Dr. Hitesh Garg
Consultant Spine Surgeon
head of department
MBBS, MS, Fellowship,
Gurgaon, India
Works at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
14 years of experience
About Dr. Hitesh Garg
1. Started the Spine surgery department at Artemis Health Institute
2. 2 years of clinical experience in spine surgery from USA
3. Has performed more than 2000 spine surgeries including 250 deformity correction procedures
(Scoliosis and kyphosis), 150 lumbar and cervical artificial disc replacements
4. Performing the most advanced spine surgery procedures like fusionless techniques for deformity
correction, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries and degenerative spine
5. Officially certified from Synthes Spine Advancing Technologies Forum, Pennysylvania to
perform Prodisc-C and Prodisc-L implantation procedures
6. Experienced in doing all kinds of orthopedic trauma
Board Certification: Fellowship Trained Spine Surgeon
Licensure: Pennsylvania State Limited License, Delhi Medical Council, Maharashtra Medical Council,
Haryana Medical Council
Professional Membership: AO Spine, Delhi Spine Society, Association of spine surgeons of India,
Gurgaon Orthopedic Society
Hospital
Artemis Hospital , Delhi NCR
Location
Gurgaon, India
Special Interest
1. Deformity correction for all kinds of scoliosis and kyphosis including advanced fusionless
surgeries like VEPTR, Growing Rods, Vertebral Body Stapling
2. Spinal osteotomies including Ponte’s, Smith Peterson, Pedicle subtraction osteotomies and
Vertebral column resections
3. Motion Preserving Surgeries of degenerative Spine : Lumbar and Cervical Disc Replacement, X-
stop/DIAM insertion
4. Spinal Fusions TLIF,PLF,PLIF, ALIF
5. Occipito-cervical and Cervical Spine Surgeries including anterior cervical discectomies,
corpectomies, posterior cervical fusions, C1-C2 fixations, Occipito cervical fusions.
6. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries (MISS) (Percutaneous instrumentation and decompression),
Micro-discectomy, Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Laminotomies
7. Aging Spine
8. Percutaneous procedures of spine including selective nerve root blocks, facet joint blocks etc.
9. Spine trauma and tumors
10. Orthopedic trauma surgeries
Work Experience
11/2010 to 7/2011 Clinical spine fellow, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, USA
3/2010 to 11/2010 Associate Consultant spine surgeon, Artemis health institute, Gurgaon, India
8/2009 to 2/2010 Consultant Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon, Sahara Hospital, Gwalior, India
7/2008 to 7/2009 Clinical spine fellow, Yale University, New Haven, USA
3/2008 to 7/2008 Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Sahara Hospital, Gwalior, India
9/2007 to 3/2008 Arthroplasty Fellow and Research Associate, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, India
11/2005 to 5/2007 Registrar, Department of Orthopedics , King Edward Memorial Hospital and
Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai, India
2/2004 to 10/2005 House surgeon, Department of Orthopedics , King Edward Memorial Hospital
and Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai, India
1/2002 to 12/2003 Clinical Clerkships in departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, Ophthalamology,
Neuroradiology, Emergency Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi, India
1/2001 to 12/2001 Internship, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Patient Review
Most patients are well-content and satisfied with the treatment and services offered by him. He creates a warm and positive environment for the patient as they walk into his facility.
Dr. Garg is dedicated to his patients as he listens to them and addresses their concerns. He ensures that you are fully informed about the procedure and keeps you involved in your own healthcare.
As Miss Vagisha Misra stated in her testimonial, “ Dr. Hitesh Garg is an expert in spine surgery, talks with utmost clarity.” The patient was satisfied with the outcome of her treatment.
The quality of services provided by Dr. Hitesh is top-notch, which is evident from the feedback he receives.
Miss Nidhi Gupta says, “Dr. Hitesh is not only excellent in what he does but also provided the right guidance thereby helping build confidence for a successful recovery. The knowledge, experience, and track record of his surgeries is a testament to his credentials.”
Dr. Hitesh Garg provides the best care possible by combining advanced techniques with a holistic approach. He has performed more than 5000 spine surgeries in his rich 15 years of experience.
Dr. Garg’s expertise and skills have garnered attention not only from patients within India but also from those abroad, making him a highly sought-after medical professional on a global scale.
"I am very happy with the doctor. He answered all the questions with patience and also discussed with me in detail about post-surgical instructions.” says Sandy Martel from Canada.
Education
- MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi
- MS, 2005, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
- Fellowship, Yale University, USA
Awards
1. Dr. Pandurangi Award for the “Best Orthopaedic Resident” for the year 2006-07 at KEM
Hospital and Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai.
