Educational Qualifications:

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Degree

University/Board

College/School

Year

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Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Government Medical College, Chandigarh

2012 

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Masters of Surgery (Orthopaedics)

PGIMER, Chandigarh

PGIMER, Chandigarh160012

2017

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DNB Orthopaedics

National Board of Examinations, India

Diploma of National Board, New Delhi

2018

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MRCS (Part A)

Surgical Royal College of Great Britain and Ireland

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GLASGOW

2019

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Diploma SICOT

The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

SICOT India Diploma Examination

2019

Work Experience:

  • From 1st April 2025 to till now working as Consultant, Department of Orthopaedics, Fortis Healthcare, Mohali, Punjab.
  • From 1st May 2024 to 31st March 2025 working as Associate Consultant, Department of orthopaedics, Fortis Healthcare, Mohali, Punjab.
  • From 3rd May, 2021 to 17th April 2024 worked as Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine (Division Orthopaedics), Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Mohali, Punjab.
  • From 19th July 2017 to 31st March 2021 worked as Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh- 160012.
  • From July 1st, 2014 to June 30th, 2017 worked as Junior Resident (Post Graduate Student) at , Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh- 160012.
  • From 1st January 2013 to 31st December, 2013, worked as an Intern at Government Medical College, Chandigarh.
  • Team doctor of Jr. Indian Boxing Team at Asian Boxing Championship, Dubai from 08.10.2019 to 18.10.2019.

AO Foundation Details:

  • Application Date- 3/12/2024
  • AO Member since 10/05/2019
  • AO Membership valid 3/12/2026
  • AO Faculty Position held as:
  • Co- Chairperson of AO Trauma Hybrid Seminar – Introduction to Basic Principles of Fracture Management on 24th November 2024 at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
  • Faculty of AO In Hospital Module- Management of Open Fractures on 16th November 2024 at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India.
  • Faculty National of AO Trauma Blended Course- Basic Principles of Fracture Management from 19/04/2024 to 21/04/2024 at Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
  • Faculty National of AO Trauma Online Seminar – Introduction to Basic Principles of Fracture Management on 29/11/2022 at Amritsar, Punjab, India.
  • Table Instructor of AO Trauma Blended Course- Basic Principles of Fracture Management from 13/05/2022 to 15/05/2022 at Chandigarh, India.

AO Courses and Seminar as Participants:

  • Participant of AO Recon Course- Principles of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty from 19/01/2024 to 20/01/2024 at Chandigarh, India.
  • Participant of AO Trauma Webinar- Understanding Syndesmosis Injuries on 19/04/2020 at Chandigarh, India.
  • Participant of AO Trauma- Advanced Principles of Fracture Management 2nd to 4th May 2019 at New Delhi, India.
  • Participant of AOPEER Course Principles of clinical research 19th April 2019 at Chandigarh, India
  • Participant of AO Trauma Basic Course 12th to 14th April 2018 at Hyderabad, India.

AO Master Course Details: AO Trauma Masters Hybrid Course- Fractures around the Knee on 31/10/2020 at Chandigarh, India.


AO National Conference or OTTSCON: As Faculty and presented our work on Humerus Non union on 5th -6 th October, 2024 at Varanasi, India.

Best 5 Research Articles:

  • Neradi D, Hooda A, Shetty A, Kumar D, Kumar A, Goni V. Management of Orthopaedic Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Guide. JOIO. 2020; 54, 402-407.
  • Dhillon MS, Saini UC, Rana A, Aggarwal S, Srivastava A, Hooda A. The burden of post-traumatic amputations in a developing country – An epidemiological study from a level I trauma centre. Injury. 2022 Apr;53(4):1416-1421
  • Hooda A, Dhillon MS, Prabhakar S, Prakash M, John R, Kanwat H. MRI evaluation of anterolateral ligament tears in knee injury with anterior cruciate ligament rupture. MLTJ .2018;8(1):23-27.
  • Dhillon MS, Hooda A, Kumar P. History of foot and ankle arthroscopy. J Arthrosc Surg Sport Med 2020;1(1):126-132.
  • Kumar P, Vatsya P, Rajnish RK, Hooda A, Dhillon MS. Application of 3D Printing in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review. Indian J Orthop. 2020 Oct 6;55(Suppl 1):14-26.

