Dr. Niraj Vasavada

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, India, 2001
• MS in Orthopaedics — Saurashtra University, Gujarat, India, 2005 (University First Rank)

Fellowships & Special Training

• Fellowship in Adult Spine Surgery and Deformity Correction — Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India (6 months)
• International Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgery — Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
• Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgical Management of Spinal Trauma — St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany (FMISST)
• Fellowship in Spinal Deformity Correction — Queen Mary University and Duchess of Kent Children Hospital, Hong Kong (FSDC)
• Observership in Spinal Tumor Surgery — Institute Orthopedic Galleazzi, Milan, Italy
• FABMISS — Fellow of the Asian Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Specialised training in Pediatric Spine Surgery
• Specialised training in Revision Spine Surgery for Failed Back
• Specialised training in Endoscopic Spine Surgery (EVS)

Certifications & Accreditations

• Gujarat Medical Council — Registered (Reg. No. 32013)
• National Medical Commission / Medical Council of India Registration
• Board-Certified Specialist — Orthopaedic Surgery (MS)
• Sub-Specialty Fellow — Asian Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (FABMISS)
• FMISST — St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany (Minimally Invasive Spinal Trauma)
• FSDC — Queen Mary University, Hong Kong (Spinal Deformity Correction)

Current Affiliation

• Zydus Hospital, Sola Bridge, Ahmedabad, Gujarat — Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon, Present

Past Affiliations

• Shalby Multispecialty Hospital, Ahmedabad — Consultant and Head of Spine Surgery (Past, 30–35 surgeries monthly)
• Wockhardt Hospitals, Gujarat — Consultant Spine and Joint Replacement Surgeon (Past)
• MIOT Hospital, Chennai — Director of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Institute (Past)
• Apollo Hospital, Chennai — Adult Spine Surgery and Deformity Correction Fellowship (Past)
• Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea — International Fellowship (Past)
• St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany — Minimally Invasive Spinal Trauma Fellowship (Past)
• Queen Mary University and Duchess of Kent Children Hospital, Hong Kong — Spinal Deformity Correction Fellowship (Past)
• Institute Orthopedic Galleazzi, Milan, Italy — Spinal Tumor Surgery Observership (Past)
• MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar — MBBS (Past)

Academic & Research Roles

• Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon — Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad
• Faculty & Speaker — National and international spine surgery conferences (AO Spine Davos, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies World Congress 2025 Dubai, ESPINEA Endoscopic Spine Academy Karlsruhe, ASSICON 2019)
• Inaugural Conference of MISSI 2014 — Core Organizing Committee Member; demonstrated tubular discectomy and MIS-TLIF techniques
• Spine Conclave 2018 — Organizing Secretary (first annual event in Ahmedabad)
• ASSICON2019 Ahmedabad — Core Organizing Committee Member
• Annual ORTHOTRENDS Conference (2014–2017) — Scientific Committee Member; Chairman for Spine Symposium
• Author/Co-author/Editor — Multiple book chapters in Spine Surgery
• Author — Multiple peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals

Key Achievements

• 14-23+ years of clinical experience
• University First Rank in MS Orthopaedics, 2005
• Pioneer in establishing minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery in Gujarat
• Currently Senior Spine Surgeon at Zydus Hospital, Sola Bridge, Ahmedabad
• Performed 30-35 spine surgeries monthly at Shalby Hospitals
• Multiple international fellowships: South Korea (Wooridul), Germany (Leipzig), Hong Kong (Queen Mary), Italy (Galleazzi Milan)
• FABMISS, FMISST, FSDC credentials
• Faculty/Speaker at international conferences: AO Spine Davos, WFNS World Congress 2025 Dubai, ESPINEA Karlsruhe
• Multiple book chapter contributions and peer-reviewed publications
• Organizing Secretary of Spine Conclave 2018, Ahmedabad
• Multilingual: English, Hindi, Gujarati
• 97% recommendation from patients