2. Selected among the top 12 nominees out of 298 submissions for All Asia Young Inventor
Award organized by Hewlett Packard (Dec 2000), for work on Homemade spacer for asthmatic
patients. The work was mentioned in “Far Eastern Economic Review” (Dec, 2000).
3. Ranked 5th in All India Pre-Medical Entrance Examination (1996)
4. Ranked 2nd in Punjab Pre-Medical Test(1996)
5. Dr Hira Lal Sharma Memorial Gold Medal (1996-97) for standing first in Punjab School
Education Board ( Std XII ) in the state of Punjab
6. Priviliged to sign the college Roll of Honour ( 1996-97)
7. Merit Certificate and Silver medal from Punjab School Education Board
8. National Level Science Talent Search Examination Scholarship
9. Certificate of Merit for being among the top 0.1% of the successful candidates for All India
Secondary School Examination in Mathematics
Paper Published
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Osteoplasty: The Treament of Vertebral Body Compression Fractures using the Osseofix Device in
“The Comprehensive Treatment of the Aging Spine”
2. Shubhranshu S Mohanty, Hitesh Garg . Osteoarthritis of knee and High Tibial Osteotomy “ Text
book of Orthopedics and Trauma bu G S Kulkarni”
3. Garg H, Cahill P, Pahys J: Injuries of the thoracolumbar spine in children in “Pediatric Orthopedic
Surgical Emergencies”
PUBLICATIONS.
1. 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)
2. Samdani A, Cahill P, Garg H, Bonet H, Betz R: Acute intraoperative shunt failure in a case with
myelomeningocoele A case report : ( JBJS(Am) , Feb 2012 )
3. 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.
4. Garg, Hitesh , Ramachandran, Ravi, Yue, James “Prodisc-C”.Techniques in Orthopaedics: June
2010 - Volume 25 - Issue 2 - pp 118-126
5. 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 )
6. Bapat M, Choudhary K, Garg H, Laheri V : Reconstruction of Iliac Crest using autogenous rib
graft (Spine 2008 Nov 1;33(23) 2570-75 )
7. Garg H Mohanty SS: Study of the self centering mechanism of bipolar endoprosthesis (Thesis.
Mumbai university)
8. 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 )
Abstracts
1. “ Reconstruction of complete iliac crest donor site defects using autogenous rib graft” in book of
abstracts for WIROC 2006
2. “Quality of life in patients undergoing total hip replacement after fracture neck of femur – Indian
scenario” in the book of abstracts for IOACON, 2006. Also published in ISTA, 2008
(International Society for technology in Arthroplasty) abstracts book and Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 92-B, Issue SUPP_I, 137
3. “Self Centering Mechanism in Bipolar Endoprosthesis – Is it effective?” Published in ISTA, 2008
(International Society for technology in Arthroplasty) abstracts book and Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 92-B, Issue SUPP_I, 140.
4. Samdani, Marks, Bastrom, Cahill, Garg, Lonner, Shah, Miyanji, Shufflebarger, Newton, Betz
Treatment of AIS with All Pedicle Screw Constructs with Minimum 5 year Follow up (IMAST,
2011)
5. Samdani, Garg, Cahill, Marks, Bastrom, Clements, Shah, Shufflebarger, Betz, Newton 5 Year
Results for Lenke 1/2Curves: Comparison of Anterior, Posterior Hybrid, Posterior All Pedicle
Screws (SRS, 2011)
6. Pahys J, Samdani A, Garg H, Cahill P Assessment of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Shoulder
Balance with Proximal Screws vs. Hooks in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic
Scoliosis: PAPER #7 (Spine: Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts: 2011 - Volume - Issue -
p 58)
7. Patrick J. Cahill, MD Amer Samdani, MD Hitesh Garg, MD Josh Pahys, MD Baron Lonner,
MD Randal Betz, MD, Harms Study Group: Prediction of Postoperative Height Increase after
Deformity Correction in Scheuermann’s Kyphosis (Submitted for AAOS, 2012)
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presented a case of “ Three column Fracture of L2-L3 without neurological deficit associated with
burst fracture L5 in an 18 years old girl “ at IMA meeting, Gwalior (Dec, 2009)
2. Presented paper on “ Reconstruction of complete iliac crest donor site defects using autogenous rib
graft” at WIROC 2006 (Western Indian Regional Orthopaedic Conference) held at Mumbai (
Dec, 2006)
3. Presented a paper on “Quality of life in patients undergoing total hip replacement after fracture
neck of femur – Indian scenario” as co-author at IOACON, 2006 ( Nov 2006)
4. Presented a paper on “ Bipolar hemiarthroplasty in intertrochantric fractures” in SICOT 2008
5. Presented a poster on Askin Tumour of the dorsal spine presenting as a paraplegia at ICS ( Aug
2005 )
6. Poster on “Quality of life in patients undergoing total hip replacement after fracture neck of femur
– Indian scenario” as a co-author at ISTA, 2008, Seoul, Korea
7. Poster on “Self Centering Mechanism in Bipolar Endoprosthesis – Is it effective?” as a co-author
at ISTA, 2008, Seoul, Korea
Current Research Projects
1. Body Mass Index in operated cases of Scheuermann’s kyphosis at 2 years follow-up period
2. 2 years follow up results of operated cases of scoliosis associated with spinal cord injury in
paediatric population
SCIENTIFIC MEETS.
