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Dr. Himanshu Rohela

Consultant - Orthopaedic Oncology

Consultant – Orthopaedic Oncology

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RGCIRC, Rohini, Delhi - 110 085

RGCIRC, Niti Bagh, Delhi - 110049

About

Dr. Himanshu Rohela is a fellowship certified Orthopaedic Oncologist with overseas experience in management of bone and soft tissue sarcoma. He completed his post graduate training in the field of Orthopaedics and later sub-specialized in the field of orthopaedic oncology at RGCIRC which is one of the primary tertiary cancer referral centers at New Delhi. He was awarded a scholar fellowship at renowned Seoul National Cancer Hospital, Seoul, South Korea where he gained further experience in Computer Assisted Navigation Sarcoma Surgery, Allograft Composite Reconstruction and Frozen Autografts. He is among the few doctors in India who specialize in 3d imprinted customized patient specific implants and is the pioneer surgeon in state of Maharashtra to successfully implant a 3d imprinted customized metallic pelvic bone in 24-year-old young male with bone cancer.

Specialized Areas

  • Bone tumours – Limb Salvage Surgeries, Total Bone replacements, Extendible prosthesis for children, Special interest in reconstruction of large bone defects and biological reconstruction in children post tumour resection, frozen autografts and pedical freezing reconstruction techniques, allograft-prosthetic-composite pelvi-acetabular reconstruction, 3d imprinting and customised patient specific implants, navigation assisted sarcoma resection.
  • Soft tissue Sarcomas – Wide tumour resections, Brachytherapy
  • Skin malignancies- Squamous cell carcinoma, and Malignant Melanomas
  • Traumatic and pathological extremity fracture fixation, periarticular injuries management.

Educational Background

  • MBBS (2004-2010) (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka)
  • MS (Orthopaedics) (2011-2014) (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka)
  • Fellowship Muskuloskeletal Oncology (Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea) (2018)
  • Fellowship Orthopaedic Oncology (Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Delhi) (2017)
  • Fellowship Articular Surface arthroplasty with Dr Thomas Seibel, Knappschafts Krankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany (2014)
  • Fellowship American College of Surgeon (FACS) (2021)

Experience

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai:2018- 2020
  • Fellow (Orthopaedic Oncology), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea: 2018- 2018
  • Sr. Resident (Orthopaedic Surgery), Dr. B.L. Kapoor Hospital, Delhi: 2018-2018
  • Fellow (Orthopaedic Oncology), RGCIRC, Delhi: 2017-2017
  • Sr. Resident (Orthopaedic Surgery), Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College, Delhi: 2015-2016
  • Sr. Resident (Orthopaedic Surgery), Babu Jag Jivan Ram Hospital, Delhi: 2014-2015
  • Fellow Articular Surface ArthroplastyWith Dr.Thomas Seibel, KnappschaftsKrankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany:2014 – 2014
  • Jr. Resident Orthopaedics, J. J. M Medical College, Davangere: 2011-2014

Professional Journey

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Pioneers in India to combine the innovative technology of 3d printing and intraoperative navigation in bone tumour resection (2020).
  • Pioneers of India to design and implant a customised 3 d imprinted titanium pelvic bone in a pelvic bone tumour patient (2019).
  • Pioneers in state of Maharashtra to Start biological reconstruction post tumour resection using frozen auto grafts (liquid nitrogen treated auto graft) (2019)
  • Initiated the indo-korean continued sarcoma education on 15 august 2020 with collaboration with national cancer center south korea and SNUH, south Korea
  • Invited as an esteemed panel member of global 3d printing conference 2020

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Vascularized fibula with and without extracorporeal radiotherapy for limb salvage surgery in Indian patients, Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2017.09.003
  • Adult-onset clavicular Ewing’s sarcoma/peripheral neuroectodermal tumor: A diagnostic challenge in journal of current oncology, DOI: 4103/jco.jco_13_19
  • Comparison of diagnostic performance of core needle biopsy in myxoid and non-myxoid tumours, European journal of surgical oncology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.05.001
  • Management of fractures of thoracolumbar spine with pedicle screw fixation, journal of health research and review, DOI- 10.4103/2394-2010.184230, 2016
  • Best poster award -Complex pelvic reconstructionusing patient specific instrumentation and a customised 3d printed custom implant, wiroc 2019
  • Short term results of tumour bearing frozen autografts – poster presentation at wiroc 2019
  • Clinicopathologic parameters associated with diagnostic ability of core needle biopsy in soft tissue tumours podium presentation at 62nd Annual Congress of the KOA (Korean Orthopaedic Association) 2018
  • CT guided bone biopsy in patients with known malignancies- Are they really required? at indianmuskuloskeletal oncology society conference 2017
  • Outcome of synovial sarcoma-a single tertiary center experience at indianmuskuloskeletal oncology society conference 2017
  • Outcome of primary leiomyosarcoma of bone: A single center experience at indianmuskuloskeletal oncology society conference 2017
  • Management of fractures of thoracolumbar spine with pedicle screw fixation, journal of health research and review, DOI- 10.4103/2394-2010.184230, 2016
  • Ewing’s sarcoma of the bone – results of multimodality management at a tertiary cancer centre at north zone orthopaedic association conference 2016
  • Ipsilateral Anterior Hip Dislocation with Fracture Shaft Femur at 57th Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association at Chennai in 2012
  • Poster on Management of Fractures of Thoracolumbar Spine with Pedical Screw Fixation at 37th Annual Conference of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association at KMC, Manipal in 2013
  • Comparative study of fracture shaft of femur in children and adolescents treated with ender’s nail and flexible nails at SicotIndo German conference held in Hyderabad 2013
  • Comparative Study of Peri-Trochanteric Fractures Treated with Proximal Femoral Nail Intramedullary Fixation Device Verses Dynamic Compression Screw with Extra medullary Device at Sicotindo German conference held in Hyderabad 2013
  • A clinical study of autologous bone marrow grafting as a substittute for operative bone grafting at 58th Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association at AGRA in 2013