Best Spine Surgeon in Vizag

Brief Profile

Dr. P. Venkata Sudhakar is a highly trained Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgeon at CARE Hospitals, Visakhapatnam, with over 8 years of experience dedicated to spine care. He is widely regarded for his expertise in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Robotic Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Spine Surgeries, Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacements, Spine Trauma, Spine Tumors, Pediatric Spine Deformity Corrections, and Adult Spine Deformity Correction. With an impressive research portfolio published in leading spine journals and ongoing involvement in clinical innovation, Dr. Sudhakar stands out as a pioneer of endoscopic spine surgery offering advanced and compassionate care to patients with complex spine disorders.

Field(s) of Expertise

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Robotic Spine Surgery
• Endoscopic Spine Surgeries
• Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacements
• Spine Trauma
• Spine Tumors
• Pediatric Spine Deformity Corrections
• Adult Spine Deformity Correction

Research and Presentations

Past Projects:

• Multi-center expert consensus-based validation study on Tuberculosis Spine Instability Score.
• Finite element analysis on Adjacent Segment Disease in the lumbar spine in collaboration with IIT Roorkee

Current Projects: 

• Role of diffusion tensor imaging in thoracolumbar spine trauma. 
• Validation of the Tuberculosis Spine Instability Score. 
• Reliability and validity study of clinical and radiographic shoulder balance using digital photography in scoliosis. 

Publications

• Ahuja K, Kandwal P, Ifthekar S, Sudhakar PV, Nene A, Basu S, Shetty AP, Acharya S, Chhabra HS, Jayaswal A. Development of Tuberculosis Spine Instability Score (TSIS): An Evidence-Based and Expert Consensus-Based Content Validation Study Among Spine Surgeons. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 Feb 1;47(3):242-251.
• Sethy SS, Goyal N, Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Mittal S, Yadav G, Venkata Sudhakar P, Sarkar B, Kandwal P. Conundrum in surgical management of three-column injuries in sub-axial cervical spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2021
• Mittal S, Ahuja K, Sudhakar PV, Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Sarkar B, Kandwal P. Simultaneous decompression of all stenotic regions versus decompression of only the most symptomatic region in patients with tandem spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2022
• Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Mittal S, Yadav G, Sudhakar PV, Barik S, Kandwal P. Is detethering necessary before deformity correction in congenital scoliosis associated with tethered cord syndrome: a meta-analysis of current evidence. Eur Spine J. 2021 Mar;30(3):599-611
• Ahuja K, Yadav G, Sudhakar PV, Kandwal P. Role of local streptomycin in prevention of surgical site infection in TB spine. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020 May;30(4):701-706.
• Barik S, Sudhakar PV, Arora SS. Pyogenic Vertebral Body Osteomyelitis in a Child: A Case Report. J Orthop Case Rep. 2020;10(2):70-72. 
• Mittal S, Sudhakar PV, Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Sinha S, Goyal N, Verma V, Sarkar B, Kandwal P. Deformity Correction with Interbody Fusion Using Lateral versus Posterior Approach in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Observational Meta-analysis. Asian Spine J. 2023 Jan 16.
• Chaturvedi J, Sudhakar PV, Gupta M, Goyal N, Mudgal SK, Gupta P, Burathoki S. Endovascular management of iatrogenic vertebro-vertebral fistula: Black Swan event in C2 pedicle screw. Surg Neurol Int. 2022 May 6;13:189. doi: 10.25259/SNI_261_2022.
• Sudhakar PV, Kandwal P, Mch KA, Ifthekar S, Mittal S, Sarkar B. Management of Andersson lesions of spine: A systematic review of the existing literature. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr 22;29:101878. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101878.
• Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Mittal S, Bali SK, Yadav G, Goyal N, Sudhakar PV, Kandwal P. Is Final Fusion Necessary for Growing-Rod Graduates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine J. 2023 Jan;13(1):209-218. doi: 10.1177/21925682221090926.
• Ifthekar S, Ahuja K, Sudhakar PV, Mittal S, Yadav G, Kandwal P, Sarkar B, Goyal N. Is it Safe to Save Levels and Choose the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra as Touched Vertebra While Selectively Fusing Lenke 1/2 Curves? A Proportional Meta-Analysis of Existing Evidence. Global Spine J. 2023 Jan;13(1):219-226. doi: 10.1177/21925682221091744.
• Mittal S, Rana A, Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Sudhakar PV, Sinha SK, Kar S, Sarkar B, Kandwal P, Farooque K. Outcomes of Anterior Decompression and Anterior Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures-A Prospective Observational Study With Mid-Term Follow-up. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr 1;36(4):136-141. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002261.
• Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Ahuja K, Mittal S, P Venkata S, Kandwal P. Correlation of spinopelvic parameters with functional outcomes in surgically managed cases of lumbar spinal tuberculosis- A retrospective study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2022 Feb 2;26:101788. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101788.
• Ahuja K, Ifthekar S, Mittal S, Yadav G, Venkata Sudhakar P, Sharma P, Venkata Subbaih A, Kandwal P. Role of diffusion tensor imaging in neurological prognostication in spinal tuberculosis - A prospective pilot study. Eur J Radiol. 2022 Dec;157:110530. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.
• Khande CK, Verma V, Regmi A, Ifthekar S, Sudhakar PV, Sethy SS, Kandwal P, Sarkar B. Effect on functional outcome of robotic assisted rehabilitation versus conventional rehabilitation in patients with complete spinal cord injury: a prospective comparative study. Spinal Cord. 2024 May;62(5):228-236. doi: 10.1038/s41393-024-00970-1. Epub 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38491302.
• Sekhar Sethy S, Mittal S, Goyal N, Sudhakar PV, Verma V, Jain A, Verma A, Vathulya M, Sarkar B, Kandwal P. Healing Assessment of Spinal Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review. World Neurosurg. 2024 May;185:141-148. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.057. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38367856.

Education

• MS Ortho: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Mch Spine Surgery: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Awards and Recognitions

• All India 1st Rank in Mch Spine Surgery Entrance 
• Best Resident in Spine Surgery
• 1st Prize in PG Quiz Competition held at UOACON, Dehradun in 2018

Languages Known

Telugu, Hindi, English, Oriya, Bengali, Punjabi

Fellowship/Membership

• Andhra pradesh Medical Council Registration Membership.

Past Positions

• Consultant Medicover Hospitals (2023-2025)
• Senior Resident: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh (2020-2023)