Qualification
MBBS MS DNB FNB (Spine Surgery) FHKU (Spine Surgery)Languages
English Kannada Hindi Bengali Tamil Malayalam Telugu Tulu KonkaniAwards & Achivements
• First Indian to become Chairman of the Communication Committee of Scoliosis Research SocietyUSA (2017-20).
• First Indian to get the prestigious Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship in 2012.
• Fifth from India and lone active member of the Scoliosis Research Society from Karnataka.
• International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Best Research Award 2010.
• Most Promising Spine Research Award Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
2009.
• Scoliosis Research Spine Society Educational Scholarship
2008.
• Dr. R L Mittal IOA Fellowship
2008.
• Lester Lowe SICOT Award
2007.
• ISCA Young Scientist Award (President’s Medal) from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 2006.
• ASSI-Deputy Best Spine Research Award 2005.
• APOA Traveling Fellowship 2005.
Memberships
• ChairmanCommunication Committee of Scoliosis Research Society USA (2017-20).
• Editor
SRS Newsletter (2017-20).
• Active Fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) since 2008.
• Fellow of the University of Hong Kong in Spine Surgery 2008.
• Fellow of National Board of Examinations (FNB) in Spine Surgery 2004-06.
• Adjunct Visiting Professor of Spine Surgery (Manipal University).
Area of Interest
• Non-operative and operative treatment of neck & back pain• Various injection techniques for spinal disorders
• Microscopic and Endoscopic Procedures
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Stabilization
Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLI