Dr Shekhar has worked for 30 years in Orthopaedics in India and International. He has performed more than 10,000 operations in Delhi, 2500 total hip and knee replacements. He is expert in handling the cases of Primary & Revision total hip replacement and complex poly trauma including pelvic and acetabular fractures. He is also a teacher to many students of DNB and post graduate studentsand lectures extensively in India and abroad on current issues of hip and knee replacement.

Major Diseases Treated:

Primary & Revision Total Hip & Total Knee Replacement, Complex Poly Trauma, Pelvic and Ace tabular Fractures, Arthroscopic surgeries, Total Joint Replacement

Accolades:  

• Recived special award for outstanding thesis, University of Liverpool, England, 1985
• Distinguished services award from Indian Medical Associates, 2003
• Matre Shri Award in 2003
• Life time achievment award by st.Xavier School in 2009
• Vishisht Chiktasa Ratan award on the occasion of doctors day, 2012 by DMA
• Adjunct Professor, Tamilnadu  

Accomplishments:

• He has organised many national and international level of conferences and seminars on total hip and knee replacement
• He has been a guest lecturer on various forums
• Presented the paper on “The role of halogravity traction in the treatment of rigid
• thoracic kyphoscoliosis”, DOA, Annual Meeting 1994.
• Paper on “Ligamentotaxis by Double Harrington distraction instrumentation for unstable thoracolumbar fractures”, DOA, Annual Meeting 1996.
• Paper on “Transthoracic spinal decompression and interbody fusion for tuberculous paraplegia”, 1997

 Publications:

• “Immediate weight bearing in a cast brace following nailing in femoral shaft fractures”. Indian J. Orthopaedics, 1985,
• “Tendinitis and tendon ruptures in Renal Transplant Recipients”, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1990
• ““Metastatic Chondrosarcoma of the brain-A Case Report” Annals of Saudi Medicine, 1992
• “Brucellosis in a Bilateral Total Knee Replacement : Brief Report”. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research,1991
• “Hydatid Bone Disease”. Report of 2 cases and review of Literature. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 1992
• “Formalin Preserved Allogenic Bone Graft: Does it work”.IJO 2003.
• “Inflatable Self Locking Intramedullary Nailing in the Management of Long Bone, Diaphyseal Fractures” Delhi Journal of Orthopaedics, 2007. 
• “Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Failed Fixation of Proximal Hip Fractures”. IJO, 2008
• “Use of locking compression plates for long bone nonunions without removing existing intramedullary nail: review of literature and our experience.” J Trauma. 2008
• “Prophylactic use of antibiotic – loaded bone cement in primary total knee arthroplasty: Justified or not?” IJO, 2009.

Membership of Societies

• Delhi Orthopaedic Association
• Indian Orthopaedic Association
• Delhi Medical Association
• General Medical Council, London
• Association of Spine Surgeons of India
• Indian Rheumatism Society.
• Indian Arthroplasty Association
• Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons