Dr. Anil Bhatia is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Pune, with extensive experience in the management of complex brachial plexus injuries, obstetrical palsies, hand surgery, microvascular surgery, and reconstructive limb procedures. He holds an MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics and has received advanced international training in hand and reconstructive surgery.
His clinical expertise includes the treatment of traumatic nerve injuries, peripheral nerve disorders, upper and lower limb defects, and conditions requiring advanced reconstructive and microsurgical techniques. Dr. Bhatia is particularly known for his work in brachial plexus reconstruction, hand surgery, and functional restoration procedures aimed at improving mobility and quality of life.
Based at Apollo Hospitals, Pune, he provides comprehensive orthopaedic care using evidence-based treatment approaches tailored to each patient’s needs. His extensive academic contributions, international faculty engagements, and published research reflect his commitment to advancing the field of orthopaedics and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Bhatia communicates comfortably in English and Hindi, enabling effective interaction with a diverse patient population. Patients seeking expert evaluation and treatment for nerve injuries, hand conditions, and reconstructive orthopaedic procedures can consult him at Apollo Hospitals, Pune.
From 1.1.1994 to 1.12.1994, Foreign Resident in the Department of Orthopaedics, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the Hospital Bichat, Paris, France under Prof. Christophe Oberlin and Prof. J.Y. Alnot (partly funded by the French Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SOFCOT).
1993
From 9.7.1993 to 31.12.1993, Registrar in Orthopaedics at the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland under Mr. James Colville.
1993
(Period from 13.7.1992 to 30.6.1993 funded by a Fellowship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Italy.)
1993
From 15.2.1993 to 30.6.1993, Visiting Fellow in the Plastic and Hand Surgery Unit, Legnano, Italy under Dr. Maurizio Petrolati and Dr. Pierluigi Raimondi.
1993
From 13.7.1992 to 13.2.1993, Visiting Fellow in the Hand Surgery Unit, University of Modena, Italy under Prof. Alessandro Caroli.
1992
From 1.6.1992 to 4.7.1992, Visiting Fellow in the Plastic and Hand Surgery Unit, Legnano, Italy under Dr. Maurizio Petrolati and Dr. Pierluigi Raimondi.
1992
From 1.1.1992 to 31.5.1992, Visiting Fellow in the Hand Unit at Institution Orthopedic Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy under Prof. Antonio Vespasiani.
1991
At L.T.M.G. Hospital, Sion, Mumbai – 22 from 22.10.1991 to 30.12.1991 under Dr. V. T. Ingalhallikar.
1991
At Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai – 56 from 25.3.1991 to 21.10.1991 under Dr. R. N. Katre / Dr. A. R. Karkhanis.
1991
At K.B. Bhabha Municipal General Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai – 50 from 1.1.1991 to 24.3.1991 under Dr. C. J. Thakkar.
1990
From 22.10.1990 to 24.12.1990, Observer in the Hand Unit at the Govt. Stanley Hospital, Chennai (Madras), India under Prof. R. Venkataswami.
1990
Registrar (Locum) under Dr. R.L. Thatte, Department of Plastic Surgery, from 9.7.1990 to 6.10.1990.
1990
Registrar under Dr. V.T. Ingalhallikar, Department of Orthopaedics, from 1.8.1988 to 8.7.1990.
1988
House-Officer under Dr. R.L. Thatte, Department of Plastic Surgery, from 1.2.1988 to 31.7.1988.
1988
P.G. Student & House-Officer under Dr. S.S. Vengsarkar and Dr. N.S. Laud, Department of Orthopaedics, from 1.2.1987 to 31.1.1988.
(All at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400022, India)
Research & Publications
Faculty Presentations and International Academic Contributions
Faculty Presentations at the 14th Biennial Congress of the Asian Pacific Federations of Societies for the Surgery of the Hand (APFSSH) Held in Mumbai, India from 10th-13th September 2025.
Faculty Presentation on “30 Years Experience in Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries” at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Bombay Orthopedic Society (WIROC) Held from 26th-28th December 2025.
Member of Club Narakas - An International Club of Surgeons Dedicated to the Study of Brachial Plexus Injuries and Obstetrical Palsies.
Meetings Attended at Lausanne (Switzerland) 1994, Barcelona (Spain) 1999, Paris (France) 2002, Brescia (Italy) 2004, San Juan (Puerto Rico) 2007, Luxembourg 2009, Lisbon 2011, Montreux 2013, Barcelona 2016, Leiden (Netherlands) 2019, Berlin (Germany) 2022, Torino (Italy) 2024.
