Academics:
Karnataka Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
MBBS: 2002
Diploma in Orthopaedics: 2006
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala.
DNB – Orthopaedics: 2008
Medical Registration No & Date:
- 63398 :22-08-2002, Karnataka Medical Council.
- 2012/06/1659 :12-06-2012, Maharastra Medical Council.
Current Position:
- Sept 2012 – Till Date : Associate Spine Consultant – with Dr S Y Bhojraj, Lilavati Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, V N Desai Hospital.
Experiences & Fellowships:
- ASSI Inland Traveling Fellowship (Oct / Nov 2013):
Park Clinic, Kolkata with Dr Saumyajit Basu AIIMS, New Delhi with Prof Arvind Jayaswal ISIC, New Delhi with Dr H Chabbra Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi with Dr Shankar Acharya - Spine Research Associate (July 2011 – Aug 2012):
P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai. - SpineSmith International Spine Surgery Fellowship (Mar 2011 – July 2011):
San Antonio / Bryan-College Station, Texas, USA - Advanced Spine Fellowship (Aug 2010 – Feb 2011):
P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai - Association of Spine Surgeons of India, National Fellowship (Feb 2010 – July 2010):
(Was the incharge of the Tuberculosis spine cases registry) SPINE UNIT- P D HINDUJA HOSPITAL MUMBAI - Research fellowship in Spine (Feb 2009 – Jan 2010):
P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai - Observer ship in Spine Surgery under Dr Abhay Nene (Aug 2008 – Jan 2009):
P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai
Interests:
- Minimally invasive spine surgery,
- Reconstructive spine Surgery,
- Cervical spine surgery.
Memberships:
- ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SURGEONS OF INDIA (ASSI) – Co-opted member (Social Wing)
- INDIAN ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION (IOA)
- BOMBAY ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY (BOS)
- TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT SOCIETY OF INDIA
Publications: (International/National)
- Surgical patterns in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures – Eur Spine J – DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2508-4.
- “Post Vertebroplasty Instability – Report of 5 cases” – Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11671
- “Role of Low cost Indian implants in our practice – Our experience with 1572 pedicle screws” – European Spine Journal. DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-1914-3
- Written a chapter – “TB Spine – Microbiology & Pathology” in ASSI Textbook of Spine.
- “Outcome of single level instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion using corticocancellous laminectomy bone chips” – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. DOI:10.4103/0019-5413.87117.
- “Drug resistance pattern in 111 cases of drug resistant tuberculosis spine” – European Spine Journal. DOI:10.1007/s00586-012-2154-x
Paper Presentations:
- ASSICON 2013
- ASSICON 2011 – Efficacy of CT- Guided Biopsy in Spinal Lesions.
- ISCOS 2010 – Peri operative adverse events in 900 consecutive spine surgeries by a single surgeon.
- ICS 2010 – Peri operative adverse events in 900 consecutive spine surgeries by a single surgeon.
- ASSICON 2010 – Morbidity and Mortality of spine surgery in elderly pts.
- WIROC 2009 – Vertebroplasty – Happily ever after? Delayed complications of Vertebroplasty.
- Won the best paper presentation at the annual research meet of P D Hinduja hospital for Vertebroplasty – Happily ever after? Delayed complications of Vertebroplasty.
CME’s Attented:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Workshop – May 2014 – Mumbai
- SRS & ASSICON 2014 – Kolkatta
- WIROC 2013 – Spine Surgery Live Demo – Coordinator
- ICS 2013 – Kodai – Moderator for break away session
- Ganga Operative Course 2013, Coimbatore.
- ASSICON 2013, Kochi
- WIROC 2012, Mumbai
- Cadaveric Workshop on Minimally invasive TLIF and Pedicle screw fixation, Chula Lab, Bangkok.
- ASSICON 2012, New Delhi
- WIROC 2011, Mumbai
- AO Spine Masters Symposium, Mumbai.
- Cadaveric workshop on C1C2 fixation, cervical laminoplasty and cervical lateral mass screw fixation by Prof. Futoshi Suetsuna at VS Hospital and NHL municipal medical college,
- Cadaveric workshop at Depuy World headquarters, Raynham, MA, USA.
- Cadaveric workshop on AxiaLIF – Houston, Texas, USA.
- Cadaveric Workshop on cervical pedicle Screw fixation by Prof Abumi – BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
- ASSICON 2011, Mumbai – Faculty
- WIROC 2010, Mumbai
- ISCoS 2010, New Delhi
- AO Spine Principle course 2010, New Delhi
- ICS 2010, Mysore
- ASSICON 2010, Nagpur
- WIROC 2009, Mumbai
- KOACON 2008, Calicut
- IOACON 2006, Agra
CME’s Conducted:
- Advanced Deformity Live Surgical Seminar, V N Desai Municipal Hospital, Santacruz, Mumbai – November 2013
- Scoliosis Workshop, Govt Medical College, Goa – October 2013
- Live surgical demo – “Minimally invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery – The power of thinking Small – A live Surgical Demo – AxiaLIF & MIS TLIF” – by Dr Mukund Gundanna, Texas, USA – July 2009
- “Management Issues in Spinal Trauma – Show Me The Evidence!!” – by Dr. Rajiv Sethi, Associate Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Spinal Deformity and Complex Reconstruction, Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. – December 2009
- Live Surgical demo – “Advances in Fusion Techniques in Spine Surgery – Stem Cells for fusion in a case of TLIF” – by Dr Mukund Gundanna, Texas, USA – Jan 2010
- Live surgical demo – “From Fusion to Motion Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement” by Dr Paul Thng, Sr Consultant, Changi General Hospital, Singapore – Feb 2010
- Live surgical demo – “Cervical Disc Replacement – ‘Ceramic on Ceramic’” – by Prof. Aymen Ramadan, Geneva, Switzerland.
Refernces:
- Dr. Shekhar Y Bhojraj
Consultant Spine Surgeon,
Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai
Mob No.: +91-98210 64458
Email: [email protected]
- Dr. Abhay M Nene
Consultant Spine Surgeon,
P D Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai
Mob No.: +91 98214 71736
Email: [email protected]
- Dr Sameer Dalvie
Consultant Spine Surgeon,
P D Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai
Mob no.: +91 98204 21503