Profile Summary

Qualification & Experience

MS, DORTH, DNB

Area of expertise

"Minimal access spinal surgery

Complex Spine reconstruction for spinal fractures, tumors, tuberculosis "

Introduction:

Dr Gautam Zaveri is one of the leading spine surgeons in India today. He has developed a

comprehensive non -operative program for the management of various spinal ailments. He has an

extensive experience in major reconstructive surgeries for the treatment of a variety of spinal

ailments including fractures, tumors, tuberculosis, deformities of in adults and children. He is also an expert on minimally invasive and endoscopic surgeries of the spine like Microdiscetomies, microdecompression for spinal stenosis and minimally invasive spinal fusions besides vertebroplasty, etc.

He is on the managing council of the Association of Spinal Surgeons of India. He is sought after as a speaker/demonstrator at various national and international spine workshops, symposia conference and postgraduate teaching courses. He has written many articles in national and international journals as well as chapters in textbooks of spine surgery.

He is credited with the development and popularization of the following spinal surgeries:

•  Stepwise protocol for management of thoracolumbar trauma
•  Acute vertebral shortening for thoracolumbar trauma
• Posterolateral approaches to tuberculosis of thoracic spine
•  Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbosacral tuberculosis"

Awards/Fellowship

• Best asia-pacific spine faculty- 2006- AOSpine International, Davos
• International SpineFellow 2000 by the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine in Adelaide, Australia
•  Best clinicalresearch paper at International Spinal cord Society meeting in 2006, Delhi
•  Ranked third In the MS- Orthopaedics Examination held by the Mumbai University"