Hand and upper-limb surgeon with over 27 years of leadership in patient care, medical education and translational research. Internationally recognised for pioneering congenital hand reconstruction in India, integrating 3‑D printing and AI-assisted imaging to deliver outcomes‑oriented care. As Dean of KMC Manipal, combines strategic vision with a proven record of faculty development, curriculum innovation, research and capacity building

• 1^st May 2025 onwards: Dean, KMC, Manipal and Professor, Department of Hand surgery
•          1st October 2021 to 30^th April 2025: Head, Department of Hand Surgery, KMC Manipal
•          1^st August 2019, to 30^Th April 2025: Associate Dean, KMC Manipal
•          1^st May 2014, to 30 th April 2019: Head, Department of Orthopaedics, KMC Manipal
•          10^th May 2013 to 30^th September 2021: Professor and Unit Head, Department of Orthopaedics, KMC Manipal
•          June 26, 2012, to May 9, 2013-Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics KMC Manipal
•          October 13, 2004, to June 25, 2012-Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics KMC Manipal
•          15 th September 1999 to October 12, 2004-Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics KMC Manipal

Research portfolio:

• Clinical Editor, Hand.e, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• Regional editor, Asia Pacific, Journal of Hand surgery, America
• Regional program contributor: Asia Pacific region for AO Trauma hand and wrist education task force
• Associate Editor, Journal of Orthopaedics
• Associate Editor, Annals of Plastic Surgery
• Chairman, ISSH Research wing 
• Mentor, Postgraduate Research Wing, KMC, Manipal
• Guided 41 postgraduate thesis and 7 PhD dissertations

Publications & research contributions

138 Peer-Reviewed Publications in indexed journals

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anil-Bhat?ev=hdr_xprf

Books and Chapters authored:

• Clinical Assessment C Examination Simulation in Orthopaedics (CBS Publishers, 2020)
• Radiology of the Wrist and Hand (Taylor & Francis, 2022)
• Hand Infections (Kulkarni’s Textbook of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Jaypee Brothers)

Research focus areas:

• Wrist arthroscopy & ligament injuries
• Congenital hand differences and pediatric reconstructive surgery
• 3D printing for prosthetics in hand surgery: for Pediatric Hand Prosthetics, and orthotics with 7 design patents
• AI-driven diagnostic imaging for wrist & hand fractures
• Hastha – Congenital Hand Differences Centre, integrating clinical care, research, and training and awarded Dr. T.M.A. Pai Endowment Chair for Congenital Hand anomalies: 2016 onwards.

Fellowships & awards

• S.S. Babhulkar Fellowship, Indian Orthopaedic Association (2002) – Advanced training in hand surgery
• Ganga Hospital-Carl Zeiss Fellowship in Hand & Microsurgery (2003) – First recipient of this prestigious fellowship
• Observership at Department of Hand surgery, NUH, Singapore 2006
• KOA and Indo-UK International travelling fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK, 2010
• Robert Acland fellowship of ISSH, at Prince of Wales hospital, Hongkong for wrist arthroscopy. 2012
• 49 academic awards and 7 research awards

Hand Surgery | Wrist Disorders C Arthroscopy | Congenital Hand Differences | Tendon Reconstruction | Elbow Disorders | Upper Limb Sports Injuries | Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release | 3D Printing for Hand Prostheses