2026 ranking
Best hospitals for Pediatric Surgery in 🇮🇳 India
20 hospitals from the Medcasts database, ordered by centre-of-excellence status, patient rating and review count. Use it as a shortlist, not a verdict.
Methodology: how we rank · pricing
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01 Gold Krishna Children's HospitalWhy #1: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Krishna Children's Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for pediatric surgery. The clinical footprint includes pediatric surgery. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before …
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02 Silver Preeti Urology and Kidney HospitalWhy #2: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Preeti Urology and Kidney Hospital operates in India, one of India's major medical-travel destinations. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. Departments include urology, pediatric surgery, and cardiac su…
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03 Bronze Ravi Chaitanya Kidney And Children's HospitalWhy #3: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Ravi Chaitanya Kidney And Children's Hospital runs from India. Patients travel here primarily for pediatric surgery. On the clinical side, the hospital covers pediatric surgery. Accreditation status isn't published centr…
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04 Disha Children's HospitalWhy #4: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Disha Children's Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for pediatric surgery. The clinical footprint includes pediatric surgery. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before yo…
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05 Sathya Kidney Centre and Super Speciality HospitalWhy #5: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Sathya Kidney Centre and Super Speciality Hospital runs from India. Patients travel here primarily for urology. On the clinical side, the hospital covers urology, pediatric surgery, and cardiac surgery along with 7 other…
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06 Lotus Children's Hospital, LakdikapulWhy #6: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Lotus Children's Hospital, Lakdikapul is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for pediatric surgery. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery. On-the-ground support usually cov…
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07 Women And Children Foundation HospitalWhy #7: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Women And Children Foundation Hospital is a hospital working across 10 clinical specialties. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery, cardiac surgery, and orthopedics. If you're planning treatment here, exp…
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08 Sai Allergy asthma Eye Children HospitalWhy #8: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Sai Allergy asthma Eye Children Hospital — a Pune hospital with ophthalmology among its busier departments. The clinical footprint includes ophthalmology, pediatric surgery, and cardiac surgery. Ask for current accredita…
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09 Udbhava Children's HospitalWhy #9: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Udbhava Children's Hospital is a hospital working across 1 clinical specialties. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery. If you're planning treatment here, expect to share current imaging and a full diagno…
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10 Kurapati Childrens HospitalWhy #10: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Kurapati Childrens Hospital — a hospital with pediatric surgery among its busier departments. The clinical footprint includes pediatric surgery. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before you travel — not every small…
From$2,420all-in · case-specific -
11 Goodwill Kidney and Surgical CentreWhy #11: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Goodwill Kidney and Surgical Centre — a hospital with urology among its busier departments. The clinical footprint includes urology, pediatric surgery, and cardiac surgery. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before …
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12 Ankura Hospital for Women & ChildrenWhy #12: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Ankura Hospital for Women & Children operates in India, one of India's major medical-travel destinations. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. Departments include pediatric surgery, cardiac surgery, and …
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13 Durru Shehvar Children's & General HospitalWhy #13: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Princess Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital (PDSC&GH) is a non-profit, non-governmental hospital in Hyderabad Telangana India. The hospital sits in Hyderabad, India. Clinical focus is pediatric surgery. NABH-acc…
From$2,622all-in · case-specific -
14 Hope Children's HospitalWhy #14: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Hope Children's Hospital operates in India, one of India's major medical-travel destinations. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. On the clinical side, the hospital covers pediatric surgery. Accreditati…
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15 Apollo Childrens HospitalWhy #15: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Apollo Childrens Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for pediatric surgery. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery. On-the-ground support usually covers visa-let…
From$2,637all-in · case-specific -
16 Dr. Mehta's Children's HospitalWhy #16: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Dr. Mehta's Children's Hospital sits in Chennai's healthcare corridor. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Bangladesh and beyond. It opened in 1933. On the clinical side, the hospital covers pediatr…
Est. 1933From$2,379all-in · case-specific -
17 FWC VenkidanguWhy #17: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
FWC Venkidangu is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for pediatric surgery. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery, cardiac surgery, and orthopedics. On-the-ground support …
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18 FWC KidangurWhy #18: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
FWC Kidangur sits in India's medical-travel market. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Bangladesh and beyond. On the clinical side, the hospital covers pediatric surgery, cardiac surgery, and ortho…
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19 Innova Children's Heart HospitalWhy #19: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Innova Children's Heart Hospital sits in India's medical-travel market. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from Bangladesh and beyond. On the clinical side, the hospital covers pediatric surgery. Accred…
From$2,627all-in · case-specific -
20 Sai Siva Children’s HospitalWhy #20: Designated Center of Excellence with dedicated program volume in pediatric surgery
Sai Siva Children’s Hospital is a hospital working across 10 clinical specialties. Core clinical activity runs through pediatric surgery, cardiac surgery, and orthopedics. If you're planning treatment here, expect to sha…
How this list is ordered
What decides the order
Hospitals are sorted by these database fields, in this order. Nothing else is weighted.
