Sanjeev (Sanj) Kakar, M.D.

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Sanjeev (Sanj) Kakar, M.D.
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Location: Minnesota
  • Primary Appointment
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Academic Rank
  • Associate Professor of Orthopedics
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Clinical Profile
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Summary

Sanjeev (Sanj) Kakar, M.D., treats all conditions affecting the hand, wrist and forearm. His research is in the areas of ligament injuries of the wrist, fracture care, arthritis, tumors and cancers, and Dupuytren's disease.

Focus areas

  • Wrist ligament injury. Using innovative CT scanning to diagnose ligament injury, as well as using stem cells and scaffolds to develop a new ligament to repair injuries.
  • Thumb arthritis. Using real-time CT scanning to better understand and treat thumb arthritis.
  • Dupuytren's disease. Using molecular biology to improve the understanding of genes involved in Dupuytren's disease and designing new treatments to prevent the disease.
  • Tumors. Developing an improved method to classify hand tumors and being able to predict which tumors may or may not fracture the bone.

Significance to patient care

The goal of Dr. Kakar's research is to improve the method by which certain conditions are diagnosed, such as wrist ligament injuries. This may help patients avoid having unneeded surgeries.

For those patients who do undergo surgery, Dr. Kakar and his colleagues are using new techniques, including those that use a patient's own cells to repair the injured structures.

Professional highlights

  • Research Award, AO North America, 2012
  • Research Award, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2011

Recent publications

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Education

Residency – Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Boston University School of Medicine

MBA –
Babson College

Senior Resident – Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
Royal Free Hospital

Senior Resident – Plastic Reconstruction Surgery (Hand)
University College Hospitals

Resident – Orthopaedic Surgery
University College Hospitals

Resident – General Surgery
University College Hospitals

Resident – Emergency Medicine
Charing Cross Hospitals

Resident – Orthopaedic Surgery
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Internship – Internal Medicine
Whipps Cross Hospital

Internship – General Surgery
The Royal London Hospital

M.D. – (MBBS)
St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry

BSc – (honors)
University College London

Fellowship – Orthopedic Surgery Hand & Upper Extremity
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic


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