Dr. SK Rajan

Dr. SK Rajan

Head of Department (HOD)

25 Years of Experience

Spine Surgeon

MBBS, MS, M.Ch, Fellowship

Reg. No.:35707, Delhi Medical Council

Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon

English

Consultation Fee ₹ 1200

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About Dr. SK Rajan

  • Dr. S K Rajan is a renowned Spine and Neurosurgeon with an extensive career spanning over 25 years.
  • He specializes in minimally invasive (keyhole) spine surgery (for slipped disc, canal stenosis), Craniovertebral junction (CVJ), endoscopic spine surgery, spinal fractures, and spinal tumors.
  • He is recognized for his expertise in both national and international healthcare settings.
  • He has successfully performed over 3000 surgeries, including intricate spine cases.
  • Dr. Rajan is regularly invited to deliver talks at both regional and international scientific meetings.
  • He serves as National Guest Faculty in Live Operative Teaching Courses.
  • He is an active member of the North American Spine Society, USA, Neurological Society of India, Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Neurological Surgeons Society of India, Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association, India, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India, and World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, USA.

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Education

  • MBBS, Government Medical College, Chandigarh, 1999
  • MS (General Surgery) - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 2002
  • MCh (Neurosurgery), Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, 2007
  • Fellow in Spine Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), Reino Unido, 2009
  • Fellow in Spine Surgery, King Edward Medical University, 2010
  • Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery - Cleveland Clinic, EUA, 2008

Past Experience

  • Assistant Professor, VM Medical College & assoc. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 2010
  • Senior Visiting Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (USA), 2008
  • Senior Neuro-Spine Fellow, National Hospital of Neurology & Neurosurgery, London (UK), 2007
  • Senior Neuro-Spine Fellow, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London (UK), 2007

Awards

  • Recipient of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Travelling Fellowship to the USA, 2010
  • Recipient of Global Healthcare Excellence Award for Excellence in Spine Surgery, 2014
  • Recipient of 2015 Leaders Award for Leader in Treatment of Spinal Disorders, 2015
  • Recipient of National Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Neurosciences Team of the Year, 2016

Associations/Membership

  • North American Spine Society
  • American Association Of Neurological Surgeons
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India
  • Neurological Surgeons Society of India
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Field of Expertise

  • ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
  • ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Aneurysm Coiling
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Anterior Spinal Fusion
  • Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Stimulant Therapy
  • Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  • Brain Surgery
  • Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cervical Artificial Disk 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
  • Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
  • Cranioplasty
  • Craniotomy
  • CyberKnife Surgery
  • Decompressive Craniectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Digital Nerve Repair
  • Disc Replacement
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Endovascular Surgery for AVMs
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Foraminotomy
  • Gamma Knife Surgery
  • Hemispherectomy
  • High Cervical Stimulation
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Intrathecal Pain Pump
  • Keyhole Spine Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laminotomy
  • Lesionectomy
  • Liberation Therapy
  • Lumbar Decompression
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Fusion for Tumor
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Posterior Fusion
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Microsurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
  • Microsurgical Tumor Removal
  • Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
  • Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Brain Tumor
  • Multiple Subpial Transections (MST)
  • Navigation Assisted Spine Surgery (NASS)
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Nerve Repair Surgery
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Nucleoplasty
  • OLIF (Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Pars Repair
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  • Percutaneous Pedicle Fixation
  • Percutaneous Stereotactic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (PSR)
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Posterior Spinal Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Decompression
  • Posterior Thoracic Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Revision Spine Surgery
  • Rhizotomy
  • Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy
  • Scoliosis Spine Surgery
  • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Speech Therapy
  • Spinal Cord Detethering
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Decompression and Fixation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Implant Removal
  • Spine Tumur Surgery
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Synovial Cyst Excision
  • Temporal Lobectomy
  • Thecoperitoneal Shunt
  • Thoracic Interbody Fusion
  • TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
  • Traumatic Spine Stabilization
  • Trigeminal Nerve Block
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
  • VP Shunt
  • XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
  • Adjacent Segment Disease
  • ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis)
  • Arachnoid Cysts
  • Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Arthritis of the Spine (Spondylosis)
  • Astrocytoma
  • Ataxia
  • Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Baastrup's Disease (Kissing Spine)
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Basal Ganglia Stroke
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Psychosis
  • Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Botulism
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Atrophy
  • Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor)
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Brain: Temporal Lobe, Vagal Nerve, & Frontal Lobe
  • Burst Fracture
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Childhood Schizophrenia
  • Chordomas
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)
  • Comprehensive Myelopathy
  • Compression and Wedge Spinal Fracture
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Congenital Spine Cord Malformations
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Crooked Spine
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Delay in Children
  • Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis)
  • Discitis
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Fixed Sagittal Imbalance
  • Flatback Syndrome
  • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Glioblastoma Tumors
  • Gliomas Tumors
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • Headaches in Children and Adolescents
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Herniated Disk (Slipped, Ruptured or Bulging Disk)
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus in Children
  • Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
  • Hypothalamic Hamartoma
  • Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature)
  • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Infantile Spasm
  • Insomnia
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's Syndrome
  • Kummell Disease
  • Kyphosis
  • Leukodystrophy
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Migraines in Children and Adolescents
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Motor Stereotypies
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narcolepsy in Children
  • Neck Sprain
  • Nerve Injury
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
  • Neurogenic Bladder
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Osteoarthritis of Spine
  • Osteoma
  • Osteomyelitis (Spinal Bone Infection)
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Partial Seizures
  • Pediatric Brain and Spine Injuries
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
  • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) in Adults
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Poland Syndrome
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
  • Prolapsed Disc
  • Pseudomeningocele
  • Rasmussen's Encephalitis
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts (RCCs)
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of Spine
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SJD)
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schwannomas
  • Sciatic Nerve Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Seizures
  • Sensory Ataxia
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy (SFSN)
  • Spasticity
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Synovial Cyst
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Stinger (Neck Sports Injury)
  • Stroke
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Susac Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Tarlov Cysts
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS)
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Tonic-Clonic Seizures
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini Stroke
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vasculitic Neuropathy
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

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