CLINICAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT

Internship
AVB Rural Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra
January 2016 – January 2017

Residency – Orthopedic Surgery
MGM Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai, India
July 2018 – July 2021

Orthopedics Specialty Medical Officer & Senior Resident
MGM Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai, India
May 2021 – June 2022

Clinical Spine Fellow – Department of Orthopedics (Division of Spine Surgery)
August 2022 – February 2024

• Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai

• Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre – Senior Clinical Associate
  Spine Clinic & Mumbai Institute of Spine Surgery, Goregaon, Mumbai

Clinical Spine Fellow – Endoscopic UBE Surgery
Saishree Hospital, Aundh, Pune
February 2024 – March 2024
Mentor: Dr. Ketan Deshpande

MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS

• Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA)

• Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association (MOA)

• Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)

• AO Spine – Member

• Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) – Life Member

• MISSAB (Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharat) – Life Member

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

• Reviewer – JMISST Journal
  (Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Nair VV et al. Is Teriparatide Superior in Treating Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures…
   Asian Spine Journal, 2023. (PubMed)

2. Patel J, Nair VV et al. Spinal Cord Compression from Malignant Relapsed Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – Case Report
   Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2023. (PubMed)

3. Anand M, Nair VV et al. Transfacetal and Transpedicular Anterior Decompression with Posterior Stabilisation
   Indian Spine Journal, 2023. (PubMed)

4. Nair VV et al. Acute Paraplegia after High Velocity Cervical Spine Manipulation
   Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2022. (PubMed)

5. Nair VV et al. Clinical Relevance of Subsidence in Stand-Alone Cervical Cages
   Journal of Spine Research and Surgery, 2023. (PubMed Central)

6. Nair VV et al. Chloroma – Rare Metastatic Tumor to Dorsal Spine
   Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2023. (PubMed)

7. Nair VV et al. Outcome of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy in Rural India
   Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023. (PubMed)

8. Nair VV et al. Concurrent Spinal Tuberculosis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
   Journal of Spine Research and Surgery, 2023. (PubMed)

9. Nair VV et al. Ossification of Yellow Ligament – Thoracic Myelopathy
   International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 2023. (PubMed)

10. Nair VV et al. Effectiveness of Transforaminal Nerve Root Block
    International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences, 2021

11. Nair VV et al. Functional Outcome of Proximal Tibia Fractures Treated by MIPPO
    International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences, 2021

12. Shah M et al. Distal Tibia Fracture: IMIL Nailing vs Plating
    IJMSCR, 2021

PODIUM & POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• RADIOCON MGM 2019 – Correction of Cubitus Varus

• BSSCON 2020 – Transforaminal Nerve Root Block in Lumbar Disc Disease

• BSSCON 2021 – Vitamin D Levels in Neck Pain Patients

• IOACON 2021 – Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia

• RADIOCON MGM 2020 – Endoscopic Decompression in Cervical Myelopathy

• BSSCON 2023 – Ossification of Yellow Ligament

• BSSCON 2023 – Chloroma Causing Acute Paraparesis

• WiROC 2023 – Posterior Midline Approach for Andersson Lesion

• ASSICON 2024 – Early Teriparatide in OVCF

• ASSICON 2024 – Subsidence in Stand-Alone ACDF Cages

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

• Global Spine Congress 2024 (May)

  • Paper: Non-Locking Stand-Alone Cages in ACDF

  • E-Poster: Awake Spine Surgery in Elderly Patients

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED

• Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine – Standalone Cage in ACDF (5-Year Follow-Up)

• Turkish Journal of Neurosurgery – Learning Curve in Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy

CERTIFICATION & TRAINING

• Cadaveric Hands-on Training – Transforaminal Endoscopic Spine Surgery (2018, 2019)

• AO Trauma Introductory Course – 2019

• Bombay Spine Society Live Operative Course – 2021

• IOA Surgical Skills Cadaveric Course – 2022

• AO Spine MISS Advanced Cadaveric Course – 2022

• ASSI Live Operative Spine Course – 2023

• WIROC Spine Cadaver Course – 2023

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Early Teriparatide Therapy in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

2. Awake Spine Surgery in Geriatric Population – Risks & Benefits

3. Facet Tropism and Degenerative Disc Disease

4. Combination Therapy (Teriparatide + Denosumab) in OVCF

5. Long Segment Fixation Outcomes in Kummell’s Lesion

6. Degenerative Scoliosis with Lumbar Canal Stenosis – Short vs Long Segment Fixation