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Opinion from Mediescapes India ?.
1. Write to us your name and  contact
details.

2. What are your main complains?

3. Your current diagnosis or condition. If yes, then, send by email or by courier copy of recent clinical observations / diagnosis / medical report translated into English.

4.
Do you have results from tests or
investigations at other hospitals that
you can share with us?

5. Do you have pain in the lower back?

6. Does the pain radiate down the leg &
if so which leg?

7. How long do you have this pain?

8. What aggravates your pain - by
bending, lifting heavy objects,
coughing, sneezing etc.?

9. Does this pain get relieved by lying in
bed or at rest?

10. Are you diabetic?

11. Do you have any cardiac history?

12. What is your age?

13. Has the patient got any difficulty in passing urine?

“I found out that I needed an operation for a back problem which was causing severe pain to my left leg from the sciatic nerve. After speaking to my GP and realizing I was getting nowhere I decided to take the matter into my own hands as I could hardly walk. After speaking to private consultants and realizing that without private medical insurance I was not going to be seen to in this country without shelling out around £20,000 I decided to look elsewhere. I decided to look into having the operation privately in India and was fortunate to come across Mediescapes India. From my initial enquiry when I e-mailed my MRI results to Mediescapes India I was amazed ..more.”
- Paul Barber, UK
Spine Surgery in India
Suggested Hospitals / Clinics
Our Medical Consultant’s Panel

Spinal Treatment Hospital in India

There are dedicated specialized Spinal Hospitals in India where treatment for Spinal (Back pain) related patients are treated. They are JCI Accredited Indraprastha Apollo Hospital (New Delhi - located in North India), JCI Accredited Apollo Hospitals (Chennai - located in coastal South India), ISO Accredited Manipal Hospital (Bangalore - located in South India) and MIOT Hospitals (Chennai - located in coastal South India).

Renowned Senior Spinal Consultant in our panel are;


Dr. Harsh Bhargava, MBBS, MS
Senior Consultant, Department of Spinal Surgery at Apollo Hospitals
Fellowship: Depuy Spine fellowship in 2002 (Korea), Aesculap Spine Fellowship in 1996, (Germany).

Dr. GAUTAM ZAVERI, MS, Dorth, DNB

Dr Gautam Zaveri is one of the leading spine surgeons in India today. He has developed a comprehensive non –operative program for the management of various spinal ailments. He has an extensive experience in major reconstructive surgeries for the treatment of a variety of spinal ailments including fractures, tumors, tuberculosis, deformities of in adults and children. He is also an expert on minimally invasive surgeries of the spine like Microdiscetomies, Vertebroplasty, etc.

He is on the managing council of the AO Spine Foundation of India. He is sought after as a speaker / demonstrator at various national and international spine workshops, symposia conference and postgraduate teaching courses.

Special Interest:

  • Complex Spine reconstruction for spinal fractures, tumors, tuberculosis
  • Minimal Access Spine Surgery
  • Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures
  • Comprehensive non-operative Spine care

Honors & Awards:

  • Nominated International Fellow 2000 by the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine in Adelaide, Australia.
  • Ranked third In the MS- Orthopaedics Examination held by the Mumbai University.
  • Faculty at various national and international spine conferences & workshops.
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Dr. C.S. Dhillon, M.S., DNB., D.Ortho (Head of the Department)

The Department of Spine caters to all spine related ailments of neonate to geriatric patients. More than 600 surgeries are performed every year.

All the regions of the Spine-Cervical, Dorsal and Lumbar can be approached from anterior or posterior. Our results for the correction of complex spinal deformities are astounding and unmatched by most elite centers of the world. Our proficient work has earned us appreciation from patients from middle-east countries like Oman, UAE, Sudan and also from Tanzania, Ruwanda, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Nepal etc and the ever-growing congregate of overseas patients is testimony to the immense popularity of this department.

