Dr Bharat Patel

Dr. Bharat Patel is an accomplished spine surgeon specialising in minimally invasive, endoscopic, and robotic spine surgery, with over 10 years of clinical experience. He has trained extensively at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital in advanced spine techniques and has served in multiple progressive roles including Fellow, Clinical Associate, Junior Consultant, and Consultant Spine Surgeon. Dr. Patel has deep expertise in treating degenerative spine disorders, spinal deformity, tumours, trauma, and osteoporotic fractures using the latest minimally invasive and endoscopic approaches. He has received multiple national and international awards and has contributed significantly to spine research with numerous publications in reputed journals.

Educational Qualifications:

• DNB (Orthopaedics) – Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai (2015–2017)
• Diploma in Orthopaedics – P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot (2011–2013)
• MBBS – M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar (2004–2009)
• Rotating Internship – Civil Hospitals, Rajkot/Jamnagar/Ahmedabad (2009–2010)

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Spine Surgeon – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Nanavati Max Hospital (2024–Present)
• Visiting Consultant Spine Surgeon – Gurunanak Hospital, Mumbai (2024–2025)
• Junior Consultant – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Nanavati Max Hospital (2022–2024)
• Clinical Associate – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Nanavati Hospital (2020–2022)
• Clinical Fellow – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Nanavati Hospital (2017–2019)
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Shubhjayanti Lions Hospital, Gujarat (2014–2015)

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• State Medical Association, Gujarat
• North Gujarat Orthopaedic Association
• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
• Bombay Spine Society (BSS)
• Life Member – Endoscopic Spine Foundation of India (ESFI)

Awards & Achievements:

• Second Best Poster Prize – “High-grade Listhesis Reduction in Adults Using a Hybrid Minimally Invasive Contained Midline Approach and Percutaneous Pedicle Screws”, 7th ACMISST & 18th KMISS, Seoul, South Korea (2019)
• Gold Medal – “The New Radiological Scoring System of ASD After Lumbar Spinal Fusion”, BSSCON (2021)
• Best Doctor Award, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital (2023)
• VTI Gold Medal Presentation – “The Clinical and Radiological Outcomes After Reduction of Adult Lytic High-grade Spondylolisthesis Using a Hybrid Technique”, ASSICON (January 2024), Mumbai

Research Papers & Publications:

• Bapat MR, Gujral A, Patel BK. Congenital unilateral atlanto-occipital rotatory subluxation: a rare cause of C1 neuralgia. Spine. 2018;43(23):E1426–E1428.
• Upadhyay AS, Bapat MR, Patel BK, Gujral A. Postoperative fungal discitis in immunocompetent patients: a series of five patients. Indian Spine Journal. 2020;3:243–249.
• Patel BK, Bapat MR, Upadhyay AS. A modified posterior approach for decompression of a multiloculated atlanto-axial cyst with myelopathy. Spine. 2020;45:E1047–E1051.
• Patel BK, Bapat MR. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction, a rare cause of paraplegia after kyphosis correction: a case report and literature review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021;46(5):E344–E348.
• Patel BK, Bapat MR, Upadhyay AS. Fractured cervical facet osteophyte causing acute traumatic myelopathy: case report. Indian Spine Journal. 2021;4:214–217.
• Osteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar spine with neurological deficit: radiological instability scoring and minimally invasive stabilisation. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Technique. 2021 (ahead of print).
• Jayesh P, Bapat M, Gujral A, Patel B, Upadhyay A. An operative technique for management of neglected bifacetal cervical dislocations. Indian Spine Journal. 2022;5:215–221.
• Posterior migrated epidural lumbar disc extrusion with contralateral neurological deficit – an unusual presentation. Indian Spine Journal. 2023;6(2):171–174.
• Patel BK, Bapat MR, Gujral A. The clinical and radiological outcomes after reduction of adult lytic high-grade spondylolisthesis using a hybrid technique: combination of percutaneous pedicle screws with midline microscopic transforaminal decompression. Asian Spine Journal. 2023;17(6):1004–1012.
• Postgraduate thesis: “Intra-operative and early post-operative clinical outcomes after minimally invasive (hybrid technique) posterior lumbar interbody fusion – a short-term prospective study” under the guidance of Dr Mihir Bapat.