Dr. Mihir Bapat is one of the best Spine Surgeon in Vileparle West, Mumbai and has an experience of 20 years in this field. Dr. Mihir Bapat practices at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in Vileparle West, Mumbai. Dr. Mihir Bapat completed MBBS from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1996, MS - Orthopaedics from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1999 and DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from DNB board, New Delhi in 1999. Some of the services provided by the doctor are Column traumatology, Spinal Deformity Correction, Kyphoplasty, Spinal Disorders and Spine Injury, etc.
Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital
Dr. Mihir Bapat has an experience of 20 years in this field.
MBBS, MS - Orthopaedics, DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
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Orthopedics is a medical specialty focusing on the body's musculoskeletal system that includes bones, tendons, joints, muscles, ligaments, and nerves. Spine surgeons are orthopedic surgeons who focus their practice exclusively on spine surgery. Both orthopedic and neurosurgeons may complete fellowship training to do most types of spine surgery.
An orthopedic spine surgeon is a surgeon who further specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases. Although some focus on treating children (pediatric) or adults, they provide non-operative and surgical treatment to patients of all ages. Some orthopedic spine surgeons solely treat certain spinal problems such as degenerative disc disease, spinal fracture, scoliosis or a particular region of the spine.
The most common spine surgeries performed by orthopedic spine surgeons are:
Diseases treated by spine surgeon are:
Fellowship trained and board-certified neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons are equally qualified. However, there is a difference between them, and that difference is in their training. A spine neurosurgeon is trained to treat conditions of the spine, while an orthopedic spine surgeon specializes in treating the spine and its deformities.