Work Experience in Spine Surgery:

• Served as Assistant Professor and dedicated spine surgeon at NKP Salve Medical College and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital Nagpur from August 2010 to December 2013.
• Junior Spine Consultant at ‘The Spine Clinic’ (Dr. Bhojraj), Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, and Breach Candy Hospital in 2010.
• Conducted over 2500+ spine surgeries.
• Experienced in scoliosis and spinal deformity correction (anterior and posterior).
• Specialized in craniovertebral junctions, Goel’s technique, anterior transoral approach, and anterior odontoid screw fixations.
• Treated spine tumors including extradural, intradural, and intramedullary.
• Skilled in minimally invasive fixation, microdiscectomy, and spine endoscopy techniques.
• Managed degenerative and traumatic spine conditions with both anterior and posterior surgical approaches as required.

Education:

• Visiting Physician & Research Fellow (Spine Division) –NYU-HJD (New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases), USA, in 2009
• Spine Foundation Fellowship (Dr. Bhojraj) – Lilavati Hospital& Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India, from 2006-2008
• Fellow Association of Spine Surgeons of IndiaASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India), in 2007
• MS Orthopaedics – Government Medical College, Bhopal, in 2006
• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery) – Government Medical College, Nagpur, in 2001

Publications:

1. Spinal Instability in Ankylosing spondylitis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 2010, 44 (3), Pg 270-276.
2. Variations of Iliolumbar veins during the anterior approach for spinal procedures. Journal of vascular surgery 2010, 51 (4), 1074
3. Rare presentation of spinal chondrosarcoma with both intraspinal and intrathoracic extension. Journal of spinal surgery 2009 1 (1), 50-53.
4. Post-surgical epidural haematoma: Complication of spine surgery: A rare case report. Journal of spinal surgery 2009 1(2), 119-121.