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Dr.Vishnu Prasath


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Patients with spine problems always have confusion about whether to consult an orthopedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon. The National Board of examinations came out with a spine surgery fellowship where the spine surgeon gets trained under both Orthopaedic surgeon and neurosurgeon.

Dr.Vishnu Prasath is one among few surgeons in the country with a national board-certified 2-year fellowship training in spine surgery.


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  • Consultation and treatment services are being provided for the following spinal problems by Dr.Vishnu Prasath.
  • Low back pain
  •  Neck Pain
  •  Arm and Leg pain
  •  Spinal deformity – scoliosis, kyphosis, and congenital spinal problems
  •  Spinal infections – tuberculous and pyogenic infections
  •  Lumbar degenerative conditions such as Lumbar disc prolapse, Spondylolisthesis, and Lumbar canal stenosis.
  •  Cervical spine problems such as cervical disc prolapse, cervical myelopathy, and cervical spondylosis.
  •  Spinal tumors including vertebral body tumors and intradural tumors.

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OFFICIAL CV

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  • HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • FACILITIES
  • Dr.C.S.Vishnu prasath completed his MBBS from Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College in 2004.
  • He did his M.S(ortho) from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences – Rohtak., Haryana in the year 2009.
  • He worked as a Senior Resident of Orthopaedics in Ramakrishna Hospitals Coimbatore and Vinayaka Missions Medical College Hospital – Salem between 2009 – 2011.
  • He did his Fellowship in Spine Surgery (FNB Spine Surgery) from Ganga Hospitals Coimbatore from 2011- 2013.
  • He joined as a Consultant Spine Surgeon in SKS Hospital – Salem in July 2013.

BEST PAPER AWARD IN TNOACON 2017 FOR PRESENTATION

On Infective Spondylodiscitis – Antibiotic Protocol for Patients With Inconclusive Results.

 SPINE WEEK -2016- AFRICAN SPINE SESSION – BEST PAPER AWARD

The posterior only approach in the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis.

 INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (IMA- SALEM)- DR.SAMPATH ENDOWMENT LECTURE -2014

Minimally invasive Spine Surgery

 NEURO SPINE SURGEONS ASSOCIATION (NSSA)- BEST PAPER AWARD 2013

Predicting neurological recovery in cervical spine injury patients using diffusion tensor imaging(DTI).

 ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SURGEONS OF INDIA (ASSI)- BASIC SCIENCES AWARD -2013

Evaluation of cervical spondylotic myelopathic patients using diffusion tensor imagimg(DTI).

  • A team of an orthopedic spine surgeon and a neurosurgeon giving round clock spine care to the patients.
  •  Dedicated spine operation theatres fully equipped with operation microscope, C-arm fluoroscopy, and well-trained staff nurses.
  •  Fully equipped 15 bedded intensive care unit to cater to the needs of high-risk and critically injured spine patients.
  •  Round the clock availability of orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, neurosurgeons,s and anesthetists to take care of polytrauma patients.
  •  Physiotherapy unit with experienced therapists for spine rehabilitation.
  •  In-house 1.5 Tesla MRI, 128 Slice CT scan, and Digital X-ray facilities available round the clock.
  •  Poor and needy patients are offered free surgical treatment under the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme and all major insurance cards accepted.
  •  Minimally invasive spine surgeries such as Micro lumbar discectomy, Microscopic cervical spine surgeries, vertebroplasty surgeries are routinely done in the Spine department of SKS hospital.
  •  A robotic arm for CT-guided interventional procedures is available.


The oldest multispecialty hospital in Salem is SKS Hospital. Having started out with just 85 beds in 1987, we now have over 225 beds and provide top-notch primary, secondary, and tertiary care services for all specializations.



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