Orthopedic Doctor in Indore

Brief Profile

Dr. Prasad Patgaonkar's journey of excellence in the field of orthopaedics & spine surgery began decades ago when he completed his MBBS from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India and DNB in Orthopaedics from the prestigious Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai. 

He further underwent specialist training in various sub-specialties of spine surgery in India & abroad. He received a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery from Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, a Fellowship in Spinal Deformity Surgery from SRH Klinikum, Heidelberg University, Germany, a Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management from Daradia-The Pain Clinic, Kolkata, a Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery from Cess Shot, Miraj and Good Doctor Teun Teun Hospital, Anyang, South Korea. 

Over the years, he has amassed extensive experience in performing endoscopic awake and aware, safe spine surgery, minimal access spine technologies for discectomies, laminotomy and foraminotomy for stenosis, disc replacement, spinal fusion, spinal deformity corrections and many more procedures.

He runs a spine fellowship programme through which 12 fellows and over 15 observers from all over India have been trained for endo/ MIS spine surgery in the past six years. He is a National Faculty for endospine surgery and live surgeries in various national conferences and workshops for the last 5 years. His annual live surgery workshops have been attended by delegates from across the globe. With many awards and accolades to his credit, he has established himself as a leading voice in the field of Spine Surgery in Central India.

Fields of Experience

• Endoscopic awake and aware
• Safe spine surgery
• Minimal access spine technologies for discectomies
• Laminotomy and foraminotomy for stenosis
• Disc replacement
• Spinal fusion
• Spinal deformity corrections

Research Presentations

• Prasad Patgaonkar et al A Case Report published in Journal of Orthopaedics Case Reports November 2020. “Adoloscent Lumbar Disc Herniation with a Peculiar Gait Pattern managed by Transforaminal Endoscopic Spine Surgery”
• Prasad Patgaonkar et al A Case Report published in Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics Jan 2020. “Rosai dorfman Disease of the spine causing limbo-sacral radiculopathy”
• Prasad Patgaonkar et al Original Research article published in Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2020. “Suprailiac vs transiliac approach in transforaminal endoscopic discectomy at L5S1: A new surgical classification of L5-iliac crest relationship and guidelines for approach”
• Research paper presentation in 38th MP-IOACON 2019- Ujjain, India during 20-22 Sept 2019
• Research paper presentation in WCSE-2019 at Hyderabad, Telangana, India during 12-14th July 2019 on Endoscopic Spine Surgery for L5-S1 Disc Herniations
• Research paper presentation in MPIOACON-2018 at Indore during 12-14th Oct 2018 on Endoscopy in Spondylodiscitis- Can it be a definitive management
• Research poster presentation in IOACON-2017 at Indore on 30th Nov 2017 on Role of transformational endoscopy in spondylodiscitis
• Research paper presentation in SPINE-2017 at New Delhi on 30th Sept 2017 on Transforaminal Endoscopic Fragmentectomy techniques for migrated herniations Modified New Classification & surgical guidelines
• SAM Johar, Prasad Patgaonkar et al Original Research article published in National Journal of Medical Research July 2017. “The role of image guided biopsy in suspected tuberculosis of spine”
• Research paper presentation in ACMISST-2017 at Bangkok on 1st July 2017 on Endoscopy in migrated herniated lumbar disc herniations
• Research paper presentation in SPINE-2016 at Mumbai on 30th Sept 2017 on Endoscopy in migrated herniated lumbar disc herniations
• Research paper presentation in SPINE-2012 at Chennai, 17th-20th Sept 2012 on “Early experience of Management of Scoliosis with Syrinx and ACM”
• Co-author in a Chapter in Textbook of Spinal Surgery 2nd edition (2011) by Dr P S Ramani.“Non Fusion techniques in Spine Stabilization”
• Review article in Journal of CV Junction and Spine (JCVJS) 2011.“Tuberculosis of Spine”
• SP Nagariya, Prasad Patgaonkar, S Chhabra, Vinod Agrawal, J Franke. Original Research article published in JSpinal Surg. Oct-2010. “Single stage anterior decompression and instrumentation for spinal tuberculosis”
• Prasad Patgaonkar, German Cuevas, Shradha Maheshwari, Chandralekha Thampi. “Disc Space infection (discitis) following intradiscal ozone therapy for acute low back pain due to prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc- A case report”. J Spinal Surg. Vol. 1 No.4 Pg 253-256.
• Amit Kohli, Prasad Patgaonkar, Chandralekha Thampi. Rapidly progressing back pain and sciatica due to an extradural, intracanal lumbar meningocoele. J Spinal Surg. Vol. 1 No.4 Pg 260-263
• Patgaonkar PR. “Surgical site infection in spine surgery-a case report”. J. Spinal Surg. Vol. 1, No. 3, January 2010
• Research paper presentation in WIROC-2009 at Mumbai, 19th-20th Dec 2009 on “Early experience of computer assisted navigation in spine surgery”
• Research paper presented in 8th National Annual Conference of Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Foundation of India (NSSFI) at Rajkot 26th-28th Sept 2008 on “Role of Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Devices in surgical management of lateral & foraminal lumbar stenosis- a short term experience with DIAM.”
• Paper presentation in Bombay Neuroscience Association meeting at Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai on 30th March 2008 on “Changing Trends in the Cervical Stabilization following Discectomy”
• Paper presentation in Bombay Neuroscience Association meeting at P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai on 24th Feb 2008 on “Changing Trends in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Lateral Recess Stenosis”
• Research paper presented in 7th National Annual Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeon Foundation of India at Cochin 28th-30th Sept 2007 on“PLIF in Early Degenerative Lumbar Spine Instability”
• Research paper presented in 7th National Annual Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeon Foundation of India at Cochin 28th-30th Sept 2007 on “Reconstruction of Cervical Spine with Dynamic Cages devised by Prof P S Ramani following anterior cervical Corpectomy
• Postgraduate thesis & dissertation submitted to National Board of Examination, New Delhi.“Prospective evaluation of cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty in intertrochanteric fractures femur in elderly”
• Research paper presented in “controversies in spine surgery Mumbai-2005” Organized by Association of Spine Surgeon of India (ASSI) & Spine Society of Europe.“Is PLIF required in low grade spondylolisthesis?…No.”
• Research project done during III MBBS ( 2001) in Bharati Hospital, Pune on –“Hospital Disinfection”

