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DR. ARVIND KULKARNI – SR. CONSULTANT SPINE SURGEON, INDIA

MUMBAI SPINE, SCOLIOSIS and DISC REPLACEMENT

CENT RE : Centre for Advanced Spinal Surgery

Consultant Spinal & Disc Replacement Sur geon

Special Interests: Artificial Disc Replacement, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Chronic Low B ack & Neck Pain, Spinal Deformity, Revision Spine Surgery, Spinal trauma & tumours

Surgeries performed by me :

1. Micro-Endoscopic Disce ctomy with MetRx system for Prolapsed Inte rvertebral Disc (PID).
2. Micro-Endoscopic Lami notomy & Decompression (Microlumbar Lam inoplasty) with MetRx system for Lu mbar Canal Stenosis (Spinal Stenosis).
3. Laminectomy +/- Instru mented Fusion for Lumbar Canal Stenosis.
4. Artificial Disc Replacement (Total Disc Replacement) for Chronic Low Backpain .
5. Spinal Fusion for Chroniic Low Backpain, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Infections, Spinal T umors etc .
6. Anterior Cervical Decom pression & Fusion for Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Spinal Tra uma, Spinal Tumors etc .
7. Cervical Laminectomy and fusion for Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Tr auma, Spinal Tumors etc.
8. Cervical Laminoplasty f or Cervical Myelopathy.
9. Atlantoaxial Fixation and Fusion for Atlantoaxial Instability (secondary to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Trauma, Developmental causes).
10. Occipitocervical Fusion for Trauma, Tumors, Compression etc around the craniovertebral junction.
11. Deformity Correction – Scoliosis (Paediatric & Adult), Kyphosis (due to Scheuermann’s disease, Post-infective, Post-tubercular, Post-traumatic, Ankylosing spondylitis, Osteoporosis etc).
12. Thoracoscopic Anterior Release & Fusion for Scoliosis .
13. Anterior Spinal Decompression & Fusion at all levels (Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar).
14. Posterior Spinal Decompression & Fusion at all levels (Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar).
15. Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, Metastasis to the Spine etc.
16. Surgeries for Spinal Trauma.
17. Surgeries for Spinal Tumors.
18. Facet joint injections.
19. Transforaminal Epidural Injections

AFFILIATIONS [Life – Member]

1. Association of Spine Surgeons of India [ASSI].
2. Indian Orthopaedic Association [IOA].
3. Bombay Orthopaedic Society, Mumbai [BOS].
4. Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India [POSI].
5. Karnataka Orthopaedic Association [KOA].
6. Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States [OASIS].
7. Indian Medical Association [IMA]
8. World Spine Society [WSS]

