Hosmat hospital is located in down town bangalore and is at a walking distance to mg road and brigade road. the hospital is the first comprehensive tertiary care hospital in india specializing in orthopedics, accident-trauma care, (arthroscopy & acl surgeries) sports medicine, arthritis, and neurosciences. the hospital after being awarded the prestigious nabh accreditation has now diversified into a multispecialty hospital while still retaining its brand image and focus on orthopedics and its related subspecialties. hosmat hospital was started by dr.thomas chandy, the chief of orthopedics & joint replacement center dr. chandy is a u.s board certified orthopedic surgeon, who completed his post graduate residency in new york, followed by 2 fellowship training programs in university of oklahoma. he practiced in the u.s for 17 years and returned, and is one of the first u.s board certified orthopedic surgeon to practice in india. the hospital is a super specialty hospital with 12 state of the art operation theatres, with laminar air flow which ensures a germ free atmosphere , 2 operation theatre are exclusive for joint replacement, 2 for spine and 2 for arthroscopy, backed by 25 bedded dedicated icu. the hospital has a team of 40 highly skilled surgeons/consultants over 40, who are u.s/ u.k trained and also from the top institutions of the country. the hospital has 2 neuro and spine surgeons, 1 ortho spine surgeon, neurologist and 4 joint replacement surgeons, plus hand surgeons, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, micro vascular surgeons, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, physical & medicine rehabilitation consultant, g.i & laparoscopic surgeons and urologists. every year right from its inception hosmat has treated patients with the most common to most complex problems, uneventfully. in the past 25 years hosmat hospital has gained a reputation of being one of the best hospitals for orthopedics, accidents, joint replacement, arthroscopy, children’s ortho, hand, spine, arthritis, illizarov ( limb lengthening) sports medicine and reconstructive surgery.