Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram

“Right hip osteoarthritis. Polish quote was reasonable but the surgeon did posterior approach. Medanta Gurgaon offered direct anterior approach (faster recovery). Surgery 90 minutes, walking same day, discharged day 5. Back to office work week 3. Driving week 4. At month 6, normal activities including dancing. Cost €5,800 + travel.”

“Young (35) with avascular necrosis of femoral head. Total hip replacement would have meant likely revision in 20-25 years. Hip resurfacing (Birmingham) preserves more bone and is durable in active young patients. Medanta has Dr. Misra who does 200+ resurfacings annually. Surgery 2 hours, hospital 5 days, total trip 14 days. Back to running 5km at month 5.…”

“End-stage liver disease from chronic Hepatitis B. Cairo wait for cadaveric was indefinite. Brother (32) was matched donor. Medanta Liver Institute (Dr. Soin's program) does 350+ LDLTs a year. Donor workup 5 weeks. Surgery 14 hours both donor + recipient. Donor home in 8 days, walking normal. Recipient hospital 21 days, immunosuppression titration,…”

“Two surgeons in Boston had quoted me for valve replacement. A friend who'd done a similar trip suggested I check Medanta first. They specifically said 'we should be able to repair, not replace.' That mattered to me — repair means no anticoagulation forever. Dr. Kohli's team did the surgery using a minimally invasive approach. Stayed 11 days total. Echo at 6…”

“Donor workup took 4 months of paperwork — expect it. Surgery was textbook. Year-one creatinine is stable. My nephrologist in Johannesburg does my follow-ups now and Medanta sends his clinic my labs monthly.”