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Delhi's Olympic certified sports injury surgeon

Why I Started My Journey

Why did I become an orthopaedic surgeon? || Dr. Mayank Daral

Who Am I

Every surgeon has a reason they chose this over everything else medicine could have been. It started with my grandmother's accident when I was a child. Had it not been for this one Orthopedic Surgeon, her leg would have been amputated, and my grandmother remained thankful to him till her last breath. And this inspired me to become one.

That's the short version of how an MBBS, a cleared UPSC exam, and an MS in Orthopedics turned into a Fellowship in Joint Replacement, a role as Assistant Professor at the Sports Injury Centre, a team doctor for the 36th National Games, and eventually an Olympic certification in sports medicine from the International Olympic Committee, all in service of the same thing: getting people back to moving without pain.

Dr. Mayank Daral

Awards & Recognition

When LinkedIn made Dr. Daral its Top India VoiceLinkedin's Top Voice
Dr. Daral being awarded the Delhi Ratan in 2023Won Delhi Ratan Award (2023)
Dr. Daral invited as chief guest at Chandigiram AkharaInvited to judge akhada
Dr. Daral invited to the Indian Polo Awards at City Palace, JaipurIndian Polo Awards, Jaipur
Dr. Daral speaking as a panelist at the Sports Surgery Conclave 2025Speaker, Sports Surgery Conclave 2025
Dr. Daral at the University of ChicagoAt the University of Chicago
Dr. Daral invited by The Economic Times in 2025Featured by Economic Times (2025)
Dr. Daral being awarded a Diploma in Sports Medicine from the International Olympic CommitteeIOC Diploma in Sports Medicine
Dr. Daral, an alumnus of Air Force Bal Bharti SchoolAlumnus, Air Force Bal Bharti School
Dr. Daral after clearing his UPSC interviewCleared UPSC Interview

My Journey So Far

  1. 2024

    Assistant Professor, Sports Injury Centre

    Working in the only sports injury hospital in India.

  2. 2024

    Cleared UPSC Interview

    One of the few doctors to have cleared UPSC, and chose medicine over administration anyway.

  3. 2023

    Diploma in Sports Medicine, International Olympic Committee

    Olympic certified, a credential very few orthopedic surgeons in India hold.

  4. 2022

    Fellowship in Joint Replacement

    Trained further in advanced joint-replacement techniques.

  5. 2019

    Senior Resident, Maulana Azad Medical College & LNJP Hospital

    Deepened his surgical experience at one of Delhi's largest government hospitals.

  6. 2016

    MS (Orthopedics), Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun

    Specialized in the field my grandmother's own surgeon had once worked in.