Dr. Mallinath G.

** ** *** **** ****** *** works close to heart.. doesnot prescribe medicine un neccessarily and gives right suggestions to us.

he has become our family doctor now and treats us very well.

for my mother he said, its due to age and doesnot take medicine as it doesnot help. he did the right thing by suggesting some natural pain management rather than prescribing pain killers..

we need these kind of doctors .

Vaidyo Naarayano Harihi..

Girish K R

I started seeing Dr Mallinath in Oct/ Nov 2024. Both my knees hurt terribly. Dr Mallinath suggested replacing the left knee first, and this would reduce the pain in the right knee right knee. He answered all my queries with patience and empathy. The operation took place in Jan 2025 and now in July 2025 I'm able to walk without a walking stick and manage all my daily activities comfortably. I would recommend Dr Mallinath to anyone with orthopedic issues

** *** * ****** ********** **** **** ******* my sis visited him for acl tear n pain,which is second time so we kinda had idea what happened. **** ** **** ** **** ** *** *** **** *** ****** ********** * he intrupeted every time she was explaining how her injury happened n pain ,he dismissed everything n said yes,yes, ** **** **** ** ******* ** ***** ** *** ******* ***** *** ** ** ** ** **** ******* **** ** ******* ** **** ** * ********** * **** ****** ***** ** ********** ** * *** ******* ** ** ***** *** ******* *** ***** **** **** * * ** **** ********* ** ******** *** *** *** *** ***** ** ** * ***** *** ** ******** *** ********* ******** **** ****** ****** ** **** **** *** ******* **** ******** *** ********* ******* **** ** ****** ******** ** *********** *** **** * he didn't ****** ** explain procedure of surgery when asked * **** ***** ** ********* *********** ** **** *** *********** * ***** *** *** ******* **** **** ********** ******** ** ** ***** ******** ******* *** ***** ** ** *** *** ***** ****** he had no empathy in his eyes, very rude and dismissive like I wonder what kind of doctor doesn't listen to his patient. later my dad n sis called me n said tht this will require a surgery it seems. then when I asked abt details, * *** ********** *** ***** **** ** ***** ** *** ** ******** ******** ** *** ******** ********* *** * *** *** **** **** **** ********** *** **** **** ******* ** **** ** *** ******** * ****** **** ***** ******* **** *** *** ******* * *********** ** ** ****** **** * ********* *** **** ***** ** **** *** ******* ** ******* *** **** ** *** ***** ** *** ** ***** *** *** **** ** ************ ** ****** * **** *** * * ******* ***** * **** **** ** *** **** ** ******* ** *** **** **** *** *** ** *** ****** *** ** ***** ** ** ****** ***** so very next day we visited another orthopedic someone rec to us, ** **** ** **** *** * *** ****** *** *** * ******* *** **** ******** ** *** *** **** **** **** **** ** ****** ******* ** ***** ** ******** **** *** ** *** **** *** **** * *** ** ****** ******* ****** *** **** ** ********* *** **** **** * **** *** **** * ****** ** ******* ** ***** ** **** *** *** ***** ** ** **** ** * **** *** **** * ******** * *** ****** ***** ** ********** ******** * ******* **** * ***** ** ******** ** ********** **** *** ** ******* ** ******** *** ***** ****** ****** *** *** ****** ** ****** ** *** ********* ** ******** ** ********* ** * ***** ******* ******** ****** ** *** ******* *** ****** ******** **** ** ** ********** *********** *** **** ** **** **** *********** people do not visit him or get any surgery done by him in Manipal. I'm very disappointed why Manipal *** **** ***** ******* ******* ***** *** ******** ****** *** * ****** ** ***** ******* ****** *** ******* ** ***** **** ** **** ******* ** **** ***************** *** ***** **** ***** ******* ** ********* ** ******* * *** ***** *** *** *** **** ** ** ******** ** ********* ** ** * ****** ** ************ ***** ************ ******* ****** *** **** **** *** *** ** ************** ******* *** * ********* ** ******* ** ******** * ** ********* ********** ******** *** *** ****** ****** *** ******* **** ** ** ******** * ******* *** *********** ****** ********* **** *** ******* ********* ******* ** ** *** ***** ******* ** ********* ***** ********* *** *** *********** ***** *** * ** ***** *** ** * **** * ******* *** ********* ****** ** ***** **** **** ******

I had one of the unfavourable experiences at Manipal hospital where I got operated for meniscus by Dr.Mallinath G ( orthopaedic department ). He lacks the basic courtesy a patient needs before/after surgery. *** ****** **** ** *** *** **** **** **** ********** ** ********** ****** After checking with him, I got admitted on Friday for surgery on Saturday. To our surprise, he never come to visit post surgery on Saturday and then was on leave on Sunday ( day of discharge). He sent some junior doctor, *** ****** ******* ** **** My point here if he wasn’t going to be available on Sunday ( weekly off) , I could have just simply postponed my surgery.

