Striving to provide comprehensive spine care at the Neurosurgery Department AIIMS by dealing with complex cervical, occipito-cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral pathologies, tumors, and fusion and fixation, operations has been a constant endeavor. The department is now fully equipped to deal with complex spinal problems with the latest technological advances including Image guided workstation. The minimal access system for spinal surgery is being procured. A research laboratory with facility for cadaver dissection and spinal operations on experimental animals with drill, microscope and computer aids is under development has been developed.

My special area of interest is the cranio-vertebral junction. I have documented one of the largest series of patients in the world on developmental CVJunction anomalies and their management- almost 800 patients. Research on TB of the CV Junction – experience of 75 patients is under consideration for publication. Research of spinal TB with severe neurological deficits in 45 patients has been accepted for publication in Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. In the last 3years I have been invited to lecture/chair sessions/seminars on spine surgery topics all over the country and in international meetings. I have been nominated the Course Chairman for the AOSpine courses at Davos Switzerland attended by more than 300 spine surgeons from 80 countries in the world.