Best Spine Surgeon in India

Dr. S.K. Rajan

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Neurosurgery), Fellow Spine Surgeon (Cleveland, USA), Spine Surgery Fellowship (UK),

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Artemis Hospital

Dr. S K Rajan is one of the finest and most experienced brain and spine surgeons in India. He is an "AO International" Certified Spine and Neurosurgeon who had the privileged to work with the internationally renowned and leading Spine and Neurosurgeons like Mr. Adrian Casey in London and Prof. Edward Benzel at the Cleveland Clinic.

At the Global Healthcare Excellence Awards held in New Delhi, Dr. Rajan was recently honored with 'AWARD OF EXCELLENCE' for his impeccable contributions in this field of spine surgery. He was one of the few across the world chosen for the esteemed International World Federation of Neurosurgeons Fellowship to the USA in 2009. He has to his credit over 3000 surgeries which include a few of the most complex neurology cases. He has been recognized for employing a minimally invasive surgical approach on a variety of traumatic, infective, degenerative, and congenital neuro and spine problems.

He is an expert in the treatment of various complex spinal disorders including upper back, lower back, management of whole spinal problems including degenerative, traumatic, scoliotic, congenital, and infective problems, open spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal fusion, motion-preserving spine surgeries, etc.

Dr. Ajay Bajaj

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Wockhardt Hospital

Dr. Ajay Bajaj has to his credit thousands of spine surgeries which include surgery for the cervical disc, lumbar disc, spinal dysraphism, spinal fractures, and spinal cord tumors. He has extensive experience and competency in performing microvascular surgery and minimally invasive surgery for the spine and brain. His skills in this field have gained him tremendous repute as a spine surgeon.

He had performed landmark surgeries which included the rejuvenation of chronically paralyzed limbs of a 75 years old Nigerian lady. He has also been allied to several associations like the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Association of Surgeons of India, Neurotrauma Society of India, and Neurological Society of India.

He is an expert in spinal tumor surgery, spinal dysraphism and spinal cord tumor surgery, open and minimally invasive spine surgery for the lumbar disc, cervical disc, traumatic fractures of the spine, atlantoaxial dislocation, etc.

Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Experience: 22+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Gleneagles Global Hospital

Qualifications: MBBS, MS, Clinical Fellowship in Minimally invasive spine surgery (Singapore)

Dr. Vishal Peshattiwar has a rich professional experience of over 22 years. He has done Clinical Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore which is one of the top 10 universities across the world.

Dr. Vishal exclusively practices Spine surgery with the core focus on minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) which brings to his credit the largest series of high risk and minimally invasive spine surgery with successful outcomes.

He is the first surgeon in India to perform a minimally invasive multi-level spine fixation procedure and also the first successful spine fixation surgery using the minimally invasive approach in a patient with liver failure and TB. He has performed the largest number of high-grade spine listhesis surgery using MISS and the largest series of Spine procedures in patients with chronic kidney failure in Mumbai.

Dr. Phani Kiran

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB, FNB (Spine Surgery), MNAMS

Experience: 14+ Years

Location: Chennai

Hospital: Gleneagles Global Hospital

Dr. Phani Kiran is an experienced National Board Certified Spine Surgeon. He completed his Graduation in medicine from MAMC, Delhi which is one of the top three Medical Institutes in India. He did FNB in Spine surgery in Chennai and went for a Spine surgery visiting fellowship at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University where he got significant exposure to Spinal deformity correction surgery, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis management, and spinal tumor surgery.

He has extensive experience in surgical and conventional management of spinal deformities, spinal tumors, and spine conditions comprising degenerative, traumatic, and infectious conditions. He has to credit more than 1800 spinal procedures in just the past three years.

He is an expert in Scoliosis surgery, and Spinal deformity correction, Minimally Invasive spine surgery, Endoscopic Spine Surgery, InterVertebral Disc Prolapse, Spondylolisthesis, Spine related disorders, Spinal infections, and tumors

Dr Raghu Prasad Varma

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB, FCPS, Spine Fellowship (Germany), Spine Fellowship at NUH, Singapore

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Fortis Hospital

Dr. Raghuprasad Varma has a vivid experience of over 17 years in this field. He is a Diplomate of the National Board and his keen interest in spine surgery encouraged him to pursue Superspeciality in spine surgery.

He undertook advanced training and did several Fellowships in spine surgery at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital (Oswestry), University Hospital and Stanmore in the United Kingdom, and Advanced trauma center, Leipzig, Germany. He has had the privilege to work with the NUH, Singapore in the Department of Spine and was also chosen for the Global outreach Fellowship for Scoliosis Research Society meeting in Miami, USA.

He is an expert at spinal surgeries for degenerative spinal disorders, adult and pediatric (Scoliosis and Kyphosis) spinal deformities, spinal infections and tumors, spinal trauma, minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Yash Gulati

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (England), Dip Sports Medicine Dublin

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

Dr. Yash Gulati is a very renowned name in the field of spine and orthopedic surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive spine surgery and microscopic assisted disc surgery and he is the first Indian national to have performed Endoscopic Disc Surgery in India.

He was appointed Hon. Surgeon to the Former President of India and has also treated three Presidents of India. He had successfully performed surgery on family members of the President and Prime Minister of Mozambique, several Ambassadors, and prominent personalities across the world. He was also honored with the Padma Shri Award in 2009 and Dr. B C Roy National Awards by the President of India in 2016.

He is a member of the Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA), the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAA), the Indian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS), the Delhi Orthopedic Association (DOA), the South Delhi Orthopedic Society (SDOS), the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Delhi Medical Association (DMA), the Indian Federation of Sports Medicine (IFSM), and the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) and Delhi Medical Council, a non-profit organization.

Dr. Gulati has given over 500 talks at conferences both in India and overseas. Microscope-assisted disc surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, Microdiscectomy.

Dr. Sudheer Tyagi

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

Dr. Sudheer Tyagi has a rich experience of more than two decades. He is a medical graduate and further trained in neuro and spine surgery at the prestigious medical institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.

He had further undertaken specialized training under Professor Vinco Dolence- a world authority in the field of neurovascular surgery at the Clinical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.

His patients significantly benefit from his skills and proficiency in all types of spine procedures. His skills in spinal instrumentation at all levels from cervical occipital to lumbosacral regions facilitate results as per international standards.

He is an expert at cranio-vertebral junction Surgeries, Cervical and Lumbar Microsurgical discectomy, spinal tumor surgeries, spinal instrumentation for all levels comprising cervico-occipital region to Lumbosacral regions.

Dr. Arvind Kulkarni

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, D.Ortho, FCPS-Spine (Canada), FNUH-Spine (Singapore), Fellow- Adult & Paediatric Spine Care (Australia)

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Dr. Arvind Kulkarni is one of the leading surgeons for minimally invasive spine surgery in India. He is the pioneer in introducing Micro- Endoscopic techniques using the MetrX system for the first time in India in 2007. He is also entitled in Limca Book of Records for performing the first Artificial Disc Replacement (ProDisc-L) in the country.

He has to his credit several scientific publications in high-impact journals. He is a recipient of the Korean SICOT award in 2008 and has also been honored with the 'Outstanding Young Achiever Award' by JCI, Marine Lines, Mumbai.

He has extensive experience spanning over 20 years in this field having trained in a few of the top spinal centers across the world like National University Hospital, Singapore, West mead Adult & Children's Hospitals, Australia, St George Hospital, Australia, and Toronto Western Hospital & Hospital for Sick Children Canada.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (UK), CCST (UK)

Experience: 36+ years

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

Location; New Delhi, India

Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a highly renowned spine and neurosurgeon having worked in this field for more than 35 years. Soon after his graduation, he went to the UK for further training in neurosurgery. After his FRCS, he worked at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, and the Nottingham University Hospital. He further pursued a Spine fellowship from Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, and London. He has to his credit more than 3100 brain and spine surgeries which comprise 1400 brain surgeries and 1700 spinal surgeries.

He was a driving force behind the implementation of cervical and lumbar radiofrequency rhizotomies at his present institution, performing over a hundred of them in less than three years. He was a nominee in the BMJ Awards for South Asia 2015 and the winner of the BMJ Awards for the First Time in 2014.

