Mr Jehangir Mahaluxmivala
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Mahaluxmivala (pronounced ma-ha-lux-mi-vala) is an experienced knee and hip orthopaedic surgeon based in Harlow, Essex and Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire who specialises in knee and hip joints, including knee and hip replacements, knee replacement revisions, and arthroscopic knee surgery.
He can provide expert opinion on knee and hip pathologies and uses the most up-to-date, evidence-based procedures with a focus on safety, and helping patients understand the risk-benefit ratio of joint replacement surgery.
Mr Mahaluxmivala performs high volume knee and hip replacement surgery annually. He is committed to delivering a knee and hip service with nationally matched outcome measures with patient satisfaction being paramount to his practice.
As a former national level badminton player, Mr Mahaluxmivala understands the need for joint replacement treatment arising from a sports career. He has also received Clinical Excellence Awards from the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Short Interview With Mr Mahaluxmivala
Surgical Academic Credentials
Mr Mahaluxmivala began his orthopaedic training on the Newcastle Registrar Rotation and completed his specialist training in London at the renowned Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore. He had completed travelling fellowships, including time in prestigious knee and hip replacement centres in North America. Mr Mahaluxmivala has other academic credentials including:
- Spoken at a number of national and international conferences.
- An invited guest speaker at the combined British Orthopedic Association and Irish Orthopedic Association Annual Conference in techniques on how to perform knee replacements
- An invited guest lecturer and faculty member at the Cambridge FRCS (Orth) Course and Harlow Knee Replacement Course and has previously been an invited guest lecturer and faculty member at the Tibia Master Class at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the University of Warwick FRCS (Orth) Course.
- Published peer reviewed scientific papers and has been an invited chapter author for the prestigious Oxford Textbook of Surgery.
- A contributing member of the FRCS Mentor group since its inception and is also actively involved in other online teaching and webinars with a combined live audience of over 2500 surgeons to date.
- Keenly involved in training surgeons to perform total knee replacement and total hip replacement and has been awarded Trainer of the Year from the Royal London Hospital Rotation.
- A special interest in patient education and is a surgeon designer for animations for hip and knee replacement surgery. This was done especially to educate patients and help them in understanding their forthcoming surgery. This innovation was shortlisted for the NHS Innovation awards.
Professional Credentials
Professional Experience
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Rivers Hospital, Hertfordshire.
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow.
- Co-founder and co-director of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Accredited “Mahaluxmivala – Sherman FRCS (Orth) Viva Course” (Previously the Royal College of Surgeons of England Course).
- Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Simulation.
- Member of the Specialist Training Committee, North East Thames
- Clinical and Educational Supervisor for Specialist Registrars in Orthopaedics, North East Thames (London) and East of England (Cambridge) Rotation
Licenses & Certifications
- GMC Number: 4365505.
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England.
- British Orthopaedic Association.
- British Medical Association.
- Medical Defence Union.
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee.
- British Hip Society.
- FRCS Mentor group.
- British Indian Orthopaedic Society.
Education Background
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal College of Surgeons of England.
- MSc University of Teeside 1996.
- MS University of Mumbai 1993.
Our Clinic is based at the Rivers Private Hospital in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.