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Faculty at Instructional Course Lectures – A Combined ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India) & SSE (Spine Society of Europe) Conference at Shimla August 2008.
2. Invited to speak on ‘Spinal Surgery – An Overview’ by IMA-Gokak Branch on the 28th of June 2008
3. Invited to speak on ‘New Advances in Spinal Surgery’ by IMA-Mumbai Branch on the 8th of June 2008
4. Awarded the prestigious ‘Korean SICOT Award’ to attend the SICOT Annual Congress at Hong Kong in August 2008
5. Advisor on ‘Spinal Issues and Problems’ for NDTV.
6. Faculty ‘Decision Making in Spine Surgery and Spinal Techniques (Lumbar Spine)’ organized and invited by Guntur Bone Club, Guntur-Andhra Pradesh, March 15th 2008
7. Performed the First Prodisc-L Lumbar Disc Replacement in the country at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai in February 2008.
8. Faculty ‘Advanced Spine Course’ organized by Bombay Orthopaedic Society, January, 2008
9. Faculty ‘The Spine Millenium’, pre-conference workshop WIROC, Mumbai 21st December 2007
10. Invited to speak on ‘New Advances in Spinal Surgery’ by ‘Somawar Mandal – Senior Citizen’s Club’, Bandra –East Mumbai on the 10th December 2007.
11. Faculty ‘Cervical Disc Arthroplasty’ at Saifee Hospital Mumbai on 13th November 2007.
12. Invited to speak on ‘New Horizons in Spinal Surgery’ by Maharastra Orthopaedic Nursing Association at SP Jain Auditorium, Bombay Hospital on the 4th of September, 2007.
13. 13. Invited Faculty at ‘Post-Graduate Orthopaedic Course’ at Swasthiyog Prathisthan, Miraj to speak on ‘Spondylolisthesis’ on the 31st of August 2007.
14. Honoured by the Indo-American Society, Mumbai on the 24th of August 2007 for the pioneering effort in introducing ‘Artificial Disc Replacement’ to the city of Mumbai
15. Pioneer in the field of ‘Artificial Disc Replacement’ in Mumbai. Performed the first ever ‘Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement’ in Mumbai on the 6th of July 2007.
16. Faculty for Symposium on ‘Multilevel Disc Disease’ during Instructional Course Lectures – A Combined ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India) & SSE (Spine Society of Europe) Conference at Goa in August 2007.
17. Invited as ‘Guest Editor’ for the Journal Neurology India – Spinal Supplement isuue – December 2005 edition.
18. Awarded the esteemed ‘Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Scholarship’ to attend 40th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting at Miami, Florida, USA in October 2005.
19. Awarded the ‘Advanced AO Fellowship in Spinal Surgery’ by AO – Spine, North America for the year 2005-06
20. Awarded the ‘Gold medal – Depuy–Acromed Best Paper Publication Award’ by the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) for the year 2005 during the Annual Conference at Bangalore, India
21. Selected for the prestigious ‘St George Hospital [Sydney, Australia] Clinical Fellowship in Spine’ starting December 2004.
22. Awarded the esteemed ‘Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Scholarship’ to attend 39th Annual Scoliosis Research Society Meeting at Buenos Aires, Argentina in Sept, 2004.
23. Selected for the prestigious ‘National University Hospital [Singapore] Clinical Fellowship in Spine’ starting September 10th, 2003 (15 months) under the supervision of Prof. Hee-Kit Wong.
24. Selected for the prestigious ‘Neuro-Spine fellowship’ conducted by Dr Atul Goel (the pioneer of C1-C2 lateral mass fixation), Head of Department, Neurosurgery Department, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai.
25. Awarded the ‘Gopalkrishnan Fellowship in Arthroscopy’ by the Indian Arthroscopy Society.
26. Secured 17th rank for the country in the All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination, 1997.
