Dr. Vishal Kundnani

MS (Ortho) FASSI, FNUS, FNAMS.
Minimal Invasive Spine surgery specialist.
Specialist in Cervical Spine and scoliosis surgery.
Specialised in Microendosocpic Spine Surgery.
Director & Head of Spine Surgery-Center of Excellence in Spine Surgery, Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Mumbai.
Head - Mumbai Institute of Spine Surgery, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr. Vishal Kundnani-gold medalist throughout his scholar years - is fellowship trained in spine surgery from international Center’s of repute including UK, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and Korea. Dr Vishal Kundnani has treated 20000 + Spine patients in last 15 years non surgically with (latest non surgical treatment protocols for slip disc) and performed 5000+ successful Microsurgery for Slip Disc, minimal invasive spine surgery for Sciatica and laser surgery for Lumbar problem & cervical spine and scoliosis. He is Pioneer in complex spine surgery and is best spine specialist for Scoliosis surgery. He is trained in advanced Robotic spine surgery & Navigation spine surgery. Dr Vishal Kundnani is known for innovation in Awake day care spine surgery and minimal invasive spine surgery. He is internationally renowned for scoliosis & Cervical surgery and has more than 100 international scientific research publications.

He is national in-charge of fellowship training of young surgeons in india and has trained more than 50 fellows who are now working under his mentorship in various cities across country. Dr Vishal kundnani is the best minimal invasive spine surgeon in Mumbai and India and has trained many on this technique across country.

Dr Kundnani is avid sportsperson, fitness enthusiast and philanthropist. He is the founder member of social work NGO - Swasthya and Shiksha foundation - providing Subsidised spine healthcare to tribal population in India and promotes education of female child in rural india.

Under the aegis of the Swasthya foundation dr kundnani has conducted more than 20 mega super speciality camps in interior tribal areas in central India - MP, Chattisgarh, UP and Bihar - benefitting more than 50000+ underprivileged and needy patients with non surgical care and has performed more than 1500 free spine surgeries bringing smiles and making healthy spines. He has been termed best spine doctor for slip disc in India.

He also heads the venture SPINE CLINIC functioning out of four centers in Mumbai and 3 centers out of Mumbai- Bandra, Churchgate, Goregaon, Borivali, Bhopal, Jaipur and Raipur with stringent spine care protocols along with his team providing premium spine care in these cities. Meticulous Safe spine surgery with most recent advanced scientific protocols is the forte of Dr Vishal kundnani who is no doubt the best spine surgeon in mumbai and has been awarded so multiple times.

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Profile of Dr. Vishal Kundnani

