Dr. Alaaric Aroojis

Biography

 Dr. Alaric Aroojis is one of the leading authorities in the country on the treatment of clubfoot by conservative & surgical methods. He is one of the few Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeons in the country to perform complex pelvic osteotomies for congenital hip dislocation and to use minimally invasive techniques to correct difficult limb deformities in children. At Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, he straddles two Centres of Excellence – the Centre for Bone & Joint Surgery and the Centre for Children. He is an integral part of the multi-disciplinary Spina Bifida & Cerebral Palsy Clinics and works in close association with Paediatric & Rehabilitation specialists. The Cerebral Palsy Clinic offers advanced Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation care for children with cerebral palsy by various treatment modalities, such as neuro-developmental therapy, Botulinum injections, multi-level soft tissue surgery and advanced evaluation by Instrumented Gait Analysis, the first of its kind in the city. After completing his medical school and Orthopaedic residency from the premier King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, he worked as a Specialist Registrar at the B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children where his interest in Paediatric Orthopaedics was kindled. He subsequently completed accredited Fellowship training in Paediatric Orthopaedics at the Alfred duPont Hospital for Children, USA, which has the largest Paediatric Orthopaedic program in North America; the National University Hospital, Singapore and the Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia. He has also visited several centres in USA, Europe and Australia for advanced training in Paediatric Orthopaedics.

Research Interest

 surgery