Dr. Tarun Kukreja
Associate Consultant in the Department of Spine Surgery in Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
Chief Consultant Ortho-Spine Surgery and Director of Top Health Care Clinic, Faridabad
He has special interest in Spine Surgery including spinal trauma, spinal infections, spinal tumour, spinal deformity & degenerative spinal conditions.
Qualification
- M.B.B.S, M.S. (Ortho),
- F.I.S.S
(Fellowship in Spine Surgery)
- Clinical Fellowship in (MIS) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.
Experience
- Practising Orthopedic Surgeon since 2013
- Practising Spine Surgeon since 2017
Licensure
- Delhi Medical Council-60383
- Medical Council of India-12/46501 & 16/22540
- Haryana Medical Council-HN-015285
Professional Membership
- AO Spine, Association of spine surgeons of India
- SICOT Belgium
- Pune Association of Spine Surgeon (PASS)
- Delhi Spine Society (DSS)
Special interests:
- Microscopic/endoscopic disectomies.
- Spinal Deformity correction.
- Spinal Tumor removal Surgery
- Radiofrequency nerve ablation.
- Minimally invasive spinal decompression Fusion.
- Cervical/lumbar spinal nerve root block.
Honors and Awards
Best Emerging Spine Surgeon, Delhi NCR 2019, by India’s Most Trusted Healthcare Awards- My Brand Better
Book Chapters (Co-authored)
- ASSI monograph – Imaging in Spinal Tuberculosis
- Vertebral artery in relationship to C1-C2 vertebrae
Publications
- “Chronic Tendoachilles Rupture” – Med J DY Patil Univ2015;8:203
- “Comparative Study For The Treatment Of Plantar Fasciitis By Corticosteroids Vs Platelet Rich Plasma – A Prospective Study Of 40 Cases”
- Approved for Publication: “Surgical Management of Acromio-Clavicular Joint Disruption - A Prospective Study of 30 Cases”
- Current research Project: “Correlation of Clinical and MRI Findings with Intra-operative Findings in Cases of Lumbar Prolapse Intervertebral Disc”
- “Efficacy of Thromboprophylaxis in Surgery of Lower Limbs Especially Hip and Knee- A Prospective Study of 100 Cases”
Key Courses-
- Spine Cadaver Courses at CTRF, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- AOSpine Principles course in Hyderabad in 2017.
- AOSpine Advanced Cadaver Specimen Course at AIIMS in 2017,
- ASSI Cadaver Course at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad.
- Attended and presented scientific papers at various State level, National and International
orthopaedic and spine Conferences
Presentations
- CME Talk at IMA Faridabad, 2019 - “Low Back Pain – Factors Affecting, Causes, Management”.
- ICS Amritsar - Instructional Course In Spine 2018, “Tumors and Minimally invasive spine Surgery” - Poster presentation on MIS-TLIF vs Open TLIF
- ICS Amritsar - Instructional Course In Spine 2018, “Tumors and Minimally invasive spine Surgery” – Paper Presentation on Spinal Tumors
- . SICOT 2017, Cape Town, South Africa - Sports Medicine & Spine - JAM (Just a Minute) Session - Correlation of Clinical and MRI Findings with Intra-Operative Findings in Cases of Lumbar Prolapse Intervertebral Disc - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 30 CASES
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress - Free Papers – Foot & Ankle - Comparative Study For The Treatment Of Plantar Fasciitis By Corticosteroids Vs Platelet Rich Plasma – A Prospective Study Of 40 Cases
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster - Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine – Knee – “RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT BY AUTOLOGOUS HAMSTRING VS. BONE PATELLA TENDON BONE AUTOGRAFT”
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster – MANAGEMENT OF AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF HIP WITH CORE DECOMPRESSION WITH AUTOLOGOUS CANCELLOUS BONE GRAFTING AND PLATELET RICH PLASMA
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster – CO-RELATION BETWEEN CLINICAL, MRI AND ARTHROSCOPIC FINDINGS IN MENISCAL TEAR -A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 30 CASES
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster – EFFICACY OF THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS IN SURGERY OF LOWER LIMBS ESPECIALLY HIP AND KNEE - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 100 CASES
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster –TRANSFORAMINAL PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC DISCECTOMY IN LUMBAR DISC HERNIATIONS
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster –COMPARISON BETWEEN MOSS-MIAMI PEDICLE SCREW VS. HARTSHILL RECTANGLE INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR SPONDYLOLISTHESIS - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 40 CASES.
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster – PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION IN UNSTABLE THORACOLUMBAR SPINAL INJURIES - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 30 CASES
- 38th SICOT world Orthopaedic Congress, Cape Town South Africa, ePoster – TREATMENT OF PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS BY CEMENTED HEMIARTHROPLASTY V/S PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL
- Bombay Operative Spine Course - 2018
- POSAC 2015, Pune Orthopaedic Society Annual Conference - poster presentation on “Bent Femoral Intramedullary nail- surgical technique of removal and revision”.
- MOACON – 2015, Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association Conference – Free paper presentation on Plantar Fasciitis Treatment.
