Dr Girish Bhalerao is a highly regarded orthopaedic surgeon with over 16 years of experience in joint replacement, arthroscopy, trauma and sports medicine. Currently serving as Director & Chief, Senior Consultant at Gleneagles Hospital, Parel (Mumbai), he has trained extensively across India, the UK, Portugal and Germany in advanced orthopaedic surgery. He is recognised for his expertise in robotic and computer-navigated joint replacement, as well as minimally invasive keyhole procedures, and is known for using enhanced recovery pathways to ensure rapid rehabilitation and excellent patient outcomes.

Professional Qualifications

• MBBS – Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai

• MS Orthopaedics – Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Pune

• DNB Orthopaedics

• Diploma in Orthopaedics

• Fellowship in Arthroplasty – Golden Jubilee Hospital, Glasgow, UK; King’s College, London, UK; Helios Endo-Klinik, Hamburg, Germany; Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad

• Fellowship in Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery – FIFA Centre of Medical Excellence, Portugal

Clinical Expertise

• Primary, revision & complex joint replacement (hip, knee, shoulder)

• Computer-navigated & robotic joint replacement

• Minimally invasive & customised total/partial arthroplasty

• Arthroscopy for sports injuries (knee, shoulder, ankle, wrist, hip, elbow)

• Cartilage repair & ligament reconstruction (ACL, PCL, MPFL)

• Degenerative spine disorders (disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis)

• Regenerative medicine for early joint arthropathy

• Pain management (nerve blocks, injection therapies)

• Deformity correction and post-traumatic bone & joint complications