He worked as a Special Registrar in Neurosurgery at Nottingham University Hospital and the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London. He also acquired his training as a Senior Registrar at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, UK.

He has experience working in teaching facilities such as Cork Regional Hospital and the National Hospital for Nervous Disease in Cork. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Primary Trauma Care Centre in the United Kingdom (Delhi chapter).

He is the Hon. Medical Director of the Indian Head Injury Foundation and a Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MRCS Examiner. He is an AO Spine Asia Pacific delegate. Dr. Prasad is a life member of the Indian Associations of Spine Surgeons, the Neurological Society of India, and the Indian Neuro Trauma Society. He is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) in the United Kingdom, as well as the Past President and Founder of the Delhi Spine Society.

Dr. Arun Saroha

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Spine and Brain)

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: Gurgaon

Hospital: Max Super Speciality Hospital

Dr. Arun Saroha specializes in brain and spine surgeries. He has a rich experience of more than 20 years and has to his credit over 8000 brain and spine surgeries which he has performed at some of the best hospitals in India.

Dr. Saroha has been honored by Dr. Harshvardhan- the Union Cabinet Minister for his flawless services and contribution in bringing a large number of International patients to the Indian Shore and expanding the horizons of Brain and Spine surgery.

After earning his MS from RNT Medical College in Udaipur, he went on to the prestigious PGI Chandigarh to pursue his MCh (Neurosurgery). He is a visiting professor at a number of prestigious institutions, including Nigeria's Ferdinand Church University and Baghdad University in Baghdad. Dr. Arun's areas of specialization include brain tumor surgery, brain aneurysms, spine surgery, spine instrumentation surgery, and head injury management.

Dr. S K Hegde

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Ortho), Fellow Spine Surgeon (France, Germany & Switzerland) Experience: 33+ years

Location: Chennai

Hospital: Apollo Hospital

Dr. Sajan K Hegde is a very senior spine surgeon having vast experience of more than 33 years. He heads the Spine Unit at Apollo Hospital in Chennai and is well known for performing spine surgeries using the latest technological advancements such as minimally invasive SI joint fusion and Cervical Artificial Disc.

He is also a pioneer in introducing several key modern instrumentation systems which include Cotrel - Dubousset, Moss Miami, Ray cages (PLIF), BAK cages, and Harms Mesh Systems. He has also introduced arthro-plastic reconstruction for lumbar and cervical discs in India. He has to his name Asia's first deformity correction of infantile scoliosis using Shape-memory Alloy staples.

He is a member of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Group International COTREL DUBOUSSET (GICD), and Spine Trauma Study Group, USA.

Prof (Col) Dr Bipin Walia

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Brain and Spine), DNB (Neuro)

Experience: 30+ years

Location: Delhi

Hospital: Max Super Speciality Hospital

Dr. Bipin S Walia is amongst the finest and most renowned spine and neurosurgeons in India. He has performed over 7000 successful spine and neuro surgeries in his career span which earned him a reputable position as a few of the best neurosurgeons in northern India.

He has vast experience of more than three decades in this field with a special focus on minimally invasive surgery for spinal tumors and motion-preserving surgery. He is an executive committee member of AO Spine, India, and has been affiliated with various associations like the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and North American Association of Spinal Surgeons.

He graduated from the Armed Force Medical College in Pune with a Master's degree in Surgery and a Bachelor's degree in Medicine. After that, he earned his MCh from New Delhi's reputed All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Dr. Walia received his spine surgery training at the University of Erlangen in Germany, the Medical Education and Research Institute in Texas, and the University of Mainz in Germany. He also completed a Neurosurgery course at Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital.

Dr. Walia's expertise includes disc replacement surgery, minimal access spinal technology, endoscopic cranial surgery, neuro-oncology, and image-guided surgery.

Dr. Rajesh Verma

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, FIAO (USA), FRSH (UK)

Experience: 22+ years

Location: New Delhi, Indi

Hospital: Narayana Super Speciality Hospital, Gurgaon

Dr. Rajesh Verma is a well-known spine surgeon who has set primacy in the treatment of spinal disorders and complex bone & joint trauma. With his clinical experience spanning over 22 years, he has acquired expertise in spine surgeries.

