Sanj Kakar, M.D.

Sanj Kakar, M.D., is Professor of Orthopaedics, past Vice Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Director for Accreditation and serves as the Associate Dean within Continuous Professional Development at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. A graduate of St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, he received his surgical training at University College London, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and The Royal Free, before completing his Orthopaedic Residency at Boston University, Boston. After receiving his Master's in Business Administration from Babson College, he completed his Hand Surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Dr. Kakar is a specialist in disorders of the hand and wrist, in particular, arthroscopy, complex wrist reconstruction, trauma and sports injuries. He is a surgeon scientist and is Principal Investigator studying the role of four-dimensional CT scanning on wrist kinematics. Dr. Kakar has authored over 250 peer reviewed scientific papers, 45 book chapters and co-editor of four orthopaedic textbooks in the Hand and Wrist. He is principal investigator on several translational research grants, received the Marshall Urist Young Investigator award from the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, a member of the Emerging Leaders Program and a recipient of the North American Traveling Fellowship and American British Canadian Fellowship by the American Orthopaedic Association and the Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellow from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and a past Member at Large, both on The Council for Research and Quality at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of The Hand. He served as the Editor of Hand.e, the Digital Education Platform of the American Society for Surgery of The Hand and was President of the Minnesota Orthopaedic Society from 2022-2023.