Areas of Expertise:

• Advanced Endoscopic and Microscopic Spine Surgery

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

• Navigation-Guided Spine Surgery

• Thoracoscopic Spinal Instrumentation

• Complex Spinal Stabilisation and Fusion Surgery

• Dynamic Spinal Stabilisation

• Cervical Disc Replacement

• Kyphoplasty

• Total Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

• Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (McKenzie Method) for Back Pain

Education and Training:

• Orthopaedic Residency, Overseas Doctors Training Scheme, Royal College of Surgeons, United Kingdom, 1990–1996

• MCh in Orthopaedics, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1995

• Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, McKenzie Institute, New Zealand, 1991

• FCPS in Orthopaedics, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Mumbai, 1989

• DNB in Orthopaedics, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 1989

• MS in Orthopaedics, University of Bombay, 1989

• Diploma in Orthopaedics (D.Orth), College of Physicians and Surgeons of Mumbai, 1988

• MBBS, Topiwala National Medical College, University of Bombay, 1986

International Visiting Fellowships:

• Spine Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA

• Spine Surgery, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, USA

• Joint Replacement Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA

• Spine Surgery, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, United Kingdom

• Spinal Deformity Surgery, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Joint Replacement Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Spinal Deformity Surgery, Institut Calot, Berck-Plage, France

• Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, McKenzie Institute, Wellington, New Zealand

Awards and Accolades:

• Dr. A. L. Talwalkar Award, for securing first rank in the MS Orthopaedics examination, B. Y. L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, 1989

• Second Rank, Diploma in Orthopaedics Examination, 1988

• First Class with Distinction in Biochemistry, MBBS, University of Bombay

• Credited in the submitted profile as the first surgeon in Western India to perform thoracoscopic spinal instrumentation, navigation-guided spine surgery, dynamic spinal stabilisation, kyphoplasty and cervical disc replacement

Memberships:

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

• Association of Medical Consultants, Mumbai

Research and Publications:

• Over 30 years of involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate orthopaedic education and surgical training