Dr. Sharan Shivaraj Patil
Founder & Chairman, SPARSH Group of Hospitals | Eminent Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon | President, Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (2023–24) | Mch Ortho (Liverpool) | Honorary FRCS
Dr. Sharan Shivaraj Patil is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief of the Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgery Department at SPARSH Group of Hospitals. With over three decades of clinical experience, he has performed more than 15,000 surgeries, including approximately 8,000 joint replacements, and has personally led over 5,000 major complex procedures across Paediatric Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement, and Complex Trauma.
He completed his MBBS with academic distinction from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, followed by a Diploma in Orthopaedics and MS (Orthopaedics) — the latter with a Gold Medal — from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. In 1992, he travelled to the UK for advanced training across leading institutions in North West England, including Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, and Hope Hospital, Manchester. In 1995, he was awarded the Mch Ortho from Liverpool University, becoming the youngest graduate to receive the degree since the course began in 1926. He holds an Honorary FRCS (England), conferred in 2010.
Returning to India in 1996, Dr. Patil joined Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, before founding Sparsh Hospital in 2006 — starting as a single-speciality, 120-bed facility. Under his leadership, the group has grown into a multi-speciality hospital network across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities in Karnataka, with over 1,200 beds.
Milestones & Achievements
- Founder & Chairman, Sparsh Hospitals (est. 2006) — grew from 1 hospital to a multi-unit network across Karnataka
- 15,000+ surgeries performed, including 8,000+ joint replacements and 5,000+ major complex procedures
- President, Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS), 2023–24
- Youngest-ever recipient of Mch Ortho, University of Liverpool (since 1926)
- Honorary FRCS, England (2010)
- Dr. Shyam Sundar Shetty Oration Award (2012)
- Sushrut Award — Red Swastik Society of Hindustan, Mumbai, for outstanding contribution to surgery with charitable intent
- Dr. P.S. Shankar Vaidyashree Award
- Published researcher — International Orthopaedics, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Journal of Orthopaedics
- Advised the Ministry of Health on policy-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Founder of SPARSH Vachana — free corrective surgery for 1,500+ children with complex disabilities (annual initiative around Children's Day)
- Founder of Guru Namana — free joint replacement surgeries for 100+ retired rural teachers annually (around Teacher's Day)
- Surgical care provided to 5,000+ underprivileged patients through charitable initiatives
