medical Council, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Consultant Orthopedics. Reg No 09-M-A-0252388

Professional Work Experience:

Clinics

1.Outpatient clinic for adults and children for fracture cases. Patients treated in ER and treated/operated are followed up in the outpatient clinics until the fractures are healed and patients resume their job after rehabilitation.

2.CTEV clinic is being run once a week and Ponseti technique is used to correct the correctible CTEV children. And are followed up for serial casting.

3.DDH clinic is a basic screening clinic for newborns and neglected cases are picked and treated as per the requirement of the child. In this clinic we do ultrasound of hips and X rays for hips usually at the age of one month to look up the developing hips.

Day Surgeries:

Short surgical procedures are performed on a day care basis in which ganglion,cysts and and small soft tissues biopsies are performed .Small procedures like removal of Implants and fracture manipulation of fractures under anaesthesia and closed reduction of DDH with or without adductor tenotomy under Image intensifier is done and hip spica is applied.

Elective Surgeries

Trauma cases are operated on the priority basis as an emergency or urgent procedure like Dislocations, Open fractures,Intra Articular fractures, fractures with neurovascular compromise and Children injuries etc.Tumour Biopsies and palliative surgeries and reconstruction surgeries and children with congenital defects or deformities like CTEV and DDH, Polydactyl are admitted and operated as an elective.

Ward Rounds.

Daily clinical meeting is run by all the staff of Trauma and Orthopedic unit and all the admitted cases are discussed for the treatment plan and surgical procedure to give best possible solution to the patient with orthopedic /trauma problems. Pre-op and Post-op care of patients is planned and followed up.

Training and Teaching

Residents and Registrars in the team are usually completing their residency training towards their fellowship programs. There are academic sessions, on the job training like ward rounds, bed side history, examination, differential diagnosis, weekly tutorials and interactive group discussions and hand on workshops on different orthopedic techniques. I actively participate, assist and supervises all these activities with utmost interest.

Administrative Responsibilities

Monthly intra departmental meeting is being organized by me and day to day administrative problems are discussed to come up with a solution to each one and in addition to this journal club and social get together are also being organized and actively participated by me.

Positions Held

15th August, 2008 - to 14 the February,2023 Consultant Trauma & Orthopedic and Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region,

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Khamis Mushayt,Saudi Arabia

26th Feb.2007 to 31st July 2008 Professor of Orthopedics Surgery Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt, Pakistan

27th June, 2005 to 23rd Feb. 2007 Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

9th Jan. 2005 to 26th June 2005 Senior Registrar Orthopedic Surgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

9th July 2004 to 8th January 2005 Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

7th Jan. 1996 TO 8th July 2004 Senior Registrar Orthopedic Surgery Department of Orthopedic Surgery,

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

22nd April 1992 to 6th Jan. 1996 Trainee Registrar, Orthopedic Surgery Department of Orthopedic Surgery,

Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute,

Lahore, Pakistan.

2nd April 1992 to 21st April 1992 Registrar Thoracic Surgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

1991 to 1st April, 1992 Registrar General Surgery Department Of General Surgery,

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi, Pakistan

17th June, 1990 to 15th Feb.1991 Registrar Orthopedic Surgery Department Of Orthopedics

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

29th March 1988 To 16th June 1990 Casualty Medical Officer Department Of Accident and Emergency

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

1st Oct, 1986 to 22nd March, 1988 Program Training Officer A Public Health Project In Assistance

with U.S Aid to Pakistan in rural area of Punjab

16th March 1986 to 15th Sept.1986 Resident House Surgeon Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

1st August, 1985 to 15th March 1986 Resident House Physician Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Research Projects :

2011 Outcome of Dega osteotomy in the treatment of DDH

2008 DDH Open Reduction and Salter Acetabular Osteotomy, to be publish in 2012

2008-2010 Treatment of Club Foot by Ponsetti Method, to be Publish in 2012

2005 to 2007 Role of fibular strut graft in the treatment of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

2004-2007 Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by bone patellar tendon bone graft in young adults and atheletes

Symposia and clinical seminars

Responsible for the organization of clinical symposia, lectures and case presentations regularly according to the departmental and hospital academic policies.

Participated and attended the following:

May 19,2011 Orthopedic knowledge update Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

July 06 2010 TQM Symposium on Accreditation Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Standards for Hospitals Khamis Mushayt, KSA

July 04-05, 2010 Fundamental Course in Quality in Healthcare Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

May 12-13, 2010 Current concepts in Trauma and Orthopedics Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

March 24, 2010 Confronting the Challenges of Anticoagulation Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

March 4, 2010 Osteoporosis Awareness Day Armed Force Hospital Southern Regio

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

May 7, 2009 Patient Safety Day Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

May 26-27, 2009 AO Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures Symposium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AO Foundation Education

Feb. 12, 2009 Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Course Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

(American College of Surgeons) Khamis Mushayt, KSA

Jan. 11, 2009 Basic Life Support Provider Course (BLS) Armed Force Hospital Southern Region

Khamis Mushayt, KSA

February 2002 Written Assessment Technique CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

November 2001 Performance Base Assessment CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

February, 2000 Communication Skills CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

Research Methodology and statistics

Dissertation Writing, at CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

Basic Computer Skills. at CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

November, 1999 Education Planning and Development CPSP, Karachi, Pakistan

April 25-28, 1993 AO Advance Course Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Operative treatment of Fractures and Non-Unions,

Theoretical Basis and Practical Principles

Research Work:

Publications:

1.“Is There a Standard Way of Performing Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation?”. Under Publication with “Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences”

2.“Time Interval Between Admission and Operation of Hip Fractures in the Elderly” (A Clinical Audit) Under Publication with “Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences”

3.Post Operative, Wound Infections In Orthopaedic Surgery JCPSP11(12) 746 V 749 2001JSP, 3(3), 1998. A.R. Jamali, Ghulam Mehboob, Saeed Minhas, Anisuddin Bhatti, A.K.Raja, Gulraiz Cheema

4.Soft Tissue Stabilization Procedure For Traumatic, Anterior, Recurrent Dislocation Of Shoulder. JCPSP, Vol.7 (3): 113-117, 1997. Anisuddin Bhatti, G. Mehboob, M. A. Raja

5.One Stage Correction of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip in Older Children. JSP, 2 (3): 44-45, 1997. Anisuddin Bhatti, A. Majid, G. Mehboob, M. A Raja, Saghir A.

6.Eosinophilic Granuloma of Tibia. JCPSP. Vol.7 (6): 270-271. M. Akthar Raja, Anisuddin Bhatti.

7.Aggressive fibromatosis of Bone and Soft Tissues. Abdul Majid, Anisuddin Bhatti, M. A Raja, Saghir A.

,

Contact this candidate