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Lengthening & Deformity Correction

The Director

Dr. Milind Chaudhary MS (Orth) is a pioneer in the field of Ilizarov Techniques in India.
He was chiefly instrumental in introducing Ilizarov Techniques in India in 1989.

Dr. Milind Chaudhary
Dr. Milind Chaudhary along with Prof. G. A. Ilizarov at Kurgan Russia in 1988. Dr. Chaudhary has trained with him on three occasions and is one of the foremost exponents of the Ilizarov technique in India.
with his teacher, Dr Dror Paley, considered as Vishwa Guru. Dr Milind Chaudhary was Dr Paley’s first Clinical Fellow in 1988. 

Over the last three decades, he has performed some of the most difficult and intricate surgeries using the Ilizarov  & newer Techniques, has perfected its routine applications and has introduced several new operations using this system.

He has to his credit the longest limb lengthening performed in India. Limb Lengthening for increase of height has also been perfected by him and countless number of dwarfed children have had their height increased at the Center.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Limb  lengthening & Reconstruction. It is the Official Journal of ILLRS, ASAMI-BR & LLRS North America. He has presented hundreds of scientific papers in regional,state, National and International conferences on all aspects of the Ilizarov Techniques. He has participated in training workshops as Faculty in Canada, USA, Russia, England, Australia, Egypt, Portugal, Greece, Myanmar and all parts of India as an Instructor and as the chief faculty member. He has performed Demonstration surgeries all over India.

He has several publications in journals  like The Bone & Joint Journal ( British Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery),  Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Recent Advances in Surgery, Indian Journal of Surgery and one as a co-author in Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Dr. Chaudhary has trained more than 90 young Orthopaedic Surgeons in 6 month and One year fellowships from all parts of India.

He is actively engaged in spreading the knowledge about the technique and increasing its popularity. He is regarded as one of the foremost exponents of this technique and leading orthopaedic surgeons of the country refer their problem cases to him.

He was President of ASAMI INDIA from 2009 till 2013. He was on the Scientific Committee of the ILLRS-ASAMI joint Congresses in Miami(2015), Brisbane(2016) and Lisbon(2017).

Brief Biodata

Director of International Deformity & Lengthening Institute at Akola, India; since 1989 & pioneering Ilizarov surgeon in India since 1989.
  • Editor in Chief of Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction. Pub: Wolters Kluwer
  • Trained more than 90 young Orthopaedic surgeons from all over India & abroad in Post-PG Clinical Fellowships.
  • President of ASAMI INDIA {SubSpeciality chapter of Indian Orthopaedic Association}  2009-2013.
  • Hon. Consultant at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai since 2006
  • Hon Asst Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery at GMC Akola 2002 to 2006
  • Organized International ASAMI conference as President. Sept 2014.
  • Performed more than 4000 Ilizarov surgeries for all indications.
  • Lectured in International, National, Regional & State Conferences: more than 120 lectures in 26 years including CME in three IOACONs.
  • Published 6 chapters in Textbooks: Tureks Orthopaedics, IOA Textbook, Foot-AnkleDeformity Correction, NonUnions, Infected NonUnions
  • Treated patients from all corners of India and 4 continents .

Awards & Recognitions

  • “Honored Professor of Ilizarov Centre” Conferred by Kurgan RISC RTO Ilizarov Institute 2016.
  • Veteran Surgeons Forum Award Lecture . Bombay Orthopaedic Society 2014
  • Young Surgeons Forum Award Lecture. Bombay Orthopaedic Society 1998
  • Service Above Self Award. Rotary International. 2005
  • Gold Medal ( K.P. Srivastava) for Best Poster IOACON 2017, Indore
  • Gold Medal ( K.S. Masalawala) for Best Paper WIROC 2018, Mumbai.

Scientific Publications

Conferences Organized as Organizing Secretary

  • 2nd National Ilizarov Course, 1993, Akola
  • National Conference on Clubfoot 2004, Akola
  • Modern High Tibial Osteotomy, Apr 2010, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
  • Comprehensive Management of NonUnions, Akola Feb 2011
  • 8th ASAMI International Conference 2014 Sept. Goa. Organizing President.
  • ILLRS ASAMI BR Combined conference Miami USA 2015 : Scientific Committee co-ordinator.

Invited International Lectures

  • International Deformity Course: Baltimore USA, 2003, 2004, 2005:
  • ASAMI International : 2008( Russia), 2010( Egypt), 2012(Greece), 2014( India), 2015( USA)
  • Ilizarov Readings Conference Kurgan 2012, 2016
  • Australian Limb Lengthening Recon Society Annual Meeting  2007 Melbourne
  • Myanmar Orth Assn Annual Conference Yangon 2008
  • Hull Deformity Course England( British Limb Reconstruction Society) 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Egyptian Orth Assn Deformity Course : 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
  • Polish Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Conf. Poznan, Poland June 2016.
  • Bangladesh Orth Assn Conf : 2012
  • British Orthopaedic Association, 100th Centenary meeting, Birmingham Sep 2018: Guest Speaker ” Alternatives to Holy Grail”