Professional Profile
Mr Dhawan trained at the renowned Oswestry Orthopaedic training programme at Robert Jones Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and University Hospitals North Midlands. His training involved dealing with simple and complex primary and revision lower limb arthroplasty cases referred to the tertiary care referral centre. He was trained in dealing with complex poly-trauma, peri-prosthetic fractures and other long bone fractures. He also saw primary and metastatic bone tumours as a part of his training.
Following completion of training, Mr Dhawan completed International Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Sports Fellowship in Australia at the Melbourne Orthopaedic Group. During his Fellowship, Mr Dhawan learnt about the Optimised Positioning System (OPS). This is an innovative technology for total hip replacements that takes into account the Spino-Pelvic alignment and other biomechanics of each patient pre operatively. Using an intra operative positioning system, OPS guides surgeons to optimise positioning of implants. After this, Mr Dhawan completed Advanced Hip Fellowship at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, where he further enhanced his skills on revision hip and knee surgery and Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI).Prior to Orthopaedic Training, Mr Dhawan completed a Masters at University College London and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. His research dealt with investigating cellular interaction of metal surfaces and soft tissue cells for Intra Osseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prostheses (ITAP).
Mr Dhawan has presented extensively in 40 international and national conferences. He has published 15 articles in peer reviewed journals along with book chapters.
Mr Dhawan is as active member of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) faculty and teaches regularly at the Royal College of Surgeons and various other hospitals.
He is an avid cricket fan and enjoys leg spinning. He also likes road biking when he is not spending time with his family. He is currently in the process of improving grip strength and techniques to graduate from a beginner to an ‘intermediate’ climber in bouldering, realising its much harder than what it looks like on tele!
