Dr. Ashish Dagar

Dr. Ashish Dagar

Senior Consultant 

14 Years of Experience

Spine Surgeon

MBBS, MS, Fellowship

Reg. No.:65893, Delhi Medical Council

Manipal Hospital Formerly Columbia Asia, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Ashish Dagar

  • Dr. Ashish Dagar is a highly experienced Spine Surgeon based in Delhi NCR with 14 years of experience in the field.
  • His expertise includes performing complex spine surgeries, such as ACDF, ACCF, cervical disc replacement, and endoscopic decompression.
  • He has been internationally trained in minimally invasive spine surgeries and endoscopic spine surgeries.
  • Dr. Dagar is well-versed in conducting the following spinal surgeries:
    • For Cervical Spine: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion, posterior fixation and decompression, endoscopic cervical discectomy, cervical disc replacement, endoscopic cervical disc replacement, and foraminal decompressions
    • For Dorsal Spine: Endoscopic decompression, posterior decompression and fixation, anterior decompression, thoracotomy, corpectomy with fixation, and deformity correction (scoliosis, kyphosis)
    • For Lumbosacral Spine: Posterior decompression and fixation fusion surgeries (PLIF, TLIF, ALIF), deformity correction (scoliosis, kyphosis), lumbar disc replacement, endoscopic decompression, and anterior decompression (corpectomy with fixation)
  • Dr. Ashish Dagar earned his MBBS and MS in Orthopedics from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, in 2010 and 2015, respectively.
  • Later, he completed his DNB in Orthopedics from the National Board of Examination, New Delhi, and a Fellowship in Spine Surgery from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, in 2019.
  • Dr. Dagar has received advanced fellowships in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and Endoscopic Spine Surgery from leading medical institutions in South Korea and France.
  • His international trainings in spine surgeries were completed at Nouvelle Bel-Air, Bordeaux (France), Changwon Jeil General Hospital (South Korea), and Good Doctor Teun Teun Hospital (South Korea).
  • Dr. Dagar has contributed to medical research, with notable publications in respected journals, such as BMJ Case Reports and World Neurosurgery: 2020.
  • He specializes in developing personalized treatment plans, including medication, physical therapy, or surgical interventions, focusing on holistic recovery.
  • Dr. Dagar is fluent in both Hindi and English and prioritizes creating a comfortable environment for his patients to discuss their health concerns openly.
  • He also emphasizes patient education and counseling, ensuring patients are fully informed and confident in their treatment decisions.
  • His dedication to his patients and his compassionate approach have earned him high regard among those he has treated.
  • Dr. Dagar is a member of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India and the Delhi Orthopedic Association.

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Education

  • MBBS, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, 2010
  • MS (Orthopedics), Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, 2015
  • DNB (Orthopedics), National Board of Examination, New Delhi
  • Fellow in Spine Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 2019
  • Fellowship Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Nouvelle Bel-Air, Bordeaux, France, 2019
  • Fellowship in MIS and Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Changwon Jeil General Hospital, South Korea, 2019
  • Fellowship in MIS and Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Good Doctor Teun Teun Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 2019

Past Experience

  • Consultant, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, 2020
  • Consultant, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute Hospital, New Delhi, 2020
  • Resident, Safdarjung Hospital, 2018

Associations/Membership

  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
  • Delhi Orthopedic Association

Paper Published

  • "Transforaminal epidural Etanercept for the treatment of prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc induced sciatica" - J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr-Jun; 8(2):148-152.
  • "Management of post-traumatic neglected cervical facet dislocation" - J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2017 Apr-Jun; 8(2):125-130.
  • "Direct Drop-Down Anterior Approach to Subaxial Cervical Spine" - Tech in Orthopaedics. 2019 July.
  • "Flipped Reposition Laminoplasty for Excision of Intradural Extramedullary Tumors in the Thoracolumbar Spine: A Case Series of 14 Patients" - Asian Spine J. January 8, 2020.
  • "Post-traumatic thoracolumbar spinal epidural hematoma in a child: a rare clinical entity" - BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Dec 3;12(12):e232055.
  • "Necessity of Direct Decompression for Thoracolumbar Junction Burst Fractures with Neurologic Compromise" - World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul 17.

Field of Expertise

  • ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
  • ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Anterior Spinal Fusion
  • Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement
  • Cervical Corpectomy
  • Cervical Decompression
  • Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery
  • Cervical Fusion for Tumor
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Laminotomy
  • Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Chiropractic Adjustment
  • Disc Replacement
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Foraminotomy
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Keyhole Spine Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laminotomy
  • Lumbar Decompression
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Fusion for Tumor
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Posterior Fusion
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Navigation Assisted Spine Surgery (NASS)
  • Nucleoplasty
  • OLIF (Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Pars Repair
  • Percutaneous Pedicle Fixation
  • PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Posterior Spinal Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Decompression
  • Posterior Thoracic Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Revision Spine Surgery
  • Scoliosis Spine Surgery
  • Spinal Cord Detethering
  • Spinal Decompression and Fixation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Implant Removal
  • Spine Tumur Surgery
  • Synovial Cyst Excision
  • Thoracic Interbody Fusion
  • TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Traumatic Spine Stabilization
  • XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
  • Adjacent Segment Disease
  • Baastrup's Disease (Kissing Spine)
  • Burst Fracture
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)
  • Comprehensive Myelopathy
  • Compression and Wedge Spinal Fracture
  • Congenital Spine Cord Malformations
  • Crooked Spine
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Fixed Sagittal Imbalance
  • Flatback Syndrome
  • Kummell Disease
  • Kyphosis
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Osteoarthritis of Spine
  • Osteomyelitis (Spinal Bone Infection)
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Prolapsed Disc
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of Spine
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SJD)
  • Sciatic Nerve Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Synovial Cyst
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Stinger (Neck Sports Injury)
  • Tarlov Cysts

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