Dr Manit Arora
MBBS(Hons) (Aus), MS(Surg)(Aus), MSportsMed(Aus), MS(Ortho)(Gold Medalist)

John O’ Donnell Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation Fellowship (Melbourne, Australia)

Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Fellowship in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy (Perth, Australia)

Clinical and Research Fellowship in Arthroscopy and Joint Replacement (Melbourne, Australia)

International Sports Med Fellowship (USA)

Dr Manit Arora is a orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Surgeon with a focus on shoulder, hip and knee arthroscopy.

After completing his medical school and internship at University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia), Dr Arora undertook a Master of Surgery degree at UNSW (Sydney, Australia) followed by his orthopaedic training in Mumbai (India) where he was awarded the Gold Medal. He then undertook a Master of Sports Medicine degree at University of Queensland (Australia).

He subsequently did his Fellowship training in Joint Arthroscopy and Replacement at the Epworth and Cabrini Hospitals in Melbourne, Australia followed by a Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation Fellowship with Dr John O Donnell, one of the leading hip arthroscopy surgeons in the world. This was followed by Fellowship training in knee and shoulder arthroscopy with Dr Peter Annear, one of Australia’s leading knee arthroscopy surgeons and Dr Jens Ulrich Buelow.

In addition to this, Dr Arora is a Young Ambassador for the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, an ISAKOS Teaching Centre Scholar and Upper Extremity Fellow, ISAKOS International Sports Medicine Fellow, UNE Young Distinguished Alumni and Royal College of Surgeons of Canada International Resident Leader.

Dr Arora has been an Adjunct Lecturer at University of New England, Australia and a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at UNSW, Australia. He is also a specialist advisor for the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and an Honorary Senior Adjunct Teaching Fellow at Bond University, Australia.

He is currently chair of the ISKSAA Research Committee, serves as an editor for the Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, and on the Medical Commission for the World Squash Federation. He is also a Board Member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society’s Scholarships and Awards Committee and on the Research Evaluation Panel for the Queensland Government Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Dr Arora’s practice involves, but is not limited to:

  • Shoulder arthroscopy impingement and rotator cuff surgery
  • Shoulder biceps and instability surgery
  • Hip arthroscopy, impingement, labral tears, CAM lesions
  • Hamstring repairs, osteitis pubis surgery and sports hernias
  • Tennis elbow, golfers elbow, carpal tunnel syndromes and other sports medicine disorders
  • Knee arthroscopy meniscus and cartilage injuries
  • Knee ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL reconstruction surgery
  • Knee cartilage reconstruction surgery

Education

  • MBBS Honours and BMedSci Honours, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Internship at St George Public Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Master of Surgery, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Master of Surgery (Orthopaedics) Gold Medalist, Mumbai India
  • Diploma in Surgical Anatomy, University of New England, Australia
  • Master of Sports Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia
  • Fellowship in Joint arthroscopy and replacement, Epworth and Cabrini Hospitals, Melbourne, Australia
  • Fellowship in Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation Surgery with Dr John O Donnell, Melbourne, Australia
  • Fellowship in knee and shoulder arthroscopy, with Dr Peter Annear and Dr Jens Buelow, Perth Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre, Perth, Australia
  • ISAKOS International Sports Medicine Fellowship, ISAKOS Upper Extremity Fellowship
  • ISAKOS Teaching Centre Scholar and APOA Young Ambassador

Awards and Honours

  • Deans Award and Hazzel Morris Award for Medicine, UNSW, Australia
  • Deans List, UNSW, Australia
  • Dr RG Khedekar Gold Medal for standing 1st in MS(Orthopaedics)
  • National Topper, Torrent Young Scholar Quiz, Orthopaedics
  • UNE Young Distinguished Alumni
  • Royal College of Surgeons of Canada International Resident Leadership Award
  • Best Research Paper award, JAJS, ISKSAA

Research

Dr Arora is heavily invested in research with over 50 publications to his credit in leading international journals. The focus of his research includes both basic science relating to tendon disorders and clinical outcomes of arthroscopic surgery. Publications

He serves as an editor of JAJS, IJO and other journals and is a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine amongst others.

Dr Arora has described a clinical syndrome which is named after him and a classification system for hip ligamentum teres injuries.

Dr Arora undertook Fellowship training with Dr Peter Annear, one of Australia’s leading knee arthroscopy, ACL and hamstring surgeons
Dr Arora undertook Fellowship training with Dr John O Donnell, one of the worlds leading hip arthroscopy surgeons