Rahul Banerjee, MDBoard-certified, Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Rahul Banerjee is a board-certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon. Dr. Banerjee graduated with honors from Brown University and completed medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. Dr. Banerjee completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Brown University and spent an additional year completing an orthopaedic trauma fellowship under the leadership of Dr. Peter G. Trafton, MD.
Dr. Banerjee operating with Dr. Trafton in 2005.
Dr. Banerjee during deployment to the War
in Iraq in 2008.
in Iraq in 2008.
After completion of his training, Dr. Banerjee served in the United States Air Force and attained the rank of Major. Dr. Banerjee was assigned to work with the United States Army, treating injured patients and training orthopaedic residents at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, TX. During his service, he was deployed to the War in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and treated many injured soldiers and civilians.
After completion of his military service, Dr. Banerjee joined the faculty at University of Texas Southwestern as Assistant Clinical Professor. While at UT Southwester, Dr. Banerjee trained residents and fellows and provided care to patients with complex fractures and injuries at Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern
Dr. Banerjee with the orthopaedic trauma
faculty and fellows at Parkland in 2010.
faculty and fellows at Parkland in 2010.
Dr. Banerjee operating in Haiti after
the earthquake in 2010.
the earthquake in 2010.
In 2010, Dr. Banerjee helped to organize a joint volunteer medical mission with teams from Parkland and Shock Trauma to assist the injured after the earthquake in Haiti.
Dr. Banerjee is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Howard Rosen Teaching Award from AO North America. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. In addition, Dr. Banerjee has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters on the treatment of orthopaedic problems.
Today, Dr. Banerjee works alongside physician assistant Briana Hodgson, PA-C at his practice, North Texas Orthopaedic and Spine, LLC, in Plano and Carrollton. Their clinical interests encompass hip and knee replacement (including direct anterior hip replacement), treatment of fractures and injuries, and management of complex orthopedic problems including infections, nonunions, leg length discrepancy, and bone loss. Dr. Banerjee is a sought-after expert in joint replacement, fracture treatment and complex revision surgery.
Dr. Banerjee was named as one of D Magazine's Best Doctors in Collin County in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Brown University
Fellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2004 - 2005
Brown University
Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, 1999 - 2004
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine, Class of 1999
Brown University
Bachelor of Science Degree, 1995
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgeon - (June 2019 – Present)
Texas Bone and Joint
Plano, TX
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon - (July 2016 – May 2019)
Envsion
Plano, TX and Denton, TX
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon - (December 2014 – June 2016)
Advent Orthopaedics
Plano, TX and Conroe, TX
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon - (July 2009 – December 2014)
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon - (September 2008 – January 2009)
332nd Medical Group, United States Air Force,
Balad Air Base, Iraq
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon - (July 2005 – May 2009)
49th Medical Squadron
Holloman Air Force Base, Almagordo, NM
Director of Orthopaedic Trauma - (July 2017 – December 2020)
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX
Assistant Professor - (July 2009 – December 2014)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program - (July 2010 – October 2011)
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - (September 2007 – May 2009)
Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine
El Paso, TX
Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma - (March 2007 – May 2009)
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - (July 2005 – August 2007)
Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine
El Paso, TX
Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - (July 2004 – June 2005)
Brown University
Providence, RI
Denton, TX
Plano, TX
Frisco, TX
Plano, TX
Carrollton, TX
Richardson, TX
Honors and Awards
- D Magazine's 2023 Best Doctors in Collin County
- D Magazine's 2022 Best Doctors in Collin County
- D Magazine's 2021 Best Doctors in Collin County
- Air Force Commendation Medal, June 2009
- Army Commendation Medal, May 2009
- Howard Rosen Teaching Award, AO North America, February 2008
- Army Achievement Medal, March 2008
- Jack McDaniel Memorial AO Fellowship, 2004-2005
- Finalist, 19th Annual Smith and Nephew Residents’ Competition, 2004
- Haffenreffer House Staff Excellence Award, 2004
- Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Chicago, 1998
- Capps Award for Outstanding Proficiency in Clinical Medicine, University of Chicago, 1999
- Phi Beta Kappa, Elected to Brown University Rhode Island Alpha Chapter, 1995
- Sigma Xi, Elected to scientific research society, Brown University Chapter, 1995
- Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1995
- Graduation with Honors in Biology, Brown University, 1995
- National Merit Scholar, 1991
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American College of Surgeons - ACSFellow
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American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons - AAOSFellow
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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOAMember
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Orthopaedic Trauma Association - OTAActive Member
Journal Publications
- Alverdy JC, Hendrickson B, Guandalini SS, Laughlin RJ, Kent K, Banerjee R. Perturbed bioelectrical properties of the mouse cecum following hepatectomy and starvation: the role of bacterial adherence. Shock. 1999; 12(3): 235-41.
