Dr. Ram Chaddha

Dr Ram Chaddha is one of Mumbai's most distinguished Spine Surgeons with 42 years of clinical experience in advanced spine surgery, minimally invasive spine techniques, robotic spine surgery and complex spinal deformity correction.

He is the pioneer of MICOSS (Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Spine Surgery) in India and introduced the first Mazor Renaissance Robotic Spine Surgery System in Western India.

He has completed six prestigious international fellowships in Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery across France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Hong Kong and the USA, bringing globally trained expertise to his practice in India.

He currently serves as Consultant at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, and Adi Arogyam Superspeciality Hospital, Vikhroli, Mumbai, providing comprehensive, patient-centred spine care.

If you are searching for the best spine surgeon in Mumbai for minimally invasive spine surgery, robotic spine surgery, scoliosis correction, spinal tumours, spinal deformity or failed back surgery care, Dr Ram Chaddha offers world-class surgical expertise supported by more than four decades of clinical excellence.

He consults in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Ram Chaddha specialises in comprehensive spine surgical care, offering advanced surgical management across a wide range of spinal disorders.

Major Conditions Treated

• Lumbar and cervical disc herniation (disc prolapse)
• Lumbar canal stenosis (spinal stenosis)
• Scoliosis and kyphosis (spinal deformities)
• Spinal trauma and fractures
• Spinal tumours (primary and secondary)
• Spinal infections (TB spine, spondylodiscitis)
• Degenerative spine disease (spondylosis)
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
• Cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy

Advanced Surgical Procedures

• MICOSS – Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Spine Surgery
• Robotic Spine Surgery (Mazor Renaissance)
• Endoscopic and microscopic spine surgery
• Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic spine surgery
• Spinal fusion and instrumentation (TLIF, PLIF, ACDF)
• Cervical disc replacement (artificial disc)
• Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
• Scoliosis and kyphosis deformity correction
• Neuromonitoring and neuronavigation-guided spine surgery

Spinal Deformity and Reconstruction

• Adult and adolescent scoliosis correction
• Complex kyphoscoliosis reconstruction
• Revision spine surgery

Professional Experience

Current Affiliations:

• Consultant, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai
• Consultant, Adi Arogyam Superspeciality Hospital, Vikhroli, Mumbai

Previous Key Affiliations:

• Professor and Head of Department – Orthopaedics, K J Somaiya Medical College and Hospital, Sion
• Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai (introduced Mazor Renaissance Robotic Spine Surgery in Western India)
• Consultant, S L Raheja Hospital (Fortis Associate), Mahim, Mumbai
• Consultant, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai
• Consultant, Global Hospitals, Mumbai
• Senior Consultant, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
• Chief Consultant, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Chairman, Paras Hospital
• Consultant, Surya Hospital, Chembur, Mumbai
• Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, L T M Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (LTMMC), Sion, Mumbai (1984)
• MS (Orthopaedics) from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (LTMMC), Sion, Mumbai (1989)
• FCPS (Orthopaedics) – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Mumbai
• AADO Fellowship – Chinese University of Hong Kong (1990)
• Fellowship – Clinique St Jean Languedoc, Toulouse, France (1992)
• AO Special Grant Fellowship – Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany (1993)
• Fellowship – Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Zurich, Switzerland (1993)
• Fellowship – Istituto Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy (1993)
• Fellowship – Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
• Fellowship – CTO, Strasbourg, France

Academic Contributions and Achievements

Dr Ram Chaddha is a Past President of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI, 2015–2017), Bombay Spine Society and Bombay Orthopaedic Society. He also serves as a Council Member for India at the Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association and Chief National Delegate from India for the Asia-Pacific Spine Society.

He is on the Editorial Board of the Asian Spine Journal, Indian Spine Journal and Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, and was the Organising Secretary of IOACON 2020, Mumbai, the annual conference of the Indian Orthopaedic Association.

He has received several prestigious awards including the A T Talwalkar Award (WIROC 1997), K S Masalawala Award for Best Paper (WIROC 1997), Young Surgeons' Forum Award (BOS) and the J B Modi Gold Medal for Neurotrauma.

He is a recognised undergraduate and postgraduate teacher and examiner for MBBS, DNB (Orthopaedics) and FCPS (Orthopaedics), and is regularly invited as keynote speaker and guest orator at national and international spine conferences.

Professional Memberships

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
• Bombay Spine Society (BSS)
• Bombay Orthopaedic Society (BOS)
• Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
• Asia-Pacific Spine Society (APSS)
• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
• Indian Arthroplasty Association
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Medical Registration

• Maharashtra Medical Council (Registration No. 55911, 1989)

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