About
Dr. Niranjan Ghag — Credentials & Training
Maharashtra Medical Council — Reg. No. 2019/04/2411
Dr. Niranjan Sunil Ghag is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Thane, Maharashtra. He holds an M.S. and D.N.B. in Orthopaedics and has completed three sub-specialty fellowships — in joint replacement and robotics, in arthroscopy and sports medicine, and in foot and ankle surgery.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Joshi's Neurotrauma Centre, Thane West
- Kaizen Super Speciality Hospital, Thane West
- Sahayogi Hospital LLP, Naupada, Thane West
His surgical training was built in high-volume government trauma centres — Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College at Sion, and Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College in Nanded — where complex trauma arrives without appointment and decisions are made at volume. His fellowship training at KIMS Sunshine Bone and Joint Institute in Hyderabad, one of India’s highest-volume arthroplasty centres, added robotic and revision joint replacement.
He consults in English, Marathi and Hindi across his hospital appointments in Thane, and treats knee and hip arthritis, sports injuries, foot and ankle problems, and fractures and complex trauma — with non-surgical options considered first wherever they are reasonable.
Surgical Experience
5,000+
Trauma cases managed
Including spine and complex trauma, across high-volume tertiary centres in Mumbai and Maharashtra.
500+
Joint replacements
Hip and knee replacement, including over 100 robotic-assisted procedures.
150+
Arthroscopic surgeries
ACL and ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair and shoulder arthroscopy.
Qualifications
M.B.B.S. · 2018
Sri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
M.S. (Orthopaedics) · 2023
Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
D.N.B. (Orthopaedics) · 2024
National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
M.N.A.M.S.
National Academy of Medical Sciences
M.R.C.S. (Part A)
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Sub-specialty Fellowship Training
Fellowship in Joint Replacement & Robotics (FIJR, FIRJR)
KIMS Sunshine Bone and Joint Institute, Hyderabad
Robotic-assisted and conventional hip and knee replacement, revision arthroplasty and complex deformity correction.
Fellowship in Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine (FASM)
KIMS Sunshine Bone and Joint Institute, Hyderabad
ACL and ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, shoulder arthroscopy and return-to-sport rehabilitation.
Fellowship in Foot & Ankle Surgery (FFAS)
Mumbai Foot and Ankle Clinic, Mumbai
Foot and ankle deformity correction, Achilles and tendon disorders, ankle instability and diabetic foot care.
Residency & Clinical Training
Senior Resident, Orthopaedics
Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
2023 – 2024
Senior Resident, Orthopaedics
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
2024 – 2025
Junior Resident, Orthopaedics
Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded
2020 – 2023
Research & Publications
- Over 20 peer-reviewed publications in Indian and international orthopaedic journals, including the Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, the International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics and the Journal of Orthopaedic Reports.
- Co-author on a multicentre validation study of joint-line determination across 3,000 knees, accepted for publication in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.
- Editor of Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): An Evidence-Based Concise Clinical Guide, launched at the KIMS Sunshine SOAR 2025 annual meeting.
- Investigator on multinational studies of musculoskeletal infection (EBJIS and ISOC groups) and on robotic arthroplasty training in association with the Rothman Institute.
- Developer of an AI-assisted knee alignment calculator that computes LDFA, MPTA, aHKA, mHKA and CPAK measurements as an adjunct to surgical planning.
Professional Memberships
- ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine) — Fellow Member #193296
- SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology) — Member #47225
- National Academy of Medical Sciences — MNAMS89 (Life Member)
- Indian Orthopaedic Association — LM15734 (Life Member)
- Indian Arthroscopy Society — LM4114
- Association of Spine Surgeons of India — assi202194 (Life Member)
- Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association — MLM-G153 (Life Member)
- Bombay Orthopaedic Society — BOS-G/199/MUM (Life Member)
- Society of Knee Surgeons of India — SK-347 (Life Member)
Certifications
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) — American College of Surgeons
- AO Trauma — Principles of Fracture Management — AO Foundation
- Diploma in Football Medicine — FIFA
- Ponseti Method of Clubfoot Management — CURE International
- Basic Biomedical Research Course — Indian Council of Medical Research
Approach to Treatment
Not every orthopaedic problem needs an operation, and a good number are made worse by one done too early. Weight management, physiotherapy, activity modification and injections are genuinely effective for early arthritis and for many soft-tissue problems, and they are the first conversation rather than a formality before surgery.
When surgery is the right answer, precision is what determines how long the result lasts. Robotic assistance in joint replacement plans each bone cut in 3D and holds the instrument to that plan, protecting healthy bone and ligament. Arthroscopy treats the joint through incisions a few millimetres wide. Both exist to reduce what the body has to recover from — which is why many patients walk the same day and go home within two to three days.
Patients are told what the alternatives are, what the operation cannot fix, and what recovery will realistically ask of them, in the language they are most comfortable in.