Dr Govindaraj AB
Orthopedics

Dr Govindaraj AB

Director and Senior Consultant Orthopaedics

MGM Healthcare• Chennai

35+ years of experience
Joint Replacement Surgery
MBBS, FRCS

About the doctor

Graduate of MBBS from Madras University in 1980, and FRCS in 1985 from Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Trained extensively in orthopaedics and joint replacement surgery in the UK for 8 years before returning to India in 1990.

Has performed over 10,000 surgeries to date, including 3,000+ joint replacement surgeries.

Area of expertise

Joint replacement surgeryBilateral knee replacement surgeryOrthopaedic surgery

Qualifications

MBBS

University of Madras, Chennai (1981)

FRCS

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK (1985)

Professional Journey

  1. MGM Healthcare, Chennai — Director and Senior Consultant Orthopaedics
  2. UK — Trained in orthopaedics and joint replacement surgery

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