Dr. Gururaj M

Consultant Spine Surgeon with 15+ years of experience

• Dr Gururaj M is a well-trained Spine Surgeon with more than 15 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise are Herniated Disc, Functional Orthopedics, Correction of deformities, Musculoskeletal Pain Management and Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction etc.
• He completed his MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India in 2004 and MS - Orthopaedics from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India in 2008.
• He did a Fellowship of the National Board in Spine Surgery from the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery from Munich, Germany.
• He is a member of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), Spinal Cord Society (India), Delhi Spine Society and Indian Association of Palliative Care. 
• He has so far done nearly 5000 surgeries along with his team.
• He has published several articles in national and international journals and often attends conferences and CMEs.

• Fellowship of National Board in Spine Surgery from Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi.
• M S Orthopedics from St Johns Medical College, Bangalore.
• MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
• Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery from Munich, Germany.
• Fellowship in Spinal deformity from Hong Kong University, Hong Kong.
• Fellowship in Spinal deformity from Washington University, USA.
• Fellowship in Cervical Spine Surgery & Deformity from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
• Certificate course in Pain and Palliative Care from Indian Palliative Care Association.

• Member Association of Spine Surgeons of India
• Member Spinal Cord Society (India)
• Member Delhi Spine Society
• Member Bangalore Orthopedic Association
• Member Indian Association of Palliative Care (Kar Chapter)

• Awarded and honoured by the Bangladesh Spine Society and Bangladesh Orthopaedic
• Awarded DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK Travelling Fellowship at DARTMOUTH Medical University, New Hampshire, USA
• Awarded Investigator of the Year - 2013 by the Association of Spine Surgeons of India.
• 2012 November - Won Best Poster Presenter Award -  International Spinal Cord and Spinal Surgeries Conference held at Saha Institute, Delhi
• 2011 November -Won Second Prize for Poster presentation - International Spinal Cord and Spinal Surgeries Conference held at Saha Institute, Kolkata.
• 2010 October -Awarded second best poster at International spinal cord society annual Conference
• 2009 November -Awarded Asian Spinal Cord Network International Fellowship during the Annual Conference held at Kathmandu for best poster presentation.
• 2009 January -Secured 2nd rank in entrance exams for FNB at the National level
• 2008 APRIL-Secured 3rd rank in M S Orthopaedics examination held at the state level by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science (State level University). India.
• Published a Paper Titled “Neglected dorsal dislocation of the scaphoid”. Amaravati RS, Saji M, Rajagopal H, Gururaj.Indian J Orthop. 2009 Apr; 43(2):213-5.
• Published Paper Titled “Thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of ligamentum flavum: a retrospective analysis of predictors of surgical outcome and factors affecting preoperative neurological status\". Sanghvi AV, Chhabra HS, Mascarenhas AA, Mittal VK, Sangondimath GM. Eur Spine J. 2010 May 15