Dr. Tarush Rustagi

Dr. Tarush Rustagi

Consultant 

21 Years of Experience

Spine Surgeon

MBBS, MS, DNB, Fellowship

Reg. No.:29591, Delhi Medical Council

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 100

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About Dr. Tarush Rustagi

  • Dr. Tarush Rustagi is a well-known Spine and Orthopedic Surgeon with 21 years of experience.
  • He specializes in treating a wide range of spine disorders, including degenerative conditions, tumors, trauma, and deformities.
  • Additionally, he performs minimally invasive spine surgeries and treats osteoporotic fractures.
  • After obtaining an MBBS from Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, in 2003, Dr. Tarush earned an MS in Orthopedics from Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, in 2009.
  • Later, in 2009, he completed his DNB in Orthopedic Surgery at the National Board of Examination, New Delhi.
  • Dr. Tarush also completed a Clinical Fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, USA, in 2014.
  • Additionally, he undertook a Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Fellowship at the Swedish Neurosciences Institute in Seattle, USA, in 2016 and a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at Spine Foundation in Mumbai in 2013.
  • He also earned a Fellowship in Complex Spine Tumor from Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital, Ohio, in 2019.
  • Dr. Tarush is a member of the North American Spine Society, the Association of Spine Surgeons of India, and the Delhi Orthopaedic Association.
  • He has more than 60 publications in both national and international journals.

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Education

  • MBBS, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, 2003
  • MS (Orthopedics), Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, 2009
  • DNB (Orthopedic Surgery), National Board of Examination, New Delhi, 2009
  • Fellowship in Spinal Surgery, Spine Foundation, Mumbai, 2013
  • Fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery, State University of New York, USA, 2017
  • Fellowship in Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, USA, 2017
  • Fellowship in Complex Spine Tumor, Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital, Ohio, 2019

Training & Certificates

  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

Past Experience

  • Consultant (Spine Surgeon), Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, 2016
  • Visiting Consultant, Tirath Ram Shah Hospital, New Delhi, 2016
  • Consultant (Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon), Max Hospital, 2015
  • Consultant (Spine Surgeon), Global Ortho Spine, 2014
  • Resident (Pediatric Orthopedics and Pediatric Spine), B.J. Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai, 2011
  • Senior Registrar (Orthopedics), BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, 2010

Associations/Membership

  • North American Spine Society
  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India
  • Delhi Orthopedic Association
  • Bombay Orthopedic Society
  • Spinal Cord Society

Paper Published

  • Rustagi T, Mashaly H, Ganguly R, et al. Transpedicular Vertebrectomy With Circumferential Spinal Cord Decompression and Reconstruction for Thoracic Spine Metastasis: A Consecutive Case Series. Spine. 2020 Jul 15;45(14):E820-8.
  • Rustagi T, Bourekas E, Mendel E. Floating Vertebral Body Cement Ball After High-Viscosity-Cement Vertebroplasty for Lytic Defect: Report of 2 Cases. International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020 Aug 1;14(4):594-8.
  • Rustagi T, Das K, Chhabra HS. Letter to Editor. Analysis of the Functional and Radiological Outcomes of Lumbar Decompression without Fusion in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis. Accepted in Asian Spine Journal, January 2020
  • Rustagi T, Schwab JH, Iwenofu H, et al. Overview of the Management of Primary Tumours of the Spine. International Journal of Neuroscience. 2020 Sep 25:1-5.
  • Rustagi T, Mendel E, Ferguson SA, et al. Differences in lumbar spine measures as a function of MRI posture in low back pain patients and its clinical implications. International Journal of Neuroscience. 2020 Sep 22:1-0.

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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