Dr. Puneet Girdhar

Specialisation : Principal Director & Head - Ortho Spine, MIS & Robotic Spine Surgery

Hospital 

Blk max Hospital

About Dr. Puneet Girdhar

Dr. Puneet Girdhar is one of the leading names in the field of Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery. He has a vast experience of more than 18 years in Ortho Spine Surgery and legacy of more than 15,000 successful Spinal surgeries. He has been widely acknowledged for his versatile and patient-centric approach. He is also one of the Pioneers of Integrated Advanced Robotic Navigation Assisted Precision Spine Surgeries. He actively conducts and participates in Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery Workshops and Cadaveric training programmes as Faculty in India and Abroad. He frequently delivers lectures in his speciality at State and National Conferences as well as International Meets.

Work Experience

Presently working as Principal Director & Head - Ortho Spine Surgery at Centre for Minimal Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgery, BLK-Max Institute for Bone, Joint Replacement, Orthopaedic Spine and Sports Medicine.

Dr. Puneet Girdhar specializes in the surgical management of spinal disorders involving neck and back utilizing turn of the century minimally invasive techniques. He is also well versed with non-surgical pain relieving techniques such as Nerve root blocks, Facetal injections and Radio Frequency Ablation.

Education & Training

MBBS, MS, M.Ch (Ortho)

Spine fellow with Mr. Sashin Ahuja, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Clinical & Bioskills training on MITLIF with Dr. Mun Wai Yue, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Articular Surface Arthroplasty fellow with Dr. Thomas Seibel, Knappschafts Krankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany

AO trauma fellowship with Dr. Wade Smith, Denver Health Colorado, USA

Memberships

Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)

North American Association of Spine Surgery

European Spine Society

Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA) 

AO Spine International

AO Alumni, Switzerland

Speciality Interest

Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery for Disc Herniation / Spinal Stenosis (Endoscopic / Microscopic Keyhole Surgeries)

Robotic Navigation Guided Precision Spine Surgeries

Spinal Deformity Correction Surgeries assisted by Multimodal Neuromonitoring

Minimal Invasive Solution for Spinal Fractures (Kyphoplasty / Keyhole Stablization) 

Multidisciplinary Management of Spinal Tumors / Infections

Spinal Pain Management (Nerve Blocks / Facet Blocks / Radiofrequency Ablation)