A straight answer is a real number, comfortably in the hundreds, said without flinching.
A DECISION FRAMEWORK
How do I choose the right surgeon for joint replacement?
Choosing who operates on your mother's knee or your father's hip is one of the harder calls a family makes - and most surgeon websites are no help, because they are all trying to be chosen. This page does the opposite. It is a plain framework for judging any joint replacement surgeon:
what good care looks like,
the questions worth asking, and
how to tell a straight answer from a smooth one.
Use it on me too.
What authentic care looks like
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✔ They will tell you when surgery is not the answer.
A surgeon confident in their judgement is happy to send you home with a plan to wait, when the joint is not ready.
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✔ They will tell you when surgery is not the answer.
A surgeon confident in their judgement is happy to send you home with a plan to wait, when the joint is not ready.
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✔ They will tell you when surgery is not the answer.
A surgeon confident in their judgement is happy to send you home with a plan to wait, when the joint is not ready.
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✔ They do enough of these to be fluent.
Volume is not vanity - it is how a team gets consistent. Ask for a real number.
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✔ They do enough of these to be fluent.
Volume is not vanity - it is how a team gets consistent. Ask for a real number.
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✔ They do enough of these to be fluent.
Volume is not vanity - it is how a team gets consistent. Ask for a real number.
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✔ They explain the trade-offs, not just the upside.
Every approach has a cost. If you only hear benefits, you are hearing a pitch.
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✔ They explain the trade-offs, not just the upside.
Every approach has a cost. If you only hear benefits, you are hearing a pitch.
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✔ They explain the trade-offs, not just the upside.
Every approach has a cost. If you only hear benefits, you are hearing a pitch.
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✔ Their team knows your name and your history.
Good outcomes are a team sport - the anaesthetist, the physiotherapist, the ward. One good surgeon is not enough on their own.
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✔ Their team knows your name and your history.
Good outcomes are a team sport - the anaesthetist, the physiotherapist, the ward. One good surgeon is not enough on their own.
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✔ Their team knows your name and your history.
Good outcomes are a team sport - the anaesthetist, the physiotherapist, the ward. One good surgeon is not enough on their own.
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✔ They plan your recovery before they plan your surgery.
The operation is a day. The recovery is months. A good surgeon starts with the months.
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✔ They plan your recovery before they plan your surgery.
The operation is a day. The recovery is months. A good surgeon starts with the months.
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✔ They plan your recovery before they plan your surgery.
The operation is a day. The recovery is months. A good surgeon starts with the months.
Questions any surgeon should answer
Their experience (2)
The operation (3)
Your recovery (3)
The risks (2)
You want fluency in your operation, not a general count.
Where to See Dr. Mahajan
Wherever you come, you see him personally.
Max SMART Super Speciality Hospital
Saket, New Delhi
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mahajan's Knee & Hip Centre
Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi
Wednesday & Friday
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Next 3 Days
11 August, TuesdayToday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
12 August, Wednesday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Available at GK-1
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
13 August, Thursday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where to See Dr. Mahajan
Wherever you come, you see him personally.
Max SMART Super Speciality Hospital
Saket, New Delhi
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mahajan's Knee & Hip Centre
Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi
Wednesday & Friday
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Next 3 Days
11 August, TuesdayToday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
12 August, Wednesday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Available at GK-1
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
13 August, Thursday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Where to See Dr. Mahajan
Wherever you come, you see him personally.
Max SMART Super Speciality Hospital
Saket, New Delhi
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mahajan's Knee & Hip Centre
Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi
Wednesday & Friday
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Next 3 Days
11 August, TuesdayToday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
12 August, Wednesday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Available at GK-1
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
13 August, Thursday
Available at Saket
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Ramneek Mahajan is Chairman Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement & Chief Robotic Joint Replacement at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket. His practice has completed 18,000+ joint replacements and 2,000+ robotic procedures since 2022 - the first MAKO program adopted in Delhi. Senior colleagues refer when their primary work needs revision.
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IF YOU'VE DECIDED
PROCEDURES WE OFFER
TREATMENT LOCATIONS
Dr. Ramneek Mahajan is Chairman Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement & Chief Robotic Joint Replacement at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket. His practice has completed 18,000+ joint replacements and 2,000+ robotic procedures since 2022 - the first MAKO program adopted in Delhi. Senior colleagues refer when their primary work needs revision.
IF YOU'RE RESEARCHING
IF YOU'VE DECIDED
PROCEDURES WE OFFER
TREATMENT LOCATIONS
Dr. Ramneek Mahajan is Chairman Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement & Chief Robotic Joint Replacement at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket. His practice has completed 18,000+ joint replacements and 2,000+ robotic procedures since 2022 - the first MAKO program adopted in Delhi. Senior colleagues refer when their primary work needs revision.
IF YOU'RE RESEARCHING
IF YOU'VE DECIDED
PROCEDURES WE OFFER
TREATMENT LOCATIONS