Dr. Abhijit Pawar

Dr. Abhijit Pawar (MBBS, MS – Orthopaedics, MRCS – UK, Orthopaedic Specialty Fellowship – Intercollegiate Board UK, Fellow in Spine & Scoliosis Surgery – USA, Fellow of American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – FABMISS) is Senior Consultant in Spine and Scoliosis Surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute (KDAH), Mumbai. He is one of the most senior spine surgeons in Mumbai and a nationally recognised pioneer in 3D navigation-guided spine surgery with more than 15 years of experience and over 3500 successful spine surgeries at KDAH. ### Professional Background - __Years of Practice__: 15+ years, at KDAH since joining. - __Procedures Performed__: Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), Endoscopic spine surgery, Scoliosis and Kyphosis correction, Spinal deformity surgery, Spinal fusion and fixation surgery, Microdiscectomy, Laminectomy, Cervical spine surgery, Lumbar spine surgery, Spinal tumour surgery, Degenerative disc disease management and Radiofrequency neurotomy for pain management. ### Innovations & Contributions - __Pioneer__: First in India to introduce and perform 3D navigation guided (O-Arm) spine and scoliosis surgery – a landmark advancement in surgical precision in spine deformity correction. - __International Fellowships__: MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons, UK, associated with Cornell University, USA; Fellowship in Spine Surgery, University of Montreal, Canada (2009–10); Fellowship in Paediatric Spine and Scoliosis Surgery, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York, USA (2012–13). - __Academic Contributions__: 25+ publications in international spine surgery journals; nominated for the NASS Value Award by the North American Spine Society in 2013 for critical events before spinal cord injury in a compression model in pigs. - __Awards__: Gold Medal – 1st Rank in MS (Orthopaedics) examination from University of Pune (2007) - __Social Impact__: In association with Rotary Club of Mumbai and KDAH, conduct scoliosis surgery at nominal rates for the underprivileged children - __Memberships__: American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (FABMISS); North American Spine Society (NASS); Association of Spine Surgeons of India; Indian Orthopaedic Association.