- Izzi JA, Banerjee R, Smith AH, McGough R, DiGiovanni, CW. Emergency room external fixation of tibial pilon fractures. Tech Foot Ankle Surg. 2002; 1(2): 151-157.
- Tashjian RZ, Appel AJ, Banerjee R, DiGiovanni CW. Anatomic study of the gastronemius-soleus junction and its relationship to the sural nerve. Foot Ankle Int. 2003; 24(6): 473-476.
- Tashjian RZ, Appel AJ, Banerjee R, DiGiovanni, CW. Endocsopic gastrocnemius recession: evaluation in a cadaver model. Foot Ankle Int. 2003; 24(8): 607-613.
- Banerjee R, Bradley MP, DiGiovanni CW. Use of the emergency room external fixator in the provisional reduction of posterior malleolar fractures, Am J Orthop 2004: 33(11): 581-584.
- DiGiovanni CW, Banerjee R, Villareal R, Foot and Ankle Research Priority: Report from the Research Council of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Foot Ankle Int 2006: 27(2):133-134.
- Tashjian RZ, Banerjee R, Bradley MP, Alford JW, Fadale PD, Zolpidem reduces post-operative pain, fatigue, and narcotic consumption following knee arthroscopy: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded study, J Knee Surgery 2006, 19(2): 105-111.
- Brady MF, Bradley MP, Fleming BC, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Banerjee R, Effects of initial graft tension on the tibiofemoral compressive forces and joint position after ACL reconstruction, Am J Sports Med, 2007, 35(3):395-403.
- Fleming BC, Brady MF, Bradley MP, Banerjee R, Hulstyn MJ, Fadale PD, Tibiofemoral compression force differences using laxity- and force-based initial graft tensioning techniques in the ACL-reconstructed cadaver knee, Arthroscopy, 2008, 24(9):1052-60.
- Banerjee R, Verwiebe E, Cooper W, Indirect reduction of bilateral tilt fractures utilizing a supra-acetabular pelvic external fixator, J Trauma, 2010, 69(1) 227-30.
- Banerjee R, Chao J, Sadeghi C, Taylor R, Nickisch F, Fractures of the calcaneal tuberosity treated with suture fixation through bone tunnels, J Orthop Trauma, 2011; 25(11): 685-90.
- Huh J, Posner MA, Bear RR, Banerjee R, Owens BD, Hsu JR; Skeletal Trauma Research Consortium (STReC). Performance of military tasks after clavicle plating. Mil Med. 2011 Aug;176 (8):950-5.
- Banerjee S, Starr AJ, Banerjee R. Computed tomography-based software safely guides anterograde percutaneous anterior and posterior column acetabular screws. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2016 summer;25(2):80-5.
- Hausburg MA, Frederick ED, McNair P, Schwappach J, Banton KL, Roshon M, Lieser MJ, Acuna DL, Banerjee R, Bar-Or D. Clinically relevant redifferentiation of fibroblast-like chondrocytes into functional weight fraction of human serum albumin. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Sep-Oct;36(5):891-895.
- Meinig R, Jarvis S, Orlando A, Nwafo N, Banerjee R, McNair P, Woods B, Harrison P, Nentwig M, Kelly M, Smith W, Bar-Or D, Is anticoagulation reversal necessary prior to surgical treatment of geriatric hip fractures? Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2019, October.
Review Papers
- Banerjee R, Palumbo MA, Fadale PD. Catastrophic cervical spine injuries in the collision sport athlete, part 1: epidemiology, functional anatomy, and diagnosis. Am J Sports Med. 2004; 32(4):1077-87.
- Banerjee R, Palumbo MA, Fadale PD. Catastrophic cervical spine injuries in the collision sport athlete. part 2: Emergency management of the cervical spine-injured athlete. Am J Sports Med. 2004; 32(7): 1760-1764.
- Banerjee R, Saltzman CL, Anderson RB, Nickisch F, Management of calcaneal malunion, J Am Acad Ortho Surg, 2011; 19:27-36.
- Banerjee R, Waterman B, Padalecki J, Robertson W, Management of distal clavicle fractures, J Am Acad Ortho Surg, 2011, 19:392-401.
- Banerjee R, Chao JC, Taylor R, Siddiqui A, Management of calcaneal tuberosity fractures, J Am Acad Ortho Surg, 2012, 20:253-8.
