Dr. Akhil Xavier Joseph

Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph is an orthopaedic and spine surgeon with 7 years of experience currently consulting at Manipal Clinic Brookefield, Manipal Clinic ITPL Whitefield, and Altor Multispecialty Hospital Krishnarajapuram in Bengaluru.

Whether a patient has back pain, neck pain, a disc prolapse, spondylosis, scoliosis, a spinal infection, a spinal tumour, spinal trauma, or requires robotic-assisted spine surgery or disc replacement, Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph provides thorough evaluation and structured spine care.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph offers comprehensive spine care with MS-level orthopaedic training, Manipal University spine fellowship, and advanced robotic spine surgery and disc replacement training from Duke-NUS Singapore.

Degenerative Spine Disorders

Patients with back pain, neck pain, disc prolapse, spondylosis, or degenerative spine conditions receive structured evaluation and evidence-based management from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph.

• Cervical Spondylosis evaluation and management
• Lumbar Spondylosis and Spondylolisthesis treatment
• Disc Prolapse (cervical and lumbar) evaluation and management
• Lumbar Canal Stenosis assessment and treatment
• Sciatica and Radiculopathy evaluation
• Cervical Myelopathy assessment
• Non-surgical management and physiotherapy coordination
• Interventional Pain Management

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)

Patients with spinal conditions amenable to minimally invasive approaches receive precision-guided surgical care from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph with reduced tissue damage and faster recovery.

• Minimally Invasive Discectomy
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Decompression (laminotomy, foraminotomy)
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty

Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery

Patients requiring spinal fusion, pedicle screw fixation, or complex spine surgery receive robotic-assisted precision surgical care from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph, trained at Duke-NUS Singapore and involved in multiple robotic spine surgery publications.

• Robotic-Assisted Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Placement (published research, 410 patients and 750 cases)
• Robotic-Assisted Spinal Fusion
• Pinless Robotic Spine Surgery (published feasibility study)
• Robotic Revision Thoracolumbar Fusion (published prospective study of 64 patients)

Disc Replacement Surgery

Patients with symptomatic disc degeneration at cervical or lumbar levels who are candidates for motion-preserving surgery receive structured evaluation and disc replacement management from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph, trained in disc replacement at Duke-NUS Singapore.

• Cervical Total Disc Replacement
• Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
• Motion-Preserving Spine Surgery evaluation

Spinal Deformity Correction

Patients with scoliosis, kyphosis, or other spinal deformities receive structured evaluation and surgical correction from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph.

• Scoliosis evaluation and surgical correction
• Kyphosis correction
• Adult Spinal Deformity assessment and management

Spinal Trauma Management

Patients with vertebral fractures, spinal injuries, or trauma-related spine conditions receive structured evaluation and surgical management from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph.

• Vertebral Fracture evaluation and fixation
• Thoracolumbar Fracture surgical management
• Spinal Cord Injury evaluation and stabilisation
• Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

Spinal Infections and Tumours

Patients with spinal infections or spinal tumours receive structured evaluation and management from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph, with research on tubercular vs non-tubercular spondylodiscitis under review.

• Spondylodiscitis (tubercular and non-tubercular) evaluation and management
• Spinal Tumour evaluation and referral for surgical management
• Pyogenic Spinal Infection treatment

Complex Revision Spine Surgery

Patients with failed previous spine surgery or hardware complications requiring revision receive structured surgical care from Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph, who has published research on robotic-assisted revision surgery.

• Revision Thoracolumbar Fusion Surgery
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome evaluation
• Hardware Revision and correction

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, St John's Medical College, Bangalore (2019)
• MS (Orthopaedics), Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore (2023)
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Manipal University / Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore (2024–2025)
• Advanced Training in Robotic Spine Surgery and Disc Replacement, Duke-NUS, Singapore

He has previously served as Chief Medical Officer at St Anthony's Mission Hospital and St Joseph's Health Care Centre (2019–2020), Junior Orthopaedic Resident at Fr Muller Medical College (2020–2023), and Senior Orthopaedic Registrar at HOSMAT Hospital Bengaluru (2023).

He is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (Registration No. 127707, 2019).

Professional Memberships

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
• AO Spine International
• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Karnataka Orthopaedic Association (KOA)
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharat (MISSAB)
• Bangalore Spine Society (BSS)
• SICOT

Hospital Affiliations

• Manipal Clinic, Brookefield, Bengaluru
• Manipal Clinic ITPL, Whitefield, Bengaluru
• Altor Multispecialty Hospital, Krishnarajapuram, Bengaluru

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Akhil Xavier Joseph has contributed extensively to spine surgery and orthopaedic research through multiple peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals.

Key Publications

• Evaluating the Feasibility of Pinless Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery: Prospective Study of 750 Cases and 3924 Screws (Asian Spine Journal, 2025)
• Evaluating Accuracy in Robotic-Assisted Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Placement: Single-Centre Study of 410 Patients (Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2025)
• Robot-Assistance in Revision Thoracolumbar Fusion Surgeries: Prospective Study of 64 Patients (Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2025)
• Beyond the Incision: IV vs Epidural Pre-emptive Analgesia in Lumbar Spine Surgery (European Spine Journal, 2025)
• Saving the Crippled Foot: A Study on Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Salvage Using Flap Surgeries (Journal of the Foot and Ankle, 2025)
• Functional Outcome of LC-DCP vs Interlocking Nailing for Fracture Shaft of Humerus (Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2023)
• Prevalence of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Coffee Estate Workers in Rural South India (Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021)

Papers Under Review

• Efficacy of Calcitonin Nasal Spray in Frozen Shoulder
• Tubercular vs Non-Tubercular Spondylodiscitis: Clinical and Radiological Presentation Patterns
• A New One-Stop Alternative to Spine Imaging: Analysis of 562 Balanced Turbo-Field-Echo MRIs

Awards and Recognitions

• Best Paper Award, Diabetic Foot Society of India International Conference, Goa (2022)
• Dr HJ Mehta Memorial Prize for Best Research Project (2019)
• Best Paper Award (2nd place), OSMECON 2017
• Best Speaker Award, Medical Model United Nations (2018)
• Best Speaker Award, Interns Debate on Violence Against Doctors (2019)
• 3rd place, Dr Vishwanath Memorial Quiz, Canara Orthopaedic Society

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