Biography

Rohan Bhimani, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UTHealth Houston. 

He is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon in Cypress, Texas. His expertise includes complex deformity correction, total ankle replacement, minimally invasive techniques, fracture management, and sports-related foot and ankle injuries. With an evidence-based approach, he combines advanced research, surgical innovation, and team collaboration to help patients restore mobility and function. 

Dr. Bhimani earned his medical degree from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College in Pune, India. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Ruby Hall Clinic. He then pursued subspecialty fellowships in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Connecticut, Harvard–Massachusetts General Hospital, and Emory University. In addition, he completed a traveling fellowship in orthopedic trauma at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. 

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Bhimani maintains a strong commitment to academic research. His studies focus on foot and ankle biomechanics, advanced imaging, and diagnostic innovation. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Amsterdam University Medical Centers, where he is researching the role of weight-bearing CT in diagnosing foot and ankle instability. His work has been published in leading orthopedic journals and presented at national and international conferences, including meetings of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. 

Dr. Bhimani is also passionate about education. He has led resident lectures, surgical skills labs, and ultrasound workshops, helping train the next generation of orthopedic surgeons. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society and other professional organizations worldwide. 

Outside of medicine, Dr. Bhimani enjoys tennis, traveling, and exploring new cuisines. He brings his global experience, innovative mindset, and academic focus to advancing orthopedic foot and ankle care at UTHealth Houston.

Education

Medical Degree
Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India
Graduate School
Pune University, Pune, India
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India
Clinical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Clinical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Harvard Medical School– Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Clinical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Clinical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Clinical Fellowship
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship, Breach Candy Hospital and Hinduja Healthcare Surgical, Mumbai, India
Research Fellowship
Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Research Fellowship
PhD Candidate, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Ankle instability and recurrent ankle sprains
  • Achilles tendon injuries including ruptures and tendinitis
  • Ankle arthritis and total ankle replacement
  • Minimally Invasive foot and ankle surgery
  • Foot and ankle fractures
  • Sports-related foot and ankle injuries
  • Foot and ankle arthritis
  • Posterior tibial and peroneal tendon disorders
  • Cartilage preservation and restoration procedures
  • Flatfoot and cavus foot reconstruction
  • Bunion correction
  • Toe deformities

