About Doctor

• Dr. Hitesh Garg leads the Ortho-Spine Surgery Unit at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India. 
• He has over 23 years of experience in this field.
• His expertise lies in Spine Surgery, Disc Replacement, Paediatric Spine Surgery & Scoliosis Surgery, Minimally invasive spinal fusions, Cervical spine surgeries, Spinal Deformity corrections (Scoliosis and Kyphosis), Occipitocervical fusions, Motion preserving spine surgeries, Artificial Disc replacements, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion, and Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
• Dr. Hitesh completed his MBBS from AIIMS in 2001 and MS in Orthopedics from KEM College, Mumbai in 2007.
• Dr. Garg has a strong academic interest, publishing numerous papers nationally and internationally and contributing chapters to world-renowned books on spine surgery.
• Over his career, Dr. Garg has successfully performed more than 5000 spine surgeries, including over 2500 spinal fusions (TLIF, ACDF), 1000 deformity correction procedures for scoliosis and kyphosis, 300 lumbar and cervical artificial disc replacements, 500 fracture treatments, and 500 other complex surgeries, such as spinal tumor removal, congenital defect corrections, and spino-pelvic fixations.
• He employs the latest cutting-edge technology during surgeries, such as Neuromonitoring, O-arm, Navigation, modular operation theaters, and microscopes, achieving a high success rate of nearly 98 percent.
• He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgeries, motion-preserving spine surgeries, cranio-vertebral and cervical spine surgeries, and deformity correction procedures for scoliosis and kyphosis.
• Dr. Hitesh Garg received the "Atal Swasthya Bhushan Samman 2019" from Shri Om Birla, Honourable Speaker of India.
• He was honored with the Healthcare Today Excellence Award for "Best Spine Surgeon of the Year, 2018" and the Merit Award and Market Research Healthcare Award for "Best Spine Surgeon in Delhi NCR" in 2017.
• In 2015, Dr. Garg was awarded the Primetime "Global Healthcare Excellence Award" for "Best Spine Surgeon in Gurgaon," and he received the Dr. Pandurangi Award for the “Best Orthopaedic Resident” for 2006-07 at KEM Hospital and Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai.
• He is also associated with many medical societies including the Delhi Spine Society, the Association Of Spine Surgeons Of India, the Gurgaon Orthopaedic Society, and the Indian Orthopaedic Association.

Education

• MBBS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2001
• MS – Orthopaedics – University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 2007
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Yale University, USA
• Fellowship in Pediatric Spine Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, USA

Work Experience

• Faculty, Yale University, USA
• Consultant Spine Surgeon, Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, USA
• Senior Consultant, Orthopedics, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

Awards

• Excellence in Spine Surgery Award, 2012
• Best Spine Surgeon Award, 2018
• Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to Orthopedics, 2020

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