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Dr. Sumeet Pawar completed his MBBS at G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital in 2008, followed by a board-certified neurosurgery program at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, earning a Diplomate of National Board in Neurosurgery.
With over 2,300 surgeries performed, Dr. Pawar specializes in advanced spine surgeries, including anterior cervical surgery, lumbar decompression, dynamic stabilization, PLIF, TLIF, and kyphoplasty. He has undergone extensive training in minimal access surgery at Southern Tohuku University in Japan and Lohas Spine Hospital in Taiwan.
Dr. Pawar is a pioneer in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgeries, using advanced systems such as the Destandau Endospine, tubular systems, and Percutaneous Stenoscopic System (PSLD). His expertise includes awake spine procedures, allowing patients to undergo surgeries under local anesthesia with same-day discharge.
He holds the world’s largest series and India’s first series in endoscopic detethering surgery. Additionally, he has made significant contributions to research and innovations in spinal surgery, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Spinal Surgery.

Area Of Interest

• Cranial Neurosurgery
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery
• Awake Spine Surgery
• Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery
• MIS Instrumentation

• World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Spine Committee - Best Research Paper 2017, Manila, Philippines
• Bombay Neurological Association (BNA) - Travel Scholar 2017, Mumbai, India
• WFNS Travel Scholar - 2015, Rome, Italy
• Young Neurosurgeon Award - NSSA 2015, Pune, India

• Ramani P, Pawar S, Babhulkar S. Dilemma in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Canal Stenosis. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(1):1-11.
• Gill A, Cahyadi A, Babhulkar S, Pawar S, Ramani P. Recurrent Hemangioendothelioma of the Spine. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(1):28-31
• Prasad A, Pawar SG, Dhar A, Ramani PS, Malik A, Babhulkar S: Surgical Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis. The Jr of Spinal Surg; 2015; 2(3): 67-71
• Pawar SG, Ramani PS, Ibrahim S: Major Spinal Surgery Procedure on a High Cardiovascular Risk Patient with Symptomatic Neural Compression due to 1: Osteoporotic T12 Compression Fracture along with 2-L5/S1 Spondylolisthesis. J Spinal Surg 2014;1(3):138-140
• Pawar SG, Ramani PS, Prasad A, Dhar A, Babhulkar SS, Bahurupi YA: Software version of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire for outcome assessment in low back pain. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 292-297
• Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Munjal S, Ramani PS. Internal decompression for spinal stenosis (IDSS) for decompression and use of interlaminar dynamic device (CoflexTM) for stabilization in the surgical management of degenerative lumbar canal stenosis with or without mild segmental instability: our initial results. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 305-316
• Dhar A, Pawar SG, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Approaches to paraspinal tumours - a technical note. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 315-322
• Dhar A, Pawar SG, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Nerve root anomalies detected intra-operatively technical nuances towards achieving a successful surgical outcome: our experience of three case reports at a tertiary level centre. Neurol Res 2017 April 39(4): 311-314
• Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Broken Spinous Process and Posterior dynamic stabilization: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(1): 26-29
• Prasad A, Pawar SG, Dhar A, Ramani PS. Silent Spinal Cord Tumor: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(1): 22-25
• Pawar SG, Dhar A, Prasad A, Ramani PS: Surgical Management of Multilevel degeneration with PDS: J Spinal Surg 2017; 4(4): 187-190
• Hirano Y, Pawar S, Bansil R, Watanabe K (2018) Advantages of Endoscope-Assisted Disc-FX in Surgical Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Report of 10 Cases. J Spine 7: 015. doi: 10.0142/2165-7939.100001
• 3D printing in Spine - Dr Sumeet Pawar, Progress in Spine Surgery, Kulkarni et al, 2018
• Role of IDSS in Surgical Management of Lumbar Canal Stenosis - Dr Sumeet Pawar, PS Ramani in Current Trends in Surgical Management of Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Ramani et al, CBS Publishers 2018; pg 72-79.
• Paperless Follow Up by RMDQ Method of Spinal Surgery Patients - Dr Sumeet Pawar, Current Progress in Spinal Surgery, Ramani et al, CBS Publishers 2018, Section XIII, Chapter 4
• Ramani P, Pawar S, Babhulkar S: Association of Lateral Recess Stenosis with Lumbar Disc Herniation. Ed. Ramani P, Park CK, et al. WFNS Spine Committee Textbook on Lumbar Disc Herniation. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2014. 275-278
• Pawar S, Chagla A, Ramani P: Short-term Results of Microlumbar Discectomy for Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc. Ed. Ramani P, Park CK, et al. WFNS Spine Committee Textbook on Lumbar Disc Herniation. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2014. 321-327
• Ramani P, Maheshwari S, Babhulkar S, Pawar S: Long-term Follow-up of Surgical Patients of Microlumbar Discectomy. Ed. Ramani P, Park CK, et al. WFNS Spine Committee Textbook on Lumbar Disc Herniation. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2014. 328-334
• Pawar S, Dhar A, Ramani PS: Surgical Management of Tuberculous infection of the spine. Ed Ramani P, Masini M et al. WFNS Spine Committee Textbook on Thoracic Spine. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2016. 412-419
• Dhar A, Pawar S, Shah R, Goel A, Dange N, Ramani PS: Pattern of Spinal Tumors at a Neurological Centre in India. Ed Ramani P, Masini M et al. WFNS Spine Committee Textbook on Thoracic Spine. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2016. 449-458