Dr. Nitin Goyal, MD

Dr. Goyal replaced my knee in 2019. He and his staff are excellent. Hospital stay was good. And, my new knee is wonderful! If and when I need the other knee replaced, I will go to Anderson Clinic and Dr. Goyal again.

Dr. Goyal figured out that I needed a new hip within 15 minutes after another orthopedic MD had treated me for more than ten years for a knee—felt pain in the knee not hip. He did two anterior hip replacements w/o cutting muscle. I was very lucky to have found this doctor.

Seven out of seven health professionals said that my hip was one of the worst that they had ever seen. Even with no medical training, I could see that my hip looked bad.. One health professional described the hip as â??looking as if rats had chewed on the hip bone.â?? Can I say how much pain I was in? It was like having a chronic toothache in my hip. In spite of the pain, I continued to work out with a personal trainer so that I had muscle, not flab, on my body. When I went to see Dr. Goyal before my hip replacement surgery, I was walking with a cane and could barely climb up on his examining table. The day of the surgery, Dr. Goyal came into the recovery room to tell me that the surgery has gone â??fantastical.â?? He was right: When I got up and walked on the day of surgery, I had no pain. When I went to see Dr. Goyal for my check up a year later, he showed me the X-Ray of my hip before surgery and the one taken the day of the annual checkup. Dr. Goyal explained that before the surgery, the leg with the bad hip had so much bone loss that the leg was at least 3 centimeters or more than an inch shorter than the good leg. A year after the surgery, both legs matched exactly. Dr. Goyal had corrected the length difference with the surgery. I walk with no pain, no limp and no cane, thanks to Dr. Goyalâ??s expertise. Thank you Dr. Goyal for giving me my life back.

Dr Goyal is the best. I had a hip replacement . My care was terrific\ recovery was excellent. I would never go to another doctor. My husband is now recovering from a partial knee replacement that was performed by Dr.Goyal. Every thing is going well.

Three days ago I had a total hip replacement by Dr. N. Goyal and his team. It has been an amazing experience. First, from the time I had my first appointment to meet Dr. Goyal, through the pre-operative sessions, admission to the hospital and the surgery itself, i found everything ran in an organized, professional, manner while showing the utmost care for me as a person and patient. After the surgery, Dr. Goyal not spoke with my husband and came to see me, but he then came, got me up for my first walk, took me to the gym and personally supervised my exercises making sure I understand what he wanted me to do. I was discharged home 7 hours after the surgery... feeling very good. Being home has been the best possible way to recover and I'm optimistic that I will do so in record time. Not only did his nurse call the next day, but I had two calls from Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital to review instructions and make sure all was OK. I never felt rushed and was given numbers to call if needed. VNA and PT are visiting at home. I am nearly pain free on day 3 post-op. Thank you to Dr. Goyal and to all the staff for an excellent experience.

Definitely a step above! Have had experience with orthopedic surgeons and Dr. Goyal did my last knee replacement. I am going back to him to do the "good" knee now. No question about who I would see this time.

I've had two total knee replacements with Dr. Goyal with great results after both. Just had the second surgery and I'm recovering well. He is a scholar in the area of joint replacement and a phenomenal surgeon.

Amazing experience. Had my knee replacement done by Dr. Goyal and his team as an outpatient. I was home at 1:30PM on the day of surgery! My friends couldn't believe it. I'm 3 weeks out of surgery and doing fantastic.

An exceptional doctor and surgeon -- I was referred to Dr. Nitin Goyal following a severe motor vehicle accident in which I sustained a broken neck, fractured ribs, and shattered right pelvis. From the initial appointment in his office, Dr. Goyal, showed a genuine concern and grasp of my full medical issues. Dr. Goyal, shortly thereafter, performed a total right hip replacement, that has been a resounding success. When I first met him, I was in a wheelchair, in fact I presented to the hospital in a wheelchair, and 4 hours later, walked out of the hospital with minimal help. Dr. Goyal, is simply one of those incredible doctors who is not only pleasant to talk to, but an exceptional practitioner. If you need an orthopedist who listens, gives great guidance, and is an incredible patient care advocate. He's the one.

HAD BOTH OF MY KNEES REPLACED WITH DR. GOYAL! BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.

Excellent surgeon -- surgery changed my life in a positive way.

I had both of my knees replaced by Dr. Nitin Goyal. He is a phenomenal doctor and I think he really is the best orthopedic surgeon in d.c.. He did minimally invasive partial knee replacements on both of my knees and I recovered quicker than imaginable. He was so patient with me and my questions in the office and his staff was very thorough. Pat his nurse went through things in such good detail. I had them done as an outpatient and she even gave me all my prescriptions ahead of time so I wasn't going to the drugstore after surgery. I saw his physicians' assistant too, Sarah, and she was wonderful. His staff gave me a temporary parking permit when I needed it and got back to me quickly whenever I called in. All of the hospital staff talked about dr. goyal like he was the best knee surgeon there and were so impressed with how all of his patients do. Apparently his patients are the ones most likely to walk and leave on the day of surgery. go see dr. Goyal!

