Dr. Hitesh Garg
Head of Department (HOD)
17 years of experienceSpine Surgeons
MBBS, MS, Fellowship
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Dr. Hitesh Garg is a well-known Orthopedic Spine Surgeon with more than 17 years of professional experience. Dr. Garg's special interests lie in Spine Surgery, Disc Replacement, Pediatric Spine Surgery & Scoliosis Surgery, Minimally invasive spinal fusions, Occipitocervical fusions, Motion-preserving spine surgeries, Cervical spine surgeries, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), Artificial Disc replacements, Spinal Deformity corrections (Scoliosis and Kyphosis), Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), Laminectomies, Microdiscectomies, Transthoracic surgeries, and Spinal reconstruction for spinal trauma, infections, and tumors. He has performed over 4000 spine surgeries, which include over 1500 spinal fusions, 250 deformity correction procedures (Scoliosis and kyphosis), and 150 lumbar and cervical artificial disc replacements. His educational qualifications include MBBS from AIIMS Coll., Delhi, and his MS (Orthopedics) from KEM Coll., Mumbai. His international exposure includes fellowships at Yale Univ., USA, and in Pediatric Spine Surgery from Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Garg utilizes advanced technology in his practice, employing Neuromonitoring, O-arm, Navigation, and modular operation theaters. He is a published author with contributions both nationally and internationally, having written chapters in globally recognized books on spine surgery. He holds memberships of AO Spine, Delhi Spine Society, Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gurgaon Orthopaedic Society, and Indian Orthopaedic Association.Education
MBBS, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2001 MS (Ortho), KEM, Mumbai and Seth G S Medical Coll., Mumbai, 2007 Fellowship in Pediatric Spine, Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA Fellowship in spine surgery, Yale Univ., USA Joint Replacement Fellowship, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New DelhiPast Experience
2011 - 2015 Consultant Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon at Artemis Health Inst. 2010 - 2011 Clinical spine fellows at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, USA 2010 - 2010 Associate Consultant spine surgeon at Artemis Health Inst. 2009 - 2010 Consultant Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Sahara Hosp. 2008 - 2009 Clinical spine fellow at Yale Univ., New Haven, USA 2008 - 2008 Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at Sahara Hosp. 2007 - 2008 Arthroplasty Fellow and Research Associate at All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) 2005 - 2007 Registrar, Department of Orthopedics at King Edward Memorial Hosp. and Seth G S Medical Coll. 2004 - 2005 House surgeon, Department of Orthopedics at King Edward Memorial Hosp. and Seth G S Medical Coll. 2002 - 2003 Clinical Clerkships in departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, Ophthalmology, Neuroradiology, Emergency Medicine at All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) 2001 - 2001 Internship at All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Awards
Ranked 5th in All India Pre-Medical Entrance Examination Merit certification and silver medal from Punjab School Education Board National Level Science Talent Search Examination Scholarship In December 2000, he was selected as one of the top 12 nominees out of 298 submissions for the All Asia Young Inventor accolade organized by Hewlett Packard. This achievement was mentioned in the "Far Eastern Economic Review" in the same year. Privileged to sign the Coll. Roll of Honour ( 1996-97) Dr Hira Lal Sharma Memorial Gold Medal (1996-97) for standing first in Punjab School Education Board ( Std XII ) in the state of Punjab Dr. Pandurangi accolade for the "Best Orthopedic Resident" at KEM Hosp. and Seth G S Medical Coll., Mumbai (2006-07). Primetime "Global Healthcare Excellence accolade" for "Best Spine Surgeon in Gurgaon" 2015 Merit accolade and Market Research Healthcare accolade for "Best Spine Surgeon in Delhi NCR," 2017 Healthcare Today Excellence accolade for "Best Spine Surgeon of the Year, 2018 "Atal Swasthya Bhushan Samman 2019" awarded by Shri Om Birla, Honourable Speaker of India
Paper Published
Wenhai Wang, George Baran, Hitesh Garg, Randal R. Betz, Patrick J. Cahill: Cement augmentation of pedicle screw fixation: a finite element analysis :( Submitted to spine) Samdani A, Cahill P, Garg H, Bonet H, Betz R: Acute intraoperative shunt failure in a case with myelomeningocele. A case report : (JBJS (Am), Feb 2012 ) Miller CP, Jegede K, Essig D, Garg H, Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Grauer JN The Efficacies of Two Ceramic Bone Graft Extenders for Promoting Spinal Fusion in a Rabbit Bone Paucity Model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Aug 18. Garg, Hitesh, Ramachandran, Ravi, Yue, James "Prodisc-C".Techniques in Orthopaedics: June 2010 - Volume 25 - Issue 2 - pp 118-126 Mohanty SS, Bhasme VK, Garg H, Wargantiwar A. The haemophilic pseudotumour - surgical treatment by excision and filling the defect with calcium-phosphate cement granules.( Haemophilia. 2007 Mar;13(2):217-20 ) Bapat M, Choudhary K, Garg H, Laheri V : Reconstruction of Iliac Crest using autogenous rib graft (Spine 2008 Nov 1;33(23) 2570-75 ) Garg H Mohanty SS: Study of the self centering mechanism of bipolar endoprosthesis (Thesis. Mumbai Univ.) Singhal T, Garg H, Arora HS, Lodha R, Pandey RM, Kabra SK : Efficacy of a homemade spacer with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma : A randomized controlled trial.( Indian J Pediatr 2001; 68(1) : 37-40 )
Area of Expertise
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- High Tibial Osteotomy
- Hip Arthroplasty
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Hip Joint Preservation Surgery
- Achilles Tendinitis