Surgeries Performed
- Microdiscectomy
- Posterio-Lateral Spinal fusion
- Posterior Lumbar interbody fusion
- Anterior interbody fusion
- Scoliosis corrective surgeries
- Spinal stabilization
- Spinal column reconstruction
- Spinal osteotomies
- Vertebral body resection ( Corpectomy ) and
   reconstruction
- Disc replacement
- Vertebralplasty
- Kyphoplasty
- Peadiatric Spinal Surgeries
- Surgery for spinal tumors

Dr. Sajan K. Hegde, Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon   

Medical Education  
1980 :
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, Baroda Medical College, Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda 

Postgraduate Education
1985:
Master of Surgery (Orthopaedics) Baroda Medical College, Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda 

Professional Positions 
1985 to 1988
: Junior Consultant, P.D. Hinduja Sindhi Hospital, Bangalore 
1989 to 1994
: Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Madras Institute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Vijaya Hospitals, Chennai
1994 till date:  Consultant Spine Surgeon Spine Service, Apollo Group of Hospitals.

Spine Surgery Fellowships / Residencies / Visiting Fellowships 
1989 - Cotrel Spine Fellowship
Unit of Dr. D. Chopin Department of Spinal Surgery, Institut Calot, Berck-sur-mer, France (First Indian to receive the prestigious spine fellowship)
1989 - Resident in Spinal Surgery: Unit of Dr. D. Chopin, Department of Spinal Surgery, Institute Calot, Berck-sur-mer, France
1991 - Visiting Surgeon: Unit of Dr. N. Passuti, Clinique Chirurgicale Orthopedique, Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire de Nantes Hospital, Saint – Jacques Nantes, France
1992 - A.O. Spine Fellowship : Unit of Prof. W. Dick, Orthopaeische Universitatsklinik, Felix-Platter-Spital Basel, Switzerland
1993 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Prof. Kim, Spine Center, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
1995 - Harms Spine Fellowship : Unit of Prof. Harms, Spine Centre, Klinikum, Karlsbad – Langensteinbach, Karlsbad, Germany 
1995 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Dr. G. Tabasso, Clinica Orthopedica, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
1995 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Dr. Harry Shufflebarger, Chief Spine Surgeon, Division of Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, 1150, Campa Sano Avenue, Suite 300, Coral Gables, Florida, Miami  33146 USA
1997 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Prof. Kaneda, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan 
1997 - Visiting Surgeon: Unit of Prof. Tomita, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
1998 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Dr. Henry Halm, Spine Unit, Department of Orthopaedic, Surgery, Munster, Germany
1999 - Visiting Surgeon : Unit of Prof. Harms, Spine Centre Klinikum, Karlsbad – Langensteinbach, Karlsbad, Germany

Membership of Professional Bodies, Associations 
· Indian Orthopaedic Association (I.O.A)
· Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
· Groupe Internationale COTREL DUBOUSSET (GICD)
· Spine trauma study group – USA

Fellowship of The National Board in Spine Surgery
– Examiner, 2004  

Some comments on Dr. Hegde’s spine work 

* He has pioneered the use of many modern instrumentation systems, for Example, the Cotrel – Dubousset, the Moss Miami, The Ray cages (PLIF), the BAK cages and the Harms Mesh Systems in India
* His present repertoire of work covers almost the entire gamut of spinal disorders and includes deformity, low back, tumor, trauma, Infection & cervical spine surgery

* In deformity surgery, he has successfully managed a wide range of deformities from mild to the very severe using back, front back, multiple staged interventions. He is quite at home in the use of anterior as well as posterior instrumentation systems

* In the low back, he routinely tackle a variety of problems ranging from disk prolapse, to spondylolisthesis, failed back and salvage situations. I do complicated revision surgeries for instability and sagittal malalignment using back-front-back techniques in the same
sitting. He is familiar with PLIF (BAK – cages), TLIF (Harms technique) and global fusion techniques

* He has tackled variety of tumors including benign (eg. Hemangioma) and malignant (primary, secondary). He is familiar with vertebrectomy techniques and reconstruction using cages, grafts, etc.

* He has tackled trauma using a wide variety of approaches concepts and implant systems, from the front and back

* He is frequently invited nationally as well as internationally to conduct
workshops on modern spinal techniques and perform live demonstration surgeries.

He is credited with introducing Arthroplastic reconstruction of the lumbar and cervical discs with artificial discs in India.  A first for an Indian spine surgeon:

He has designed in collaboration with Medtronic Sofamor Danek (MSD) a comprehensive spinal instrumentation system for anterior fixation in a variety of spinal problems including spinal deformities, tumors, infections and injuries. The system is awaiting FDA clearance and will be marketed internationally by MSD. It is called “The Pegasus”.

   
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