1. 3rd Pediatric spinal deformity meeting at Miami, 2011 (Shuffleberger, Harms, Betz,
Newton)(CME)
2. Special Training Course on Prodisc C at Synthes Spine Advancing Technologies Forum,
Pennysylvania.(Jul 2009)
3. Special Training Course on Prodisc L at Synthes Spine Advancing Technologies Forum,
Pennysylvania.(Jul 2009)
4. Fourth annual course on “ Sharpening your spine surgery skills” (Hands on cadaveric course) at
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, IL (May, 2009)
5. 2008-09 “Young Leaders in Spine” spine surgeon transition program in Las Vegas (Apr,2009)
6. 2009 Spine Fellows Deformity Education Summit in Las Vegas, NV ( Feb 2009)
7. 2008 DePuy Spine Advanced Concepts in Spine Surgery Bioskills Workshop in Chicago, IL (
Aug 2008)
8. Advances & Techniques in Joint Replacement Surgery - Ranawat Orthopaedic Conference 2008”
at New Delhi (Jan 2008)
9. Conference on Hip Resurfacing with live demonstration and hands-on workshop held at K.E.M.
Hospital, Mumbai on 16th February 2007 ( Dr. J.G. Boldt, Dr. V.J. Lahiri)
10. Western Indian Regional Orthopaedics Conference (WIROC) at Mumbai (Dec 2006)
11. Pre-WIROC workshop on “Paediatric Deformity Correction” at Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai
on 1st Dec, 2006 (Dr. Alaric Aroojis)
12. Basic Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy Certification Workshop organised by Indian Arthroscopy
Society in Mumbai (July 2006)
13. Orthopaedic Oncology CME on Benign bone tumours at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
(March 2006)
14. Indian Orthopaedic Association conference (IOACON) in Mumbai (December 2005 )
15. Basic Spine Cadaveric workshop at IOACON ( December 2005 )
16. International seminar on spinal surgery (CME) at Lilavati hospital and research centre Mumbai
(July 2005)
17. The Spine Foundation Master Class lecture series (Dr. Shekhar Bhojraj) conducted by Spine unit
at the P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre , Mumbai ( Jan 2005 to April
2005 )
18. An instructional lecture and demonstration course on Ilizarov treatment for complicated fractures
and non-unions of femur ( Dr. Suhas Shah ) at K. B. Bhabha Hospital, Mumbai ( June 2005 )
19. CME on Paediatric fracture meeting (Dr. Alaric Aroochis) at Wadia Hospital, Mumbai (Sep
2005 )
20. AO basic course and hands on workshop on Locking Compression Plate ( Sep 2005)
21. Symposium on Exeter Hip (Dr. Nilen Shah & Dr.Hugh English) at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai
conducted by Stryker India on 12th December 2004
22. CME on Paediatric orthopaedic infections ( Dr. Alaric Aroochis ) at Wadia Hospital ( Nov 2006)
23. Attended all the bimonthly Post Graduate Training courses organised by Bombay Orthopaedic
Society at various hospitals in Mumbai( 2006 )
24. Attended all the quarterly meetings of Spine Club of Mumbai ( 2005-06 )
US Licensure Exams
Exam -------- Score
USMLE Step 1 99(252)
USMLE Step 2 96(253)
USMLE Step 2 CS Passed
USMLE Step 3 90(218)
Other Skills
1. Organization of Basic and Advanced Spine Cadaveric Workshops at KEM hospital Mumbai
2. Completion of Artificial Disc Replacement Training at Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge,
Chicago in 2008
3. Special Training Course on Prodisc C and Prodisc L at Synthes Spine Advancing Technologies
Forum, Pennysylvania
4. BLS and ACLS Certification