QUALIFICATIONS
* MBBS – University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University (1982-1986)
*MS (Orthopaedics) – Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. (1988-1991)
*Post Graduate Certificate Course in Hospital Management – National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi. (2000)
*Spine fellowships from Germany, Netherlands and Seoul, South Korea.
EXPERIENCE
*He has a combined experience of 28+ years
* Dr Chhabra has performed Over 5000+ spine surgeries in his remarkable career as a spine surgeon.
* He has pioneered the Laser and Endoscopic spine disc surgery in India
He has held the following responsibilities as a Spine Surgeon
- Entrusted the responsibilities of Medical Director in 2007
- Chief of Spine Service at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre since 2004
- Entrusted the responsibilities of Addl. Medical Director in 2002
- Entrusted the responsibilities of Dy. Medical Director in 1997
- Promoted to Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in 1995
- Joined Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in 1991 as Sr. Resident (Orthopaedics)
- Resident and Post Graduate Student for M.S. Orthopaedics – Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi (August 1988 – June 1991)
- House Surgeon in Orthopaedics – Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi (1 Jan. 1988- 30 June 1988)
- Internship – Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi (1 Jan. 1987 – 31 Jan 1987)
* His super specialty of Robotic spine surgery is a highly specialized minimum access surgical technique to treat various spine diseases like bone deformities, Spinal stenosis, Spinal tumors, hernias and disc prolapse.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Post Graduate Certificate Course in Hospital Management – National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi. (2000)
- Spine fellowships from Germany, Netherlands and Seoul, South Korea.
AWARDS
- He was conferred the prestigious award “Oder of the star of the Italian solidarity” (OSSI) by the President of the Republic. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon’ble Massimo D’ Alema in 2007.
- He won the RASHTRIYA RATTAN AWARD for the year 2006 by International Study Circle, A Forum of Intellectuals Recognized the distinguished contribution towards Development of Specialty of Orthopaedics on Doctors Day, 1st July 2006.
- He was recognized for Distinguish Services Towards People with Disabilities Awarded by Rotary Club, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi in Year 2009 XXIII National Excellence Awards in Year 2013
AREA OF INTEREST
He is an experienced and dynamic surgeon with multidisciplinary precision based approach utilizing robotic eye for accessing and operating complex minute anatomical structures in the spine and vertebral column.
He is a pioneer in the following spine surgeries
Spinal fusion
Laminectomy
Discectomy
Intervertebral disc -arthroplasty
Foraminotomy
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Laminotomy
Decompression
Laminoplasty
