Dr. Thomas Kishen is one of the best Spine Surgeon working in Bangalore and is currently affiliated with Manipal Hospital Hebbal & Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram.
Manipal Hospital Hebbal, Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram.
Dr. Thomas Kishen is one of the best Spine Surgeon working in Bangalore and has total experience of 26 years.
Bangalore Orthopaedic Society , Indian Orthopaedic Association, Bangalore, Association of Spine Surgeons of India,
Dr. BaluSankaran Gold Medal for `standing first in India in the Diplomate of the National Board Exam`in Orthopaedics for the year 2001. Professor M.V. Daniel Gold Medal for `Exemplary Commitment to Patient Care` for the year 2000 from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore. Dr. Premananda Nayak Award for the `Best Outgoing D`Ortho Student` from MAHE University, Manipal for the year 1998. ASSI-Depuy Best Spine Research Award at the ASI conference at Bangalore in January 2005 for the paper titled `Is single-stage posterior column shortening a safe and reliable procedure in active spinal tuberculosis.
MBBS | D ORTHO | DNB (Ortho) | FRCS (Edinburgh, UK)
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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.