Dr. S.K.S. Marya
Experience: Over 40 years
Max Super Speciality Hospital
Gurugram, India
Introduction
Dr. S.K.S. Marya is the Group Chairman and Chief Surgeon of Orthopaedics at Max Healthcare. He actually revolutionized the orthopedic field in India by pioneering the concept of single-sitting bilateral knee and hip replacements.
About Dr. S.K.S. Marya
With over forty years in the operating room, Dr. S.K.S. Marya is basically an absolute titan in joint replacement. He did his MS in Orthopaedics at PGIMER Chandigarh, where he was formally declared the best postgraduate student in his batch. Then went over to the UK to grab his MCh from the University of Liverpool and his FRCS from England. Also picked up a highly prestigious AO Trauma Fellowship over in Switzerland.
He holds a massive clinical footprint. Has successfully pulled off over 20,000 joint replacements during his career, including more than 3,500 simultaneous bilateral knee surgeries. He was heavily instrumental in introducing unicompartmental (half-knee) replacements to India. Before taking the lead at Max Healthcare, he built and chaired the Bone and Joint Institute at Medanta and held top directorial roles at Indraprastha Apollo. He is also a towering figure in medical leadership.
Qualifications
- MBBS — Pt. B.D. Sharma Medical College, Rohtak (Best Graduate).
- MS (Orthopaedics) — PGIMER, Chandigarh (Best Post Graduate).
- DNB (Orthopaedics) — National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
- MCh (Orthopaedics) — University of Liverpool, UK.
- FRCS — Royal College of Surgeons, England.
- AO Trauma Fellowship — Switzerland.
Awards & Recognition
- Group Chairman of Orthopaedics at Max Healthcare.
- Performed over 20,000 joint replacements and 3,500 bilateral surgeries.
- Past President of the Indian Orthopaedic Association and ISHKS.
- Recipient of the Bharat Jyoti Award and Haryana Vigyan Ratna Award.
- Previously Chairman of the Bone and Joint Institute at Medanta.
- Authored multiple orthopedic textbooks and conducted 300+ international lectures.
Specialities & Expertise
- Robotic and computer-navigated joint replacement
- Single-sitting bilateral knee and hip replacement
- Unicompartmental (half-knee) replacement
- Complex revision joint surgery
- AO trauma and complex fracture management
Patient Experience & Approach
Patients needing both knees done say Dr. S.K.S. Marya completely changes their perspective on having them replaced simultaneously. He breaks down the recovery timeline and explains exactly why getting both done in one sitting saves them from going through intense rehab twice. Families dealing with terrifying failed implants from previous surgeries appreciate his vast experience in revision work, taking huge comfort in the fact that he has practically seen and fixed every orthopedic complication out there. Max Super-speciality Hospital, Gurgaon