Stryker and Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, announced a strategic collaboration to advance surgeon training, clinical education, and patient care in robotic-arm-assisted joint replacement in India.
As part of this collaboration, Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, will serve as a training and education center for orthopaedics. The collaboration aims to support the evolving joint replacement ecosystem by developing long-term clinical expertise and improving access to technology-enabled treatment approaches.
Speaking on the collaboration, Mr. Abhay Soi, Chairman and Managing Director, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd., said, “This collaboration with Stryker is an important step towards strengthening orthopaedic care delivery in India through structured training frameworks and advanced clinical education. The development of Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, as a training and education center for orthopaedics reflects our focus on enabling wider access to next-generation orthopaedic care and creating long-term impact through skill development and collaborative learning.”
Adding, Dr. Ramneek Mahajan, Chairman – Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement & Chief Robotic Joint Replacement, Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, stated, “Robotic-arm assisted joint replacement represents an important advancement in orthopaedic surgery, offering greater precision, personalized planning and potentially improved recovery outcomes for patients. However, the true impact of technology depends on how effectively it is adopted and practiced. Through this training and education center, we aim to create a robust platform for hands-on surgeon training and dissemination of best practices that can further strengthen robotic-assisted joint replacement in India.”
“At Stryker, we are working closely with leading healthcare institutions across Asia Pacific to help scale robotics-assisted surgical capability, invest in surgeon training and support the growing demand for joint replacement,” shared John Collings, President, APAC, Stryker.
“As osteoarthritis and joint disease rise in India and technologies like robotic-arm assisted joint replacement advance, surgeon training must keep pace. This training and education center will help bridge the skill gap and enable evidence-based care at scale, shared Aman Rishi, Vice President & General Manager – India, Stryker. It reflects Stryker’s long-term commitment to India and our vision to make robotic joint replacement more accessible and scalable across the country.”
