Dr. Sk Rajan
Specialist: Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Experience: 16+ years of experience
Hospital: Artemis Hospital
Brief About Doctor:
SK Rajan is an ‘AO International’ Certified Spine Surgeon who brings with him over 16 years of experience in the surgical arena accumulated from a wide variety of Institutions from around the Globe.
He has, to his credit, an accomplishment of more than 3000 surgeries including some of the most complex spine cases and cases complicated by other surgeons.
He has been recognized for utilising Minimally Invasive KeyHole Spine Surgery Techniques for a variety of spine cases like slipped disc, Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Spinal Tumors, etc.
He has accomplished his surgical training from premier institutions of the country like PGI Chandigarh and GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
Rajan then moved to the UK and then to the US to work with some of the most prominent International leaders in the field of Spine Surgery (Prof. Edward Benzel at the Cleveland Clinic and Mr. Adrian Casey at London).
He has currently been working at Artemis as the Head of Spine Surgery and Associate Director of Neurosurgery.
Rajan was one of a select few from around the world to be selected for the prestigious International World Federation of Neurosurgeons Fellowship to USA for the year 2009.
He was also recently honored with ‘AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN SPINE SURGERY’ AT THE Global Healthcare Excellence Awards at New Delhi for his contributions to the field of spine surgery.
Education & Memberships:
MBBS (GMCH, Patiala)
MS (Surgery) (PGI, Chandigarh)
MCh (Neurosurgery) (GB Pant, New Delhi)
Fellow Spine Surgeon (Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, USA)
Spine Surgery Fellowship (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK)
Spine Surgery Fellowship (Nat. Hosp. for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UK)
Fellowship in Spine Surgery (KEM Hospital & Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India)
North American Spine Society, USA
Neurological Society of India
Association of Spine Surgeons of India
Neurological Surgeons Society of India
Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association, India
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, USA
Special areas of interest:
Minimally Invasive (Keyhole) Spine Surgery (for slipped discs, canal stenosis)
Craniovertebral Junction (CVJ) Anomalies like Atlantoaxial Dislocations/fractures
Spinal Fractures – including cementing (Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty)
Endoscopic Spine Surgery (for slipped discs and tumors)
Spinal Deformity correction (Kyphosis and Scoliosis)
Spinal Tumors – including keyhole tumor removal
Disc replacement (Artificial Disc Placements)
Spinal Tuberculosis & Discitis
List of treatment procedures:
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
Spinal laminectomy/spinal decompression
Discectomy
Foraminotomy
Nucleoplasty / plasma disk decompression
Spinal fusion
Artificial disk replacement.
Laminectomy
Microdiscectomy
Lumbar fusion
Degenerative disc disease
Herniated disc
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Spinal deformities such as scoliosis
Spinal infections
Spinal instability including spondylolisthesis
Vertebral compression fractures
Spinal tumours
Awards & Certificates:
National Healthcare Excellence Award, Best Neuroscience team of the year, 2001
lobal Healthcare Excellence Award, Excellence in Spine Surgery, 2014
Leaders Award, Treatment of Spinal Disorders, 2015