Surgery & surgical opinions

Before any operation, understand whether you need it.

Which operation is appropriate, what the alternatives are, and what happens if it is deferred, from an institute that performs no operations and profits from none.

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The model

Consult here. Operate there. Follow up here.

A senior surgeon who operates at a large hospital holds consulting hours at KPCIRC on consult-only terms. You get the opinion and the coordinated workup without a hospital's appointment queue, and the surgeon's institution does not decide your indication.

KPCIRC carries no theatre cost, no operating-theatre staffing and no surgical liability.
The procedure happens at the surgeon's own hospital or an appropriate partner centre.
Two invoices, two providers named. We negotiate the surgical rate with the centre on your behalf before you commit.

The surgical pathway

Surgical consultationExamination, imaging interpretation, a written plan

Workup, coordinatedImaging and pathology routed and chased by the navigator

Pre-operative fitnessCardiology, endocrine, anaesthetic and dietetic assessment, all clinics we already run

Multidisciplinary review where neededComplex, cancer or conflicting-opinion cases go to a board

The operation, at a partner centreYou choose from at least two named options where clinically equivalent

Post-operative pathologyEvery resected specimen returns to the onco-pathology desk

Follow-up and rehabilitation, hereIncluding the physiotherapy course and adjuvant planning

The signature product

"Do I really need this operation?"

India performs an enormous volume of elective surgery where the indication is genuinely contested. A patient told they need an operation has nowhere independent to ask, because everyone they can ask owns an operating theatre.

What you receive, in writing

Whether the recommended operation is indicated on the evidence presented.
What the non-surgical or less invasive alternatives are, if any.
What is likely to happen if it is deferred, and for how long that is reasonable.
What further information would change the answer.

Two independence rules

One. The reviewing surgeon must not be someone who would perform the alternative procedure. A reviewer with a competing operation to sell is a second sales pitch, not a second opinion.

Two. The report never names a preferred facility unless you ask for one. An independent opinion that quietly funnels patients to our own partners is not independent.

Commonly reviewed here

Hysterectomy
Spine surgery & fusion
Joint replacement
Gallbladder surgery
Hernia repair
General surgery
ENT procedures
Urological procedures
Bariatric surgery
Cancer surgery
Revision surgery

How it works

Step 1Upload recordsOperative advice + imaging
Step 2Record reviewWe say what is missing
Step 3Surgeon reviewIndependent of the procedure
Step 4Written opinion3–5 working days
Step 5Next stepWorkup, or a conservative plan

Upload records for review Fee: ₹3,500 – ₹5,000

Surgical clinics

Where you consult

Orthopaedics & joint surgery

Back and joint pain, sports injury, fractures, arthritis, joint-replacement opinion. 4–6 sessions a week.

Spine surgery

Back pain with neurological features, disc disease, deformity and fusion opinion.

Sports orthopaedics

Ligament and meniscal injury, shoulder instability, return-to-sport planning.

Laparoscopic & general surgery

Hernia, gallstones, appendix, piles, fissure, lumps and abscesses. 3–4 sessions a week.

Gynaecological surgery

Fibroids, cysts, prolapse, menstrual disorders and the surgical decision where one is needed.

ENT & head-neck surgery

Ear, nose, throat, voice, sinus, hearing and airway. 3–4 sessions a week.

Urology

Stones, prostate symptoms, urinary complaints, male reproductive health.

Bariatric & metabolic surgery

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes remission. Eligibility assessment and the structured pre-operative pathway.

Oncological surgery

Operability assessment, extent-of-resection discussion and sequencing against systemic and radiation therapy.

Consultation fees are published on the price card. Procedures, admission, anaesthesia and inpatient care are billed to you directly by the hospital that provides them, at its own rates. We receive no share of that invoice.

Why the surgical layer matters

A surgical opinion is never one visit

It is a consultation, a workup, an anaesthetic fitness assessment, often a second specialty opinion, the procedure, and a follow-up course. We hold every step except the procedure itself, and we say so plainly rather than pretending the consultation is the whole relationship.

Book a surgical consultation Surgical partners

One decision, two documented paths. Whether the operation is indicated, what the alternatives are, and what happens if it is deferred.

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Consult here, operate there. No theatre cost, no surgical liability, and nothing to gain from either answer.