Best Spina Bifida Doctors in Bangalore

Dr. Vidyadhara S is a leading Spine Surgeon in South India with 20 years of experience. He has performed over 6000 surgeries. He specializes in performing spinal disc surgery, joint dislocations, spine injuries, scoliosis correction, slipped discs, and neck and spine biopsies.

Dr. Vidyadhara S has been honored with more than 30 national and international awards, including the ISCA Young Scientist Award presented by the President of India, the Lester Lowe SICOT Award, and the ISSLS Best Research Award.

He is the fifth Indian and the first from Karnataka who has received a fellowship from the Scoliosis Research Society of the USA.

• Dr. Shivakumar S Kupanur is one of the most well-known Neurosurgeons with over 23+ years of experience.
• He is a life member of the Neurological Society of Indian (NSI), Bangalore Neurological Society (BNS), and an associate member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeon (AANS), and AO Spine.
• Dr. Kupanur has performed more than 3000 complex neurosurgeries and spinal surgeries and has special skills in managing patients with stereotactic, functional neurosurgery treatment, awake craniotomy surgeries for eloquent lesion, etc.
• He graduated from Mysore University in 1996, after which he further pursued DNB in Neurosurgery from Manipal Institute for Neurological Disorder (MIND), Bangalore in 2006.
• He has also undergone special training for vascular surgery and complex spine surgery and has s Fellowship from Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore on the same, which he did in 2012.
• He also has a strong academic and research interest in the field of neurosurgery and has presented and published many papers in different conferences, CMEs, and journals

• Dr. Subodh M Shetty is a Spine Surgeon with 24+ years of experience.
• He underwent training in minimally invasive spine surgery in Japan.
• He attended international conferences in Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Netherlands and Brunei.
• Dr. Shetty has operated more than 5000 spine patients with deformities, disc problems, infections, traumatic spine and hunch back problems.
• His clinical interest includes revision spine surgery, complicated spine problems, etc.

• Dr. Bharat P Sarkar has 10 years of expertise as a Spine Surgeon in Bangalore.
• His areas of expertise include back pain management using a multimodal approach, minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), degenerative spinal disorders, osteoporosis and fall prevention, paediatric and adult deformity correction (scoliosis/kyphosis), spinal infections and tumour management, and pain blocks.
• He worked as a consultant at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, during his medical school and orthopaedic residency.
• Dr. Bharat Sarkar earned his MBBS and MS degrees in orthopaedic surgery.
• In 2016, he received a Complex SPINE surgery fellowship from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
• Dr. Bharat received his Fellowship in Scoliosis Surgery from Manipal and the AO Spine Course in 2016, his Clinical and Research Spine Fellowship from Mumbai in 2012, and his MS - Orthopaedics from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Wardha in 2011.
• He belongs to the Indian Orthopedic Association.
• In India, he is a member of the Association of Rural Surgeons.
• Dr. Bharat Sarkar has a significant interest in training, education, and research programmes in addition to clinical work.
• He can communicate in languages like English, Kannada, Bengali, and Hindi.

• Dr. Santhosh N U is a well known Neurosurgeon and Endovascular Neurosurgeon with experience of more than 12 years.
• He is one of the few doctors in India to perform Endovascular Neurosurgery.
• He has expertise in complex Brain and Spine Surgeries including Aneurysm coiling, AVM Embolization, Tumor Embolization, Carotico Cavernous Fistula, Pial AV Fistula Embolization, and Carotid Stenting. He also specializes in managing Spinal Vascular Malformations.
• He was a brilliant student and stood 1^st in MCh Examination in the university.
• He takes keen interest in teaching and is Assistant Professor at KEM Hospital.
• He has the membership of several prestigious associations such as Neurovascon, Bombay, Neurosurgery association, Bangalore Neurological Society, Indian Medical Association (IMA) etc.
• He attends workshops regularly and has presented papers in National and International Conferences.
• He engages himself in research work and has published numerous papers in reputed Medical Journals, Published nationally as well as internationally.

• Dr. Subodh Shetty is a Spine Surgeon, Joint Replacement Surgeon, & Orthopedist with experience of more than 25 years.
• He has membership with the Indian Orthopaedic Association, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, AO Spine, and Association Spine Surgeons of India.
• He has attended International Conferences in Japan, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
• Dr. Shetty has expertise in the treatment of Paediatric Spine Problems, Traumatic Spine Infections and Hunches Back Problems, spine surgery, Disc Problem, Spine deformities, Heat Therapy Treatment, Diabetic Foot Check-Up, Foot Injury Treatment, High-Risk Wound Care, Lower Extremity Wound Care, Ankle-Brachial Index, Foot Pressure/Vascular Assessment, Neuropathy Assessment, Foot Assessment, and Foot Drop.
• Dr. Subodh has publications in international as well as national medical journals.

