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Specialist expertise
The surgeons work only in hand and reconstructive surgery of the upper limb.
About us
Paanik Hand & Research Center
Specialized, personalized, evidence-based care for the hand, wrist and upper limb. Hattigauda and Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.
A centre for the hand and upper limb
Paanik Hand & Research Center treats conditions of the hand, wrist, forearm and peripheral nerves. Evaluation, hand surgery and hand therapy are under one roof.
The hand is one of the most intricate parts of the body. A small injury can affect your work, your independence and your quality of life. Care here covers acute injuries and complex trauma, and nerve, tendon, joint and reconstructive conditions.
Treatment does not stop at the operation. The surgeons work with the centre’s hand therapists so that each patient goes through structured rehabilitation to a functional recovery.
The approach combines
- Detailed clinical assessment
- Evidence-based surgical treatment
- Reconstructive and microsurgical techniques
- Hand therapy and rehabilitation
- Individualized patient care
What sets the centre apart
Surgeon, hand therapist and patient work as one team toward the best possible functional outcome. Success is judged by what the hand can do afterwards.
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Current surgical technique
Contemporary principles of hand, wrist and microsurgery, applied to each case.
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Measured by function
The goal is a return to work, independence and everyday activities.
Hand surgeons
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shilu Shrestha
Chief consultant, orthopaedic and hand surgeon
Overview
Dr. Shrestha trained in hand and reconstructive microsurgery in Singapore and the United States. That training showed how few patients in Nepal could reach specialist hand care, and she has worked to close that gap ever since.
She is one of Nepal’s pioneering woman orthopaedic surgeons, and the first woman to lead the country’s largest orthopaedic department. She has performed more than 10,000 surgeries over 12+ years.
“I give hands back their stories.”
Milestones
- 2012 Started specialist hand surgery services in Kathmandu.
- 2018 Passed 10,000 surgeries.
- 2020 Joined the Government of Nepal as Joint Secretary and Chief Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Later became the first woman to head the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma at the National Trauma Center, Bir Hospital (NAMS), the largest orthopaedic department in the country.
- 2021 Led the National Hand Surgery Awareness campaign across 50 health camps.
Training
Orthopaedic surgery
MS in Orthopaedics, HRDC/B&B Hospital, under Kathmandu University.
Clinical fellowship
Hand and reconstructive microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Attachments in the United States
Stanford, Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas, Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento, UC Davis, UC San Francisco and the Christine M. Kleinert Institute.
Leadership
Building hand surgery in Nepal
As Founding General Secretary of the Nepal Hand Surgery Society, Dr. Shrestha helped create the country’s first national platform for hand surgery. Under her leadership the society:
- Joined the Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.
- Organised international conferences and workshops.
- Created training places for young surgeons in Singapore, Japan and India.
Her research covers paediatric hand fractures, Volkmann’s ischaemic contracture, peripheral nerve injuries, congenital hand cases and upper limb trauma in developing countries.
Professional standing
- Founding General Secretary, Nepal Hand Surgery Society
- Ambassador, Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
- Member, Nepal Medical Association
- Past Executive Member, Nepal Orthopaedic Association
- Member, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
- Honorary International Member, German Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Society
Dr. Chandan Kumar Jayswal
Consultant orthopaedic and hand surgeon
Overview
Orthopaedic, hand and reconstructive microsurgeon. He completed a fellowship in hand and reconstructive microsurgery at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, and trained in brachial plexus surgery in India.
His work covers complex hand and reconstructive microsurgery, orthopaedic trauma and joint replacement.
- Registration
- NMC No. 9702
- Member
- Nepal Orthopaedic Association
Training
Orthopaedic surgery
MBBS; MS in Orthopaedic Surgery, Lanzhou University.
Brachial plexus surgery
Training at Brijlal Hospital, Uttarakhand, India.
Clinical fellowship
Hand and reconstructive microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Hand therapists
Rehabilitation is part of hand surgery here. The hand therapists work beside the surgeons and follow each patient through recovery: evaluation, therapy matched to the operation and the stage of tissue healing, and splints made for the individual hand.
How hand therapy works-
Sanju Tandukar
Hand therapist
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Tek
Hand therapist
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