Dr. Harpal Singh Selhi

Dr. Harpal Singh Selhi is currently a Professor at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana. He passed his MBBS and his MS (Ortho) from Dayanand Medical College and henceforth trained in various national and international centers of repute. A dedicated surgeon with huge experience in conventional and ultra-modern minimally invasive surgeries for trauma including pelvic- acetabular trauma, MIPPO, Infected fractures, complicated fractures, non union of fractures, deformity correction and limb lengthening. He is immensely competent at joint replacement surgery (TKR, TKA, THR, THA). He is a rare combination of a skillful surgeon and empathetic human with evolved decision making abilities and great initiative.

Education

• * Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
• * Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
• * Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. Master of Surgery (M.S.), Department of Orthopedic Surgery
• * Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) – Equivalent to M.D.

Work Experience

• 4/2006 – Present Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
  Associate Professor and Senior Consultant in Orthopedic Surgery Position involves clinical responsibilities at DMC&H (an 1100-bed tertiary care teaching hospital), undergraduate medical education, and training of residents. Responsibilities also include the annual mentoring of one resident in a thesis-driven research project.
  
  
• 1/2001 – 4/2006 Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
  Assistant Professor and Consultant in Orthopedic Surgery Position involved junior faculty clinical responsibilities at DMC&H, undergraduate medical education, and training of residents.
  

Volunteer Experience

• 1/2001 Medical Relief Team, Gujarat, India
  Participated in medical relief mission from DMC Hospital to assist earthquake victims.
  
  
• 11/2001 Medical Relief Team, Punjab, India
  Participated in medical relief mission from DMC Hospital to assist victims of train mishap.
  

M.S. Thesis

The role of Steffee’s variable screw placement system in thoracolumbar spine injuries

• Paper “Outcome in Patients with Infected Nonunion of the Long Bones Treated with Reinforced Antibiotic Bone Cement Rod (RABC)” was selected as one of top three presentations at OTA 2009 and has been published as Highlight article in Journal of Orthopedic Trauma.


• World Orthopaedic Concern SICOT Travel Scholarship (San Diego, 2002)


• * Best Performance Award in AADO Bioskill Course in Fracture Fixation (Hong Kong, 2001)


• * AO/ASIF Faculty for Trauma Courses (2004 – present)


• * AO/ASIF Faculty for ORP Courses (2009)


• * AO/ASIF Course Chairman (2013)


• * AO/ASIF Tips for Trainers Course at Chennai, January 2008


• * Ludhiana Traveling Fellowship of North Zone Indian Orthopedic Association (2000)


• * Silver Medal Award (2nd Place in Punjab University, Chandigarh) in 2nd Professional Examination, MBBS (1991)


• * National Merit Scholarship in Class X (AISSE), CBSE, New Delhi (1986)