  • picM.S (Ortho.), F.A.S.S.I, F.N.U.S, F.N.A.M.S.
  • picSpine Surgeon, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai.
  • picHon. Asso Prof -Dept Of Orthopedics & Spine Surgery.
  • picGrant Medical College & Sir JJ Hosp, University of Mumbai.
  • picSpecialist in Minimal Invasive & Microscopic Spine Surgery.
  • picCurrently functioning (Since 2009 till date) at Bombay Hospital Mumbai as Spine Surgeon.
  • picHead SPINE CLINIC- Bombay Hospital Mumbai.
  • picDirector-Mumbai Institute of Spine Surgery – Mumbai, Raipur, Bhopal, Jaipur.
  • picTrained and proficient in Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Pediatric Spine Surgery, Craniovertebral & Cervical Spine Surgery, Navigation guided Spine Surgery.
  • picPioneer in Navigation guided Spine Surgery and Robotic spine surgeries. Successfully performed 3000+ Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery Technique and 500+ with navigation guided spine Surgery.
  • picSupervisor to National ASSI spine fellowship program & on advisory board for ASSI spine fellowship. Supervisor and guide – National MISS Spine Fellowship program – 2 Seats.
  • picExecutive Council Member –
    MISSI – Minimal Invasive Spine Surgeons of India.
    BSS – Bombay Spine Society.
    ASSI – Association of Spine Society of India.
    BOS – Bombay Orthopedic Society.
  • picAdvisory board Member – Education committee of ASSI (Asso. Of Spine Surgeons of India).
  • picFaculty on panel AO Spine International foundation and Asia Pacific Spine Society and National & most International Spine Conference’s.
  • picOn editorial Board for Spine Journals and Indian Journal of Orthopedics.
  • picM.B.B.S. – Barkatullah University, Bhopal. (Gold Medalist).
  • picM.S.(Orthopedics) – Rajasthan University of Health Science, Jaipur. (Gold Medalist).
  • picF.A.S.S.I – Fellow Assc.Of Spine Surgeons Of India, India.
  • picF.N.U.S – Fellow of National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • picF.M.S.S – Fellow Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Seoul, Korea.
  • picF.N.A.M.S. – Fellow national academy of medical sciences, University of Utah, USA.
  • picResearch Fellowship-Spine Surgery, INDIA Mentor – Prof S.Y.Bhojraj, Lilavati Hospital Mumbai.
  • picNational A.S.S.I (Ass. of Spine Surgeons of India) Spine Surgery Fellowship, INDIA Mentor – Dr. Abhay M. Nene, Dr. Mihir R. Bapat, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & M.R.C, Mumbai.
  • picHinduja Hospital Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Spine surgery, INDIA Mentor – Dr. Mihir R. Bapat, Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & M.R.C, Mumbai.
  • picSYNTHES Asia Pacific Clinical Spine Surgery Fellowship, INDIA Mentor – Dr. Abhay M. Nene, Dr. Mihir R. Bapat, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & M.R.C, Mumbai.
  • picMIS- Spine Surgery Fellowship, KOREA Mentor– Prof. Choon Lee, Dr. H. Kim, National University Hospital, Seoul, KOREA
  • picAdvanced Cervical Spine Surgery Traveling Fellowship, JAPAN Mentor – Prof Kuniyoshi Abumi, Prof M. Ito, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
  • picClinical Fellowship in Spine Surgery, SINGAPORE Mentor – Prof H.K. Wong, Prof H.H Tak, Dr. Gabriel Liu, National University Hospital, Singapore.
  • picAO Travelling Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery, AUSTRALIA Mentor – Prof P Cundy, Prof Cairn, Women’s & Children University Hospital, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.
  • picGLOBAL Travelling Fellowship-Spine Reconstruction, the UK-Mentor –Prof Michael Chung, Queens Medical Center, Nottingham, UK
  • picTravelling Fellowship Navigation and robotic Spine Surgery, Mentor – Prof –T Lund, Helsinki National Hospital, Finland.
Education/Degree Awarding Body/organization Board/University Year
High School & Higher Secondary Good Shepherd Convent H.S. School, Shahdol (M.P.) M.P Board, Bhopal 1983-1997
M.B.B.S Gandhi Medical College & attached Hospital, Bhopal (M.P) Barkatullah University, Madhya Pradesh 1998-2004
M.S.(Ortho) Sawai Man Singh Medical College & Assc. Hospitals, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Rajasthan University Of Health Sciences, Rajasthan May 2004 – April 2007
Research fellowship – Spine Surgery Lilavati Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai Spine Foundation, INDIA May’07- July’07
National ASSI Fellowship – Spine Surgery P.D. Hinduja hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai Association of spine surgeons of India, INDIA Aug ’07- Jan’08
Hinduja Hospital Clinical Fellowship – Spine Surgery P.D Hinduja hospital & medical research centre, Mumbai P. D. Hinduja National hospital & M.R.C, Mumbai Feb’08-July’08
AO-Synthes Asia Pacific Fellowship Spine Surgery P.D Hinduja hospital & medical research centre, Mumbai AO Asia Pacific Spine Foundation Aug ’08- Jan’09
Fellowship Minimal invasive Spine Surgery Seoul National University Hospital, Korea National University, Korea Feb’09-Aprill 09
