Dr. Avi Pranay Shah is an experienced and highly trained Paediatric orthopedic surgeon, practicing in Mumbai. He is currently attached to SRCC Childrens Hospital, Haji Ali, Mumbai as a consultant where he is also the co-director of the Child hip preservation services and Director of the clubfoot clinic. He is also attached to many other premier hospitals of Mumbai.
Dr Avi has built a thriving practice and is considered among the best Paediatric orthopedic surgeons with vast experience in treating all Paediatric bone and joint problems, Birth defects and is one of the very few specialized in Paediatric and adolescent hip problems.
Dr Avi combines expert knowledge with rich experience, compassion, and a smiling demeanor to work his magic on patients and deliver excellent results for them. His way of treatment, generous consultation time, and professional, caring approach to treatment give patients and parents the confidence that they are in safe hands, relieving much of the anxiety/stress that comes with having children with bone and joint issues.
His practice focuses on all childhood and adolescent Hip problems, Birth defects and limb deformities, fractures, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, bone and joint infections in children and is renowned in his field. He is a member of multiple societies and is dedicated to teaching and research. He conducts multiple camps and is involved in many charitable projects. He has throughout his career had numerous national and international publications, presentations and posters.
Shah AP. Manohar PV. “Study of the surgical management of fracture distal one third femur by retrograde intramedullary nailing” Ejpbs Nov’15. Vol 2
Mehta R, Shah A. Embryology, path-anatomy, clinical features, syndromes with clinical relevance in radial club hand.ijpo vol 3 (radial club hand edition)
Textbook chapter on femoral neck fractures in pediatric age group. Elsevier publications
Aroojis A, Patel M, Shah A, Sarathy K, Vaidya S, Mehta R. Distal Femoral Extension Osteotomy with 90° Pediatric Condylar Locking Compression Plate and Patellar Tendon Advancement for the Correction of Crouch Gait in Cerebral Palsy. Indian J Orthop. 2019 Jan-Feb;53(1):45-52. doi: 10.4103/ortho.IJOrtho_410_17. PMID: 30905981; PMCID: PMC6394194.
Pinto D, Dhawale A, Shah I, Rokade S, Shah A, Chaudhary K, Aroojis A, Mehta R, Nene A. Tuberculosis of the spine in children–Does drug resistance affect surgical outcomes? The Spine Journal. 2021 Jun 8.
Shah A, Mehta R, Aroojis A. The Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment in walking age children: is it effective? A study of 56 children from 1 to 10 years of age. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Mar;28(2):159-166. doi:10.1097/BPB.0000000000000562. PMID: 30312250.
Shah AP, Vaidya S, Phadke S, Agashe M. Congenital Aplasia of the Patella and the Distal Third of the Quadriceps Mechanism: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2018 Oct-Dec;8(4):e79. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00029. PMID: 30303847.
Agashe M, Shah A, Parikh SN. A Rare Presentation and Management of Forearm Deformity in a Patient with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2018 Jul-Sep;8(3):e53. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.17.00295. PMID: 30045076.
Motwani G, Dhawale A, Shah A, Nene A. Cervical myelopathy in a child with Sprengel shoulder and Klippel-Feil syndrome. Spine Deform. 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1007/s43390-020-00178-2. PMID: 32749619.
Shah A, Aroojis A, Mehta R. The Ponseti method of treatment for neuromuscular and syndromic (non-idiopathic) clubfeet: evaluation of a programme-based approach at a mean follow-up of 5.8 years. Int Orthop. 2020 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04677-9. PMID: 32651710.
Shah A, Parikh SN. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction With Growth Modulation in Children With Patellar Instability and Genu Valgum. Arthrosc Tech. 2020 Mar 31;9(4):e565-e574. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.12.008. PMID: 32368480; PMCID: PMC7189796.
Shah A, Agashe M. Growth Modulation for Angular Deformities around the Knee: Literature Review.BOS JCOrth Vol 1 | Issue 1 | July – Dec 2016 | Page 52-55
Shah A, Shaeef AH, Manohar PV. Multiple Drill Holes Technique for Chronic Ischaemic Limb. Bombay Hospital Journal. 2015;57(2):232.
Chaudhary K, Dhawale A, Shah A, Nene A. The technique of using three-dimensional and multiplanar reformatted computed tomography for preoperative planning in pediatric craniovertebral anomalies. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 2021 Jul 14:100073.
ABCD of Lateral Condyle Humerus Fracture in Children: Anatomy, Biomechanics, Classification and Diagnosis. Taral V Nagda, Avi Shah, Dhwanil Tada DOI-10.13107/ijpo.2021.v07i02.110
Complications of Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures in Children. Vikas Basa, Avi Shah, Shital N Parikh. DOI-10.13107/ijpo.2021.v07i02.112