Dr. Saikat Sarkar

Dr Saikat Sarkar is a spine surgeon in Kolkata with 21 years of experience specialising in minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spinal deformity correction, and cervical and lumbar spine procedures, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata.

He has performed over 3,000 spine surgeries and holds multiple international fellowships including AO Spine fellowships from Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi, Schon Klinik, Germany, and a spine fellowship from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, USA, in addition to gold medals in both MBBS and MS Orthopaedics and authorship in two internationally published orthopaedic textbooks.

He consults in English, Bengali, and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Patients with degenerative spinal conditions and disc pathologies are managed by Dr Sarkar using advanced minimally invasive and microscopic surgical techniques:

• Microscopic discectomy
• Minimally invasive decompression
• Endoscopic spine surgery
• Tubular retractor procedures
• Lumbar microdiscectomy

Cervical Spine Surgery

Patients with cervical disc disease, myelopathy, and cervical instability are assessed and surgically managed with anterior and posterior cervical approaches:

• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
• Cervical laminoplasty
• Cervical laminectomy
• Posterior cervical fusion
• Cervical disc replacement

Lumbar Spine Surgery

Patients with lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis are managed with appropriate decompression and stabilisation procedures:

• Lumbar discectomy
• Lumbar fusion surgery
• Decompression laminectomy
• Interbody fusion procedures
• Pedicle screw fixation

Spinal Deformity Surgery

Patients with complex spinal deformities including scoliosis and kyphosis are managed with corrective surgical techniques developed through international fellowship training:

• Scoliosis correction
• Kyphosis correction
• Complex deformity reconstruction
• Instrumented spinal fusion
• Osteotomy procedures

Spine Trauma and Fracture Management

Patients with spinal injuries and vertebral fractures are managed with surgical stabilisation and fracture fixation:

• Vertebral fracture fixation
• Spine trauma stabilisation
• Posterior spinal instrumentation
• Hip fracture surgery
• Knee replacement surgery

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS with Honours, Gold Medalist, Calcutta University (2005)
• MS Orthopaedics, Gold Medalist, West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2011)
• DNB Orthopaedics, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2014)
• MRCS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK (2011)
• AO Spine Fellowship, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi (2013)
• Spine Fellowship, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, USA (2014), as WBOA Fellow under Prof Dilip Sengupta
• International AO Spine Fellowship, Schon Klinik, Germany (2017), under Prof C Wimmer, complex spinal deformity surgery
• IOAWOC Fellowship in Spine, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Basant Kunj, New Delhi (2019), selected by Indian Orthopaedic Association
• Training in minimally invasive spine surgery, Military Hospital, Chongqing, China
• Spine Fellowship, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
• West Bengal Medical Council Registration No. 60874 (2005)

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Saikat Sarkar currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Kolkata
• Rockwood Orthopaedics and Spine Clinic, Kolkata
• Kalyani Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Burdwan, Head of Department and DNB Orthopaedics Teacher

Previous Associations

• Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, Consultant Spine Surgery
• Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Faculty

Research, Publications and Academic Contributions

Saikat Sarkar has authored textbook chapters and published in national and international peer-reviewed journals:

• Author of the chapter "Lumbar Disc Herniation" in Turek's Orthopaedics: Principles and Their Applications, 7th Edition, published by Wolters Kluwer
• Author of the chapter on "Anterior Cervical Spinal Implants" in Orthopaedic Implantology, published by Springer
• Three international peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic and spine surgery
• Regular scientific paper presentations at state, national, and international conferences
• Multiple awards for best paper presentation in spine at state conferences
• Faculty and invited lecturer at national spine surgery training programmes for young surgeons
• Featured in The Week magazine, THE RIGHT DOSE Series: "Your Guide to Relief: Understanding and Managing Lumbar Slipped Disc"

Professional Memberships

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Member

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