Best Spine Surgeons in the World

Clinical Focus

• Movement Disorders with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
• Surgery for Epilepsy
• Nerve and Brachial Plexus Surgery
• Radiosurgery as well as Cerebrovascular Surgery

Awards

• 1989: Selected to the most prestigious medical school in India: AIIMS
• 1991: Awarded prize for the Best Undergraduate student in the subject of Anatomy
• 1991: Given Sir Dorabji Tata Award for the Best Undergraduate student in the subject of Biochemistry
• 1995: Selected to the Neurosurgery integrated 5 years Post-graduate training program (only 1 position annually) at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, N Delhi
• December, 1999: MCQ Prize, Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, December 1999, Hyderabad, India
• Admitted to the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, as a Life Member in December 2002, Hong Kong meeting
• Sep 2003: Invited to Pavlov Institute of Physiology, St. Petersburg, Russia as Visiting Professor to initiate Research Project
• Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India travelling Fellowship Award, 2002 and 2005
• Oct 2005: Invited to Pavlov Institute of Physiology, St. Petersburg, Russia as Visiting Professor to start work on the bilateral Indo-Russian Research Project
• August 2006: Invited to National Television for a live talk-in show on the topic of Neurosurgery
• September 2006: Invited for advanced Gamma Knife Training Programme funded by Hopital La Timone, Universitaire de Marseille, France
• April 2009: Invited to National Television for a live talk show on Parkinsons Disease
• October 2009: invited by Congress of neurological Surgeons in the Annual Meeting as Guest faculty
• First Neurosurgeon from India to be trained on Fluorescence guided surgery for Gliomas

Dr. S K Rajan is a highly accomplished and internationally renowned Neurosurgeon and spine surgeon in India, with over 17 years of professional medical experience. He is an exceedingly qualified and trained in advanced courses from premier national and international institution. Dr. Rajan is AO International certified in spine surgery and has a global reputation in the area of Spine surgery, having worked with some of the greatest leaders of the field. He, in his illustrious career, has performed over 3000 neurosurgeries and spine surgeries including open as well as minimally invasive spine surgeries including Fusions and Motion Preservation Surgeries and treatment for a variety of congenital, degenerative, scoliotic (deformity), traumatic and infective problems of the whole spine. He is a pioneer on special treatment for complex spinal disorders especially of the Craniovertebral Junction (upper neck) and Lumbosacral Junction (lower back) and interventions such as artificial disc surgery and dynamic lumbar implant placement. Also, he holds expertise in Minimally Invasive Key Hole Spine Surgery Techniques for spine cases like slipped disc, Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Spinal Tumors and many others.

Clinical Focus

• Minimally Invasive (Keyhole) Spine Surgery (for slipped discs, canal stenosis)
• Craniovertebral Junction (CVJ) Anomalies like Atlantoaxial Dislocations/fractures
• Spinal Fractures including cementing (Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty)
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery (for slipped discs and tumors)
• Spinal Deformity correction (Kyphosis and Scoliosis)
• Spinal Tumors including keyhole tumor removal
• Disc replacement (Artifical Disc Placements)
• Spinal Tuberculosis & Discitis

Awards

• Recipient of coveted World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Travelling Fellowship to the USA, 2010
• Recipient of Global Healthcare Excellence Award for Excellence in Spine Surgery, 2014
• Recipient of 2015 Leaders Award for Leader in Treatment of Spinal Disorders, 2015
• Recipient of National Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Neurosciences team of the year, 2016