Dr. Sachin Kandhari

About

A pioneering neurosurgeon focused on spinal cord injury, neuromodulation, minimally invasive spine surgery and functional neurosurgery. Introduced Cyberdyne HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robotic therapy to South Asia (2020) and started one of the country's largest epidural stimulation programs for paralysis (2017); collaborated with UCLA on spinal cord injury. Founder and a founding clinical lead of IBS Hospital.

Education & Training

• DNB (Neurosurgery) — Sir H.N. Foundation Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
• Training in endoscopic spine/brain-stimulation surgeries (Sir H.N., Mumbai) and functional/stereotactic/gamma-knife/interventional neuroradiology (VIMHANS, New Delhi)

Experience

• Consultant, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
• Consultant, Sunflag Hospital, Faridabad
• Consultant, Sharda Medical College & Hospital, Noida
• Visiting consultant/medical advisor for neuromodulation internationally (Bangkok, Tashkent, Dushanbe)

Awards & Achievements

• IMA National President's Appreciation Award for Contribution in Neurosurgery (2019)
• Neurotrauma Society of India Distinguished Academic Contribution (2019)
• Recognitions from Saudi Arabia (2015) and Oman (2014)
• Bharat Shiromani Award (2019)

Publications & Contributions

• Multiple publications, including on epidural stimulation and spinal cord injury