Dr. Sachin Kandhari

A wealth of experience spanning 20 years

• Extensive practical experience in Neurosurgery
• Groundbreaking work in Spinal Cord Injury treatment
• Established IBS Hospital's Advanced Neuromodulation Program

Significant Contributions

• Introduced Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) at IBS Hospital marking the advent of Cybernics Treatment in South Asia 2020
• Started Epidural Stimulation Treatment for Paraplegic patients in India, one of the largest series in the world 2017
• Introduced revolutionary approach to Bladder Bowel Control in Complete Spinal Cord Injuries in India through Finetech-Brindley Sacral Neuromodulation technique
• Leading a successful program for High Cervical Stimulation in Persistent Vegetative State and Cortical Stimulation for Paralysis at IBS Hospital
• Collaborative work with UCLA on Advancing Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Education

• DNB, Sir H.N. Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
• MBBS, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir
• Trained in Endoscopic Spine and Brain Stimulation Surgeries, Sir H.N. Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
• Trained in Functional Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Surgery, Gamma Knife Radio Surgery and Interventional Neuro Radiology, VIMHANS, New Delhi

Work Experience

• Senior Neurosurgeon and MD, IBS Hospital
• Visiting Consultant and Medical Advisor - Neuromodulation, Unique Access Medical, World Medical Centre, Bangkok
• Visiting Consultant, Spinemed Hospital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Visiting Consultant, Vedanta Medical, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi
• Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Sunflag Hospital, Faridabad
• Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Sharda Medical College & Hospital, Noida 

Publications

• Epidural Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Thoracic Segments (T2-T5) facilitates respiratory function in patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injury - June 2022
• Epidural Spinal Stimulation enables global sensorimotor and autonomic function recovery after complete paralysis: 1st study from India - March 2022
• Transcutaneous Spinal Neuromodulation reorganizes neural networks in patients with Cerebral Palsy - July 2021
• Outcome and Prognosis factors in Head Injury patients with prolonged unconsciousness’ Study of Thrombolysis with TPA for Ischemic Stroke in India Stroke Journal - 201

Awards and Recognition

• Sultanate of Oman, Excellence Award – 2014
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Achiever Award, Recognition for Exemplary Work – 2016
• Swastha Hindustan Conclave, Exemplary Contribution towards Healthcare – 2017
• Bharat Shiromani Award – 2017
• ZEE Hindustan, Swastha Hindustan Conclave, Exemplary Contribution in Healthcare – 2017
• Physicians Forum of India, CME Programme, Certificate of Honour and Appreciation – 2018
• Indian Medical Association, XXXVIII Annual Convention, President’s Appreciation Award – 2018
• Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI) at 28th Annual Meetings, Distinguished Academic Contribution - Agra, 2019
• Indian Medical Association, National President’s Appreciation Award for Contribution in Neurosurgery – 2019
• SCICON CME on Spinal Cord Injury, Military Hospital Kirkee – 2022
• Sicreo Con, Faculty - Bengaluru, 2022
• 6th AIIMS Annual Neurotrauma Conference, Theme: Decompressive Craniectomy, Cranioplasty, and Neuromodulation Advances in Neurotrauma, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS - New Delhi, 2022
• SCICON, Certificate of Attendance, under the aegis of Spinal Cord Society India, Indian Association of PMR, Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association, and Pune Orthopaedic Society – 2022
• SCICON, Certificate of Attendance, Speaker on “Recent Advances in SCI: Epidural Stimulation and Beyond”, Military Hospital Kirkee - Pune, 2022
• 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Neurosurgeons of North West Zones, Faculty – 2022
• 7th AIIMS Annual Neurotrauma Conference, under the aegis of the Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care, Certificate of Participation – 2023
• Principal Investigator, Spinal Cord Neuromodulator by SpIneX and ScoNE to treat Neurogenic Bladder (SCONE “CONTINENCE” CLINICAL STUDY

Research & Thesis

• Outcome and prognostic factors in head injury patients with prolonged unconsciousness
• Study of thrombolysis with TPA for ischemic stroke in India - Stroke Journal - 2015