Ravi K. Bashyal, MD is a Chicago native and a orthopaedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement at NorthShore University System in Chicago, IL where he is Director of Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. He holds an academic appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Bashyal attended the University of Illinois on a full academic scholarship graduating with honors, Magna Cum Laude, and was inducted in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He was fortunate enough to receive another academic scholarship and attended the prestigious University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, consistently ranked by US News as one of the top three medical schools in the United States. After medical school, Dr. Bashyal continued his training in orthopaedic surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as chief resident in his final year. He then went on to Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital for further sub-specialty training in hip and knee reconstruction. While there, he served as a clinical instructor in orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School. He currently maintains a busy clinical practice in Chicago performing approximately 500 minimally invasive total hip and knee replacements every year while also participating in clinical research and education. In addition to his clinical practice in Chicago, Dr. Bashyal has been an active volunteer and leader for Operation Walk Chicago. This charity organization is committed to providing free hip and knee replacements to needy patients in developing countries around the world. Dr. Bashyal has been instrumental in leading the efforts of this group at Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH) in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition, NOH and Dr. Bashyal have co-chaired and hosted three (including the first ever in Nepal) nationwide medical education conferences focused on hip and knee replacement surgery. Dr. Bashyal is a FAA licensed pilot and enjoys aviation related pursuits in his free time. He and his family reside ins Chicago and love taking part in all that the city has to offer.