We do not score outcomes, surgeon case volume or publications. Ask each hospital for surgeon-level case numbers before you decide.
- 1Centre-of-excellence flag
Hospitals marked as a centre of excellence for this specialty come first.
- 2Patient rating
A higher average rating ranks higher.
- 3Number of reviews
Breaks ties between hospitals with the same rating.
What this list isn't
Rating ≠ outcome
A hospital ranking is a qualifying filter, not a prediction of your outcome. Within any listed hospital, your outcome is shaped by your specific surgeon's volume, the program's protocol for your indication, and your own clinical baseline. Always ask for surgeon-level data — case volume per year, conversion rate, infection rate — before committing.
Next step · Pediatric Surgery
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Destination · India
Why patients choose India for pediatric surgery (pediatric surgery)
India runs one of the world's deepest tertiary-care networks for international patients — over 700 NABH-accredited hospitals and 38+ JCI-accredited facilities, concentrated in Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi, and Hyderabad. The training pipeline is anchored by AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, CMC Vellore, and a clutch of corporate flagships (Medanta, Apollo, Fortis, Max, Manipal, Narayana) where lead surgeons routinely log 5,000+ procedures across a 25-30 year career. For pediatric surgery specifically, India draws patients who want hospital tier-1 outcomes at 60-80% below US/UK list pricing — without compromising on implant brands, robotic platforms (da Vinci Xi is now in 80+ centres), or ICU staffing ratios.
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Surgeon volume is the headline advantage — Indian cardiac and oncology centres run procedure volumes Western centres rarely see, which compresses learning curves and improves outcomes for complex cases.
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English-language medical communication is the default; consent forms, imaging reports, and discharge summaries are issued in English by trained physicians, removing the translator step common in non-English destinations.
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Visa-on-arrival or e-medical visa is available for citizens of ~165 countries, with same-week processing and double-entry options that make follow-up trips painless.
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Direct flight connectivity from the GCC, East Africa, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the UK, Singapore, Bangkok, and most major US gateways means under-12-hour transit for the majority of medical travellers.
Cost note. Indian pricing is driven by lower clinician salaries, real-estate cost-per-bed, and rupee parity — not by skipping protocols or using grey-market implants.
How to use this list
What to look for
- Dedicated pediatric anesthesiology.
- Pediatric ICU with appropriate equipment and staffing.
- Child-life specialist availability.
- Family rooming-in policy.
- Multidisciplinary pediatric expertise (subspecialty teams).
- Long-term follow-up infrastructure as the child grows.
- Communication and family-support quality.
Volume benchmarks
Surgeon volume benchmarks
Travel timing
When to travel to India
Peak window: October, November, December, January, February, March
Avoid: June, July, August, September
Cool, dry season runs October–March, particularly comfortable for recovery in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Avoid June–September monsoon — flooding, humidity, and increased respiratory infections complicate recovery. Delhi winter (December–January) has serious air pollution; consider Bangalore or Chennai during this window if pollution-sensitive.
Questions
What to ask each program on this list
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Is this a dedicated pediatric program, and is the anesthesiologist pediatric-trained?
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What's the rooming-in policy and family-support setup?
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What's the pediatric ICU step-down plan?
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What's the long-term follow-up cadence as my child grows?
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How will care transfer to a pediatric specialist near home?
Adjacent rankings
Other ways to slice Pediatric Surgery in India
Best-of lists are one cut. These hubs let you re-rank by destination, by city, by surgeon volume, or by procedure.
- Specialty Pediatric Surgery hub All pediatric surgery programs across all destinations.
- Destination India hospital hub Featured programs and pricing benchmarks for India.
- Surgeons Pediatric Surgery surgeons Volume-ranked physician directory across all destinations.
- Surgeons Pediatric Surgery surgeons in India Filtered to India-based programs only.
- Hospitals All India hospitals Filter by city, specialty, accreditation, beds.
- Hospitals Hospitals filtered by Pediatric Surgery Programs credentialed for pediatric surgery across all destinations.
- Browse Other best-of rankings All specialty × country ranking combinations.
- Compare Hospital comparison Side-by-side accreditations, ratings, beds, and pricing for up to 4 hospitals.
- Compare Doctor comparison Surgeons compared on volume, fees, languages, video-consult availability.
- Tool Cost calculator Hospital-reported pricing for pediatric surgery procedures across destinations.
- Tool Match-me triage Three questions, get a specialty + destination + 3-hospital shortlist.
- Trust Editorial policy Methodology behind ranking, AI disclosure, corrections SLA.