Dr. Amit Jhala - Spine Surgeon in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Spine Fellowships:

International

• Spine fellow, University of Muenster, Germany with Dr. Ulf Liljenqvist Nov 2000.
• Observer Spine Fellow, National University Hospital, Singapore with Dr. Wong Hee Kit. Dec. 2000
• Observer spine fellow, Washington university, USA with Dr. Lawrence Lenke, 2010

National

• Spine Fellow, Apollo Hospital, Department of Spine Surgery, Chennai from 1st September to 15th October 2000 under Dr. Sajan Hegde

State

• Traveling Fellowship of Gujarat Orthopaedic Association in 1994 starting from Jan.20th to Feb.20th.

Advanced Spinal short Trainings:

• Cadaveric Course on Minimally invasive spine surgery held at Thailand in 2000
• Short training in minimally invasive TLIF at Korea, 2008
• Course on Dynamic Stabilization of Spine- “Dynesis” held in Bangkok in 2008
• “Cervical and Lumbar Disc replacement” held in Delhi in 2008
• Cadaver course MIS TLIF by SMIS at Orlando USA Oct.2010

Present Designation:

• Consultant spine surgeon, Smt NHL Municipal Medical College & V.S. Gen. Hospital
• Hon. Consultant Spine Surgeon, HCG Hospital
• Hon. Consultant Spine Surgeon, Medisurge , sterling, SAL Hospital
• Hon. Consultant Spine Surgeon, Jivraj Mehta Hospital
• Hon. Consultant Spine Surgeon, Rajasthan Hospital

Publications:

• Article published in Indian Journal of Orthopaedics April 2010 on ‘posterior endoscopic discectomy-review of 100 cases’
• Article on “Spinal Cord Stimulation” published in journal of National Biomedical Engineering Society of India

Post	Duration	Chief
Residency	11/10/90 to 23/10/93 (3 Years)	Dr. K.M.Shah
Fellow in Orthopaedics Mayo Hospital, Baroda	25/10/93 to 22/12/93 (2 months)	Dr Arun Rindani
Astt.Prof of Orthopaedics - M.P.Shah Medical College, Jamnagar - B.J.Medical College, Ahmedabad - Paraplegia Hospital, Ahmedabad	Total 4 years & 6 months - 23/12/93 to 30/11/94 (11 months, 6 days) - 1/12/94 to 7/8/95(6 months) - 7/8/95 to 24/6/98 (3 years & 1month	Dr. H.K.Vakharia Dr. M.M.Prabhakar Dr. M.M.Prabhakar
Other In charge, Director of Paraplegi	2 months
Private Practice	28/6/98 onwards
Hon. Spine surgeon - Smt. NHL Mun. Medical college & V.S.Gen. Hospital	Dec. 2007 onwards

Posts held in Associations:

• Executive member of Association of spine surgeons of India 2007-2009
• Secretary of Gujarat spine association from 2010 till today
• Joint secretary of Gujarat Spine Association from 1998 to 2000 & 2003-2010
• Treasurer of Gujarat Spine Association 2000-2002
• Member of the first executive committee of Gujarat Spine Association
• Treasurer of Ahmedabad Orthopaedic Society 1999-2003
• Delegate member AOSpine India.

Award:

• Awarded Gold Medal and Certificate for Best Paper Presentation in All India Spine Surgeons Conference held at Varanasi in 2003 on the subject Posterior interlaminar endoscopic approach for unilateral lumbar radiculopathy.