Dr Sajan K Hegde, a Spine Surgeon with over 30 years experience in the field, is the head of the Spine Unit at Apollo.
He is well known for performing spine and joint surgeries using the latest technological advancements like Cervical artificial disc and minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.
Dr Hegde is credited for introducing arthro-plastic reconstruction of lumbar and cervical discs in India, and for performing the Asia’s first deformity correction of infantile scoliosis using Shape Memory Alloy staples.

Qualification

• MBBS - January 1986
• MS (ortho)- march 1990
• FRCS (edin)- june 1994
• MCh (ortho)- December 1997
• Fellowship in arthroscopy and joint replacement : july 1997-june 1998
• Advanced trauma life support certificate - march 1995
• Computer assisted joint replacement surgery - august 2007

Research and Publications