Dr. Hitesh Garg

About Doctor

Dr. Hitesh Garg is one of India’s top ortho spine surgeons, with over 15 years of experience. 

He has successfully performed more than 7,000 spine surgeries, including over 2,500 spinal fusions (TLIF, ACDF), 1,000 deformity corrections (scoliosis and kyphosis), 300 lumbar and cervical artificial disc replacements, 500 fracture treatments, and 500 other complex surgeries such as spinal tumors, congenital defects, and spinopelvic fixations.

His areas of expertise include motion-preserving spine surgeries, degenerative spine disorders, spinal deformity, spinal trauma, spinal infections, osteoporosis, spinal tumors, etc.

Dr. Garg uses the latest technologies during surgeries, including modular operation theaters, neuromonitoring, microscopes, O-arm, and navigation systems, resulting in a high success rate of nearly 98%.

He has treated patients from over 50 countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, and has written chapters in world-renowned books on spine surgery.

Dr. Hitesh Garg received the Healthcare Excellence Award for being the Best Spine Surgeon of the Year in 2018.

Moreover, in December 2000, he was chosen as one of the top 12 nominees out of 298 entries for the All Asia Young Inventor Award, organized by Hewlett Packard, for his work on a homemade spacer device for asthma patients.

Dr. Hitesh Garg thoroughly evaluates each case and develops a personalized treatment plan to help them achieve an active, pain-free lifestyle for every patient. He combines advanced techniques with traditional methods to provide the highest quality care.

Medical Qualifications

• MS (Orthopedics), K.E.M. Hospital.
• MBBS, (AIIMS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• Head, Ortho Spine Surgery, Artemis Hospital.
• Senior Consultant, Ortho and Spine Surgeon, Artemis Hospital.
• Consultant, Shriners Children's Hospital.
• Consultant, Sahara Hospital.
• Consultant, King Edward Memorial Hospital.

Career Highlights

• Dr. Hitesh Garg successfully performed over 7,000 spine surgeries.
• He uses the newest technology during surgery, such as modular operation theaters, neuromonitoring, microscopes, O-arm, and navigation systems, resulting in a success rate of almost 98%.
• Performed 2,500 spinal fusions like transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
• 1,000 deformity correction surgeries such as scoliosis and kyphosis.
• 300 lumbar and cervical artificial disc replacements.
• 500 fracture treatments as well.
• 500 other complex surgeries, such as spinal tumors and congenital defects.

Research and Fellowships

• Membership: AO Spine.
• Membership: Delhi Spine Society.
• Membership: Association Of Spine Surgeons of India.
• Membership: Indian Medical Association.
• Membership: Gurgaon Orthopaedic Society.
• Membership: Indian Orthopaedic Association.
• Fellowship: Pediatrics Spine Surgery.
• Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Yale University.

Awards and Recoginition

• Dr. Hitesh Garg was awarded Best Hospital for Spine Surgery for the Medical Value Travel Specialist Hospital Spine Surgery.
• Honored with the Shri Om Birla Atal Swasthya Bhushan Samman.
• Received the Healthcare Excellence Award for the Best Spine Surgeon of the Year.
• Awarded the Merit Award and Market Research Healthcare Award for Best Spine Surgeon.
• Awarded the Dr. Hira Lal Sharma Memorial Gold Medal for securing first place in the Punjab School Education Board.
• Recipient of the Primetime Global Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Spine Surgeon in Gurgaon.
• Awarded the Dr. Pandurangi Award for Best Orthopaedic Resident at KEM Hospital.
• Selected among the Top 12 Nominees out of 298 submissions for the All Asia Young Inventor Award for his work on a homemade spacer for asthmatic patients.
• Ranked 5th in the All India Pre-Medical Entrance Exam
• Ranked 2nd in the Punjab Pre-Medical Test.