Prof. Dr. Shishir Lakhey
HoD & Principal Consultant
Prof. Dr. Shishir is the Principal Consultant and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Nepal Mediciti. Before joining Nepal Mediciti, he served as a Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) and held consultant positions at the National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences (NINAS) and Himal Hospital in Kathmandu. His previous roles include Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan.
With nineteen years of experience in teaching MBBS students and twelve years instructing postgraduate (MS Orthopaedics) residents, Prof. Dr. Shishir is a highly respected educator. He has also taught B.Sc nursing students at BPKIHS and served as an examiner for MBBS and MS (Orthopaedic) students at various universities. His past roles include Editor-in-Chief of the Nepal Orthopaedic Association Journal, Chief of the KMC Disaster Management Unit, and columnist for “The Kathmandu Post.”
Currently, Prof. Dr. Shishir is the President of the Arthroscopy Society of Nepal (ASON) and serves as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Nepal Medical Association (JNMA) and Kathmandu University Medical Journal (KUMJ). He is actively involved in teaching and training activities with several orthopaedic associations, has written chapters for medical textbooks, and presented over 30 papers at national and international conferences. His special interests include complex fracture and trauma surgery, key-hole surgery of joints (arthroscopy), joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), and acetabulum fracture surgery.
Education
Area of Focus
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Arthroscopy, Joint Replacement and Complex Trauma Surgery
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- HINDI
- 3 months of Arthroscopy and Joint Replacement Surgery in AIIMS, New Delhi,India in 2003
- 2 weeks Arthroscopic Knee and Shoulder Surgery in Western Orthopaedic Clinic, Perth, Australia with Dr. Peter Campbell in 2003
- 3 months of Knee and Shoulder Surgery in Cairns Day Surgery and Cairns Private Hospital, Cairns, Australia with Dr. Mike Mansfield in 2006
- Asia Pacific Total Shoulder Solution Course (Cadaveric) in Bangkok, Thailand 2015
- ASEAN Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshop (Cadaveric) National University Hospital, Singapore in 2017
- Tohuku University-Nepal Orthopaedic Fellowship for Knee Arthroplasty in Sendai, Japan in 2017
- 2-week training in Trauma Department of Hannover Medical School, Germany, in November 2018.
- Master Class in Pelvis and Acetabulum 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- MBBS, Madras University, Chennai, India (1989)
- M.S. Orthopaedics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India (1998)
Professor and Head, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
- Nepal Medical Association(NMA)
- Nepal Orthopaedic Association (NOA)
- Arthroscopic Society of Nepal (ASON)
Additional Responsibilities:
- Advisor, Disaster Management Committee
- Advisor, Infection Control Committee
- Member of the Institutional Review Board
- Member of, Medical Board