After we visited him post surgery, He didn’t give advice post surgery on timing, intensity and frequency of physio. ******* ** **** I started professional physio late. I had lost more muscle mass by then. Operation happened end March but I’m still not fully recovered **** ****** ******* ** **** ********** * *** ****** ** ********** **** * ***** ********* *** ******** Every day I regret getting operated from Dr. Mallinath and Manipal hospital.

On the contrary, the nurses were exceptional. 5 / 5 to them.

Please be very careful in choosing your doctor. Hopefully this posts will help someone.

Visited this doctor at his BTM clinic for getting my Knee checked as I have been having Knee pain for a month or so.He checked it properly and suggested an MRI scan. After I got the MRI report called him to visit and as he was in Apollo that day called me thr. He didint even look at my scans properly, glanced at the report and without a thought suggested Orthoscopy i.e. Surgery which he indicated would cost around 1.3 Lacs. To my surprise the same doctor was a very different doctor that day and I somehow wasn't convinced. For 2nd opinion I went to another Orthopedist and he suggested thr is no need of any surgery. He's put me on Physiotherapy and I am much better now.

Such doctors treat patients as customers or rather Victims. I am sure he get's a hefty cut on the surgeries at Apollo and I hear they have targets for each doctors for such surgeries. Strange that once a noble profession, has now become more of a business for such hospitals n docs.So friends always take 2nd opinion before going for any SURGERY.

Paid ₹1000 for a consultation, but Dr. Mallinath G spent less than 5 minutes with me. He didn’t investigate my pain at all—no questions about history, no tests suggested. Said nothing can be done, no treatment available. Even for neck pain (just recommended balm). Prescribed Vitamin D ******* ******** ** ******* ** ******* Felt completely unheard and wasted my money—avoid if you want proper care.

**** ****** ** ********* Me, my brother and my mom went to him individually for different problems and experienced the same issues.

We all had different kinds of general pain for a few days, me on my neck, my brother in his arm and my mother in her heel.

** ** ** ********** **** ******* You get the feeling that he just wants to get it done with and rush to conclusion as quickly as possible. ** **** ****** *** ****

He did not even get up to look at any of our pain points and just looked at us and assumed whatever conclusions.

No explanation for the pain, no proper treatment for it, just random suggestions to X-Ray or MRIs or just painkillers. Nothing else.

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I visited Dr. Mallinath on 31st Dec 2022 because my heel soft tissue was paining. I have a flat foot and I had an idea that the pain was because of playing sports.

The doc looked at my foot and said that the pain is because of flat foot (and that's it!!) - no treatment, no remedy, no way to reduce the pain. I enquired if there is some way I can reduce the pain / if I should visit a physiotherapist - he said that I can go to a physiotherapist if I want - in a completely disinterested manner.

He suggested that I go for an X-ray *** **** ********** *** * ** **** ***** ** ** **** **** ***** ** *** ********

I'd really not recommend to visit this doc as he does not add value at all - the consultation is absolutely time and money down the drain. **** ******** * ******* * ****** ***********

I had been suffering from toe pain for the last few days. Today morning my toe was swollen. The doctor was abrupt and brusque in his manner and was in a hurry to shirk me off. He did not even physically inspect the swollen toe. An xray revealed that there was no injury to bone. The doctor did not even have the patience to explain what the probable cause of the pain and swelling was. All he said was "Non-veg nahi khana hai, Non-veg khaane ke wajah se ye sab hota hai". We visited him seeing that he had an MS from ******* ******* *** ** ******* *** **** *** *** *** ***** *** *** *************** but don't be mislead. ** ** ***** **** * **********

Doctor did not explain the need for surgery and pros/ cons of surgery vs conservative management with knee brace and complete bed rest of 2 months. He was in a hurry and just gave options. We chose conservative management as my mother was weak. In the follow up visit after 2 weeks he asked my mother to start walking though she complained about pain and requested another x-ray to check. the follow up visit was done in less than a minute. It contradicted with his initial advise of bed rest.As monor surgery was not done, mother had to undergo a very complicated surgery with another doctor. *** **** *** ****** ** ***** ******** *** *** ****** *** ********* *** ** *** *** ** ******* **** *** ********* ********* ******** *** ****** *****She has to again be on bed rest for long time. Suffering, loss of time and money. Avoid the doctor at any cost.Avoid at any cost.