• Dr. Jagdish Chattnalli is a renowned Neurosurgeon in India with a thriving experience of over 21+ years.
• He is a member of various organizations such as the American Association Of Neurological Surgeons Neurological Society Of India, Kull Base Association, Neuro Vascular Surgery Association, Stereotactic Association, and Paediatric Neurosurgery Association.
• He completed MBBS from M.R. Medical College Gulbarga in 2000 and DNB - Neurosurgery from the National Board Of Examination in 2006.
• He has performed over 5,000 Neuro Surgeries which include Brain Aneurysms, Brain Tumours, Childhood Brain Tumours, Endoscopic Surgeries, Skull base Surgeries, surgeries related to functional areas of the Brain, Deformity corrections, Spine fixations, etc.
• Dr. Chattnalli is honored with the Medical Innovative Technology Health Care Award for his excellence in patient quality care and treatment.
• He has extensive experience in handling various surgeries of brain and spinal surgeries such as Neuro Micro Surgeries, Neuro Endoscopic Surgeries, Skull Base Surgeries, Functional Neuro Surgeries, Awake Brain Surgeries, Minimal Access Surgeries for Intracranial Hematomas & Brain Abscess, Microscopic Brain Tumor Surgeries, Advanced Functional Brain Mapping & Microscopic Excision of Brain Tumor for Best Outcome.
• He has several scientific publications & chapters in books to his credit.

• Dr. Priyamvadha K is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon in Bangalore, India, with 21 years of expertise.
• Her main areas of competence include brain tumours, spine tumours, intervertebral disc prolapse, brain haemorrhage, spinal instrumentation, paediatric brain tumours, and brain and spine injury.
• She was determined to take up the tough and challenging specialty of neurosurgery after graduating from the prestigious PSG Medical College, Coimbatore under the auspices of The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, and make a difference in the lives of people challenged by complex neurosurgical problems.
• In 2006, she earned her MS in General Surgery from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. She also spent 6 months as a Senior Resident Surgeon in Emergency and Trauma in the Department of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• She has been to many places, including Japan, Scotland, and Kazakhstan, where she has attended international conferences and presented her research papers. She has nine articles published in international and national neurosurgery journals.
• Dr. Priyamvadha K’s most recent training programme is the European Course in Minimally Invasive Neurotherapy for Brain Aneurysms at St Anne's College, Oxford University, in the United Kingdom.
• In December 2019, she was honoured as a "Rising Star" in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery at the Times of India Healthcare Achievers Summit.
• She can communicate in languages like English, Hindi, and Tamil.

• Dr. Naveen Tahasildar is a well-known Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon with 17+ years of experience.
• He is a member of the AO Spine, Association Of Spine Surgeons Of India (ASSI), Bangalore Orthopaedic Society, Indian Orthopaedic Association, Karnataka Orthopaedic Association, North American Spine Society (NASS), SICOT.
• He completed MBBS from JN Medical College, Belgaum in 2004, and MS - Orthopaedics from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India in 2008.
• He was selected for an Australian Orthopedic Association (AOA) accredited fellowship at Epworth Hospitals, Melbourne where he undertook further training in orthopedic subspecialties.
• He was awarded the Asian Association of Dynamic Osteosynthesis (AADO) fellowship to work at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong for a month and was also awarded the Diploma SICOT at the SICOT 2011 XXV Triennial Congress, Prague, the Czech Republic.
• He was awarded the SICOT Spine fellowship at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark where he worked for a short term to learn various aspects of minimally invasive spine surgery, revision spine surgery, and complex spinal deformity corrections
• He was awarded the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Global Outreach Scholarship award 2013 to attend the prestigious IMAST meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
• Dr. Tahasildar has presented papers at several international conferences and published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals. His publications have been cited 26 times in various international papers published in renowned journals.

• Dr. Shailesh A V Rao is a neurosurgeon with 30+ years of experience.
• He has performed more than 6000 successful surgeries.
• His expertise includes Cranial and Spinal Trauma, Neuro Endoscopic surgeries, Cranial and Spinal Cord Tumors, Congenital Anomalies of Brain and Spinal Cord, Vascular Diseases of Brain and Spinal Cord, Stereotactic Neurosurgeries and functional neurosurgeries.
• He has participated and attended national and international conferences, seminars, CMEs and workshops.
• Dr. Rao has delivered numerous guest lectures on neurosurgery.
• After completing his MBBS, he pursued MCh followed by DNB.
• He completed his training in the management of optic nerve injuries including Trans Ethmoidal Decompression at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1997.
• He played a major role in the establishment of the Cadaver Neurosurgical Laboratory at NIMHANS, Bangalore.