Faculty at Cadaveric Dissection Course in Brachial Plexus Techniques at Alicante (Spain) 2013, 2019, 2023; Bangkok (Thailand) 2012, 2015, 2018.
Faculty at Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Reconstructive Microsurgery Conference in Beijing (APFSRM 2016) June 2-4, 2016 and at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Opposite C7 Transfer Organized by Huashan Hospital, Shanghai at Ningbo in China, 5th June 2016.
Faculty Presentation at the 3rd International Advanced Orthopaedic Conference (IAOC 2016) at Dubai, 26-28 May 2016.
Faculty at the Advanced Course in Brachial Plexus Surgery Organized at Hospital La Paz, Madrid in June 2016.
Faculty at Sun Yat-Sen Medicine Forum Organized at Guangzhou, China in September 2016.
Faculty at the Corso Morelli - Advanced Course in Peripheral Nerve and Microvascular Surgery Organized by the University of Monza, Italy in November 2016.
Faculty at the VI Latin American Congress of Brachial Plexus Surgery and Rehabilitation 2017 Held at Guadalajara, Mexico in March 2017.
Faculty at the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting Held in Seoul, South Korea in June 2017, Bologna 2019, Singapore 2023.
Faculty Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Italian Society for Surgery of the Hand (SICM) at Modena, 13-15 October 2017.
Faculty Presentation at the 2nd Instructional Course Organized by the Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Belgrade, Serbia November 1-4, 2017.
Faculty Presentations at the 11th Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society for Surgery of the Hand at Cairo (2-5 April 2018).
Faculty Presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the European Federation of Societies of Microsurgery (EFSM) at Belgrade, 5-8 May 2018.
Faculty at the Invitation of the Bangladesh Society for Surgery of the Hand, Dhaka (18-20 May 2018).
Faculty (Instructional Course Lectures) at the Annual Meetings of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand at Boston (2018) and Las Vegas (2019).
Faculty – Instructional Course in Reconstructive Neurosurgery Organized by the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 2018 and 2019.
Faculty Presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society for Surgery of the Hand 2021, European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery (EFSM) June 2021; American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2021; International Federation of Societies for the Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) London 2022.
Publications
The Posterolateral Malleolar Flap of Ankle: A Distally-Based Sural Neurocutaneous Flap. A Report of 14 Cases. C. Oberlin, B. Azoulay, A. Bhatia. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1995, Page 400.
Incidence and Distribution of Scapho-Trapezo-Trapezoidal Arthritis in 73 Fresh Cadaveric Wrists. A. Bhatia, T. Pisoh, C. Touam, C. Oberlin. Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur, Vol. 15, No. 4, Pages 220-225, 1996.
Successful Surgical Correction of Constricting Rings of the Fingers in Vohwinkel Syndrome – A Case Report. T. Pisoh, A. Bhatia, C. Oberlin. Journal of Hand Surgery, 20B:3, Pages 338-341.
The Bypass Extensor Musculotendinous Transfer: A Salvage Technique for Substance Loss of the Extensor Apparatus in the Long Fingers. C. Oberlin, A. Atchabayan, A. Bhatia, A. Salon, J-M. Ovieve. Journal of Hand Surgery, 20B:3, Pages 392-397. Also Included in the Book “Current Practice in Hand Surgery”, Edited by Philippe Saffar, Peter C. Amadio and Guy Foucher, Martin Dunitz Publishers, 1997.
Transferts de Fascicules du Nerf Ulnaire sur le Nerf du Muscle Biceps Dans les Avulsions C5-C6 ou C5-C6-C7 du Plexus Brachial. A Propos de Dix Huit Cas. S. Loy, A. Bhatia, H. Asfazadourian, C. Oberlin. Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur, Vol. 16:4, Pages 275-284. Also Included in the Monograph of the French Hand Society (GEM) on Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries, Edited by J-Y Alnot and A. Narakas, Pages 46-49 and 196-198, Expansion Scientifique Francaise Publishers, 1996.
The “Kite” Flap for Dorsal Thumb Reconstruction. R. Adani, R. Busa, A. Bhatia, A. Caroli. Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae, Vol. 37, No. 3, 1995, Pages 63-66.
