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Mumbai Spine, Scoliosis & Disc Replacement Centre

Centre for Advanced Spinal Surgery

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Dr. Arvind Kulkarni

Dr. Arvind G Kulkarni heads the ‘Mumbai Spine Scoliosis and Disc Replacement Centre’ as a Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, one of the oldest and largest hospitals of India. He has a vast experience in spinal surgery having trained in some of the top spinal centres across the globe such as KEM Hospital Mumbai, National University Hospital Singapore, Westmead Adult & Children’s Hospitals, Australia, St George Hospital – Australia and Toronto Western Hospital & Hospital for Sick Children Canada.

Top Spine Surgeon of Mumbai

Featured as one of the ‘Top Spine Surgeons’ of Mumbai in surveys conducted by the popular ‘India Today Magazine’ in 2012, 2013 and 2016 (No survey was conducted in 2014 and 2015).

The ASSi Monographs

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Mumbai Top Doc

Korean SICOT Award

Outstanding-Young-Achiever

International Conference 2016

Felicitation by KOMISS( Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Society) Seoul

Invited Signatory at the launch of ISES( International Spine Endoscopy Society) in Guangzhou China along with World leaders in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Introducing Navigated Burr 1st time in India - enhancing safe spine surgery

Mumbai Spine Scoliosis &
Disc Replacement Centre Wins a Prestigious
"International Spine Safety Award"

Enhancing Safety in Spine Surgery

Dr. Arvind Kulkarni has been selected as one of 10 award winners for the Best New Methodologies & Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery

Course Faculty

Spine Navigation: Ensures Safe Pedicle and S-Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation
in Crooked Spines (Degenerative Scoliosis)

India Today 2019

Spine Summit at Moscow - June 2019

Spine Surgeries Using A 14MM Port

India Today Featured doctor

The ASSi Monographs

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Mumbai Top Doc

Korean SICOT Award

Outstanding-Young-Achiever

International Conference 2016

Felicitation by KOMISS( Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Society) Seoul

Invited Signatory at the launch of ISES( International Spine Endoscopy Society) in Guangzhou China along with World leaders in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Introducing Navigated Burr 1st time in India - enhancing safe spine surgery

Mumbai Spine Scoliosis &
Disc Replacement Centre Wins a Prestigious
"International Spine Safety Award"

Enhancing Safety in Spine Surgery

Dr. Arvind Kulkarni has been selected as one of 10 award winners for the Best New Methodologies & Techniques to Enhance Safety in Spine Surgery

Course Faculty

Spine Navigation: Ensures Safe Pedicle and S-Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation
in Crooked Spines (Degenerative Scoliosis)

India Today 2019

Spine Summit at Moscow - June 2019

Spine Surgeries Using A 14MM Port

India Today Featured doctor

The ASSi Monographs

Lumbar Disc Herniation

International Conference 2016

Outstanding-Young-Achiever

Korean SICOT Award

Mumbai Top Doc

Micro-Endoscopic Discectomy with MetRx system for Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc (PID).
Micro-Endoscopic Laminotomy & Decompression (Microlumbar Laminoplasty) with MetRx system for Lumbar Canal Stenosis (Spinal Stenosis).
Laminectomy +/- Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Canal Stenosis.
Minimally Invasive TLIF (MIS-TLIF).
Artificial Disc Replacement (Total Disc Replacement) for Chronic Low Backpain.
Spinal Fusion for Chronic Low Backpain, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Infections, Spinal Tumors etc.

Invited to speak on ‘Spinal Surgery – An Overview‘ by IMA – Gokak Branch on the 28^th of June 2008.
Invited to speak on ‘New Advances in Spinal Surgery‘ by IMA – Mumbai Branch on the 8^th of June 2008.
Advisor on ‘Spinal Issues and Problems‘ for NDTV.
Editor-Spine section, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (IJO) 2010-2011.
Invited to speak on ‘Spinal Surgery – An Overview‘ by IMA – Gokak Branch on the 28^th of June 2008.

Faculty at ‘Minimal Access Spine Surgery Workshop’, Bangkok – 15^th & 16^th June 2013.
Faculty at ‘Minimal Access Spine Surgery Symposium’, Fortis hospital, Mulund on 9^th June 2013.
Faculty: NZOA(North Zone Orthopaedic Acssociation) Conference – 1^st May, 2013 – Srinagar.
Faculty: Cadaveric Course on MAST & BKP, Ahmedabad, 21^st April 2013.
Faculty: AO-ORP Training – 21^st February 2013, Ahmedabad.
Faculty: AO Principles Course, 22^nd to 24^th February 2013, Ahmedabad.

Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Bassi AJ. Posterior Cervicothoracic Instrumentation: Testing the Clinical Efficacy of Tapered Rods (Dual Diameter Rods). J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014 Nov 4.
Kulkarni AG, Dhruv A, Bassi A. Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy: Technique and results of 188 cases. Indian J Orthop. 2014 Jan;48(1):81-7.
Kulkarni AG, Dhruv A, Bassi A: Should We Cross the Cross – Links? – Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Aug 15;38(18):E1128-34.
Kulkarni AG, Dhruv A, Bassi A: Micro-endoscopic excision of C2 – Osteoid Osteoma – Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 May 23. [Epub ahead of print].
Kulkarni AG, Shah SM. CT Based Evaluation of Odontoid Morphology in Indian Population: Indian J Orthop 2013;47:250-4.
Kulkarni AG, Deopujari CE, Shah SP. Intradural cement leakage with paraparesis and incontinence: a rare but salvageable complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty (Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hong Kong) – 2013 Dec;21(3):365-8.

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).

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