What is Joint Replacement and Shoulder Surgery 


The joint works to connect the bones of our body and with the help of these joints, O human beings can do their work because the hands and feet of any human beings work with the help of these joints. The various joints present in our body are the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee joints. Many people worldwide suffer from joint pain and in most cases, the pain is addressed with the help of lifestyle changes and some medications. However, joint replacement surgery is required in some important cases. The most common cause of joint pain is arthritis, which occurs when there is swelling in the joints. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two most common forms of arthritis.


Top 10 Best Joint Replacement and Shoulder Surgeon in India 




 1. Dr SKS Marya

Dr SKS Marya

Designation: Chairman & Chief Surgeon - Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement

Specialty : Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Arthroscopic Surgery

Location : Saket, New Delhi

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Max Super Speciality Hospital

Brief Profile:

Dr. SKS Marya is the Chairman & Chief Surgeon - Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi India. He has been in the field of medicine and orthopedic surgery for over 47 years. Till date, Dr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh Marya has conducted over 15,000 joint replacement surgeries including more than 3,500 simultaneous knee replacement surgeries (bilateral total knee replacements) and 3000 hip replacement surgeries. Best Knee Replacement Surgeon in New Delhi has conducted around 283 lectures across the world. 

The Top Orthopedic Surgeon in India has been awarded with various fellowships of international repute including prestigious AO Trauma Fellowship in Switzerland, Fellowship of International College of Surgeons, USA and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. The Best Orthopedic Surgeon at Medanta, Gurgaon, India has areas of specialization in the Joint Replacement Surgery for the joints of upper and lower limbs (Primary and Revision) and Trauma Management based on AO Principle


2. Dr Ashok Rajgopal

Dr Ashok Rajgopal


Designation: Group Chairman

Specialty : Institute Of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopaedics

Location : Gurgaon

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Medanta - The Medicity

Brief Profile:

Dr Ashok Rajgopal is an extremely prolific surgeon, credited with around 10,000 arthrosocpic and more than 3,200 total knee arthroplastic surgeries. He is a coveted member of several bodies of knee surgeons who have dedicated their careers to advancing the techniques of knee surgery. Out orthopaedic surgery unit is one of the most academically inclined and innovation oriented one.

Trabecular Metal implants are the latest cementless implants that are being used routinely by Dr Rajgopal. Popularly, referred as TM, it possesses a high strength to weight ratio with mechanical properties that are capable of withstanding the physiological loading. The elastic modulus and compressive strength are more similar to the bone than other prosthetic load bearing materials.

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal Knee Replacement Surgeon Medanta Medicity in Delhi Gurgaon Hospital also became the first Orthopaedic surgeon in India to perform virtual total knee replacement surgery using Patient Specific Instruments. Correct alignment is highly important to ensure the longevity and correct functioning of the knee joint. This is the first of its kind surgery in India by combining the advancements in instrument technology with a proven orthopaedic alignment principles that ensures to give the best fit possible. It is done by performing an MRI scan of the affected knee joint that enables us to view the joint in its purest anatomical form such that we can develop a customised surgical plan and size for every individual. Predetermined implant sizing eliminates the multiple instruments and trials without compromising the surgeon’s decision to make the surgical surgical technique and the intraoperative flexibility.

Dr. Rajgopal is the member of an elite body of international knee replacement surgeons involved in designing the new knee implants, the latest being the “PERSONA” knee system that was launched in September, 2013 in India. It has virtually revolutionized the concept of knee replacement surgery by creating an almost personalized system of the knee replacement at the Medanta Medicity.

3. Dr (Prof) Raju Vaishya



Designation: Senior Consultant

Specialty : Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement

Location : New Delhi

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals

Brief Profile:

Raju Vaishya is an Indian researcher with contributions in the field of orthopaedics. He is former President and founder member of Indian Cartilage Society and Founder President of Arthritis Care Foundation. He has established a center for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. Instrumental (PSI) in starting the first cartilage club in Delhi, to enhance the awareness about the cartilage science and regenerative treatments used in Orthopaedics.He has the credit of doing the first preplan patient specific instruments (PSI) total knee arthroplasty, in Northern India in May 2013.

