Dr. Kharat studied in B J Medical School, Pune, and qualified as a medical practitioner in 1986. He was in the order of merit in Surgery and Orthopaedics. He completed his three-year residency training programme in Orthopaedics and Trauma surgery and graduated with honours, after successfully defending his thesis on lower femoral fractures, with a Masters degree in Orthopaedics (University of Pune) in 1990
He came to the UK on the higher specialist-training scheme with full sponsorship and holds full registration with the General Medical Council. After his higher surgical training he completed the M.Sc (Master of Science) postgraduate course in Orthopaedics under the guidance of Professor G Bentley and was awarded the M.Sc. Orth. Degree by University College London in 1996.
He also did a trauma and shoulder fellowship under the auspices of the AO group in Salzburg, Austria in June 1996 with Prof. H Resch
In addition to his Orthopaedic experience he has completed the two-year postgraduate LLM course from Cardiff University, Cardiff LAW School, under Viv Harpwood and was awarded the Diploma in the legal aspects of medical practice in 2001. He worked as a medico legal consultant and prepared reports for the courts and law practices in the United Kingdom.
He is also proficient in teaching and practicing acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain and arthritis. He has taught on national foundation courses for doctors as a group leader and holds the certificate of competence (COC) from the BMAS (British Medical Acupuncture Society).
He worked in Broomfield Hospitals, Essex, England, as a Specialist Orthopaedic surgeon, before his appointment as a Consultant Joint Replacement Surgeon and Director of Joint Replacement Services in the prestigious RUBY HALL CLINIC in the historic city of Pune, affectionately known as the Oxford of the East. He has a wide experience of general orthopaedic surgery and trauma surgery. However he is proficient in joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee. He has performed more than 1000 joint replacements since 1998.His log book records more than 4000 total number of operations (elective and trauma).
He is well versed with the latest techniques in joint replacement surgery and minimal incision joint replacement surgery. He has used a range of hip and knee implants which have a proven worldwide track record in long-term survivorship. He has experience in joint replacement in the younger age group patient using uncemented implants.
In Ruby Hall Clinic he successfully treated approximately 200 patients with hip and knee arthritis by performing joint replacement surgery over his three year tenure where he successfully established the department of joint replacement surgery with the help of Mr. Bomi Bhote, CEO and the Medical Director at that time Dr. A. Banerji.