Department of Spine is headed by Dr.karthikeyan.He is highly skilled and a trained SPine surgeon. He has a high volume of successfully operated patients across the world.

Medical Education 1997: Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, Coimbatore medical college, TamilNadu, Dr MGR Medical University, Coimbatore

Postgraduate Education 2000: Diploma in Orthopaedics ,Sri Ramachandra Medical College, ,Sri Ramachandra Deemed University, Chennai

Postgraduate Education 2002: Diplomate in National Board,Madras Medical college,Chennai

International Meets / Conferences

• FACULTY: Scoliosis Week, AO Spine, 2008
• CHAIR PERSON: Spondylolysthesis –Insitu vs Reduction, TNOA, 2009.

Special Interest:

• MICROLUMBAR DISCECTOMY
• ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY
• SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR INFECTIONS (TB, PYOGENIC) AND TUMOURS
• FRACTURE FIXATION FOR CERVICAL, THORACIC,LUMBAR SPINE BOTH ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR FIXATIONS.
• DEGENERATIVE SPINE(ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION, POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION,TRANSFORAMININAL INTERBODY FUSION)
• DEFORMITY CORRECTION (SCOLIOSIS,KYPHOSIS)
• SPONDYLOLYSTHESIS REDUCTION
• DISC REPLACEMENTS.