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Dr. Mohit Bhandari is a Distinguished University Professor at McMaster University, serving as Chair of the Department of Surgery and holding a Senior Tier Canada Research Chair in Surgery. An honor held by less than 2% of McMaster faculty, his distinguished career spans orthopaedic surgery, global health initiatives, and evidence-based medical practices. His leadership extends to major international clinical trials that have transformed surgical care worldwide.
Dr. Bhandari's research interests encompass a broad spectrum of surgical disciplines with particular emphasis on orthopaedic trauma, evidence-based medicine, and global health applications. His work has pioneered methodologies for hip fracture management, surgical infection prevention, and trauma care protocols. He has significantly contributed to understanding optimal timing of surgical interventions and developing evidence-based guidelines that have been adopted internationally.
With an extensive publication record exceeding 675 scholarly works in the past decade, Dr. Bhandari's research demonstrates remarkable consistency in advancing surgical science. His recent work has increasingly focused on large-scale multicenter trials examining surgical timing, infection prevention protocols, and outcomes analysis across diverse patient populations. This body of work has established new standards in orthopaedic trauma care and evidence-based surgical practice.
Scientific Recognition
- Inducted into the Order of Canada
- Recipient of the Order of Ontario
- Distinguished University Professor designation (held by less than 2% of McMaster Faculty)
- Senior Tier Canada Research Chair in Surgery
- Recipient of McMaster University's Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Bhandari leads multiple major research initiatives including the HIP ATTACK trial (examining optimal timing of hip fracture surgery), PREP-IT trial (focusing on preoperative optimization), and numerous studies on surgical infection prevention. His work has secured substantial funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and other international funding bodies, enabling large-scale clinical trials that have directly impacted surgical practices globally. He has mentored numerous surgical researchers and established collaborative networks spanning multiple continents.