Publications

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  • Bhimani R, Thompson D, Suh N, Kadakia RJ, Bariteau J.T., Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Coleman M. Weightbearing Computed Tomography Can Accurately Detect Subtle Lisfranc Injury. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 Jul 30:10711007241266844. PMID: 39080976.
  • Bhimani R and Labib S. Metatarsophalangeal Arthroplasty in Hallux Rigidus. Foot Ankle Clin. 2024 Sep;29(3):495-505. PMID: 39068024.
  • YahyaA, Bhimani R, DiGiovanni C, Kwon J. Salvage of Undertreated or Malreduced Syndesmotic Instability: Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Accpeted in Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
  • Ghandour S, Bhimani R, Yahya A, Eltouny E, Guss D, Waryasz G, Vicentini JRT, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Stewart ZE. The utility of point-of-care dynamic ultrasonography for the diagnosis of subtle isolated ligamentous Lisfranc injuries: a cadaveric study. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39138660.
  • Abbott E, Bhimani R, Kadakia RJ, Bariteau J, Chang YH. 3D kinematics of Tibiotalar Motion in Patients with Mobile Bearing and Fixed Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty: In Vivo Videofluoroscopic Feasibility Study. Gait Posture. 2024 Jun;111:176-181. Epub 2024 Apr 18. PMID: 38705035.
  • Bhimani R, Shah K, Kadakia RJ. The Extensile Lateral Approach to the Calcaneus. Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery ():10.1097/BTF.0000000000000380, May 15, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/BTF.0000000000000380
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mirochnik K, Lubberts B, Waryasz G, Tanaka MJ. Radiographic Landmark Measurements for the Femoral Footprint of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex May Be Affected by Visible Femoral Shaft Length on Lateral Knee Radiographs. Arthroscopy. 2023 Dec 4:S0749-8063(23)00954-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.11.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38056724.
  • Borjali A, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Bhimani R, Guss D, Muratoglu OK, DiGiovanni CW, Varadarajan KM, Lubberts B. The use of deep learning enables high diagnostic accuracy in detecting syndesmotic instability on weight-bearing CT scanning. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07565-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37823903.
  • Bhimani R, Sato G, Saengsin J, Lubberts B, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D. Fluoroscopic Evaluation of the Role of Syndesmotic Injury in Lateral Ankle Instability in a Cadaver Model. Foot Ankle Int. 2022 Sep 1:10711007221116567. doi: 10.1177/10711007221116567. PMID: 36047450.
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Lubberts B, Kaiser P, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D. Utility of WBCT to Diagnose Syndesmotic Instability in Patients With Weber B Lateral Malleolar Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Feb 1;30(3):e423-e433. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00566. PMID: 34910711.
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mirochnik K, Lubberts B, DiGiovanni CW, Tanaka MJ. Utility of Diagnostic Ultrasound in the Assessment of Patellar Instability. Orthop J Sports Med. 2022 May 23;10(5):23259671221098748. doi: 10.1177/23259671221098748. PMID: 35647210.
  • Bhimani R, Lubberts B, DiGiovanni CW, Tanaka MJ. Dynamic Ultrasound Can Accurately Quantify Severity of Medial Knee Injury: A Cadaveric Study. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2022 Aug 26;4(5):e1777-e1787. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2022.07.003. PMID: 36312723; PMCID: PMC9596904.
  • Saengsin J, Bhimani R, Sato G, C Hagemeijer N, Mirochnik K, Lubberts B, R Waryasz G, W DiGiovanni C, Guss D. Use of portable ultrasonography for the diagnosis of lateral ankle instability. J Orthop Res. 2022 Jan 5. doi: 10.1002/jor.25256. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34985144.
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mirochnik K, Lubberts B, DiGiovanni CW, Tanaka MJ. Radiographic Landmarks for the Femoral Attachment of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex: A Cadaveric Study. Arthroscopy. 2022 Feb 11:S0749-8063(22)00081-0. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.046. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35157967.
  • Bhimani R, Lubberts B, Waryasz G, Tanaka MJ. Digital arthroscopic measurements can detect and quantify severity of medial knee injury. Accepted at the Arthroscopy Journal.
  • Sato G, Saengsin J, Bhimani R, Hagemeijer N, Lubberts B, Ziabari EZ, DiGiovanni C, Guss D. Isolated injuries to the lateral ankle ligaments have no direct effect on syndesmotic stability. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 May 6. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-06985-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35523878.
  • Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mojahed Yazdi R, Bhimani R, Kerkhoffs GM, Maas M, DiGiovanni CW, Lubberts B, Guss D. Detection of ankle fractures using deep learning algorithms. Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 May 26:S1268-7731(22)00102-3. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.05.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35659710.
  • Hagemeijer NC, Lubberts B, Saengsin J, Bhimani R, Sato G, Waryasz GR, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D. Portable dynamic ultrasonography is a useful tool for the evaluation of suspected syndesmotic instability: a cadaveric study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07058-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35881148.
  • Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mojahed-Yazdi R, Bhimani R, Kerkhoffs GM, Maas M, DiGiovanni CW, Lubberts B, Guss D. Deep Learning Algorithms Improve the Detection of Subtle Lisfranc Malalignments on Weightbearing Radiographs. Foot Ankle Int. 2022 May 19:10711007221093574. doi: 10.1177/10711007221093574. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35590472.
  • Bhimani R, Lubberts B, Sornsakrin P, Massri-Pugin J, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D. Do Coronal or Sagittal Plane Measurements Have the Highest Accuracy to Arthroscopically Diagnose Syndesmotic Instability? Foot Ankle Int. 2021 Jun;42(6):805-809. doi: 10.1177/10711007211004151. Epub 2021 Apr 23. PMID: 33890514.
