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Dr Arvind G Kulkarni - Consultant Spinal Surgeon

Qualifications

• MS: Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital* affiliated to University of Mumbai, India.
• D'Orth from the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai.
• FCPS from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai.
• Fellowship in Spinal Surgery: Department of Neurosurgery, KEM Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai.
• Fellowship in Spinal Surgery: Department of Orthopaedics, National University Hospital, Singapore.
• Fellowship in Adult Spinal Surgery: Department of Orthopaedics, St George Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
• Fellowship in Adult Spinal Surgery: Spine Division, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
• Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
• Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery: The Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children at Westmead Sydney, Australia.

Experience

Consultation Chowpatty Medical Centre, Babulnath Road, Mumbai 400007:
Saifee Hospital, Charni Road, Mumbai 400004:
The Apollo Clinic, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400093
Honorary Consultant: Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai 4000076

Reviewer I am a reviewer for the following journals: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery - Spine, Journal of Post Graduate Medicine, Neurology India.

Teaching Experience I have a teaching experience of four and half years. Apart from teaching the postgraduate residents in the clinic and operating theatres, I have chaired undergraduate seminar sessions on topics in Spine during my Spine fellowship. I have also conducted bedside Orthopaedic tutorials for undergraduates during my residency.

Surgeries

• Micro-Endoscopic Discectomy for Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc (PID)
• Micro-Endoscopic laminotomy & Decompression (Microlumbar Laminoplasty) for Lumbar Canal Stenosis (Spinal Stenosis)
• Laminectomy +/- Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Canal Stenosis
• Artificial Disc Replacement (Total Disc Replacement) for Chronic Low Backpain
• Spinal Fusion for Chronic Low Backpain, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Trauma , Spinal Infections, Spinal Tumors etc
• Anterior Cervical Decompression & Fusion for Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Tumors etc
• Cervical Laminectomy and fusion for Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Tumors etc
• Cervical Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathy
• Atlantoaxial Fixation and Fusion for Atlantoaxial Instability (secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Trauma, Developmental causes)
• Occipitocervical Fusion for Trauma, Tumors, Compression etc around the craniovertebral junction
• Deformity Correction - Scoliosis (Paediatric & Adult), Kyphosis (due to Scheuermann's disease, Post-infective, Post-tubercular, Post-traumatic, Osteoporosis etc)
• Thoracoscopic Anterior Release & Fusion for Scoliosis
• Anterior Spinal Decompression & Fusion at all levels (Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar)
• Posterior Spinal Decompression & Fusion at all levels (Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar)
• Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, Metastasis to the Spine etc
• Surgeries for Spinal Trauma
• Surgeries for Spinal Tumors
• Facet joint injections
• Transforaminal Epidural Injections.

Awards & Affiliations

Affiliations [Life-Member]

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India [ASSI].
• Indian Orthopaedic Association [IOA].
• Bombay Orthopaedic Society, Mumbai [BOS]
• Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India [POSI].
• Karnataka Orthopaedic Association [KOA].
• Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States [OASIS].

Achievements

• National Merit Scholarship for securing 69th rank at the state level in the Karnataka S.S.L.C. Examinations in 1988.
• Secured 94th rank for the state in the Common Medical Entrance Test, Karnataka Board 1990.
• Secured 17th rank for the country in the All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination, 1997.
• Awarded the 'Gopalkrishnan Fellowship in Arthroscopy' by the Indian Arthroscopy Society.
• Selected for the prestigious 'Neuro-Spine fellowship' conducted by Dr Atul Goel (the pioneer of C1-C2 lateral mass fixation), Head of Department, Neurosurgery Department, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai.
• Selected for the prestigious 'National University Hospital [Singapore] Clinical Fellowship in Spine' starting September 10th, 2003 (15 months) under the supervision of Prof. Hee-Kit Wong.
• Awarded the esteemed 'Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Scholarship' to attend 39th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting at Buenos Aires, Argentina in Sept, 2004.
• Selected for the prestigious 'St George Hospital [Sydney, Australia] Clinical Fellowship in Spine' starting December 2004.
• Awarded the 'Gold medal - Depuy-Acromed Best Paper Publication Award' by the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) for the year 2005 during the Annual Conference at Bangalore, India.
• Awarded the esteemed 'Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Scholarship' to attend 40th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting at Miami, Florida, USA in October 2005.
• Invited as 'Guest Editor' for the Journal Neurology India - Spinal Supplement isuue - December 2005 edition.

Papers, Presentation & Research

Participation as Invited Faculty for Spine Conferences / Workshops

• Calcaneal Reconstruction in Intraarticular Joint Depression Type of Fractures [Paper presented at the Bombay Orthopaedic Society Meeting held at Dr. R.N.Cooper Hospital, Mumbai on 29th July 2001] (First author).
• The Value of Orthogonal Plain Radiographs in Determining the Position of Thoracic Pedicle Screws [Paper presented in APOA (Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association) Conference, September 2004 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] (First author).
• The Value of Orthogonal Plain Radiographs in Determining the Position of Thoracic Pedicle Screws [ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATION: Spine Society of Australia, Annual Conference, April 2005 at Auckland, New Zealand] (First author).
• Segmental fixation of C1-C2 for atlantoaxial instability [ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATION: Spine Society of Australia, Annual Conference, April 2005 at Auckland, New Zealand] (First author).
• Thoracic disc disease - Case presentation: Presented at 6th Annual Stryker Spine Symposium, 29th May, 2005 at Ayer's Rock, Northern Territory, Australia (First author).
• Preliminary radiological results of Solis (PEEK) cage for anterior cervical fusion [POSTER PRESENTATION: World Spine Society, III Annual Conference, July 2005 at Rio Di Janerio] (First author).
• Early aggressive treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by percutaneous vertebroplasty. A case series [POSTER PRESENTATION: World Spine Society, III Annual Conference, July 2005 at Rio Di Janerio] (First author).
• Management of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) by Posterior Decompression and Instrumented fusion: Indications, Results and Outcomes in a Series of 93 cases - research presentation for Prof Harry Botterell Lectureship 5th December, 2005, TWH, Toronto (First author).