Your surgeon
Dr. Pankaj Hingarh MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics)
Consultant orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon practising in T. Nagar, Chennai, with a fellowship in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine and more than 8 years of clinical and surgical experience.
Professional background
Dr. Pankaj Hingarh completed his MBBS followed by an MS in Orthopaedics, and subsequently a fellowship in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine — a combination that spans both ends of orthopaedic practice: the worn-out joint that needs replacing, and the young athletic joint that needs preserving.
That breadth shapes how he practises. A surgeon who only replaces joints tends to see replacement as the answer; one who also does sports and preservation surgery has more options on the table before reaching for an implant. In practice this means a substantial proportion of patients with physiothery, strength traning program and injuction and review date insted.
His surgical work centres on robotic-assisted and kinematic-alignment knee replacement, hip replacement including surgery for avascular necrosis in younger patients, arthroscopic ACL and ligament reconstruction, and orthopaedic trauma. Surgery is performed at affiliated hospitals across Chennai, while consultation, digital X-ray and follow-up all take place at the T. Nagar clinic.
Approach to patient care
Orthopaedics in India has a recognised problem with over-treatment — scans ordered reflexively, surgery recommended early, and patients left without a clear understanding of what is actually wrong with them. The practice at this clinic is deliberately built the other way round.
The diagnosis is explained, not announced
You see your own X-ray on screen and hear what is wrong in words you can repeat to your family. A patient who understands their condition follows the treatment; one who does not, will not.
Surgery is a decision, not a default
The majority of patients seen here are treated without an operation. When surgery is recommended, you are told why, what the alternatives are, and what happens if you choose to wait.
Continuity from first visit to final review
The surgeon who examines you is the one who operates and who reviews you afterwards. Nothing is lost in a handover, because there is no handover.
In the language you think in
Consultations are held in English, Tamil, Hindi and Marwari. Medical decisions are hard enough without a language barrier on top of them.
Areas of special interest
- Robotic Knee Replacement
- Kinematic Alignment Knee Replacement
- Hip Replacement
- Arthroscopy & Sports Injury
- Trauma & Fracture Treatment
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Appointments
Get seen today — walk in or call ahead
Consultation runs morning and evening, Monday to Saturday, with digital X-ray on site. Most patients leave with a diagnosis and a written plan in a single visit.
Monday – Saturday
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday — Closed (emergency calls attended)
Chennai 600017