As a local and internationally trained orthopaedic and arthroplasty surgeon in Durban, Dr Muhammad Ahmed Manjra has a special interest in the management of hip and knee arthritis, including the use of the minimally invasive Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) for total hip replacement (arthroplasty), joint preservation and reconstructive options for younger patients, sports injuries and trauma.

“As an orthopedic and arthroplasty surgeon, I use a wide array of both surgical and non-surgical measures to treat your causes of pain and disability, getting you back to living life to the full,” says Dr Manjra.

The former Westville Boys’ High School pupil, who matriculated with full academic colours, left school and continued working hard to excel and be recognized as a top surgeon in orthopaedics and arthroplasty.

After qualifying at Wits University with his medical degree in 2009, Dr Manjra went on to obtain his masters degree as an orthopaedic specialist at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria in 2018. During his training Dr Manjra was recognised as a future leader in the field of orthopaedics.

He was selected to work around the country as part of the Smith & Nephew Travelling Fellowship – an intense one-month programme for selected doctors.

While in Cape Town and working as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Tygerberg Hospital’s trauma and sports orthopaedic unit, Dr Manjra had the honour of performing the first total hip replacement at the Karl Bremer Hospital.

During 2019, Dr Manjra begun sub-speciality training including first completing the Tygerberg Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship, including one-on-one mentoring with Dr Koos Jordaan, in complex hip and knee surgery; the anterior approach for total hip replacement surgery and robotic knee surgery.

It was then off to Toronto, Canada, in 2021 for the young surgeon, where he completed a Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship at the Sunnybrook Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre, through the University of Toronto.

This centre is renowned as the largest volume joint replacement centres in Canada, performing up to 2 500 cases per year, with the University of Toronto ranked amongst the top three global universities for surgery.

During his training, Dr Manjra participated in several research studies related to orthopaedic trauma and joint replacement surgery. He received numerous awards locally and internationally and he has published papers in local and international peer reviewed journals, in the fields of orthopaedic trauma and joint replacement surgery.

When he is not working, Dr Manjra says he maximises his time with his family and can usually be found on weekends, onboard a bike or board, at the Durban beachfront or a mountain bike trail.