About Doctor

• Prof. Dr. P. V. A. Mohandas is the Founder & Mentor of MIOT International, and the Chief Surgeon of the department of Orthopedic Surgery.
• Prof. Dr. Mohandas completed his education at the Madras Medical College, where he later lectured in his chosen specialty.
• He then went abroad where he qualified further in Orthopedics and worked in top institutions in Europe. He started MIOT Hospitals after he returned to India, initially as a hospital that focused only on Orthopedics and Trauma.
• Dr. Mohandas has a long list of achievement in the field to his credit. Most notably, he was the first to perform a total hip replacement in this part of the country, introduced internal fixation of fracture for treatment of compound fractures in India, and pioneered total knee replacement in the country. He is also credited with having introduced modern methods of spine surgery and interventions.
• He is one of the founders of the Indo-German Orthopedic Foundation (IGOF), which promotes the collaboration between orthopedic and general surgeons of both countries in the specialty.
• He is a member of several professional medical bodies, and holds prestigious positions in them. He has also published several papers on various subjects pertaining to his chosen specialty.
• Dr. Mohandas has received wide recognition for his contributions to healthcare in India, especially in his chosen specialty.
• He was awarded the Padma Shree for pioneering Joint Replacement in India in 1992. Honorary degrees have also been conferred on him from the MGR Medical University, Chennai and the most recently, the University of Kalyani.
• He was awarded an honorary membership to the German Association of Joint Replacement Surgeons, at their annual congress in Heidelberg, Germany, and has the distinction of being the first ever surgeon to receive this honor.