Introduction

Dr Rujuta Mehta is one of the best Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon practicing exclusively Paediatric Orthopaedics . Dr Rujuta Mehta has special interest is Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb disorders. Secondary surgeries for Obstetrical brachial plexus lesions is Dr Rujuta Mehta forte for which she has received the SICOT international award for Women in orthopedics in Hong Kong 2008. Paediatric orthopedics has evolved as a super-specialty only in recent years. Dr Rujuta Mehta treats the entire range of problems viz. congenital.

Hospital Associations

Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre

Services/Interest

• Orthopedics
• Paediatric Hand surgery
• OBPP Sequelae Surgery.

Experience

25 years of Paediatric Orthopaedic experience . special interest in upper limb surgery , club feet, hip, infections , metabolic and limb length disorders. She is head of department at B J Wadia Hospital for Children.

Professional Memberships

POSI, BOS ,IOA. chair person women ortho wing of IOA . Former BOS Secretary, and executive member of BOS, POSI and current IOA. member editorial board several journals. JPOb, JOIO and Malaysian Orthopedic Journal

Awards and Recognitions

Listed in top 20 women Achievers in Modern Medicine Joy Patankar Gold Medal . 1.Functional Analysis of Results of Early Pollicisation in Radial Club Hands: with Anomalous fingers. -awarded prestigious K.S.Masalawala Best Paper WIROC-2001. 2.Long Term results of single Stage Correction of Congenital Vertical Talus.-. Retrospective Study of 10 yrs. Awarded R.J.S.Panday best paper Award Fancon 2002.(Foot and Ankle Society of India). 3.Natural History and Outcome Analysis in Varied Presentations of Obstetric Palsy-POSI CON BEST PAPER AWARD. JAN 2005. 4.Marcela Uribe Zamudio Award for outstanding Lady orthopaedic Surgeon- presented at SICOT (Societe Internationale De Chirurgie Orthoapedeqe Et De Traumatologie ) Triennial World Congress Hong Kong August 2008. 5.Veteran Surgeons Oration- WIROC 2010- Looking Beyond The shoulders of Giants.

Education

M S ortho. DNB ortho Grant Medical College and Bombay Hospital

I Speak

English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati , Kutchi , Punjabi