MBBS, MS - Orthopaedics
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S R Consultant Orthopaedics, Apollo Hospitals Bangalore. Dr. Mallinath G is a senior consultant orthopedics and joint replacement surgeon in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery Apollo hospitals Bangalore. He did his MBBS from Mysore Medial College, Mysore. He was topper at AIIMS, PGI, GIPMER and all India PG entrance examination in first attempt. He did his post graduation at prestigious All India Institute of Medial Science [AIIMS] New Delhi. After obtaining his degree of Master of Surgery in Orthopedics, he was selected for joint replacement fellowship in AIIMS. He then joined senior residency at AIIMS. He has made numerous paper presentations at national and international conferences. On returning to Banglore he joined the Hosmat Hospital, as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. He has a particular interest in hip replacement, knee replacement. He is also interested in ligament reconstruction of the knee, arthroscopic surgery, knee deformity correction, treatment of knee fractures.
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** ** *** **** ****** *** 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
A patient doctor who listens well. Has a very well-mannered way of speaking with his patients and made me feel that I have come to the right place to treat my back pain. Would definitely recommend him!
Visited For Leg Pain
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**** ****** ** ********* 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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Visited For Meniscus Injury
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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 For Knee Pain
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.
Visited For Joint and Muscle ProblemsSports Injury
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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. **** ******** * ******* * ****** ***********
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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. ** ** ***** **** * **********
Visited For Fracture Treatment
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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.
Visited For Elbow Pain
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** ******** ******** *** ******* **** ******** ***** *** Within a minute of entering his chamber he told me to get x-ray done which costed 800 rupees. I was telling him that the pain is in arm and he was telling that pain is in thr ball and socket joint in right shoulder. He asked me to get physiotherapy where there were no doctors present. Nursing assistants were doing physiotherapy. ******* ** ** * *** ******* I don't recommend him
Visited For Slip Disc
Very poor experience.. i went for my wife's back pain.. he hardly want to discussed/ diagnosed the problem , within few seconds he has given his opinion. Prescribe some pain killer that's all.. *** **** ***** *** ******* pls don't visit him.. not atall recommended.* **** ******* ****** *** ** **** ** *** ******** **** ********* ** **** ***** ***** **********