Papers / Posters Presented:

  • Presented Paper on “MRI Evaluation of Anterolateral Ligament Tears in Knee Injury with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury” NZOACON-2017, held in February 2017 at Ludhiana, Punjab.
  • Presented Poster on “MRI Evaluation of Anterolateral Ligament Tears in Knee Injury with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury” IOACON- 2017, held in December 2017 at Indore.
  • Presented paper entitled role of Teriparatide in Management of Osteoporotic Intertrochantric Femur Fractures – A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial at the 40th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress held in Muscat, Oman, from 4th to 7th December, 2019.
  • Presented e-poster entitled Analysis of Biomechanical Properties of Proximal Femur in Patients Undergoing Arthroplasty for Hip Fractures: A Pilotstudy at the 40th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, to be held in Muscat, Oman from 4-7 December 2019.

Publications:

  • Hooda A, Dhillon MS, Prabhakar S, Prakash M, John R, Kanwat H. MRI evaluation of anterolateral ligament tears in knee injury with anterior cruciate ligament rupture. MLTJ .2018;8(1):23-27.
  • Neradi D, Hooda A, Shetty A, Kumar D, Kumar A, Goni V. Management of Orthopaedic Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Guide. JOIO. 2020; 54, 402-407.
  • Chouhan DK, Hooda A. A combined prone and supine approaches for complex three column tibial plateau fracture with posterolateral articular injury. Injury. 2020 Apr;51(4):1142-3.
  • Chouhan DK, Hooda A. Intramedullary nailing of displaced four-part fractures of the proximal humerus. Injury. 2020 Apr;51(4):1130.
  • Kanwat H, Dhillon MS, Chouhan DK, Alka B, Biman S, A Hooda. The effect of intra-articular allogenic platelet rich plasma in the Dunkin-Hartley guinea pig model of knee osteoarthritis. MLTJ. 2017;7(3):426-434.
  • Kumar P, Patel S, Kumar V, Rajnish RK, Hooda A. A double-plating approach to distal femur fracture: A clinical study; how apt is the technique? How strong is the evidence? Injury. 2018 Mar;49(3):737-8.
  • Kumar V, Dhillon MS, Gopinathan NR, Kumar P, Hooda A. Role of Ultrasonography as a Prognostic Tool for the Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot by Ponseti Technique: A Systematic Review of Literature. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific). 2018 Jun;5(1):35–8.
  • Dhillon MS, Kumar P, John R, Hooda A. Bilateral Quadriceps Rupture in an Elite Weight Lifter: A Case Report and Review of Literature. JOIO.2020; 54, 339–347.
  • Hooda, A., Dhillon, M.S., Neradi, D. et al. Orthopedic Residency in a Tertiary Care Hospital of India: Positives, Negatives and Perspectives for Change. JOIO (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00221-4.
  • Kumar V, Hooda A. Manual of Fracture Management of Foot and Ankle (AO Trauma: Rammelt S, Swords M, Dhillon MS and Sands AK: Thieme Publishers). J Foot Ankle Surg Asia-Pacific 2020; 7 (1):32-33.
  • Hooda A, et.al. “Bilateral Hip Disarticulation: A Case Report “.IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), 19(1), 2020, pp.41-42.
  • Kumar P, Vatsya P, Rajnish RK, Hooda A, Dhillon MS. Application of 3D Printing in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review. JOIO (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00263-8.
  • Kumar D, Hooda A, Thami T. Evolution of Principles of Transmetatarsal Amputations: How We Do It Today. J Foot Ankle Surg (Asia Pacific) 2020;7(2):73–76.
  • Kumar D, Sodavarapu P, Kumar K, Hooda A, Neradi A, Bacchal V. Functional Outcome of Surgically Treated Isolated Coronoid Fractures With Elbow Dislocation in Young and Active Patients. Cureus (): e. doi:10.7759/cureus.
  • Dhillon, M.S., Hooda, A. & Saini, U.C. Focused Amputee Clinics: The need of the hour. JOIO (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-020-00176-6.
  • Dhillon MS, Hooda A, Kumar P. History of foot and ankle arthroscopy. J Arthrosc Surg Sport Med 2020;1(1):126-132.
  • Kumar D, Sodavarapu P, Aggarwal A, Hooda A, and Sajid M. Management and Outcome of a Complex Medial Tibial Plateau Fracture A Case Report of a Rare Knee Varus Injury Variant. JBJS Case Connect 2020;00:e19.00626.
  • Hooda A. Brief Narrative: An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Experience as a Boxing Team Doctor. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2020; XX(X):1–3.
  • Saini UC, Hooda A, Aggarwal S, Dhillon MS. Patient profiles of below knee-amputation following road traffic accidents – An observational study from a level 1 trauma centre in India. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics & Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.10.014.
  • Kumar D, Rathod PM, Hooda A. A flexion compression type of traumatic C7-T1 cervical spondyloptosis without neurological deficit. BMJ Case Rep 2020;13:e239388.
  • “Beauteous Banks of the Longest River Flowing Through Punjab, India: The Satluj”, SPINE: May 15, 2021 – Volume 46 – Issue 10 – p i. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000751412.53176.ef
  • Dhillon MS, Hooda A, Rathod PM. Prominent Resident’s Ridge as a Potential Cause of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Impingement: A Case Report. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2021 February;11(2): 49-51
  • D.K. Chouhan and A. Hooda, Dual split and dislocation- a variant of Schatzker type-I tibial plateau fracture: A casereport, Chinese Journal of Traumatology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.04.00.
  • DK Chouhan, Rana A and Hooda A. Non-union lateral femoral condyle Hoffa fracture: a case reportInt J Burn Trauma 2020;10(6):338-344.
  • Dhillon MS, Saini UC, Rana A, Aggarwal S, Srivastava A, Hooda A. The burden of post-traumatic amputations in a developing country – An epidemiological study from a level I trauma centre. Injury. 2022 Apr;53(4):1416-1421.