Education

• Graduation: MBBS (July 1997 to February 2003) from Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India
• Post graduation: Diplomate of National Board - Orthopaedics (March 2004 to March 2007) from Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
• Fellowship in Spinal Surgery - 2007-08 (FISS) from Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, India
• Fellowship in Spinal Surgery – 2009 (FISS) from SRH Klinikum, Heidelberg University, Germany
• Fellow Interventional Pain Management 2010 (FIPM) from DARADIA- The Pain clinic, Kolkata, WB, India
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery 2015 (FESS) from CESS SHOT, Miraj, India
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery 2019 (FESS) from Good Doctor Teun Teun Hospital, Anyang, South Korea

Awards and Recognitions

• 1st Prize of 2020 in Indore Annual Award for Medical Publications by Pauranik Academy of Medical Education & Indian Medical Association Indore Branch
• B DAS Commemoration Lecture / Oration and Annual Young Researcher’s Award in MP-IOACON 2019 (38th annual conference of MP chapter of IOA) in Sept 2019
• 1st rank in Spinal Quiz of Postgraduate DNB Spine lecture course-2007
• B Braun Medical Trust Foundation Scholar-2006 of Orthopaedics in India

Languages Known

Hindi & English

Fellowship/Membership

• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery, South Korea
• Fellowship in Spinal Deformity Surgery, SRH Klinikum,Germany
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Neuro-Spinal unit Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery, CESS-SHOT, Miraj, India
• Fellowship in Pain Management, Daradia Pain Clinic, Kolkata, India ; Secretary, SSI (Spine Society of Indore)
• Ex-secretary & Life member AOSI (Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Indore).
• Life Member of Madhya Pradesh state chapter of Indian Orthopaedic Association (MP-IOA).
• Life Member of Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA). (LM-10853)
• Life Member of ASSI (Association of Spine Surgeons of India)
• Life Member of MISSAB (Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons association of Bharat)
• Executive Member & Life Member of NSSA (Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India). (PNSSA-41)
• Life Member IITS (International Intradiscal Therapy Society)