Dr. Sumeet Pawar Spine Surgeon in Mumbai

Dr. Sumeet Pawar

Spine Surgeon, Mumbai

MBBS, DNB (Neurosurgery), MBA, MNAMS, F.MASS, F. ESS

  • 14 Years Experience
  • 1 Hospital

About

Dr Sumeet Pawar is a board certified Neurosurgeon currently practicing in major hospitals across Mumbai and has expertise in endoscopic Spine Surgery, spinal fusion, percutaneous fusion techniques, open and microsurgery using tubular retractors apart from routine adult and pediatric neurosurgery. 

He has done pioneering work in Awake spine surgery and specializes in same day discharge for most spinal surgeries using highly specialized 7.5 mm endoscopes. 

Currently, he is available in daily at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra and SRCC Children's Hospital, Haji Ali apart from Fortis S L Raheja Hospital, Bhatia Hospital, Shushrusha Hospital, SevenHills Hospital, Reliance Hospital.

An active researcher, he is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Spinal Surgery and has numerous publications in medical journals and books.

  • Languages : English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, French

Experience

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai April, 2020 -  Present

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai June, 2019 -  Present

Specialities

  • Spine Surgery

  • Pediatric Neurosurgery

Procedures

  • Brain Surgery

  • Brain Tumor Surgery

  • Carpal Tunnel Release

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts

  • Cervical Disc Replacement
  • More

Conditions

  • Brain and Nervous System Cancer

  • Brain Aneurysm

  • Brain Cancer

  • Cerebral Vascular Disease

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
  • More

Expertise

  • Adult Cranial and Spine Neurosurgery
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery - awake spine surgery, daycare admission, 
  • Percutaneous Spine Fusion - Spine fixation, TLIF, Percut pedicle screw fixation
  • Routine Cranial and Spinal Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Meningomyelocele repair - MMC repair
  • Spina Bifida Surgery
  • Tethered cord syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus surgery - VP shunt, ETV- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
  • Epilepsy surgery - VNS - Vagal Nerve stimulation, temporal, frontal lobectomy, 

Education

MBBS, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai

DNB Neurosurgery, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai

MNAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences

Fellow - Minimal Access Spine Surgery, 2017, Southern Tohuku University, Fukushima, Japan

Fellow - Endoscopic Spine Surgery, 2019, Lohas Spine Institute, Kauhsiung, Taiwan

Practice Information

Lilavati Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Lilavati Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai

Bandra Reclamation, A-791, Bandra (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400050

MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT

04:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Achievements & Contributions

