About Dr. Puneet Girdhar

• Dr. Puneet Girdhar is currently the Director of Spine Surgery at BLK Hospital, with over 27 years of experience as a renowned Ortho-Spine Surgeon.
• He has performed more than 10,000 successful spine surgeries and is a pioneer in Integrated Advanced Robotic Navigation-Assisted Precision Spine Surgeries.
• Dr. Girdhar specializes in the surgical management of neck and back spinal disorders, using minimally invasive techniques.
• He is skilled in non-surgical pain relief procedures, such as nerve root blocks, facet injections, and radiofrequency ablation.
• His expertise includes Minimal Invasive Cervical Spine Surgery for disc herniation and spinal stenosis, spinal deformity correction surgeries with multimodal neuro-monitoring, and minimally invasive solutions for spinal fractures like kyphoplasty and keyhole stabilization.
• Dr. Girdhar is highly experienced in cervical decompression and fixation surgery, as well as robotic spine surgeries, which aid in faster recovery and precision. He has completed over 400 robotic spine surgeries.
• He actively participates as faculty in Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery workshops and cadaveric training programs in India and abroad.
• Dr. Girdhar holds memberships in prestigious organizations, including the Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA), AO Alumni (Switzerland), AO Spine International, and the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI).

Work Experience

Director – Centre for Orthopedics Spine Surgery in Institute for Bone, Joint Replacement, Orthopedics Spine & Sports Medicine at BLK Super Speciality Hospital

Education

• MBBS, Punjab University, 1998
• MS, Baba Farid University of Health Science, 2003
• M.Ch (Ortho)
• Spine fellow with Mr. Sashin Ahuja, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
• Clinical & Bioskills training on MITLIF with Dr. Mun Wai Yue, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
• Articular Surface Arthroplasty fellow with Dr. Thomas Seibel, Knappschafts Krankenhaus, Puttlingen, Germany
• AO trauma fellowship with Dr. Wade Smith, Denver Health Colorado, USA