Dr. Suresh Cheekatla
Dr. Suresh Cheekatla
Spine Surgery 17+ Years Experience

Dr. Suresh Cheekatla

MBBS, DNB
Consultant, Spine Surgery

About Dr. Suresh Cheekatla

Professional Summary

Dr. Suresh Cheekatla is an accomplished Consultant in Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery with extensive training and experience in comprehensive spinal care. With over 15 years of combined clinical experience across leading institutions, he brings specialized expertise in treating complex spinal disorders, deformity corrections, and minimally invasive spine procedures. His advanced fellowship training spans prestigious institutions across India, Denmark, and the United States, including the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in New Delhi, Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Cheekatla has earned significant recognition in the field of spine surgery, including the prestigious IASA Spine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital, the SICOT Spine Surgery Fellowship at Aarhus University in Denmark, and multiple gold medals and investigator awards from leading orthopaedic and spine surgery associations. His research contributions, particularly in spinal cord shortening, vertebral body lesion biopsy techniques, and endemic skeletal fluorosis, have been presented at numerous national and international conferences. He is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centered spine care to both adult and pediatric populations.

Specializations

  • Spine Surgery
  • Orthopedics

Procedures & Expertise

Education & Qualifications

  • MBBS — Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • DNB Orthopaedics (Post Graduation) — Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
  • Fellow in Spine Surgery — Department of Spine Services, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, India
  • SICOT Fellow in Spine Surgery (Deformity Correction) — Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
  • IASA Spine Fellow (Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery) — Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA
  • Spine Microsurgery Training — Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
  • Fellow in Spine Surgery (AO-Synthes) — Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, India

Hospital Affiliations

  • KIMS (Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences) Hospital, Secunderabad
  • Mediciti Hospitals, Hyderabad
  • Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Awards & Recognition

  • ASSI Young Investigators Award 2014 — Association of Spine Surgeons of India, for research on characteristics and trends of Indian spinal research
  • SP Mandal Gold Medal 2012 — Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), for paper on intraoperative scrape cytology of transpedicular biopsy of vertebral body lesions
  • VT Ingalhalikar Gold Medal 2010 — Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) and Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States (OASIS)
  • Consultants Gold Medal 2010 — OASIS, for research on pediatric spine accommodative spinal cord shortening

Professional Memberships

  • Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)
  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
  • Andhra Pradesh Chapter of Indian Orthopaedic Association (OSSAP)
  • Orthopaedic Association of South Indian States (OASIS)
  • International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
  • AO Spine Asia-Pacific
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)

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