Dr. Abhijit Pawar
CONSULTANT, SPINE AND SCOLIOSIS SURGERY, ORTHOPAEDICS
MS (Ortho), MRCS (UK), Fellow Spine & Scoliosis Surgery, USA
15+ Years of Experience
Dr Abhijit Pawar is a Senior Spine Surgeon at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Mumbai(KDAH).
He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery and scoliosis surgery. He is the pioneer of 3d Navigation guided (O-Arm) spine and scoliosis surgery in India. He has done extensive research in field of spine surgery and published about 25 articles and book chapters in international spine journals.
Till date he has successfully performed about 3500 successful spine surgeries at KDAH. Dr Pawar is avid trekker and marathoner and has successfully scaled several peaks in India since last 5 years. He is an active member of rotary club of Mumbai. With the association of rotary club and KDAH they treat needy children with scoliosis at affordable costs.
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery,
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Spinal Deformity Correction
2009-10 – Fellowship in spine surgery at University of Montreal, Canada.
2010-11 – Trauma and Limb deformity fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery, USA.
2011-12 – Fellowship in Spine and Scoliosis surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery, NY USA.
2011-12 – AO Spine Fellowship (North America).
2012-13 – Paediatric and endoscopic spine fellowship, NY USA.
K.H Sancheti Gold Medal for Standing 1st in MS(Ortho) exam in University of Pune 2007.
White Cloud Award for best scientific paper in basic science at Scoliosis research society meeting 2013.
AO Spine North America fellowship in 2012.
International Scientific Presentations
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Pawar A, Hughes A, Girardi F, Sama A, Lebl D, Cammisa F.Asian Spine J.2015
Combined Type II Odontoid Fracture with Jefferson’s Fracture Treated with Temporary Internal Fixation.Pawar AY, O’Leary PF.Asian Spine J. 2015
Triggered EMG Potentials in Determining Neuroanatomical Safe Zone for Transpsoas Lumbar Approach: Are They Reliable? Sarwahi V, Pawar A, Sugarman E, Legatt A, Dworkin A, Thornhill B, Lo Y, Wendolowski SF, Gecelter RC, Moguilevitch M.Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Dec 10.
A Comparative Study of Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Pawar AY, Hughes AP, Sama AA, Girardi FP, Lebl DR, Cammisa FP.Asian Spine J.
Antibiotic-coated nail for fusion of infected charcot ankles. Pawar A, Dikmen G, Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR.Foot Ankle Int.
Access related complications during anterior exposure of the lumbar spine. Fantini GA, Pawar AY.World J Orthop. 2013 Jan 18;4(1):19-23. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v4.i1.19.
Pulmonary complications after spine surgery. Stundner O, Taher F, Pawar A, Memtsoudis SG.World J Orthop. 2012
Does humeral lengthening with a monolateral frame improve function? Pawar AY, McCoy TH Jr, Fragomen AT, Rozbruch SR.Clin Orthop Relat Res
The evaluation of lumbosacral dysplasia in young patients with lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: comparison with controls and relationship with the severity of slip. Pawar A, Labelle H, Mac-Thiong JM.Eur Spine J. 2012
Rare metastatic adenocarcinoma to the spine infiltrating three adjacent foramen in lumbar vertebrae. Pawar A, Schlader E, Mac-Thiong JM, Maurais G, Dion D, Bédard D.Orthopedics. 2010
Postoperative Spine Infections. Pawar AY, Biswas SK.Asian Spine J. 2016
Minimally Invasive Spine and Scoliosis Surgery.
Endoscopic spine surgery: Endoscopic decompression and diskectomy.
Adult & Pediatric Spine surgery
Spinal trauma & tumor reconstruction
Minimal access spinal decompression Surgery (Laminectomy, Laminotomy).
Minimal access Scoliosis correction (Scoliosis correction adult and pediatric)
Minimal Lateral Access Spine Surgery.
Minimally invasive Spinal Fusion ( TLIF).
Advanced management of metastatic spinal tumors.
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty.
Nerve Root Blocks Lumbar and cervical spine.
TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:
Minimally Invasive Spine and Scoliosis Surgery
- Endoscopic Decompression and Discectomy
- Adult & Pediatric Spine surgery
- Spinal Trauma & Tumor Reconstruction
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Spine Foraminotomy
- Minimal access spinal decompression Surgery (Laminectomy, Laminotomy)
- Minimal access Scoliosis correction (Scoliosis correction adult and pediatric)
- Cranio-Vertebral Junction (CVJ) pathologies
- Minimal Lateral Access Spine Surgery
- Minimally invasive Spinal Fusion
- Advanced management of metastatic spinal tumors
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Root Blocks Lumbar and cervical spine