Hand and Forearm Revascularisation and Reimplantation: Clinical and Functional Results. R. Adani, L. Castagnini, A. Bhatia, G. Christiani and A. Caroli. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994, 2(2): Pages 1-8.
A Propos du Lambeau en Ilot Homodigital a Contre-Courant: Revision de 15 Cas et de la Litterature. R. Adani, A. Marcuzzi, R. Busa, G. Pancaldi, A. Bhatia, A. Caroli. Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Superieur, Vol. 14, No. 3, Pages 169-181, 1995.
Chapter on Opponens Plasty. C. Oberlin, C. Touam, Anil Bhatia. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Volume 3, Issue 2, 1999.
Comparative Study of Two Series of Distally Based Fasciocutaneous Flaps for Coverage of the Lower One-Fourth of the Leg, the Ankle and the Foot. C. Touam, P. Rostoucher, A. Bhatia and C. Oberlin. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 107, No. 2, Pages 383-392, February 2001.
Nerve Reconstruction: A Cohort Study of 93 Cases of Global Brachial Plexus Palsy. Anil Bhatia, Ashok K. Shyam, Piyush Doshi and Vitrag Shah. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. 2011 Mar-Apr;45(2):153–160.
Contralateral C-7 Transfer: Is Direct Repair Really Superior to Grafting? Bhatia A, Doshi P, Koul A, Shah V, Brown J.M., Salama M. Neurosurgical Focus. 2017 Jul;43(1):E3. DOI: 10.3171/2017.4.FOCUS1794.
Carotid Sheath Route: Is It the Solution for the Problems of the Pre-Spinal Route? Anil Ghanshyam Bhatia. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2016 May-Aug;49(2):164–165.
Intercostal Nerve Transfers to the Musculocutaneous – A Reliable Nerve Transfer for Restoration of Elbow Flexion in Birth-Related Brachial Plexus Injuries. Alex Muset Lara, Anil Bhatia, Jorge Clifton Correa, Tarek Abdalla El Gammal. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, August 2020, Vol. 53(06).
The Effect of Age and the Delay Before Surgery on the Outcomes of Intercostal Nerve Transfers to the Musculocutaneous Nerve: A Retrospective Study of 232 Cases of Posttraumatic Total and Near-Total Brachial Plexus Injuries. Anil Bhatia, Aditi Kulkarni, Pablo Zancolli, Alex Muset. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, August 2020, Vol. 53(06). DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716081.
Pronator Quadratus to Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Nerve Transfer in C5–C7 or C5–C8 Brachial Plexus Injuries for Independent Wrist Extension. Anil Bhatia, Mahmoud Salama. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 2020. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708114.
Use of the Facial Artery for Free Functioning Muscle Transfers: An Alternative Pedicle for Salvage in Brachial Plexus Lesions with Vascular Injuries. Anil Bhatia, Kaustubh Prabhune, Alex De Carvalho. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2020;53(01):105-111. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708587.
Direct Repair of the Lower Trunk to Residual Nerve Roots for Restoration of Finger Flexion After Total Brachial Plexus Injury. Shu-Feng Wang, Peng-Cheng Li, Yun-Hao Xue, Feng Li, Aaron J. Berger, Anil Bhatia. Journal of Hand Surgery American. 2021 May;46(5):423.e1-423.e8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.09.023. PMID: 33334621.
Direct Repair of Ruptured Nerve Stump to Middle Trunk for Restoration of Extrinsic Finger Extension in Total Brachial Plexus Injuries. Yunhao Xue, Shufeng Wang, Jingjing Hu, Wenjun Li, Feng Li, Bhatia Anil, Pengcheng Li, Yaobin Yin, Fangfang Duan, Qipei Wei. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2024 Nov 1;154(5):939e-948e. DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000011306. PMID: 38276953.
Variation in the Distribution of the Middle Trunk: Potential Contraindication for C7 Harvest? Rajendra Nehete, Anil Bhatia. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024;57(S01):S133. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788897.
A Simple Test to Detect Deltoid Function. Anil Bhatia, Alex Franco de Carvalho, Ruy Dantas Silveira Gois Neto. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2025 Aug 6;58(6):472–473. DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1810111.
Books Published
Pedicled Flaps for the Coverage of the Limbs. Christophe Oberlin, Bastian, Anil Bhatia. Published by Arihant Book House, Mumbai, 1997.
Manual of Upper Limb Surgery. Christophe Oberlin, Anil Bhatia. Arihant Book House, Mumbai, 2000.
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