Department
Name of department: Ortho-Spine Surgery
Head of department: Shankar Acharya
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Shankar Acharya
Head of department: Shankar Acharya
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? MCI Temporary Registration required (easily available)
More information
Number of beds in department: 13
Total surgical cases per year: 1000
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Projects, Basic Research and attend CMEs
MCI Temporary Registration & MBBS, MS (Ortho), DNB (Medical Degree)