4. Dr Pradeep Bhosale

Dr Pradeep Bhosale


Designation: Director - Arthritis & Joint Replacement Surgery

Specialty : Institute for Bone, Joint Replacement, Orthopaedics Spine and Sports Medicine

Location : Mumbai

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Nanavati Hospital

Brief Profile:

Dr. Pradeep Bhosale is a Orthopedist in Vileparle West, Mumbai and has an experience of 36 years in this field. Dr. Pradeep Bhosale practices at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in Vileparle West, Mumbai. He completed MBBS from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1981 and MS - Orthopaedics from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1985.

He is a member of FOUNDING MEMBER OF INDIAN SOCIETY OF HIP & KNEE SURGEONS, and INDIAN ARTHROPLASTY ASSOSCIATION. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Neck and Spine Biopsy, Functional Orthopedics, Ligament and Tendon Repair, Joint Replacement Surgery and Spinal Disc Surgery etc.



5. Dr Raman Kant Aggarwal

Dr Raman Kant Aggarwal


Designation: Director

Specialty : Institute Of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopaedics

Location : Gurgaon

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Medanta - The Medicity

Brief Profile:


Dr Raman Kant Aggarwal is a dedicated shoulder/elbow and sports injuries surgeon. He has over 28 years of experience in dealing with joint problems and sports injuries. He is a leading surgeon in Northern India for Reverse & Anatomical Shoulder replacements (including revisions), Total elbow replacement (including revisions), Arthroscopic (key hole) surgeries of shoulder (tendon tears, dislocating shoulders a.k.a Bankart lesion, frozen shoulder, SLAP injuries, weight lifter’s shoulder) and elbow (loose bodies, plica, stiff elbows and early arthritis). 

Many professional players (golfers, Cricketers, badminton players, boxers, squash and judo players and wrestlers) have benefitted from his expert diagnosis, surgical skills and his passion in rehabilitating the athletes  back to their performance level and players have gone back to win championships. Many senior citizens have benefitted with his dedicated & skilled approach and enjoying painless nights with arthroscopic cuff repairs and shoulder replacement surgeries for cuff tears and arthritis respectively.



6. Dr Krishnamoorthy K

Dr Krishnamoorthy K


Designation: Consultant

Specialty : Orthopaedic Surgeon

Location : Chennai

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Apollo Hospitals

Brief Profile:

Dr. K Krishnamoorthy is a Orthopedist and Joint Replacement Surgeon in Greams Road, Chennai and has an experience of 23 years in these fields. Dr. K Krishnamoorthy practices at Apollo Hospital in Greams Road, Chennai. He completed MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1989,Diploma in Orthopaedics from Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai in 1997 and DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from University of Delhi in 2000.

He is a member of Indian Orthopaedic Association,Indian Arthroplasty Association,Indian Arthroscopy Society and Madras Orthopedic Society. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Knee Replacement,revision and joint replacement,Arthroscopy,Fracture Treatment and Hip Replacement etc.



7. Dr Jayant Arora

Dr Jayant Arora


Designation: Director & Unit Head

Specialty : Orthopaedics / Bone & Joint Surgery

Location : Gurgaon

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Brief Profile:

Dr Jayant Arora started his Orthopaedic training from C.I.O Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi in 1997 and went to the UK for advanced training in the year 2001. Dr Jayant Arora has worked at some of the finest Orthopaedic centers in the UK for over 8 years.

Currently, he is Director and Head of Unit - Joint Replacement and Orthopaedics at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon.

Over the last 20 years, he has developed a keen interest in treating Knee Arthritis with Advanced Techniques and Arthroscopic Surgery for sports injuries. He has been a pioneer in bringing the latest Arthritis treatment techniques and technologies like Patient Specific Instrumentations, Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery, Partial Knee Replacement and Computer Navigated Knee Replacement to patients in Gurgaon and Delhi. His work is widely recognized and acclaimed throughout Delhi NCR and beyond.