  • Maheshwari S, Pawar S, Ramani P: Effects of renal dialysis on spine: a case report - J. Spinal Surg.2011; 3(1): 622-625
  • Maulik ND, Uma Sundar U, Ansari A, Bawa J, Mathews J, Warrier M, Goradia N, Ranka S, Joshi S, Shah S, Karapurkar S, Patel T, Sawant T, Mamaniya U, Pawar S: Discord in doctor and patient relationship in public hospitals. J. SpinalSurg. 2011; 3(2): 658-666
  • Venkatesh R, Babhulkar S, Pawar S- Burning sensation in the leg mimicking peripheral neuropathy in a patient with lumbar canal stenosis J. SpinalSurg. 2011 October; 3(2): 695-698
  • Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Dange N, Chaddha R:  Low velocity, non-vehicular trauma to the cervical spine and the spinal cord following inebriationJ. SpinalSurg.2012; 3(3): 754-756
  • Pawar S, Tampi C, Babhulkar S, Ramani P:  Spinal dural attachments – A source of inadvertent CSF leak J. SpinalSurg.2012; 3(4): 793-795
  • Ramani P, Singh A, Cahyadi A, Babhulkar S, Pawar S: Use of technological advance in surgical management of Internal Decompression for Spinal Stenosis (IDSS) in lumbar canal stenosis J. Spinal Surg.; 2013 4(3):992-995
  • Gill AS, Cahyadi A, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Ramani P: Discitis following endoscopic discectomy J. Spinal Surg.; 2013 4(3):1009-1012
  • Cahyadi A, Singh A, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Ramani P: Hybrid stabilization in managing multilevel degenerative instability in the lumbar spine J. Spinal Surg.; 2013 4(3):1013-1016
  • Ramani P, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Cahyadi A, Singh A, Faris M: New surgical technique to degenerative lumbar canal stenosis in the elderly without instability: Senior author’s design J. Spinal Surg.; 2013 4(3):1024-1027
  • Cayhadi A, Gill A, Ramani P, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Shenoy  A– Concurrent Miller Fisher Syndrome Variant in Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: J Spinal Surg 2014; 1(1): 32-34
  • Ramani P, Pawar S, Babhulkar S. Dilemma in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Canal Stenosis. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(1):1-11.
  • Gill A, Cahyadi A, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Ramani P. Recurrent Hemangioendothelioma of the Spine. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(1):28-31
  • Prasad A, Pawar SG, Dhar A, Ramani PS, Malik A, Babhulkar S: Surgical Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis The Jr of Spinal Surg; 2015; 2(3): 67-71
  • Pawar SG, Ramani PS, Ibrahim S: Major Spinal Surgery Procedure on a High Cardiovascular Risk Patient with Symptomatic Neural Compression due to 1: Osteoporotic T12 Compression Fracture along with 2-L5/S1 Spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(3):138-140
  • Pawar SG, Ramani PS, Prasad A, Dhar A, Babhulkar SS, Bahurupi YA: Software version of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire for outcome assessment in low back pain. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 292-297
  • Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Munjal S, Ramani PS. Internal decompression for spinal stenosis (IDSS) for decompression and use of interlaminar dynamic device (CoflexTM) for stabilization in the surgical management of degenerative lumbar canal stenosis with or without mild segmental instability: our initial results. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 305-310
  • Dhar A, Pawar SG, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Approaches to paraspinal tumours - a technical note. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 315-322
  • Dhar A, Pawar SG, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Nerve root anomalies detected intra-operatively technical nuances towards achieving a successful surgical outcome: our experience of three case reports at a tertiary level centre. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 311-314
  • Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Broken Spinous Process and Posterior dynamic stabilization: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(1): 26-29
  • Prasad A, Pawar SG, Dhar A, Ramani PS Silent Spinal Cord Tumor: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(1): 22-25
  • Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Surgical Management of Multilevel degeneration with PDS: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(4): 187-190    
  • Best Research Paper - WFNS Spine Committee - Manilla, Philippines
  • BNA Travel Scholar 2017
  • Best Award Paper - BNA July 2014
  • Best Award Paper - BNA July 2013
  • Invited faculty in Walter Dandy Educational Course – Spine hands-on workshop. 4-6 January 2018
  • Invited as faculty in Bangladesh Neuro Spine Society Annual Conference on 7-10 December 2017
  • World Congress of Neurosurgery – Istanbul, Turkey – Epidural catheter breakage – a systematic review
  • Annual conference of Bangladesh Neuro Spine Society 2016 – Use of Technology in improving patient compliance for follow-up.
  • Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Society 2016 – South Korea 
  • Annual conference of Nepal Neurosurgical Society 2016– Technological advancements in patient data recording.
  • WFNS Spine Committee Biennial Meeting, Philippines – Award paper presentation
  • World Spine 7 – New Delhi 2016: Development of software version of RMDQ 
  • WFNS Interim Meeting 2015 – Rome, Italy – Pattern of spinal cord tumors in India.
  • Annual conference of Bangladesh Neurosurgical Society in March 2014: Malignant transformation of Ganglioneuroglioma after 29 years.
  • Annual National Conference of NSSA: Spine 2013 Pune: Young Neurosurgeon’s Quiz (1st prize in quiz competition)
  • Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association, India  - Executive Committee Member
  • Neurological Surgeons Society of India - NSSI
  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Bombay Neurosciences Association (BNA)
  • Walter Dandy Neurological Society, USA
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
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