Dr. L. Tomar

Dr. L Tomar is a specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon and has more than 30 years of experience in Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, and 10,000 Joint Replacement Surgeries. He has been performing Joint Replacements from 1992. He is an eminent personality in the field of invasive and non-invasive Orthopaedic procedures, and his expertise lies in providing complete patient care while performing all involved surgical and non-surgical procedures with absolute precision. He has wide-ranging skills in Knee and Hip Replacement surgeries. He is known for his sound clinical judgment and fine surgical skills.

Dr L Tomar has extensive training in the latest technology and procedures in the field of Joint Replacement and has the expertise to perform complex surgeries in the Orthopaedics, Primary Arthroplasty & Revision Arthroplasty (Hip & knee)

Work Experience

• Senior Director & Unit Head (Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgery), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi (2022- till now)
• Director & Unit Head (Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgery), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi (2018-2021)
• Associate Director & Unit Head (Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgery), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi (2016-2018)
• Senior Consultant (Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgery), Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi (2004-2016)
• Senior Consultant (Orthopaedics), Vinayak Hospital, Noida, Shanti Mukund Hospital (Delhi), RK Ortho Hospital (Delhi), and Orthonova Hospital (Delhi) (1994 to 2005)
• Senior Residency, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai (1993-1994)

Education & Training

• Fellow of International College of Surgeons (ICS), USA
• Fellowship, Association of Osteosynthesis Davos (Switzerland)
• Visiting Fellow, Joint Replacement Australia, Germany, USA & UK
• MCh (Ortho), University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
• MS (Ortho), Meerut University, Meerut

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• AO Spine - Asia Pacific
• AO Alumni - Association of Switzerland
• International College of Surgeons (ICS), USA
• Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAS)
• Alumni Association Dundee University, UK
• Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society (APAS)
• Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
• Delhi Medical Council (DMC)
• Life Member - Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)

Awards

• Manav Seva Samman, New Delhi (2001)
• Rashtriya Ratna Shiromani Award (December 2002)
• Chikitsak Ratna Award (November 2004)
• Indian Hall of Fame (Medicare) Award by All India Achievers Conference, New Delhi (2005)
• Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Orthopaedics, On Doctors Day by Indian Medical Association, IMA, New Delhi (2003 & 2009)
• Global Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Joint Replacement Surgeon in Delhi & NCR (2013)

Speciality Interest

• Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement
• Complex and Revision Total Knee Replacements
• Primary/Complex/ Revision Total Hip Replacement
• Arthroscopy/ Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery
• Arthroscopic ACL Reconstructions
• Complex trauma Surgeries
• Primary/Complex/ Revision arthroscopy knee & shoulder Surgeries
• Surgeries for spine disorders /disc/canal stenosis/fractures

Research Papers & Publications

• Bilateral Femoral Neck Stress Fracture in an Obese Middle-Aged Female with Osteomalacia and Coxa-Vara Managed by Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty WEB OF SCIENCE
  Authors: Tomar, Lavindra; Govil, Gaurav; Dhawan, Pawan Published:Nov 2020 in Cureus DOI: 10.7759/CUREUS.11478
• Rehabilitation of Arthroplasty Patient during Covid-19 WEB OF SCIENCE
  Authors: Govil, Gaurav; Tomar, Lavindra; Dhawan, Pawan Published:Aug 2020 in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics DOI: 10.1007/S43465-020-00144-0
• Orthopaedic Surgeon Changing Perspective during Covid-19 Pandemic
  Published: DOI: 10.47363/JSAR/2021(2)117
• Bilateral Periprosthetic Knee Fracture with the Right Floating Total Knee and Left Periprosthetic Patella Fracture Management Strategy: A Case Report
  Published: DOI: 10.13107/JOCR.2021.V11.I02.2000
• Comparative Analysis of Peri-Operative Parameters in Unstable Hip Fracture Management by PFNA: Hip Fracture Needs Early Care during Covid-19
  Published: DOI: 10.17406/GJMR
• Physiotherapeutic assistance verse home care assistance in the early rehabilitation of total knee arthroplasty during COVID-19 lockdown
  Authors: Lavindra Tomar; Gaurav Govil; Pawan Dhawan Published:Mar 2021 in ARTHROPLASTY DOI: 10.1186/S42836-020-00067-Z
• Incarcerated Cannulated Cancellous Screw Removal during Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Novel Trick: A Case Report
  Authors: Tomar L; Govil G; Dhawan P Published:Mar 2021 in Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.2103.020
• Ochronotic Knee Arthropathy: A rare cause of arthritic knee pain and literature review of surgical considerations during knee arthroplasty
  Authors: Gaurav Govil; Lavindra Tomar; Pawan Dhawan Published:Jan 2021 in IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology DOI: 10.18231/J.IJOR.2020.021
• Infected Diaphyseal Non-union of Radius Managed with Fibular Graft and Intramedullary Fixation: Case Report on Simple Technique for Complex Case
  Authors: Lavindra Tomar; Gaurav Govil; Pawan Dhawan Published:Dec 2020 in Journal of Case Reports DOI: 10.17659/01.2020.0070
• Peri-prosthetic trans-patellar fractures after Total knee Arthroplasty: a case series and review of literature
  Authors: Gaurav Govil; Lavindra Tomar; Pawan Dhawan Published:Nov 2020 in ARTHROPLASTY DOI: 10.1186/S42836-020-00050-8
• Open complex distal femur intraarticular fracture with Hoffa extension, extensor mechanism tear and post-recovery secondary traumatic peri implant fracture: report on an uncommon chronology
  Authors: Lavindra Tomar; Gaurav Govil; Pawan Dhawan Published:Oct 2020 in International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics DOI: 10.18203/ISSN.2455-4510.INTJRESORTHOP20204609
• Alkaptonuric ochronotic spondyloarthropathy in two siblings presenting as low back pain: A case report
  Authors: Gaurav Govil; Lavindra Tomar; Pawan Dhawan Published:Jul 2020 in IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology DOI: 10.18231/J.IJOR.2020.007
• Aggressive lytic lesion of lesser trochanter proximal femur in an eighteen year old male - A case report
  Authors: Gaurav Govil; Lavindra Tomar; Pawan Dhawan Published:Jul 2020 in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery DOI: 10.18231/J.IJOS.2020.023
• Management of traumatic diaphyseal fracture of humerus with incidental ipsilateral metaphyseal aneurysmal bone cyst in an adult: A case report
  Authors: Lavindra Tomar; Gaurav Govil; Pawan Dhawan Published:Jul 2020 in International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences DOI: 10.22271/ORTHO.2020.V6.I3C.2188
• Symptomatic acute pulmonary embolism despite thromboprophylaxis after simultaneous total knee arthroplasty: Case report in an Indian female
  Authors: Lavindra Tomar; Pawan Dhawan; Gaurav Govil Published:Jul 2020 in National Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics DOI: 10.33545/ORTHOR.2020.V4.I3A.225
• Osteosynthesis of Fracture Neck of Femur with High Valgus Angle in Young Adult with Post-polio Residual Paralysis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
  Published: 2020 in ARC Journal of Orthopedics DOI: 10.20431/2456-0588.0502003