27. Secured 94th rank for the state in the Common Medical Entrance Test, Karnataka Board 1990.
28. National Merit Scholarship for securing 69th rank at the state level in the Karnataka S.S.L.C. Examinations in 1988.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Bimonthly “Bombay Orthopaedic Society” meetings from March 1997 onwards till September 2003.
2. “Advanced Fracture Course” organised by LTMG, Sion (Sion Municipal Hospital, Mumbai) in October 1998.
3. “Posterior Lumbar InterBody Fusion (PLIF)” Workshop conducted by Dr P.S. Ramani at LTMG, Sion-Mumbai in November 1998.
4. “Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference (WIROC)” 1998 and 2000, Mumbai.
5. “Spinal Instrumentation Workshop” during “Paediatric Orthopaedic Conference” in February 2000 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai.
6. “Indo–German Shoulder Workshop” March 2001, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai.
7. “Basic Arthroscopy Workshop” at Bandra Bhabha Hospital organised by Bombay Orthopaedic Society in August 2001.
8. “Cadaveric Flap Workshop” at J.J. Hospital, Mumbai in August 2001.
9. “Orthopaedic Oncology Update” at Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai in October 2001.
10. “Basic Ilizarov Course 2001” at Sir HN Hospital, Mumbai in June 2001 conducted by ASAMI – INDIA.
11. “Advanced Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery – Practical Anatomy Workshop [St. Louis University, USA]” at NUH, Singapore from 11-13th August, 2004.
12. “Scoliosis Research Society” -39th Annual Meeting at Buenos Aires Argentina, 6-9th September, 2004.
13. “Innovative Treatment Options in Spine Surgery” – Buenos Aires Argentina, 6th September 2004.
14. “Spine Society of Australia” – Annual Conference at Auckland, New Zealand, April, 2005.
15. “ Stryker Spine Symposium” – Ayer’s Rock, Northern Territory, Australia, May, 2005.
16. “Scoliosis Research Society” – 40th Annual Meeting at Miami, Florida, USA 27-30thh Oct, 2005.
17. “Adult Spinal Deformity/ Immature Spine” – Miami, Florida, USA 27th October, 2005.
18. “AO Advanced Spine Course” – Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, 23 – 26th February 2006.
19. “North American AO Spine Fellows Forum” – Banff, Alberta, Canada, 9 – 12th March 2006.
20. “Canadian Spine Society Annual Conference” – Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada,
21. 23 – 26th March 2006.
22. “Current Concepts in the Management of Paediatric and Adult Scoliosis” – Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA 9-10th June 2006 (Scoliosis Research Society Workshop).
23. Registered for “Midas Rex Hands-on Workshop” – Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Research Facility, Randwick, NSW on September 22, 2006.
24. “AOA-NZOA CSM meeting” Canberra, October 2006.
25. “Elevating Best Practice in Spine Surgery” – Sydney, November 8-9th 2006.
26. “ICS – Combined ASSI & SSE conference” – Goa, August 2007.
27. “Spinal Deformities” Conference at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi – October, 2007
28. “MOACON (Maharastra Orthopaedic Association annual Conference) 2007” at Amravati on 17th & 18th of November, 2007.
29. “WIROC – 2007” Mumbai, December 2007.
30. “Combined Arthroplasty Course (Prodisc-C & Prodisc-L)”, New Delhi, 5-6th January, 2008
31. “Combined ISSLS workshop -ASSI Annual Conference” Coimbatore, 17-20th January 2008.
32. “POSICON 2008” Coimbatore, 26-27th January, 2008.
33. “KOACON 2008” Coorg, February 2008.
34. “ISICON 2008” New Delhi, February 2008
35. “IMAST 2008” Hong Kong, July 2008
36. “ICS – Combined ASSI & SSE conference” – Shimla, August 2008.
37. “ SICOT 2008” Hong Kong, August 2008
38. “MOACON (Maharastra Orthopaedic Association annual Conference) 2007” at Mahabaleshwar November, 2008.
39. “WIROC – 2008” Mumbai, December 2008

