Dr. Pankaj Walecha

Dr. Pankaj Walecha (MBBS, MS – Orthopaedics Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak 2006) is Senior Director and Head of Robotic Joint Replacement and Orthopaedics at Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-8, Faridabad, Haryana. He has 25 years of experience and has been specialised in hip and knee surgery for the last 10 years and is a recognised expert in the field of hip and knee surgery in Delhi NCR, nationally and internationally. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: 25 years; since 2003 in orthopaedic surgery. - __Procedures Performed__: Robotic total knee replacement, minimally invasive total knee replacement (MIS), unicondylar knee replacement (UKR), high performance total hip replacement, minimally invasive hip replacement (MIS), direct anterior approach (DAA) total hip replacement, hip arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, ACL/PCL reconstruction, meniscus repair, cartilage restoration, high tibial osteotomy (HTO), distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) for knee preservation. ### Innovations & Contributions - __International Fellowships__: Trained at several high-volume international centres in hip and knee arthroscopy and sports injuries including Fellowship in Hip Arthroscopy, Hip & Knee Replacement and Reconstruction — Wrightington Hospital, UK (world renowned centre for joint replacement); Johnson & Johnson Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery — Puettlingen, Germany; Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Computer-Assisted Joint Replacement — Seoul, South Korea; International AO Fellowship — Homburg, Germany. - __National Faculty__: National Faculty for the Anterior Advantage™ Hip Cadaver Course (Direct Anterior Approach TKR) at MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (March 2025) — co-faculty with international surgeons from Israel and Belgium, training Indian orthopaedic surgeons in DAA hip replacement. - __Leadership__: Founder Member, Society of Knee Surgeons of India (SKI); Founder, The Waleus Hip & Knee Institute (2018) – a dedicated hip and knee specialty centre in Faridabad. - __Academic Contributions__: Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma (JCOT); numerous publications in national and international journals; presenter and award winner at national and international orthopaedic conferences. - __Memberships__: Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons (ISHKS); Society of Knee Surgeons of India (SKI); Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA); Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS); Indian Cartilage Society (ICS); Delhi Orthopaedic Association