Dr. Imtiaz Ghani is a Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, with over 28 years of clinical experience in managing complex spinal conditions. He is internationally trained, holding advanced qualifications from the UK, and is highly skilled in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgeries. Dr. Ghani is widely recognised for performing complex deformity corrections and revision spine procedures with excellent clinical outcomes.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• MS (Orthopaedics) – Master of Surgery in Orthopaedics
• FRCS (Edinburgh) – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• FRCS (Glasgow) – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow
• MCh (Orthopaedics) – Master of Chirurgiae (Orthopaedics), United Kingdom
• Fellowship in Spine Surgery (UK) – Advanced training in spine surgery and minimally invasive techniques

Professional Experience:

• 28+ years of experience in Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery.
• Trained and practiced in the UK before joining Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
• Specialised in advanced minimally invasive and complex spinal surgeries.
• Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma & Spine Surgery, Madras Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai  (April 2006 - 07)
• Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery, Apollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai (July'10 – Feb'11)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, A.C.S Medical College, Chennai (March'11 – 12)
• Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Apollo First Med Hospital, Chennai (April'12 – Present)
• Consultant Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Apollo Main Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai (April'15 – Present)

Notable Achievements:

• Among the few spine surgeons in India with MCh Orthopaedics from the UK.
• Pioneered endoscopic and microscopic spine procedures at Apollo Chennai.
• Regularly manages high-risk deformity and complex revision spine cases.

Professional Memberships:‍

• Life Member of Association of Spine surgeons of India (ASSI)
• Member of AO Spine Member of North American Spine society (NASS)
• Member of International society of Orthopaedic surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
• Member of International Spine Study Group (ISSG)
• Member of American Spinal injury association (ASIA)

Fellowships:

• Fellowship in Degenerative Spine, Unit of Prof. Markus Kroeber Spine Centre - Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna Luzern, Switzerland (2011)

• Fellowship in Spinal Deformity fellowship Unit of Prof. Henry Halm Schön Klinik & Skoliose Zentrum Neustadt in Holstein, Germany (2012-13)

• Fellowship in Minimally invasive Spine Surgery, Unit of Prof. Tan Seang Beng, Dr. Guo Chan Ming, Dr. John Chen Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore (2014-15)

Awards and Achievements:

• Awarded medal for ‘Youngest Spine surgeon to be certified by American Spinal Injury association’ - 2014

• Awarded MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE for conducting live surgery on deformity correction of spine, at Christian Doppler university hospital - Salzburg, Austria - 2015

• Advanced work in Laproscopic Surgery

Research and Publications:

• Presented a paper titled “POSTURES –AN ANALYSIS” in the?23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Anatomists - Tamilnadu state, India in the year 2000 ?
• Completed AO Introduction program module organized by AO foundation in Coimbatore, India in the year 2007
• Completed "ADVANCED MODULE" of the 16th Annual Bombay Orthopaedic society Lokamanya Tilak Municipality Government Hospital - Fracture Fixation Course held in Mumbai city, Maharashtra state, India in the year 2008
• Presented a paper entitled “ SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURE SHAFT OF FEMUR IN CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS USING FLEXIBLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL” in the Karnataka Orthopedic Association conference in Mangalore city, Karnataka state, India in February 2009
• Presented a poster entitled “PERIOSTEAL CHONDROMA OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIA – A RARE CASE REPORT” in the Karnataka Orthopedic Association conference held in Mangalore city, Karnataka state, India in February 2009
• Participated in “AO SPINE ADVANCED COURSE” in HONG KONG, CHINA in March 2009
• Participated as a delegate in the Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference (WIROC) 2009 held between 18th - 20th December 2009 in Mumbai city, Maharashtra state, India
• Participated in the 7th ADVANCED CERVICAL SPINE COURSE organized by National University Hospital (NUH) and Singapore Orthopaedic Association between 7 - 8 October 2014
• Participated as a delegate in the 37th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING of Singapore Orthopaedic association between 9 - 11 October 2014
• Participated in AO SPINE ADVANCES SYMPOSIUM in Cervical & Thoraco-lumbar trauma held at Singapore General Hospital between 10 –11 January 2015
• Participated as International Faculty for neuro-spine meet at Christian Doppler university hospital at Salzburg, Austria in June 2011
• Participated as a delegate in World Spine Essay Meeting held at Pattaya, Thailand between 9 - 11 June 2016
• Invited as faculty for Minimally Invasive Spine surgery course held at Kauvery specialty hospital, Chennai on June 18^th 2016
• Participated as International Faculty in the Neurosurgical society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting held at Sydney, Australia between 31^st August until 2^nd September 2016
• Presented a paper entitled “Primary bony Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the thoracic spine: case report with review of literature” at 37^th SICOT Orthopaedic world congress held in Rome, Italy between 8^th – 10^th September 2016
• Presented a paper entitled “Role of body mass index as a risk factor for revision procedures following minimally invasive lumbar discectomy” at OSSANZ 2016 (Obesity society of Australia and New Zealand) conference held at Doltone House, Sydney, Australia between 27^th – 28^th October 2016
• Selected as Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Expert Panel member for the course held at Peking University Third hospital, Beijing, China between 18^th -20^th December 2016
• Medyssey Travel fellowship to Unit of Prof. Eum Jin Hwa at Kimhae Jungang hospital, Gimhae, South Korea in December 2015

Publications:

• Case report titled “Role of major revision spine surgery in recurrent adjacent segment osteoporotic vertebral body fracture” published in International Journal – Archives Of Orthopaedic And Trauma Surgery (Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2012) 132:1089-1094 DOI 10.1007/s00402-012-1518-3) ?
• Case report titled “Beneficial effects following microsurgical decompression in an adult with congenital thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis with spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele” published in International Journal – Archives Of Orthopaedic And Trauma Surgery (Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2012) 132:1085- 1087DOI 10.1007/s00402-012-1517-4)
• Case report titled “Radicular pain from lumbar canal stenosis in addition to pre-existing phantom limb pain” published in International Journal – CENTRAL EUROPEAN NEUROSURGERY (J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328952)v Case report titled “Functional Outcome in DISH associated with OPLL and dens hypertrophy resulting in rapidly progressive hemiplegia” published in International Journal - Journal of Spine (J Spine 3: 191. DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000191)
• Written a chapter entitled TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS for a book “ Kyphosis: Causes, treatment and complications” published by Nova science publishers, New York, USA
• Case report titled “Clinical outcome following Halo-traction and surgical fusion of acute C2 fracture disloaction” published in International Journal - Journal of Spine (JSM Spine 1(1): 1010 (2016)

‍Video and Poster Presentations:

• Presented poster sessions and live surgical videos in ASSI and international spine workshops.
• Handling Complex Spine Problems with Confidence — Dr. Imtiaz Ghani explains his approach to managing challenging spine conditions with advanced surgical techniques.
• Restoring Mobility and Quality of Life through Spine Surgery — Dr. Ghani shares insights on how timely surgical interventions have helped patients regain normal life after severe spinal issues.