Courses / Certificates:

  • AO Trauma- Advanced Principles of Fracture Management 2nd to 4th May 2019 at New Delhi, India.
  • AOPEER Course Principles of clinical research 19th April 2019 at Chandigarh, India.
  • AO Trauma Basic Course 12th to 14th April 2018 at Hyderabad, India.
  • Zimmer Trauma Basic course 17th December 2017 at Chandigarh, India.
  • Deformity Correction Course 26th-27th December 2017 at Indore, India.
  • PGI Deformity Correction Course 12th-13th May 2018 at Chandigarh, India.

CME / Seminars / Workshop Attended:

  • Indian Association of Sports medicine workshop on Rehabilitation Protocols for Knee and Ankle Injury at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 20th September, 2015.
  • CME “Surgeons for Rational Use of Antimicrobials” at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 10th September 2017
  • CME on Deformity Correction- Decision Making with a Rational Approach at IOACON 2017 on 28th December 2017.
  • Attended Indian Biologic Orthopaedic Society Conference 2018 on 30th-31st march 2018 at Chandigarh, India.
  • Trained as Provider in Basic Life Support Course on 23rd august 2014 at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
  • Cadaveric hands on Workshop during 6th Annual Meeting of Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery on 3rd march 2017 at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
  • Attended a one day training programme on Materiovigilance under Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 14th November, 2017.

Research Experience:

2015-2017: Thesis project on “MRI Evaluation of Anterolateral Ligament Tears in Knee Injury with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury” under the supervision of Professor Mandeep Singh Dhillon and Dr. Sharad Prabhakar.

Skills:

  • He has operated a variety of surgeries including arthroplasty of hip and knee, Spine surgeries, Arthroscopy of shoulder and knee, musculoskeletal tumour surgery and complex trauma.
  • He holds an experience of comprehensive patient management including surgery and post-operative follow-up.
  • He holds an experience of independently managing orthopaedics emergencies, OPDs, wards and O.T.
  • He holds an experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, for the last 6 years.

Memberships:

  • AO Foundation (AO)
  • Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA)
  • Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
  • National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
  • Asian Association for Dynamic Osteosynthesis (AADO)

Fellowship:

IOA Yuva Mentor Fellowship under Prof. Ramesh Kumar Sen at Max Hospital, Mohali, Punjab.