Dr. Amit Kumar Agarwal

Dr. Amit Kumar Agarwal is a top orthopedician in Delhi-NCR with more than a decade of experience in the field. Currently, he works as a Senior Consultant - Orthopedics,  Joint Replacemnet & Arthroscopy with Apollo Indraprastha. His area of expertise includes joint replacement, arthroplasty, sports injury, and arthroscopic surgery. He had received various medals and distinctions during his stint as a medical student. He has been conferred the honorary adjunct title of  'Professor' in recognition of his contribution to research and Academics by Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation (2017). 

One of the major accomplishments of the doctor is heading a team of three orthopaedic surgeons from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi for the Nepal rescue mission during the Nepal earthquake in 2015 and performing 80 orthopaedic surgeries in a short span of 4 days.

Dr. Amit has penned numerous publications in indexed and non-indexed journals on various orthopaedic subjects. He has also presented several academic lectures at various National & International conferences. The doctor is known for his friendly, caring, and sincere nature. In his free time, Dr. Amit loves to travel, watch movies, and relax.

1) Worked as Junior Resident at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008 in the department of Orthopaedics.

2) Worked as Senior Resident at Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India from 20 Oct 2008 to 14 March 2011.

3) Worked as a Clinical fellow in the Department of Orthopedics at Sunderland Royal Hospital, NHS, UK from 4 April 2011 to 31 January 2012.

4) Worked as Assistant Professor in the department of orthopaedics at Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad from 11th Feb 2012 to 15th October 12.

5) Worked as Consultant orthopaedics at Sarvodaya Hospital and research center, Ghaziabad. Nov’2012 to April’ 2014.

6) Worked as Specialist (Grade-III) in Delhi Govt. (through UPSC) Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, Pooth Khurd, Delhi. May’2014-Aug’2014

7) Working as a Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedics at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi since 1 September 2014 till now.

• - Gold Medalist in Microbiology (2nd Year MBBS)
• - Silver Medal in Pathology (2nd Year MBBS)
• - Selected for IOA-SOA Ambassadorship 2016-17
• - Selected for JCOT Best Publication Award 2016-17
• - Apollo Young Academician award-2019

• - Indian Orthopaedic Association
• - Delhi Orthopaedic Association (DOA)
• - Indian Arthroscopy Society
• - National Academy Of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
• - Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care (ISTAC)
• - Indian Federation of Sports Medicine (IFSM)

• - M.Ch. Certification Program in orthopaedics from the University of Seychelles, American institute of Medicine (USAIM)
• - Certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA
• - Advanced Trauma Life Support Certified
• - International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Certified

• 1. Agarwal AK, Sen R, Tripathy SK, et al. Is there any role of inhalational corticosteroids in the prophylaxis of post- traumatic fat embolism syndrome?. Cureus. 2015; 7(9):e332.
• 2. Agarwal AK. Proximal focal femoral deficiency. Medscape(e-medicine); December 2016.
• 3. Vaishya R, Agarwal AK, Vijay V, Vaish A. Metachronous multicentric giant cell tumor in a young lady. BMJ Case Reports 2015. pii: bcr2015209368.
• 4. Vaishya R, Vijay V, Agarwal AK, Vaish A. Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and harms. BMJ. 2015; 350 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h2747
• 5. Vaishya R, Demesugh M D, Agarwal AK, Vijay V. Multiple atraumatic osteoporotic vertebral fractures: an unusual cause of back pain in a young adult. Apollo Medicine. 2015;12(2):144-47.
• 6. Vaishya R, Agarwal AK, Singh H, Vijay V. A novel trans-fibular approach for the nonunion of tibial shaft fractures with poor antero-medial skin. Cureus. 2015;7(9):e315.

• - Joint Replacement Surgery
• - Joint Dislocation Treatment
• - Spinal Surgery
• - Spinal Disc Surgery
• - Shoulder Replacement
• - Joints and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• - Joint Pain Treatment
• - Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
• - Spine Injury
• - Knee Replacement
• - Joint and Muscle Problems
• - Articular Degenerative Disease Treatment
• - Spinal Diseases
• - Spinal Disorders
• - Elbow Replacement