PUBLICATIONS :

Published :

1. Kulkarni AG, Goel A. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index. Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. 21(1):4-10, February 2008.
2. Kulkarni AG, Chu G, Fehlings MG. Pyogenic intradural abscess: a case report. Spine. 2007 May 20;32(12):E354-7.
3. Kulkarni AG, Hee HT, Wong HK. Solis cage (PEEK) for anterior cervical fusion: Preliminary radiological results with emphasis on fusion and subsidence. The Spine Journal. 2007 Mar-Apr;7(2):205-9.
4. Kulkarni AG, Tamer S, Ashley H, Diwan AD. The Swimmer’s view for cervical facet injections. Eur Spine J. 2006 July;15(7):1150-2.
5. Kulkarni AG, Hee HT. Adjacent level discitis after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. A case report. Eur Spine J. 2006 Oct;15 Suppl 17:559- 63.
6. Goel A, Kulkarni AG, Sharma P. Reduction of fixed atlantoaxial dislocation: A report of an experience with 24 cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Apr;2(4):505-9
7. Kulkarni AG, Goel A , Thirupathy S, Desai K. Extradural arachnoid cysts. A study of 7 cases. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2004 Oct;18(5):484-8
8. Kulkarni AG, Kulkarni GK. Para-articular osteochondroma of the talocalcaneal joint – a case report. The Foot Journal. 2004.Dec ;14:210-213
9. Goel A, Kulkarni AG. Mobile and reducible atlantoaxial dislocation in presence of occipitalized atlas: Report on treatment of 8 cases by direct lateral mass plate and screw fixation. Spine. 2004 Nov; 29(22):E520-523
10. Goel A, Kulkarni AG. Screw implantation in the spinous process of axis for occipitocervical fusion. J Clin Neurosci. 2004 Sep;11(7):735-737
11. Kulkarni AG, Goel A, Muzumdar D. Solitary osteochondroma arising from the thoracic facet joint–case report. Neurologia medico-chirurgica (Tokyo). 2004 May; 44(5): 255-7
12. Kulkarni AG, Prabhu V, Wade R, Katre RN. Complex elbow dislocation in a child. BHJ. 2002; 44(1): 265-266
13. Kulkarni AG, Prabhu V. Tuberculosis tenosynovitis presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome – A case report with review of literature. BHJ. 2002; 44(2):102-103
14. Kulkarni AG, Diwan AD. Prosthetic Lumbar Disc Replacement. Neurology India. 2006; 53(4);499-505
15. Goel A, Sharma P, Dange N, Kulkarni AG. Techniques in the treatment of craniovertebral instability. Neurology India. 2006; 53(4); 525-533
16. Kulkarni AG, Goel A. Re: Al-Barbarawi, Sekhon LHS. Protection of the C1 posterior arch in atlantal lateral mass fixation: technical case report. J Clin Neuroscience 2005 12(1), 59-61.J Clin Neurosci. 2005 Aug;12(6):726
17. Kulkarni AG, Goel A. Re: Dong Y, Xia Hong M, Jianyi L, et al: Quantitative anatomy of the lateral mass of the atlas. Spine. 2003; 28:860-3.Spine. 2004 Aug 1;29(15):1707.
18. Kulkarni AG, Goel A. Re: Tan M, Wang H, Wang Y, et al: Morphometric evaluation of screw fixation in atlas via posterior arch and lateral mass. Spine. 2003; 28:888-95. Spine. 2004 Aug 1;29(15):1706

