Dr SKS Marya, Vice Chairman, Max Healthcare appointed President, Indian Orthopaedic Association

Dr SKS Marya, Vice Chairman, Max Healthcare and Chairman – Max Institute of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Surgery, Max Healthcare has been appointed as the President of Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA).

Dr Marya is a renowned joint replacement surgeon in Asia and has been in the field of medicine and orthopaedic surgery for almost 30 years. He took charge of Indian Orthopaedic Association’s (IOA) as President to initiate plans to further the cause of education in India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. His vision is to ensure that young orthopaedic surgeons have easy access to national and global best practices in education and training in the field of orthopaedics.

Dr Marya said, “This is an incredible achievement. I am looking forward to helping IOA to achieve even greater success. Having comprehended the challenges and opportunities of the industry, I will be thriving to provide strategic direction to the long-term growth of orthopedics in India. I attain my role at IOA with an aim to make education in the field of orthopaedics easily accessible to the young learners and the future surgeons of India. I am confident that the association would result in further strengthening of IOA.”

Dr Marya specialises in joint replacement surgery for the joints of upper and lower limbs (primary and revision) and trauma management based on IAO Principles. He has to his credit over 12000 knee, hip, shoulder, finger and toe surgeries, reportedly. He is credited with pioneering various complexes and advanced techniques to treat bone and joint related problems and shared his knowledge with multiple surgeons across India, Asia and Europe. In recognition of his service and expertise, Dr Marya has been conferred a number of awards and recognitions including the ‘Praman Patra’ from the Chief Minister of Punjab, ‘Haryana Vigyan Ratna’ from the Chief Minister of Haryana, ‘Distinguished Service Award’ from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Delhi and ‘Bharat Jyoti Award’ from the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Dr Marya is also the author of seven text books on Orthopaedics. He has conducted live surgery demonstrations in India and countries abroad like Zimbabwe, Philippines, Malaysia, Poland to name a few. He has also deliver lectures on orthopaedics in more than 20 countries.

Dr Marya has been the President of various national orthopaedic associations like the Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS), Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA) and Delhi Orthopaedic Association (DOA). He is on the board of directors of Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society (APAS), education director of Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) and president-elect of Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA ).