Consultant Spine Surgeon
Dr. Shekhar Bhojraj
- MS (ORTHO)
- FCPS (ORTHO)
- D (ORTHO)
- Economical options in Comprehensive Spine Care
- Quality healthcare for the poor-rural and urban
Appointments / OPD Timings
| Monday | : | 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM |
| Thursday | : | 03:00 PM - 07:00 PM |
- PAST PRESIDENT of the Association Spine Surgeons Of India (ASSSI).
- FOUNDER and PAST PRESIDENT and CHIEF TRUSTEE of THE SPINE FOUNDATION.
- PAST PRESIDENT and DIRECTOR (Medical Wing).
- Centre for Study of Society Changes, Mumbai (NGO involved in Implementing social reforms and programs for the Urban Poor in H-east ward of Mumbai)
- Involved in Comprehensive Spine care programs at this NGO (SEARCH) since the past 20 years.
- Member of the Association of the Rural surgeons of India (ARSI).
SPECIAL SPINE SURGERY TRAINING
1985 - Visited as a clinical Spine surgery Fellow in the United Kingdom at London, Nottingham, Oxford, Birmingham, Oswestry, Stoke on Trent and Edinburgh with Top Senior British Spine Surgeons.
1989 - AO spine fellowship – University of Nottingham, UK.
1989 - AO spine fellowship – University of Berne, Switzerland.
1991 - Y. Cotrel spine fellowship – Paris, France.
1992 - Kenton Leathermann Clinical Spine Fellowship – University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCEUniversity Of Bombay - from 1984 till 1993.
STARTED THE FIRST EVER EXCLUSIVE SPINE UNIT IN THE COUNTRY1988-1993- As the Professor of Orthopaedics at the K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay .
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1998 - Founded THE SPINE FOUNDATION
This foundation is involved in serving the tribal-non tribal rural population of and around Gadchiroli in association with an NGO called SEARCH. (Since last 20+ years). It now also serves rural communities throughout the country through 15 centres such centres.
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2009 - The Spine Foundation started the centre at the V.N. DESAI MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL in Mumbai to treat poor patients in urban city of Mumbai.
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The Spine Foundation is also involved in training of young orthopaedic surgeons in the field of spine surgery through a The Spine Foundation Fellowship Program and also has been conducting Spine Workshops across India to promote Spine Surgeries amongst the orthopaedics and neurosurgeons.
Trustee and Governing Body member of The Society for Education and Research in Community Health ( An NGO located in Gadchiroli, started by Dr. Abhay and Dr. Rani Bang, Padma Shri Awardees.