Traveling fellowship –Advanced Cervical Spine Surgery Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, JAPAN Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan July’09
Clinical Fellow ship – Spine Surgery Travelling Fellow ship National University Hospital & M.R.C., Singapore National university of Singapore May’09- Oct’09
Travelling Fellowship Spine centre, Women’s & Children University Hospital Adelaide University, AUSTRALIA Nov-09
Travelling Fellowship Queens Medical Center, Nottingham, UK NHS, UK Sept 2013
Travelling Fellowship Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki Finland Jul-14
  • picPatel J, Upadhyaya M, Patel A, Kundnani V; DiagnosticEfficacy, sensitivity, and specificity of Gene Xpert for spinal tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance. Spine Journal, 2019.
  • picPatel J, Upadhyaya M, Patel A, Kundnani V; Superior Facet Joint Violation in single-level Minimal Invasive Transformational Interbody Fusion; Comparative study, Asian Spine Journal 2019.
  • picNeil K, Sanyam Jain, Kundnani V; Surgical Outcomes of posterior cervical laminectomy for multilevel degenerative Spondylotic cervical myelopathy in the long term. Asian Journal of Neuro Surgery 2019.
  • picSanyam Jain, Neil K, Ankit P, Ruparel S, Kundnani V; Learning Curve of Micro endoscopic Discectomy in single-level PIVD; Global Spine Journal 2019.
  • picSanyam Jain, Neil K, Ankit P, Gaurav M, Kundnani V; Efficacy of Posterior Instrumentation, Decompression and Transpedicular Bone Grafting in osteoporotic Burst Fracture with Neurological Deficit; Asian Journal of Neuro Surgery 2019.
  • picS Dutta; Kundnani V; Efficacy and feasibility of Trans articular screw-in Paediatric (<8 Yrs. ) Atlantoaxial instability; European Spine Journal, July 2018.
  • picRuparel S, Patel Ankit; Apical Spinal Osteotomy in Severe rigid Kyphoscoliosis in Paediatric Population; J of Neuro Surgery -Pediatrics, April 2018.
  • picDusad T, Kundnani V; Comparative evaluation of Radiation dosage, cumulative exposure and radiation time in Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery TLIF – Navigation Guided Vs Non-navigation Guided comparative Trial. Asian Spine Journal Dec 2017.
  • picDusad T, Kundnani V ; Rare Case of Intradural Intramedullary Bronchogenic Tumor Cyst in Thoracic Cord presenting with Sudden Paraplegia;- Journal Of Spine Surgery, July 2017.
  • picDutta Shamayou, Kundnani V; Feasibility and efficacy of Transarticular screw-in Paediatric (<8 Yrs ) Atlantoaxial instability; European Spine Journal Dec 2016.
  • picSaurabh, Kundnani V, Nene A: Post Vertebroplasty Instability- Report of 5 cases.J Neuro Surgery Spine, Dec 2012.
  • picSaini N, Kundnani V, Patni P, Gupta S.; Outcome of early active mobilization after flexor tendons repair in zones II-V in hand.; Indian J Orthop. 2010.
  • picPawar UM, Kundnani V, Nene A. Major vessel injury with cage migration: surgical complication in a case of spondylodiscitis; Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Jun.
  • picKundnani VK, Zhu L, Tak H, Wong H; Multimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring in corrective Surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Evaluation of 354 consecutive cases; Indian J Orthop. 2010 Jan.
  • picHee HT, Kundnani V; Rationale for use of polyetheretherketone polymer interbody cage device in cervical Spine Surgery. Spine J. 2010 Jan.
  • picKundnani V, Tak H.H: Efficacy of PEEK cages in cervical spine Surgery – a retrospective survey of 239 cases and review of literature – The Spine Journal; Feb 2010.
  • picKundnani V, Agashe V, Nene A, Nene A. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis of the Spine–is it the beginning of the end? A study of twenty-five culture is proven multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Spine patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct.
  • picSarkar NK, Thapar U, Kundnani, Functional relevance of J-protein family.Cell Stress Chaperones. 2011 May.
  • picGetzler YD, Kundnani V, Lobkovsky EB Catalytic carbonylation of beta-lactones to succinic anhydrides. J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jun.
  • picPawar U, Kundnani V, Nene A.M; MDR T.B. Spine –the demographic study of 25 patients of MDR T.B. Spine – Spine, October 2009.
  • picSaini, Vishal Kundnani, D.S.Meena, P.Patni; Distraction Histogenesis for treatment of Kienbock’s disease: A 2- to 8-year follow-up, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (IJO) – April – June 2009 / Volume 43 / Issue 2.
  • picSaini, Vishal Kundnani, P.Patni, Early Active mobilization of extensor tendon repair – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, September 2008 / Volume 42 / Issue 3.
  • picC.Meena, Vishal Kundnani, Zakir H; Fracture Shaft femur: Close Vs open interlocking nailing- Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Oct 2006/ Vol 40 / No. 4.

