Choosing Your Surgeon
What genuinely makes an orthopaedic surgeon worth choosing in Bengaluru — verifiable credentials, depth of training, and an honest, evidence-based approach. Here is how Dr. Chetan M. Dojode measures up.
"Best" is a difficult word in medicine — the right orthopaedic surgeon for you depends on your specific condition, and on credentials you can actually verify. Rather than claim a title, this page sets out what genuinely matters when choosing an orthopaedic surgeon in Bengaluru, and how Dr. Chetan M. Dojode measures against each criterion.
The most important thing you can check is whether a surgeon holds independently verifiable postgraduate specialist qualifications. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode holds the FRCS (Tr & Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh — a UK Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship qualification, requiring 6+ years of specialist NHS training and a two-stage examination assessed by a panel of senior consultant surgeons. He also holds the FEBOT (Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology) — the parallel European examination — and is on the UK GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics, formal specialist registration on the UK GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedics. All of these are independently verifiable on public registers.
Where a surgeon trained, and for how long, determines the range and difficulty of cases they have seen. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode trained for 11+ years across seven NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom — including University Hospitals Sussex, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare, Wrightington Hospital (a nationally recognised joint replacement centre), and North Manchester General Hospital.
A surgeon who publishes research demonstrates a commitment to evidence-based practice and peer-reviewed scrutiny of their results. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode has numerous peer-reviewed publications including a collaborative trial published in The Lancet (2024), the world's highest-impact medical journal. His own first-author RCT was published in Bone & Joint Research. He is a reviewer for eight international medical journals and a contributor to the Springer Atlas of Arthroscopy (2026).
Robotic surgery requires specific training and certification beyond standard orthopaedic qualifications. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode is certified in both the MAKO SmartRobotics™ system (Stryker) and the Smith & Nephew robotic platform. Dual certification means the implant/robotic system can be selected to suit each patient's anatomy rather than being limited to one platform.
Surgery is recommended only when it is genuinely the right option. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode's core clinical philosophy is "Preserve Before Replace" — prioritising joint preservation, physiotherapy, orthobiologics, and osteotomy before recommending replacement surgery. If you need replacement surgery, he will recommend it. If you don't, he will tell you that too.
Dr. Chetan M. Dojode is a UK-trained Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Bengaluru, India. He holds both the FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the FEBOT from the European Board of Orthopaedics, combined with 11+ years of NHS clinical practice and active peer-reviewed research output including a publication in The Lancet.
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Years orthopaedic experience
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Years NHS UK clinical practice
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Peer-reviewed publications
He consults at Sparsh Hospital Yelahanka (New Airport Road, Nehru Nagar, Bengaluru 560064) and OSR — OrthoSportsRobotics Clinic / Aarna Clinic, Sahakar Nagar (1182/1, 20th Main Road, A Block, Bengaluru 560092) — serving patients from across North Bengaluru including Hebbal, Jakkur, Manyata Tech Park, Devanahalli, and Airport Road.
A complete adult orthopaedic practice — from robotic joint replacement to arthroscopic sports surgery.
MAKO CT-guided knee and hip replacement with high-precision positioning.
Arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, and structured return-to-sport.
Rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability, and replacement.
PRP, orthobiologics and osteotomy — options that may help improve symptoms and function in selected patients.
Dr. Chetan M. Dojode is a UK-trained Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Bengaluru holding FRCS (Orth, UK), FEBOT (Euro), MRCS (UK), MCh (Orth, UK), MS (Orth), and MBBS — with GMC Specialist Register status, with 11+ years of NHS experience across seven UK hospitals, numerous peer-reviewed publications, and dual MAKO and Smith & Nephew robotic surgery certification.
Look for independently verifiable postgraduate specialist qualifications — the UK FRCS (listed on the Royal College of Surgeons website), European FEBOT, and registration on the UK GMC Specialist Register (searchable at gmc-uk.org). These qualifications cannot be self-awarded and reflect examined, peer-assessed surgical competence. They are substantially more rigorous than most Indian postgraduate orthopaedic qualifications.
The FRCS (Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons) in Trauma & Orthopaedics is a UK Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship qualification, requiring a minimum 6 years of structured NHS specialist training followed by a two-stage examination. It is awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is independently verifiable. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode's FRCS page explains the qualification in detail.
Yes. His practice spans the full adult orthopaedic spectrum — robotic joint replacement (knee, hip, partial, revision), sports orthopaedics and arthroscopy, shoulder surgery (rotator cuff, instability, replacement), joint preservation (PRP, osteotomy, cartilage restoration), and complex trauma. This breadth is a result of his varied NHS training across specialist units.
Dr. Chetan M. Dojode consults at two locations in North Bengaluru: Sparsh Hospital Yelahanka, New Airport Road, Nehru Nagar, Bengaluru 560064; and OSR — OrthoSportsRobotics Clinic / Aarna Clinic, 1182/1, 20th Main Road, A Block, Sahakar Nagar, Bengaluru 560092. Call +91 94809 09009 or use the WhatsApp link to book.
Yes. Dr. Chetan M. Dojode is certified in both the MAKO SmartRobotics™ system (Stryker) and the Smith & Nephew robotic platform. He performs robotic total knee replacement, robotic partial knee replacement, and robotic total hip replacement. Dual certification across two platforms is rare.
FRCS (Orth, UK) · FEBOT (Euro) · MRCS (UK) · MCh (Orth, UK) · MS (Orth) · MBBS · GMC Specialist Register · 11+ Years NHS UK
Professional verification
Clinical information is presented on OrthoSportsRobotics. Professional qualifications, research and publication records can be independently cross-referenced through the profiles below.