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Orthopaedic Issues Related to Cerebral Palsy | FAQ with Dr. Ranjit Varghese
Background
Dr. Ranjit Abraham Varghese is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a specialist in pediatric orthopaedics. He focuses on the treatment of cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders, and pediatric hip and foot disorders.
Dr. Varghese earned his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College of Manipal University in Mangalore India, where he also did his residency. He later earned a master’s degree in health science and clinical epidemiology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He completed fellowships in pediatric orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia and the University of Minnesota. He also completed a combined orthopedics oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital.
He serves as medical director of the Ortho-Cerebral Palsy Program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
His research interests include cerebral palsy, hip disorders and outcome evaluations.
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