Dr. Rohit Rajalbandi

Dr Rohit Rajalbandi is an orthopaedic oncosurgeon with 13 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road and Manipal Hospital Whitefield in Bengaluru.

He completed his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology (HBNI) at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and holds an FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

He has also trained at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland, gaining international exposure in musculoskeletal oncology.

Whether a patient has been diagnosed with a bone tumour, a soft tissue sarcoma, a suspicious bone lesion, or a child needs treatment for a growing bone cancer, Dr Rohit Rajalbandi provides comprehensive evaluation and specialised surgical care.

His clinical practice covers benign and malignant bone tumour management, limb salvage surgery, tumour reconstruction, pelvic tumour surgery, and paediatric bone sarcoma treatment.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Rohit Rajalbandi offers specialised musculoskeletal oncology care covering the full spectrum of bone and soft tissue tumour diagnosis, surgical resection, and reconstruction.

Bone Tumour Diagnosis and Biopsy

Patients with suspected bone or soft tissue lesions receive structured diagnostic evaluation and image-guided biopsy under Dr Rohit Rajalbandi's care.

• Core Needle Biopsy for bone and soft tissue tumours
• Minimally Invasive Procedures for Benign Bone Tumours (Curopsy)
• Navigation-Guided Tumour Surgery and Ablation

Benign Bone Tumour Management

Patients with non-cancerous bone growths or cysts receive tailored surgical management aimed at preserving bone and joint function.

• Extended Curettage and Reconstruction
• Minimally Invasive Curopsy for benign lesions
• Bone Grafting and Reconstruction

Limb Salvage Surgery for Sarcoma

Patients diagnosed with bone or soft tissue sarcomas in the limbs benefit from Dr Rohit Rajalbandi's fellowship-level training in limb-sparing surgical techniques.

• Limb Salvage Surgery with wide tumour excision
• Tumour Megaprosthesis implantation
• Growing Tumour Prosthesis for Paediatric Bone Sarcomas
• Biological Reconstruction using Allograft or Recycled Tumour Graft
• Graft Prosthetic Composite Reconstructions
• Rotationplasty

Pelvic Tumour Surgery

Patients with tumours involving the pelvis or sacrum receive complex resection and reconstruction planning.

• Pelvic Tumour Resections and Reconstructions
• Hemipelvectomy (including Type 2 with ice cream cone reconstruction)
• Sacrectomy

Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery

• Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resections and Reconstruction
• Wide excision with margin-negative resection planning

Paediatric Musculoskeletal Oncology

Children with bone sarcomas or benign bone tumours receive age-appropriate surgical care using expandable and growth-preserving implant options.

• Growing Tumour Prosthesis for paediatric patients
• Minimally Invasive Lengthening of joint-preserving extendable prosthesis
• Biological Reconstruction in children

Credentials and Trust

Dr Rohit Rajalbandi brings a strong academic and fellowship-trained background with experience across India's premier cancer and orthopaedic institutions as well as international centres.

• MBBS, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (2013)
• MS (Orthopaedics), Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary (2017)
• DNB (Orthopaedics), National Board of Examinations, Delhi (2019)
• FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, England
• HBNI Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2020 to 2022)
• Clinical Observership in Musculoskeletal Oncology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK (2022 to 2023)

He has previously served as a Registrar at CMC Vellore, gaining experience in spine disorders, and as a Senior Resident at JIPMER, Puducherry, specialising in orthopaedic surgeries.

At Tata Memorial Hospital, he gained extensive exposure to bone cancer treatment including tumour megaprosthesis, expandable prosthesis, navigation-guided tumour surgeries, tumour bone recycling, reimplantation, and rotationplasty.

He has also served as Faculty at HOPE 2025 (HBCH&RC Orthopaedic Oncology Post-Graduate Education Program) and POACON 2025 at JIPMER.

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Surgeons
• Indian Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (IMOS)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Rohit Rajalbandi currently consults at two locations in Bengaluru.

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹1300)
• Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹850)

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals is one of India's largest multispecialty healthcare networks, headquartered in Bengaluru.

The group operates across multiple cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Jaipur, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and others.

Manipal Hospitals offers advanced care across departments including surgical oncology, orthopaedics, cardiology, neurology, organ transplantation, robotic surgery, and more.

The hospitals are accredited by NABL and NABH and are known for tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a strong focus on research and academic medicine.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Rohit Rajalbandi has presented research at both national and international oncology and orthopaedic conferences.

• Oncologic and functional outcomes after excision of proximal femur primary bone tumours and hemiarthroplasty (EMSOS 2022, London)
• A correlation between clinical examination and ultrasonographic findings in painful shoulder condition (KOACON 2017)
• A clinical study of displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children treated with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (KOACON 2017)
• Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia: a case report (KOACON 2017)
• Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the isolates in neonatal septicaemia (MEDICON 2010)
• Published research indexed on PubMed in collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre

He has also participated in the International Workshop on Computer Assisted Tumour Surgery and the International Workshop on Mixed Reality in Orthopaedic Oncology in Hong Kong (2024).

Book an Appointment with Dr Rohit Rajalbandi

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