Dr. Phani Kiran S is a highly experienced spine surgeon based in Chennai, specialising in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery for the treatment of back and neck disorders. With over 20 years of experience in orthopaedic surgery and more than 15 years of dedicated experience in spine surgery, he currently serves as HOD & Senior Consultant at Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai, where he heads the Spine Surgery team. He completed both his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedic Surgery from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi — one of India's top three medical colleges — and secured 3rd rank in the Delhi PG entrance examination. Dr. Phani Kiran further honed his expertise through an FNB Fellowship in Spine Surgery and international training at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University, and the University Clinic of Bonn, Germany. His approach focuses on precision surgery, minimal tissue damage, faster recovery, and improved patient outcomes. He is a member of several prestigious organisations including AO Spine, the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), the North American Spine Society (NASS), and the Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association of India (NSSA). International patients seeking advanced, evidence-based spine care can trust Dr. Phani Kiran's commitment to personalised treatment and restoring an active, pain-free life.
- Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Disc Replacement Surgery
- Discectomy
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Spinal Deformity Correction
- Spinal Tumor Surgery
- MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
- M.S. Orthopaedic Surgery – Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi (May 2003 – May 2006); secured 3rd rank in Delhi PG entrance
- DNB Orthopaedic Surgery – National Board of Examinations, 2007
- FNB (Fellowship of National Board) in Spine Surgery – MIOT Hospital, Chennai (2009–2011)
- Spine Surgery Visiting Fellowship – Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University (2012); University Clinic of Bonn, Germany (2015)
- Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai
- Author of chapter on "Natural history of degenerative changes in lumbar spine" in WFNS Spine Committee Textbook of Surgical Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Review article in Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma (2021): Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
- Indian Spine Journal (Jan 2021): Infliximab-related tubercular spinal epidural abscess case report
- Journal of Spine Surgery (2014): A C7 Chordoma Masquerading as Spinal Tuberculosis
- Journal of Hand Surgery – European Volume (2011): Functional restoration after early tendon transfer in high radial nerve paralysis
- Delhi Journal of Orthopaedics (Jan 2005): Subdural Empyema following skull traction
- MS Thesis (University of Delhi, 2005): Efficacy of subcutaneous and submuscular anterior transposition of ulnar nerve for entrapment at elbow
- Secured 3rd rank in Delhi PG entrance examination for MS Orthopaedics
- Member: AO Spine, Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), North American Spine Society (NASS), Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association of India (NSSA)
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