Dr Sajan K Hegde is one of the best Spine Surgeon in Chennai and is currently associated with Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai.
Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai
Dr Sajan K Hegde is one of the best Spine Surgeon in Chennai and has a total experience of 30 years.
1. President – Association of Spine Surgeons of India 2. President – Indo-American Spine Alliance 3. Indian Orthopaedic Association (I.O.A) 4. International Group for Advancement in Spinal Sciences (Formerly Groupe Internationale COTREL DUBOUSSET (GICD) 5. Regional President – International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery (Formerly Spinal Arthroplasty Society-SAS) 6. Spine Trauma Study Group 7. Fellowship of The National Board in Spine Surgery - Examiner, 2004 (By Medtravel)
Dr Sajan K Hegde is credited for introducing arthro-plastic reconstruction of lumbar and cervical discs in India, and for performing the Asia’s first deformity correction of infantile scoliosis using Shape Memory Alloy staples.
Dr Sajan K Hegde completed his MBBS from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in year 1980, Dr Sajan K Hegde completed his MS in Orthopaedics from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in year 1985.
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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.