Dr. Rajesh Verma has to his credit over 12,000 surgeries comprising all types of Spine surgeries, and Complex Trauma surgeries.

He has received extensive training in spinal procedures from a few of the premier medical institutes across the globe like National University Hospital (Singapore), Neurosurgery Centre Schittenhelstr (Hamburg, Germany), Denver Health Medical Centre (Denver, USA), Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Centre (Denver, Colorado, USA). He further underwent advanced training at Severance Spine Hospital (Seoul, South Korea) where he acquired extensive skills in degenerative spine disorders and spinal deformity correction.

Dr. Vineesh Mathur

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB, Fellowship in Spine Surgery (Korea)

Experience: 25+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: MEDANTA-THE MEDICITY

Dr. Vineesh Mathur has a rich experience of over 25 years in the field of orthopedic and spine surgery. He has to his name over 5000 successful spine surgeries.

He is specialized in the management of spinal deformity and tumors. Dr. Mathur has been associated and worked with a few of the leading hospitals across the world which includes hospitals in Turkey, Denmark, Spain, the USA, and also at Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea. He has also been affiliated with some of the esteemed associations like the Association of Spine Surgeons of India and the North American Spine Society.

He is an expert in performing Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spine Trauma, Spinal Instrumentation for spinal injuries, Degenerative spine surgery, Stabilization & Fusion Spine Surgery Request Consultation

Dr. Sonal Gupta

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (Brain and Spine), DNB (Brain and Spine), Fellowship in Spine Surgery (UK)

Experience: 21+ Years

Location: Delhi

Hospital: Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh

Dr. Sonal Gupta is a reputed Neuro and Spine surgeon in India with more than 21 years of experience in this field and is being associated with India's leading hospitals. Being a renowned female neurosurgeon in the country she has gained respect for her finest work full of compassion delivering the best possible care to her patients. She received the Best Paper Award at the NSI Annual Conference for her research on 'Rabbits - Use of Indigenous Fibrin Glue on Rabbit Dura.'

Vascular and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, as well as Skull Base Neurosurgery, are among Dr. Gupta's specialties. She received her MBBS from Baroda Medical College and her MCh from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Science and Technology. She is a member of the Delhi Neurological Society of India as well as the Indian Neurological Society.

Her areas of expertise include Primary and Revision Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Spinal Fixation, and Stabilization Surgeries, Degenerative, congenital and traumatic spine problems

Dr. Mihir Bapat

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB

Experience: 19+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Nanavati Superspecialty hospital

Dr. Mihir Bapat specializes in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Complex Conventional Spine Surgical Procedures. Dr. Mihir has completed his super specialization and spine surgical training at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He was a recipient of the Best Resident Award during his training period. He has to his credit more than 7500 successful surgeries since the year 2000. With Dr. Bapat, the complication rate is less than 2% which is extremely low leading to an increase in his patient's satisfaction rate.

He finished his residency at Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham, UK, and was granted the coveted Scoliosis Research Society's Global Outreach Fellowship. He has over 100 citations and numerous international papers and talks.

He was awarded the Karmakar Gold Medal, the Pandurangi Award for Best Orthopedic Resident, the IOACON Appreciation Award, the Best Clinical Research Paper Award, the ASSI Award, the Masalawala Best Paper Award Session, the SM Tuli Best Case Paper Award, the ASSI-Ingalhalikar Gold Medal for Best Clinical Paper, and the MOA (Maharashtra Orthopedic Association) Best Paper Award.

He is a member of the Bombay Orthopedic Association, the Indian Orthopedic Association and Annual Conference (IOACON), the AO spine, the Bombay Spine Society, the Western India Regional Orthopedic Conference (WIROC), the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), the Johnson and Johnson Annual Travelling Fellowship Program, the Bangladesh Spine Society, the Maharashtra Orthopedic Association, the Vidarbha Orthopedic Association, and the International AO faculty.

