Core Residency Faculty and Staff
Professor and Chair
Program Director, Orthopaedics Residency Program
Dr. Rajiv Rajani is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who is fellowship trained in Pediatric and Adult Orthopaedic Oncology. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan. He then completed his residency at Emory University, and his fellowship at the University of Florida.
He is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Texas Tech Health El Paso Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. His expertise especially lies in the diagnosis and treatment of all bone and soft tissue tumors of the extremities in both pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Rajani is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS). He also is a member of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS), the Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).
Dr. Rajani served for four years on the AAOS Council on Research and Quality along with the Diversity Advisory Board. He also served on the AAOS Council of Education. Along with completing a term on the MSTS Evidence-Based Medicine Committee, he additionally has served as the MSTS Fellowship Committee Chair, spearheading the society effort to develop a fellowship credentialing pathway. He is a member of the AOA Council of Residency Directors.
His previous appointment was Vice Chair for Education and Residency Program Director for the UT Health San Antonio Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also served on the Board for the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas.
For a list of his publications, please visit his Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JW7GalkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
He speaks English and basic Spanish.
Associate Professor
Assistant Program Director, Orthopaedics Residency Program
Dr. Adam Adler is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon who is also fellowship trained in Orthopaedic Trauma. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of New Mexico. He then completed his residency at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital, and his fellowship at Stanford University.
He is an Associate Professor, Director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service and Associate Residency Program Director for the Texas Tech Health El Paso Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation. His practice focus includes orthopaedic trauma, adult hip reconstruction, limb deformity correction, and pelvis and acetabular surgery. He has served the El Paso community since 2016.
Dr. Adler is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), AO Trauma, and AO North America.
Dr. Adler serves on the Texas Tech/University Medical Center Field Amputation Team. He was also a vital component of treating patients and coordinating care in two mass casualty events: Hurricane Sandy (2012) and the El Paso Walmart Mass Shooting (2019).
He speaks English and basic Spanish.
