HSS Co-sponsors Orthopedic Conference in India
Anil S. Ranawat, MD and Amar S. Ranawat will co-direct the conference
As the top-ranked orthopedic hospital in the U.S., Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aligns with leading international orthopedic care providers to share knowledge and innovation with the global community.
HSS will co-sponsor the 18th Winter Meeting of the Ranawat Orthopaedic Conference (ROC) “Advances & Techniques in Joint Replacement Surgery & Arthroscopy.”
The three-day annual conference will include sports- and arthroplasty-focused educational sessions with topics such as recent developments in robotic surgery, computerized navigation, cementless total knee replacement, and unicondylar knee replacement.
“HSS is proud to co-sponsor the Ranawat Orthopaedic Conference, an impactful educational conference that advances the field of musculoskeletal medicine through knowledge-sharing and education,” said Laura Robbins, DSW, senior vice president, HSS Education Institute.
The conference is presented by the Ranawat Orthopaedic Center in New York, NY, and is co-directed by HSS hip and knee surgeon Amar S. Ranawat, MD and HSS sports medicine surgeon, Anil S. Ranawat, MD.
This year’s conference will include presentations and clinical case discussions by Drs. Anil and Amar Ranawat. Additional speakers at this year’s Winter Meeting will include Dr. Daniel J. Berry, Dr. Thorsten Gehrke, Dr. Kevin D. Plancher, and Dr. Victor Ilizaliturri.
The conference will take place on January 9-11, 2020 at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
The Ranawat Orthopaedic Research Foundation has supported orthopedic research and education in the United States and Asia. With Dr. Ranawat as chairman, the foundation collaborates with pioneers around the world to promote the goal of training orthopedic surgeons in joint reconstruction surgery and delivering high-value care to patients.
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the 14th consecutive year), No. 2 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2023-2024), and the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ and CT by U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” list (2023-2024). In a survey of medical professionals in more than 20 countries by Newsweek, HSS is ranked world #1 in orthopedics for a fourth consecutive year (2023). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection and complication rates. HSS was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center five consecutive times. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State, as well as in Florida. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 laboratories and 300 staff members focused on leading the advancement of musculoskeletal health through prevention of degeneration, tissue repair and tissue regeneration. In addition, more than 200 HSS clinical investigators are working to improve patient outcomes through better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat orthopedic, rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The HSS Innovation Institute works to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is a trusted leader in advancing musculoskeletal knowledge and research for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, academic trainees, and consumers in more than 165 countries. The institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally. www.hss.edu.