Dr. Abhaya Kumar

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), DNB, FRCS (General Surg), FRCS (Spine and Brain Surgery), Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (UK)

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

Dr. Abhaya Kumar is amongst the reputed and skilled Spine and neurosurgeons in the country. He has performed more than 5000 surgeries in the last 4 years of which 2200 were spinal surgeries and around 2800 were braincases.

His core expertise is minimally invasive spine surgery which brought to his credit more than 800 minimally invasive spine surgeries with a success rate of over 96%. He has also operated on several cases of spinal cord tumors with the use of Neuro-navigation, Intraoperative MRI, Stereotaxy, and Neuro-endoscopy.

Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery, Craniovertebral Junction abnormalities, Epilepsy, Head injury, Pituitary tumors, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Pediatric brain tumors, Hydrocephalus, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spine tumors, Spinal Dysrap are few of the areas he has expertise in.

Dr. Kumar earned his MBBS from Bangalore University in India and his DNB from the famous National Board of Examinations in New Delhi. Later, he earned his FRCS in General Surgery from Edinburgh's prestigious Royal College of Surgeons. He has national and international papers to his name, and he is frequently invited to lecture on brain tumor surgeries at scientific meetings, CMEs, and Worldwide conferences.

Dr. Arvind Jayaswal

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Spinal Deformity (UK), (US)

Experience: 38+ Years

Location: Delhi

Hospital: Primus Super Speciality Hospital

Dr. Arvind Jayaswal is amongst the most experienced spine surgeons in India who is recognized for his expertise in successfully treating all kinds of spinal disorders. He has pioneered the use of Magnetic growing rods in India for Early Onset Scoliosis correction surgery and he has been acclaimed across the globe for his work and expertise in the correction of spinal deformities in very young children. He holds the presidency at the Association of Spine Surgery of India and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery in India.

In 1975, he earned his M.B.B.S. from Ranchi's Rajendra Medical College, and in 1980, he earned his MS (Orthopaedic Surgery) from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Dr. Arvind is an expert in minimally invasive spine surgery and the treatment of a variety of spinal abnormalities. He has also received spine surgery training in India and overseas. He was a Professor of Spine Surgery at AIIMS for a long time.

Endoscopic disc surgery, thoracoscopic anterior decompression with spinal fixation, rigid and severe spinal deformity correction, minimally invasive lumbar spine fixation, minimally invasive spine surgeries (MISS), and minimally invasive scoliosis correction with instrumentation, degenerative spine treatment, spinal malignancies, and minimally invasive lumbar spine fixation and interbody fusion are among Dr. Arvind Jayaswal's specialties.

Dr. Jaiswal is a member of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India, the World Society for Endoscopic, Navigated, and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, the Pacific Asia Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, and the Asia Pacific Spine Society, among others.

Dr. H S Chhabra

Speciality: Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Ortho), Fellowship in Spine Surgery (Germany, Netherlands, and South Korea)

Experience: 30+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Delhi

Dr. H S Chhabra is one of the very skilled and renowned spine and orthopedic surgeons in the country. He pursued his medical studies in 1991 and did fellowships in Spine surgery from Germany, Netherlands, and Seoul.

Dr. Chhabra has developed a distinctive technique for a minimally invasive spinal fusion procedure. He was also involved in developing spinal endoscopes, spinal implants, and instruments factory-made by famed international companies such as Karlstorz, Germany.

To his credit, he has had more than 3000 spine surgeries which include the complete spectrum of spinal conditions ranging from Spinal Trauma to deformities and degenerative back to Spinal Tumors. To be precise, he performs about 60-65 successful spine surgeries each month with excellent results.

Dr. Chhabra is a thought leader in the creation of spinal endoscopes, as well as various spinal implants and devices, for firms such as Karlstorz (Germany). He also does sophisticated trauma surgery, such as pelvic acetabular and intra articular comminuted fractures, and joint replacement surgeries, in addition to spine surgery.

He has successfully organized a number of laser and spine surgery symposia. Dr. Chhabra specializes in percutaneous Transforaminal endoscopic disc operations performed under local anesthesia, allowing patients to return to their normal activities the following day.