SCIENTIFIC PAPER PRESENTATION

1. 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).
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. Thoracic disc disease – Case presentation: Presented at 6th Annual Stryker Spine Symposium, 29th May, 2005 at Ayer’s Rock, Northern Territory, Australia (First author).
6. 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).
7. Early aggressive treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by percutaneous vertebroplasty. A case series [POSTER PRESENTATION: World Spine Society, III Annual Conference, July 2005 at Rio Di Janerio] (First author).
8. Management of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) by Posterior Decompression and Instrumented fusion: Indications, Results and Outcomes in a Series of 93 cases – research presentation for Prof Harry Botterell Lectureship 5th December, 2005, TWH, Toronto (First author).
9. Outcome analysis of surgical treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) – presented at North American AO Spine Fellows Forum – Banff, Alberta, Canada, 10th March, 2006 (First author)
10. Management of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) by Posterior Decompression and Instrumented fusion: Indications, Results and Outcomes in a Series of 93 cases – presented at CSS (Canadian Spine Society) annual conference at Lake Louise, Alberta, March 2006 (First author).
11. Posterior Column Reconstruction with auto-graft rib following en-bloc tumour resection. [POSTER PRESENTATION] – presented at CSS (Canadian Spine Society) annual conference at Lake Louise, Alberta , March 2006 (First author).
12. Intra-operative traction in the management of scoliosis. Jhaveri S, Lewis S, Kulkarni AG. presented at CSS (Canadian Spine Society) annual conference at Lake Louise, Alberta , March 2006.
13. Management of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) by Posterior Decompression and Instrumented fusion: Indications, Results and Outcomes in a Series of 93 cases – NASS Meeting, Seattle, September, 2006 [Poster Presentation – First Author].
14. Posterior Column Reconstruction with auto-graft rib following en-bloc tumour resection. [ORAL PRESENTATION] –AOA-NZOA CSM meeting, Canberra, October 2006 (First author).
15. Posterior Column Reconstruction with auto-graft rib following en-bloc tumour resection. [ORAL PRESENTATION] –ASSI meeting, Ahmedabad, January 2007 (First author).
16. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [ORAL PRESENTATION]: Spine Society of Australia, Annual Conference, April 2007 at Hobart, Australia] (First author).
17. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [POSTER PRESENTATION]: IMAST – Bahamas, July 2007(First author).
18. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Bombay Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Nair Hospital, Mumbai August 2009.
19. Posterior Column Reconstruction with auto-graft rib following en-bloc tumour resection. [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Spinal Deformities Conference at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, October, 2007 (First author).
20. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Spinal Deformities Conference at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, October, 2007 (First author).
21. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Maharastra Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Amravati, November, 2007 (First author).
22. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [POSTER PRESENTATION] – Maharastra Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Amravati, November, 2007.
23. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [POSTER PRESENTATION] – Indian Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Calcutta, December, 2007.
24. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [ORAL PRESENTATION] – ASSI Annual Conference, Coimbatore, January 2008 (First author).
25. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [ORAL PRESENTATION]: POSICON, Coimbatore, January 2008 (First author).
26. Intra-operative traction in the management of scoliosis. Kulkarni AG, Lewis S. presented at KOA (Karnataka Orthopaedic Association) annual conference at Coorg, February 2008 (First author).
27. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATION] – ISICON (International Spinal Cord Injuries Conference) New Delhi February, 2008 (First author).
28. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [ORAL PRESENTATION]- ISICON (International Spinal Cord Injuries Conference) New Delhi February, 2008 (First author).
29. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement [ORAL PRESENTATION] – ISICON (International Spinal Cord Injuries Conference) New Delhi February, 2008 (First author).
30. Back School [ORAL PRESENTATION] – IMA – West, Mumbai on the occasion of ‘International Women’s Day’ as a part of ‘Bone & Joint Decade’ at IMA – Juhu on 8th March 2008
31. Decision Making in the Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Canal Stenosis [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Decision Making in Spine Surgery and Spinal Techniques (Lumbar Spine), Guntur, March 15th 2008.
32. MicroEndoscopic Discectomy using MetrX system [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Decision Making in Spine Surgery and Spinal Techniques (Lumbar Spine), Guntur, March 15th 2008.
33. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement [VIDEO DEMONSTRATION] – Decision Making in Spine Surgery and Spinal Techniques (Lumbar Spine), Guntur, March 15th 2008.
34. Management of Discogenic Back Pain [ORAL PRESENTATION] – IMA – ‘A’ Ward, Mumbai on 30th March 2008.
35. Odontoid Fracture Fixation – Technical Tips & Pitfalls [ORAL PRESENTATION] – Bombay Orthopaedic Society Meeting, KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 6th April 2008.
36. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [POSTER PRESENTATION]: IMAST, Hong Kong, July 2008 (First author).
37. Vertical atlanto-axial index: a new craniovertebral index [ORAL PRESENTATION] – SICOT, Hong Kong August, 2008(First author).
38. Paediatric Cervical Spine Trauma – patterns of injury plus efficacy and safety of third-generation spinal instrumentation [ORAL PRESENTATION] – SICOT, Hong Kong August, 2008(First author).
39. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement [ORAL PRESENTATION] – SICOT, Hong Kong August, 2008(First author).
40. Micro-Endoscopic Discectomy using METRx [ORAL PRESENTATION] – MOACON, Mahabaleshwar, November 2008 (First author).
41. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement (VIDEO DEMONSTRATION) – MOACON, Mahabaleshwar, November 2008 (First author).
42. Preliminary Results of Cervical Disc Replacement – IOACON, Bangalore, December 2008
43. Total Lumbar Disc Replacement: A treatment option for Discogenic Low back pain – WIROC, Mumbai 2008
44. CT Based Evaluation of Odontoid Morphology in Indian Population: Implications on Internal Fixation of Type II Odontoid Fractures – WIROC, Mumbai 2008.
45. Key-Hole Surgery for Lumbar Canal Stenosis: Ipsi-lateral and Contra-lateral Decompression of Lumbar Canal Stenosis – Bombay Orthopaedic Society Meeting, KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 5th April 2009.

Reviewer : I am a reviewer for the following journals: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery – Spine, Biomed Central Imaging, Journal of Post Graduate Medicine, Neurology India.

Teaching Experience: Post-graduate students are trained under our supervision in the operating rooms and out-patient clinics apart from the regular weekly lectures. As a post-graduate fellow, I have a teaching experience of four and half years. Apart from teaching the postgraduate residents in the clinic and operating theatres, I have chaired undergraduate seminar sessions on topics in Spine during my Spine fellowship. I have also conducted bedside Orthopaedic tutorials for undergraduates during my residency.