- Jackson JB 3rd, Jacobson L, Banerjee R, Nickisch F. Distraction subtalar arthrodesis. Foot Ankle Clin. 2015, 20(2):335-51.
Case Reports
- Banerjee R, Bradley MP, Bluman EM, DiGiovanni CW. Clinical Pearls: Locked great toe. Acad Emerg Med. 2003; 10(8): 878-880.
- Banerjee R, Stanley J, Palumbo MA. Spinal epidural hematoma induced by leukemia, Orthopedics, 2004; 27(8): 864-6.
- Ochoa L and Banerjee R, Recurrent hypertrophic peroneal tubercle, J Foot Ank Surg, 2007, 46(5):403-8
- Banerjee R and Posner M, Removal of a bent intramedullary nail with a posttraumatic sagittal plane deformity, J Trauma, 2009, 66(5):1500-1503.
- Banerjee R, Waterman B, Nelson J, Reconstruction of massive medial midfoot bone loss and soft tissue loss due to blast injury, J Foot Ank Surg, 2010, 49(3): 301-304.
- Waterman B and Banerjee R, Management of simultaneous ipsilateral dislocation of the hip, knee, and ankle, Am J Orthop, 2011; 40(6): 301-304.
- Au B, Jamieson MD, Banerjee R, Rotational osteoplasty for femoral head fracture with cartilage loss, Orthopedics 2013; 36(1):e105-8.
Book Chapters
- Banerjee R, Bradley MP, Palumbo MA, Fadale PD, Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete, In: Johnson DH, Pedowitz RA eds. Practical Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, 1st Ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
- Banerjee R and DiGiovanni CW, Enhancement of Bone Healing, In: CW DiGiovanni, J Greisberg eds., Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle,Elsevier, NY, 2007.
- Banerjee R and Nickisch F, Calcaneus Fractures, In: CW DiGiovanni and J Greisberg eds., Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle, Elsevier, NY 2007.
- Banerjee R, Nickisch F, Easley M, DiGiovanni CW, Foot Injuries, In: Browner B, Jupiter J, Levine A, Trafton PG eds., Skeletal Trauma, 4th Ed. Saunders, 2008.
- Crist B and Banerjee R, Tibial Shaft Fractures, In: Flynn J ed., Orthopaedic knowledge Update 10, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2010.
- Banerjee R and Nickisch F, Talus Fractures, in: Coughlin MJ, Saltzmann CL, Anderson RB eds., Mann’s Surgery of the Foot and Ankle, 9th Ed., Mosby, 2013
- Banerjee R and Nickisch F, Surgical Treatment of Calcaneal Malunion, In: Dhillon MS, ed, Fractures of the Calcaneus, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, India, 2013
- Nasr K, Dickason S, Banerjee R, Acetabulum, In: Postoperative Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2017
Letters
- Banerjee R, Bradley MP, DiGiovanni CW, Using an ER external fixator in provisional reduction of posterior malleolar fractures, Am J Orthop 2005: 34(6): 266.
Electronic Publications
- Banerjee R, Nickisch F: Treatment of Posterior Malleolus Fractures. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthopaedic Knowledge Online,2008;6(7): http://orthoportal.aaos.org/oko/article.aspx?article=OKO_TRA024#article. Accessed July 23, 2008.
- Banerjee R, Nickisch F: Treatment of Posterior Malleolus Fractures CME,American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Knowledge Online,2008; 6(8): http://www5.aaos.org/oko/cme/templates/template_2/information.cfm?topic=CM E076. Accessed September 25, 2008.
- Banerjee R, “Open Calcaneus Fractures,” Skeletal Trauma, 4th Edition, Expert Consult Web Update, www.expertconsultbook.com, March 27, 2009.
- Banerjee R, “Preparation of Case Materials For Part II Examination of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery,” Orthopaedic Trauma Association Website, http://www.ota.org/fellowship/06PreparingforPartIIBoards.doc, April 2009.
- Banerjee R, “Closed reduction techniques for displaced pelvic ring injury,” Skeletal Trauma, 4th Edition, Expert Consult Web Update, www.expertconsultbook.com, August 11, 2009.
- Banerjee R, “Modified Stoppa approach and intrapelvic plating for acetabular fractures ,” Skeletal Trauma, 4th Edition, Expert Consult Web Update, www.expertconsultbook.com, September 3, 2009.
- Nickisch F and Banerjee R, “Calcaneus Fractures,” Orthopaedic Trauma Association Trauma and Fracture Care Residency Core Curriculum Lectures, http://www.ota.org/res_slide/index.html, Revised 2011