Getzler Y.D, Kundnani V, Lobkovsky EB, Coates GW; catalytic carbonylation of beta lactones to succinic anhydrides, Journal Of American Chemistry society Jun 9; 126(22), 2004.

  • picHangmans Fracture – Anterior Cervical Discectomy and fusion – report of 6 cases – Journal of Orthopaedics, India.
  • picKundnani Vishal, Uday Pawar, Abhay Nene; CT-GUIDED VERTEBROPLASTY – enhanced precision at low costs – Annual hinduja hospital research yearly review,volume 41, Mumbai, 2008.
  • picKundnani Vishal, Uday Pawar, Abhay Nene; Efficacy of CT guided biopsy in spinal lesions – analysis of results in 268 cases – Annual hinduja hospital research yearly review, volume 41, Mumbai, 2008.
  • picKundnani Vishal, Mihir Bapat; Cervical Spondylotic myelopathy – Surgical Protocol – Annual hinduja hospital research yearly review 2007.
  • picKundnani Vishal; SY bhojraj; Evaluation of C1-C2 OA in head loaders – Association of spine surgeons of India journal – 2007 Under Review-International index journals.
  • picRole of stand alone transarticular screw with allograft in patients with mobile AAD – Journal of Neurosurgery -Spine.
  • picNavigation Guided MIS TLIF – Spine J.
  • picLearning curve in MIS TLIF – single surgeon experience on 150 cases over 6 years – Spine J.
  • picLearning curve in High thoracic Pedicle screw insertion – JSDT.
  • picTandem Stenosis – CLinical Efficacy of Single stage surgery in Elderly.
  • picScientific Review Committee – Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.
  • pic Education & Fellowship committee- Association Spine surgeons of India.
  • picEducation and scientific training committee – Sir JJ Hospital & GMC, University of Mumbai.
  • picAudit committee – Bombay Hospital , Spine Unit.
  • picExecutive Committee, Bombay Spine Society, Mumbai.
  • picBombay Operative Spine Course 2014 – 2019 -National Spine course – Largest Spine course in country.
  • picMinimal Invasive Spine Surgery course 206 – 2017 – 2018.
  • picNavigation guided Spine Surgery course – 2017-2018.
  • picAssociation of Spine Surgeons conference 2011, 2015.
  • picOn Board Faculty for most national & International Spine Conferences.
  • picMore than 200 deliberations in International and National conferences as faculty.
  • picPresented research papers in International conferences on more than 25 occasions.
  • picHave attended more than 200 conferences on spine surgery and have been a member of the organizing the team for more than 25 national and international conferences.
  • picGold Medalist in M.B.B.S, Barkatullah University & M.S. (Ortho) Rajasthan Health University.
  • picAccolades for academic performance in Spine Surgery on national & International Forum on multiple occasions during fellowship and training years.
  • picWon the best paper award in research on national fronts in Spine Surgery-2008, 2010, 2013.
  • picYoung surgeons achiever award -2017.
  • picBest doctor Mumbai 2018 award – ESA – consultants association.
  • picCNN Young Turk Healhtcare Buissness award -2016.
  • picActive member of IMA- Mumbai Cricket Team currently.
  • picWon best Athlete award in Graduation on multiple occasions.

Have led Cricket, Basket Ball & Volley Ball Teams in Graduation & Post Graduation.

  • picInternational AO Spine – Life Member.
  • picPacific Asia Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons–P.A.A. M.I.S.S.
  • picAsia Pacific Orthopedic Association – Spine Chapter (APOA).
  • picSpinal Cord Society of India – S.C.S Life Member.
  • picSpine Surgeons of India – A.S.S.I – Life Member.
  • picIndian Orthopedic Association – I.O.A – Life Member.
  • picIndian Arthroscopy Society – I.A.S Life Member.
  • picSingapore Medical Council – Singapore.
  • picNational Academy of Medical Sciences – USA – Life Member.
  • picBombay Orthopedic Society – Life Member.
  • picFounder Director – Swasthya Foundation – Involved actively in the education of girl child in various parts of the country, India and also sponsors free healthcare management for patients with spinal deformity. Involved actively in education and upliftment of girl child in poor and needy of society in the country for the last 7 years.
  • picFounder – Director of Mumbai Spine Society Social Wing – involved in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate training programs for medical students to raise awareness and understanding of spinal ailments.
  • picFounder – Director of Mumbai Institute of Spine Surgery-provides spine services in medical colleges providing, training, service, and education to the postgraduate students which are then selected for the fellowship program in various capacities.

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