Consultant Orthopedics

Roles and requiements:

• Need to attend to all emergencies as per requirement.

• Consulting with patients and analyzing patient data to determine patient needs and treatment goals.

• Examining patients to diagnose bone, joint, ligament, or other musculoskeletal problems, including diseases, or injuries.

• Collaborating with other specialists, when necessary, to determine a course of treatment.

• Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.

• Administering general and local anesthetics, when necessary.

• Performing surgical procedures on various parts of the musculoskeletal system, including plating broken bones, reattaching tendons and ligaments, or performing joint or hip replacements, among other procedures.

• Prescribing medication to improve recovery and control pain after surgical procedures.

• Referring patients to physical therapy, when necessary, or performing non-invasive procedures such as casting and splinting limbs.

• Monitoring ongoing progress and health of patients, and changing treatment plans, as necessary.

• Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.

• Conducting research on defects, diseases, and disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system.

Academic Qualifications:

MBBS+MS/DNB in Orthopedics