Areas of Expertise
Prof Ranganathan performs a range of treatments, including:
- Complex reconstructions of cranio-vertebral, cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
- Spinal tumour resections
- Minimal invasive surgery
Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:
- Spinal infections, especially tuberculosis of the spine
- Cancers of the spine
- All forms of spinal osteotomies
- Degenerative spinal conditions
Personal biography
Prof. Ranganathan, MBBS, MRCS, PGDip(Orth Engin), DM, FRCS(TrandOrth), is a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon, based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital.
He completed his orthopaedic training from Newcastle/Yorkshire deanery and underwent spinal training in North East England and Nottingham.
He completed the prestigious AO Spine North America Advanced Spine fellowship in one of the most prominent centres in the world: ‘Krembil Neuroscience Centre and Hospital for Sick Children’ in Toronto, under the world-renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Michael Fehlings, and spinal deformity surgeon, Dr Stephen Lewis.
He has been awarded a doctorate degree for research in the field of spinal surgery conducted in Sir Peter Mansfield (Nobel Prize winner) MR centre from the Nottingham University. He has also been awarded the title of Honorary Professor to Bach Mai University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam, for his service to paediatric spine surgery and postgraduate education.
He is an invited guest speaker in several international meetings and an expert reviewer in several international journals including Spine.
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