Dr. Vidyadhara has about 15-years of post-qualification experience and is currently HOD & Consultant Spine Surgeon at Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore. He performs about 600 procedures annually and totaling over 6000 successful spinal surgeries so far. He had a very successful academic career winning more than 30 national & international awards along with over 35 international publications in indexed journals. He has worked in most reputed centers of excellence in spine surgery across the globe. Dr. Vidyadhara S was awarded the ISCA Young Scientist Award from the then President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 2006, Lester Lowe SICOT Award in 2007 and ISSLS Best Research Award in 2010. In 2012, he was honored to be third Indian winning the prestigious SRS Traveling Fellowship to visit the best centers for Spine Surgery in the USA. He is fifth Indian and first from Karnataka to have been awarded active fellowship of Scoliosis Research Society of USA.

Expertise

• Spinal Osteotomies for Kyphosis.
• Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic fractures,
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Stabilization, Posterior and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF / TLIF).
• Surgery for Spinal Tumors.
• Complex Cervical Spine Surgeries.
• Non-operative and operative treatment of neck & back pain.
• Spinal Column Reconstruction – Posterior/ Anterior.
• Microscopic and Endoscopic Procedures.
• Artificial Disc Replacement.
• Surgeries for Spinal Cord / Column Tumors.
• Various injection techniques in the spinal disorders.
• Scoliosis Correction Surgeries.

MBBS | MS | DNB | FNB (Spine Surgery) | FHKU (Spine Surgery)

Chairman, Communication Committee of Scoliosis Research Society USA (2017-20). Editor, SRS Newsletter (2017-20). Active Fellow of “Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) since 2008. Fellow of University of Hong Kong in Spine Surgery 2008. Fellow of National board of Examinations (FNB) in Spine Surgery 2004-06. Adjunct Visiting Professor of Spine Surgery (Manipal University)

Memberships

• Editor, SRS Newsletter (2017-20).
• Adjunct Visiting Professor of Spine Surgery (Manipal University)
• Chairman, Communication Committee of Scoliosis Research Society USA (2017-20).
• Active Fellow of “Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) since 2008.
• Fellow of University of Hong Kong in Spine Surgery 2008.
• Fellow of National board of Examinations (FNB) in Spine Surgery 2004-06.

Awards and Achievements

• The first Indian to lead the communication committee of the Scoliosis Research Society in the United States (2017-20)
• 2012 saw the first Indian get the esteemed Scoliosis Research Society Traveling Fellowship.
• The only active member of the Scoliosis Research Society from Karnataka and the fifth from India,
• 2010 Best Research Award from the International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine (ISSLS).
• 2009 Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association Most Promising Spine Research Award
• Scholarship for Education from the Scoliosis Research Spine Society, 2008
• IOA Fellowship for Dr. R. L. Mittal, 2008
• 2007 Lester Lowe SICOT Award
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam presented the ISCA Young Scientist Award (President's Medal) in 2006.
• Best Spine Research Award from ASSI in 2005
• 2005 APOA Traveling Fellowship