• Dr. Dhiyanesh Krishnamoorthy is a well-known Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon in Bengaluru, specializes in Spine Surgery.
• He has been practicing for the past 11 years in the field of Orthopaedics and provide treatment for acute and chronic neck and low back pain, tumors of the spine, pathological fracture of the spine, trauma spine, and infection of the spine.
• He completed his MBBS degree from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, in 2008, MS in Orthopaedics from Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai.
• He received a fellowship in spine surgery from Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, in 2012.
• He is an active member of the Pondicherry Ortho Association, Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association, Indian Orthopaedic Association and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharath.
• Dr. Dhiyanesh Krishnamoorthy has participated in over 800 spine surgeries during the fellowship and over 90 spine surgeries individually in the past 1 year. 

• Dr. Ameet H Kulkarni is a well-known Spine Surgeon, with an experience of more than 11 years.
• He has a special interest in Spinal Fusion Surgery, Spinal Decompression Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Foraminotomy, Discectomy
• Endoscopic Surgery, Kyphoplasty, Scoliosis Correction, Interlaminar Implant, and sciatica treatment.
• He has a professional membership with the member of Association of Spine surgeons of India, British Association of Spine Surgeons, Eurospine, and AOSpine.
• Dr Kulkarni has also successfully performed Paediatric, Cervical, Thoracic, Lumber surgeries including minimal surgeries.
• He has presented numerous papers in national as well as international conferences. To his credit, there are papers published in renowned medical journals.

• Dr. Thomas Kishen is a Spine Surgeon with a rich experience of more than 24 years.
• He is specialized in treatments like kyphoplasty, slip disc, spinal deformity, herniated disc, scoliosis correction, spine injury, joint dislocation etc.
• He received Gold Medal for “Standing first in India in the Diplomate of the National Board Exam’ in Orthopedics in 2001.
• Dr. Thomas also received Professor M.V. Daniel Gold Medal for Exemplary Commitment to Patient Care in 2000.
• In addition to this, he got Dr. Premananda Nayak Award for the ‘Best Outgoing Student from MAHE University 1998.
• He completed his MBBS from Mangalore University Karnataka in 1996 and did Diploma in Orthopedics in 1999 from Kasturba Medical College. 
• He also went on to do DNB in New Delhi in the year 2001.
• Currently, he is a member of ASSI and Medical Council of India.
• Dr. Thomas has published several papers and chapters on Spinal Surgery.

• Dr. Sudhir S Pai is a renowned Neurosurgeon based in Bangalore with 20+ years of experience.
• His expertise lies in Laminectomy, Tumour Embolization, Petrosal Sinus Sampling, Head & Neck Tumour Embolization, Spinal tumor, Cerebral Tumor Embolization, and well trained in all kinds of neurosurgical cases including trauma, spine, and other kinds of complex brain surgeries.
• Dr. Pai has completed his MBBS from the reputed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College followed by MS in General Surgery and MCh in Neurosurgery from the well know All India Institute Of Medical Services, Delhi. He won many recognitions for his extraordinary achievements during his graduation days.
• Under his credit, there are numerous national and international publications accredited in the indexed journals and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CME's, worldwide conferences to talk about Head and neck tumor embolization.

• Dr. Raghuram G is a well-known Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon with an experience of more than 16+ years.
• He has expertise in performing all kinds of Neurosurgery such as vascular, skull base, pediatric neurosurgery, minimally invasive neurosurgery, trauma surgery, epilepsy surgery, and functional neurosurgery.
• His area of interest includes functional neurosurgery and minimally invasive neurosurgery.
• In his career, he has performed numerous complex brain surgeries including skull base surgery and endoscopic surgeries.
• He has also been involved in teaching postgraduate students and nursing staff. 
• He is the recipient of several awards that are: Award for obtaining the second rank for the Bangalore University, 2 gold medals from Bangalore University, 
• Best outgoing student award and 2 gold medals from the M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• Dr. Raghuram has organized and participated in different workshops, conferences, CME meetings, and neurosurgical seminars. 
• He has been invited as a faculty in some of the conferences and delivered a guest lecture of interest.
• He takes a keen interest in research and has published papers in National and International medical journals.