I would like to thank Dr. Pushpinder Bajaj for giving me this golden opportunity to work with him. It is ‘once in life time opportunity’ for me to work under his guidance and learning not only Orthopaedics but managing other aspects of private practice.

The email for selection in the ISKSAA - Delhi Fellowship under Dr Pushpinder Bajaj however came all of a sudden and I grabbed it. After working for 3 months in government hospital I was so frustrated that I was thinking what I was doing in my life and that’s when I got this opportunity.

I assisted and assimilated a wide range of surgeries ranging from ACL, meniscectomies, Bankart’s repair, rotator cuff tears to challenging ones like revision knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgeries. I also got to assist and learn the minute details in Knee and Hip Arthroplasties.

Our typical day would start at about 6am, with a thorough pre-operative examination of the patient and review of MRI findings. My daily routine involved preparing the patients for the surgery and making sure that all were set before boss arrived. Once the surgery started time would just fly off and our intra operative discussions to clear my doubts at any stage of surgery were invaluable and vital in the proper learning and understanding of the advanced surgical procedures. Then the routine ward rounds, discharges and the clinics.

I learnt a lot during those 6 months from Dr Bajaj. From patient interaction to managing pre and postoperative work up to the minor tit bits of surgery. Above all it was the awesome skill of Dr Bajaj that impressed me the most. His arthroscopic ACL reconstruction with Intrafixation system was the best part of the show. I haven’t seen many surgeons doing such a solid surgery. During my tenure Proff. Lalit Maini helped me lot with research articleI followed up cases of ACL and got to present a poster on his technique of ACL reconstruction in ISKSAA 2016. Attending conferences and workshops in and around Delhi was also part of training.

Dr Bajaj is not only a highly skilled surgeon, but also a wonderful human being. An extremely supportive friendly gentleman, always ready to help. However, I must also mention Dr. Bajaj support staff in his clinic is very supportive. I must once again thank Dr Bajaj for his guidance and help.It was a wonderful experience with him during my fellowship. I wish I could develop his god gifted surgical skills one day. I feel honored to have you as my mentor and thankful to God for leading me to be associated with you.