Three days ago I had a total hip replacement by Dr. N. Goyal and his team. It has been an amazing experience. First, from the time I had my first appointment to meet Dr. Goyal, through the pre-operative sessions, admission to the hospital and the surgery itself, i found everything ran in an organized, professional, manner while showing the utmost care for me as a person and patient. After the surgery, Dr. Goyal not spoke with my husband and came to see me, but he then came, got me up for my first walk, took me to the gym and personally supervised my exercises making sure I understand what he wanted me to do. I was discharged home 7 hours after the surgery... feeling very good. Being home has been the best possible way to recover and I'm optimistic that I will do so in record time. Not only did his nurse call the next day, but I had two calls from Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital to review instructions and make sure all was OK. I never felt rushed and was given numbers to call if needed. VNA and PT are visiting at home. I am nearly pain free on day 3 post-op. Thank you to Dr. Goyal and to all the staff for an excellent experience.

I'm a physical therapist and I actually saw Dr. Goyal do a live surgery at a course that he ran at the hospital. Wow, I cannot ever imagine a smoother surgery. He did a direct anterior total hip replacement on a male patient in about 40 minutes while he talked us through it also! He was so meticulous and there was essentially no bleeding. I couldn't believe the technique. We saw the patient come in to the lecture hall at the end of the course, about 4 hours after the surgery, and the patient was actually leaving the hospital! We asked the patient how much pain he was in and he said NONE! I felt so good about Dr. Goyal that my mom needed a hip replacement and I brought her to his office. He did it almost 5 months ago and she is doing wonderfully. He's a down to earth, amazingly nice guy and spent time with us explaining the surgery and the recovery process. She left the hospital on the day of the surgery and she has had the smoothest recovery possible. I strongly recommend Dr. Goyal to anyone who needs a total hip replacement!

Top knee replacement surgeon! what a wonderful practice. I'm so happy I found them. I came from Delaware but it was well worth it. Expertly run.

I don't know where to start here. From the moment we met Dr. Goyal my wife and I have been so impressed. He came in with a smile and first got to know who we were and where we were from. He quickly identified what the problem was and he explained this to us in a way we could understand it. To be honest I knew she had a hip condition and had tried to read about it but I never understood it until he explained it! He calmed our nerves so quickly. He took the time to explain the procedure, and risks, and he didn't sugar coat things! When I asked questions he always referred to what the actual scientific studies had shown -- he clearly knew what he was talking about. She had her hip replacement done at 8AM and walked out of the hospital at 2PM! She literally walked up our steps when we got home! I couldn't believe it. She even said she had less pain than before surgery...it was astonishing! Now she is 4 and a half months from surgery and basically has forgotten that she had a hip problem. She's even back to hiking. Her scar looks like in a bit of time it may be gone! We had been to see two other surgeons for my wife's hip and neither had been too impressive. They both were the local doctors, one of which had fixed my elbow a while back. I knew that if she needed a hip replacement I wanted someone who ONLY did replacements to do it so thats why we started looking around. Dr. Goyal only treats complex hip and knee problems. I was so impressed with his surgical skill I have recommended him to all my family and friends and even am scheduled to have a knee replacement myself in 2 weeks! When we were talking about our kids and where they go to school and Dr. Goyal said he grew up very closeby I asked him which high school he went to. The moment he said Thomas Jefferson High school (for science & technology) I knew that he was a sharp guy, but I am so astonished by the whole process. I wholeheartedly recommend him to everyone!

Dr. Goyal was wonderful. He fixed my painful hip. I was at home the same day and back at work in 2 weeks. He did this new Direct anterior thing. He is a miracle worker. I am so thankful I found him.

I have been born with dislocated hips. When i turned 28 they started to hurt to the point it was hard to walk. I have been to several Doctors and they all said it is mental. They never took the time to take Xrays or anything else. Dr. Goyal is the ONLY doctor who took his time to listen to me and to exam me properly. Come to find out I have hip dysplasia and need a Total Hip Replacement. I am so THANKFUL for Dr. Goyal. If it was not for him I would not know what is wrong with my hip. I am now 34 and will be getting my hip surgery done in 2014.

I'm from northwest, washington, d.c. and I spent quite a bit of time looking for a knee replacement surgeon. So happy to have gone with Dr. Goyal. My knee is great and I'm loving it. Finally back to hiking!

Dr. Goyal listens and gave me all the information I needed to know about my problem. He wasn't in a hurry to end the session. I had experienced waiting longer than my actual session :/ This was different. Dr. Goyal took time to explain and give me advise on what I should do. He was honest that the process is a "pain" but i needed to do it in order for the pain to go away. I didn't regret switching doctors.