  • Bhimani R, Shahriarirad R, Ranjbar K, Erfani A, Ashkani-Esfahani S. Transportal versus all-inside techniques of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review. J Orthop Surg Res. 2021 Dec 23;16(1):734. doi: 10.1186/s13018-021-02872-x. PMID: 34949188; PMCID: PMC8705139.
  • Bhimani R, Sornsakrin P, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Lubberts B, Guss D, Waryasz G, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, DiGiovanni CW. Using Area and Volume Measurements on Weightbearing CT to detect Isolated Lisfranc Instability. J Orthop Res. 2020 Dec 24. doi: 10.1002/jor.24970. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33368556.
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Lubberts B, Guss D, Hagemeijer NC, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW. Utility of Volumetric Measurement via Weightbearing ComputedTomography Scan to Diagnose SyndesmoticInstability. Foot Ankle Int. 2020;41(7):859-865. doi:10.1177/1071100720917682
  • Sato G, Saengsin J, Sornsakrin P, Bhimani R, Lubberts B, Taniguchi A, DiGiovanni CW,Tanaka Y.The Stability of Total Talar Prosthesis-How stable to Dislocation? CadavericStudy. Acceptedatthe Journal ofOrthopaedic Research.
  • Bhimani R, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Mirochnik K, Lubberts B,Waryasz G, Tanaka MJ.Femoral length on lateral knee radiographs influencesaccuracy of radiographic landmarksfor MPFC reconstruction. Submitted and undergoing review at theAmerican Journal ofSports Medicine.
  • Bhimani R, Lubberts B, HagemeijerNC, Zhao J, Saengsin J, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D.ArthroscopicAssessment of Syndesmotic Instability: Arewe Pulling Correctly in Coronal Plane?Submitted and undergoing reviewat the Foot and Ankle Surgery Journal.
  • Bhimani R, Mullen M, Ashkani-EsfahaniS, LubbertsB, GussD,KerkhoffsG,DiGiovanniCW,WaryaszG.Defining reference values for the anatomical axis ofsyndesmosis and landmarks for theclamp.Submitted and undergoing review at theFootand Ankle Surgery Journal.
  • Ashkani Esfahani S, Bhimani R, Lubberts B, Kerkhoffs GM, Waryasz G, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D. Volume measurements on weightbearing computed tomography can detect subtlesyndesmotic instability. J Orthop Res. 2021 Apr 8. doi: 10.1002/jor.25049. Epub ahead ofprint. PMID: 33830524.
  • Saengsin J, Bhimani R, Sato G, HagemeijerNC, Lubberts B, GussD, Waryasz G,DiGiovanni CW. Ultrasonographic Assessment of Lateral AnkleInstability.Acceptedatthe Journal of Orthopaedic Research.
  • SornsakrinP, Bhimani R, Lubberts B, Guss, D, DiGiovanni CW, & Waryasz G. Using theVKTRY insole for 1stmetatarsophalangeal arthritis leads to pain reduction and high compliance rate: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Submitted and undergoing review atthe Injury journal.
  • Tanaka MJ, MirochnikK, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Lubberts B, WaryaszG, Bhimani R. Arthroscopicevaluationof patellar maltracking in the management of patellar instability. Arthroscopy. 2021 Jul 9:S0749-8063(21)00646-0. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.06.022. Epubahead of print. PMID: 34252558.
  • SakakibaraY, MathurV,Bhimani R, Ashkani-EsfahaniS, Osei-HwediehDO,TanakaMJ. Accuracy and reliability ofUltrasound-assistedLachman test in diagnosing AnteriorCruciate Ligament Tears: A cadaveric study. Submitted and currently under review at theArthroscopy Journal.
  • HagemeijerNC,SatoG,Bhimani R,Lubberts B,ElghazyM,SiereveltI,WaryaszG, KerkhoffsG, DiGiovanniCW and Guss D.Portable Ultrasound Equals Arthroscopy For Assessment Of Syndesmotic Instability. Submitted and undergoing review at FootandAnkle International.
  • Lubberts B, Massri-Pugin J, Guss D, Wolf JC, Bhimani R, Waryasz GR, DiGiovanni CW. ArthroscopicAssessment of SyndesmoticInstability in the Sagittal Plane in a CadavericModel.FootAnkle Int. 2020;41(2):237-243. doi:10.1177/1071100719879673
  • BhimaniR, SinghP,BhimaniF.Rapidly progressive hip disease—A rare entity in Koreanpopulation. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (2018, November 24).PMID:30567076
  • BhimaniR, SinghP,BhimaniF. Double-Tension Wire Management of Nonunion Patellawith Severe QuadricepsContracture. Case Reports in Orthopedics (2018, September 6).PMID:30258660
  • Kumar DA,NatarajanS,Bin Omar NAM,SinghP,BhimaniR, SinghSS.ProteomicChangesin Chick Brain ProteomePostTreatmentwith LathyrusSativusNeurotoxin, β-N-Oxalyl-L-α,β-Diaminopropionic Acid (L-ODAP): A Better Insight to Transient Neurolathyrism. Toxicological Research (2018, July 15). PMID:30057701
  • BhimaniR, BhimaniF, SinghP. Relation between Level of Serum Transferrin andPostoperative Wound Drainage in Closed Long Bone Fractures. Advances in Medicine(2018, July 11). PMID:30123800
  • BhimaniR, BhimaniF, SinghP. Intraosseous Rib Haemangioma. Chronicle of Medicineand Surgery (2018, May 23).
  • BhimaniR, SinghP, BhimaniF. Association between Femoral Stem Positioning and Functional Outcome in Hemiarthroplasty of Hip Joint.JOJ Case Stud (2018, May 17).DOI: 10.19080/JOJCS.2018.07.555702.
  • SinghP, BhimaniF, BhimaniR. MIPO-A Biological Method for Fixation of ComplexFractures of Tibia. Sur Cas Stud Op Acc J (2018, April 26).doi:10.32474/SCSOAJ.2018.01.000103
  • BhimaniR, BhimaniF, SinghP. Subdural Hemorrhageafter Scoliosis and Detethering ofCord Surgery. Case Reports in Medicine (2018, April 02). PMID:29808094
  • BhimaniR, BhimaniF, SinghP. Functional Outcome of Transtibial versus TransportalDrilling Technique for Arthroscopic AnteriorCruciate LigamentReconstruction. Open Access J Trans Med Res. 2019; 3(1):1‒3. Publications PendingSubmission
  • Bhimani R, Mullen M,Ashkani-Esfahani S, Waryasz G,KerkhoffsG, DiGiovanni CW, Guss D.Impact of Weber B fracture displacement on medial clear space volume: Howmuch displacement matters?
  • Bhimani R, Searle O, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Lubberts B, Waryasz G,Kerkhoffs G,DiGiovanni CW, Guss D.Cost Effectiveness of Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Syndesmotic Instability.

Book Chapters

  • Bhimani R. 2024. Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity. Book titled: Clinical and Radiological Examination of the Foot and Ankle – The Path to Definitive Diagnosis. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-4202-8_12.