Chitranjan Singh Ranawat was an American orthopedic surgeon of Indian origin.

Ranawat was born in Sarwania, in the Indian state ofMadhya Pradesh and did his early medical education atMahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore^[1] and his schooling from The Daly College, Indore before moving to the US for advanced training.^[2] There, he worked at St. Peters Hospital, Albany andAlbany Medical Center and received certification as an orthopedic surgeon by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 1969.^[3] Later, he moved toLenox Hill Hospital where he became the chairman and director of the Orthopedic department. He has also served as a professor at theWeill Medical College ofCornell University and as a visiting faculty at other universities.^[4] Ranawat and Albert Burstein of theHospital for Special Surgery, also in New York City, invented ahip replacement implant marketed byBiomet.^[1][5]

In 1986 he founded the Ranawat Foundation, a philanthropic organization.^[3] and in 2001 he received thePadma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award.^[6] Each year at its annual meeting, the Knee Society presents the "Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD Award" and two other awards for the best research papers that year.^[7]

Death-26/09/2025

• Chitranjan S. Ranawat; Rock G. Positano (1999).Disorders of the Heel, Rearfoot, and Ankle. Churchill Livingstone.ISBN 978-0-443-07838-5.

• Joint replacement
• Arthroplasty

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