Dr. Arora also has a special interest in research and he has published many articles in International Journals in the Field of Knee replacement surgery. He has performed more than 15000 surgical procedures over the last 20 years.

He is now passionately involved in training Orthopaedic surgeons in performing Total and Partial knee replacement surgeries and has participated as a teaching faculty on many such training courses.

Dr Jayant Arora also enjoys running and cycling in his leisure time and has completed many half and full marathons. He is currently preparing for LEL cycling event to be held in 2021.



8. Dr IPS Oberoi

Dr IPS Oberoi


Designation: Head - Orthopaedics & Chief - Joint Replacement & Arthroscopy

Specialty : Orthopaedics 

Location : Gurgaon

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Artemis Hospital

Brief Profile:

He is an expert in Primary and Revision Joint replacement surgeries of Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Elbow and Ankle joints.
He is one of the first and among only few surgeons to start minimally invasive reconstructive surgery that is Key Hole surgery (Arthroscopy) for Shoulder, Elbow, Hip and Ankle problems. In addition, has mastered techniques of managing Multi-Ligament and complex injuries of Knee.
He has published Joint Replacement, Arthroscopy and Sports injury related research publications in text books, journals and prepared manuscripts for Arthroscopy education for young orthopods.
He is visiting surgeon to Al Tawara Medical / Teaching hospital, Ministry of Health, Sanna, Yemen .He is also visiting surgeon in Military Hospital, Sanna, Yemen. He is also invited as a surgeon in medical schools and hospitals in Iraq, Iran, Oman and Syria.
He has given Lectures in Various International and National meetings.



9. Dr Subhash Jangid

Dr Subhash Jangid


Designation: Director & Head

Specialty : Orthopaedics / Bone & Joint Surgery

Location : Gurgaon

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Brief Profile:

Dr. Subhash Jangid is currently working as Director and Head, Bone and Joint Institute at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. His primary work comprises of the knee, hip, and shoulder joints related surgeries including replacement. He has a vast experience of more than 20 years in the field of Orthopaedics. He is now a known faculty in the field of Arthroplasty/Joint Replacement in India and abroad. He is also a faculty for AO trauma courses. He has a special interest in peri-articular trauma.

He is the first surgeon in India, who introduced NAV 3 computer navigation for knee replacement surgery. He is one of the most experienced joint replacement surgeons in the computer navigation technique in the world. This technique gives better results to the patients and the recovery is faster as compared to the conventional technique. The technique increases the accuracy of the surgery and the patient feels more like a natural knee after surgery. The soft tissue dissection is also very minimal and it is truly a minimally invasive surgery with almost painless recovery.

Dr. Subhash Jangid is also trained in Partial knee replacement surgery. Many advanced knee osteoarthritic patients have all ligaments intact and the disease is limited to one compartment of the knee. These are the right candidates for partial knee replacement. He has performed more than 6500 successful joint replacement surgeries till date. He is actively involved in research and academics with many multinational surgical companies.

Dr. Subhash is actively involved in clinical care with quality, resident training, education of medical students and continuing medical education.



10. Dr Sunil G Kini

Dr Sunil G Kini


Designation: Consultant

Specialty : Orthopaedic Surgery

Location : Old Airport Road Bangalore

Nationality : Indian

Languages Spoken : English, Hindi

Gender : Male

Hospital : Manipal Hospitals

Brief Profile:

Dr. Sunil G Kini is a Orthopedist in Sarjapur Road, Bangalore and has an experience of 20 years in this field. Dr. Sunil G Kini practices at MAK Speciality Health Center in Sarjapur Road, Bangalore and Manipal Hospital in Old Airport Road, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2001,MS - Orthopaedics from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India in 2007 and DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from Diploma National Board in 2008.

He is a member of Indian Orthopaedic Association,Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG),The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED),Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT),Karnataka Medical Council,Medical Council of India (MCI) and General Medical Council (GMC), UK. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Achilles Tendon Rupture Treatment,Skeletal Muscle Therapy,Stem Cell Therapy For Orthopedic Conditions,Herniated Disc and Hip Replacement etc



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