Dr. Praveen Saxena is Head of Department Spine Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals -The Spine Clinic Ahmedabad, dedicated to bring the state of art at treatment for spinal problems to door steps of India and Gujarat in particular.
Dr Praveen Saxena has been awarded the degree of MS(Ortho) by Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda in the year 1999.Since then he has been incredible and has now gathered 22 years of experience in his field. His proficiency is expanded to 17 years of resolute and allegiant teaching experience both as assistant professor and Head of the Unit at HM PATEL CENTRE FOR MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATION and Diplomate of National Board, post-graduate Lecturer.
He has been Pioneer in
• Percutaneous Baloon Kyphoplasty: A treatment for fractured vertebra without operation and under local anaesthesia.
• Awake spine surgery: Endoscopic transforaminal spine operations
• Dynamic Fixations in Spine: fixations that allow normal range of movements even after surgery
• Geriatric spine surgery solutions: Pain Management with minimally invasive techniques and procedures.
His other Areas of Interest include
• Balloon Kyphoplasty
• Dynamic Fixations In Spine
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery
• Artificial Disc Replacement
• Osteoporosis Prevention Management
• Microsurgery In Lumbar Spine
Publication
• CERVICAL SPINE ARTHROPLASTY : A CASE REPORT Indian Journal Of Clinical Practice (IJCP) Volume 16, No 2, July 2005.
• Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty in vertebral compression fractures INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS Vol 49,issue 4 458-464,July.
Dr.Praveen Saxena’s expertise with his work has its occult secret hidden into various specialized training programmes like
• Dr. Praveen Saxena has interestingly carried out research on various topics like: – Delayed Union and Non-Union of forearm fractures. – Fibular bone grafting in difficult non-unions. – Cementing techniques for osteoporotic compression fractures. – Role dynamic fixations in ageing spine.
• Dr. Saxena’s various articles have been published. – Cervical Spine Arthroptasty : A CASE REPORT Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 16,No 2 ,July 2005. -Outcome of Percutaneous ballon Kyphoplasty in vertebral compression fractures ,INDIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS Vol49,issue 4 , July 2015. • Dr. Saxena has conducted various workshops and courses over: – Post Graduate instructional lecture course by orthopaedic research and education foundation GUJARAT 2004. – National continuing medical education o emergency medicine and workshops on critical care, 2nd and 3rd Oct 2004. – Instructional course on Kyphoplasty: Live surgery demonstration, 25th March 2008.