Like his great grandfather and father before him Prithvi Mohandas went to the Prestigious Madras Medical College. After completing his Medical degree he obtained his basic surgical training in the United Kingdom. After this he trained in general Orthopaedics for two years. For the last five years he has specialized in Hip Arthroplasty. He worked for two years exclusively on the tribology and design of hip implants. He spent three years dedicated exclusively to performing primary and revision hip Arthroplasty.

He has presented papers to the British Orthopaedic Association, the institute of mechanical engineers of London. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and has collaborated with the Minimally Invasive lab at the Hospital for Special Surgery New York to create the “ENSIGN” hip.

He has also contributed to publications on the Blood Supply and loading or Resurfacing and the Migration of Femoral Implants with impact. The high point in his career was being closely associated with and personally trained by the Orthopaedic surgeon to the Queen Ms.Sarah Murihead Allwood a worldwide authority in hip surgery.

He has carried out over 1400 primary hip replacements, 650 resurfacing and 450 revisions. In August 2007 he returned to India and he is employed as director of Hip Arthroplasty at MIOT Hospitals, Chennai.