Dr. Karan Chauhan - Spine Surgeon

About Dr. Chauhan

• Dr. Karan Chauhan is a Spine Surgeon at Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, specializing in comprehensive management of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine disorders. He completed his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics at B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, followed by advanced fellowship training in Spine Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. His expertise encompasses the entire spectrum of spine surgery, including degenerative spine disorders, spinal trauma, deformity, infection, tumors, spinal instability and complex spinal reconstruction. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine surgery and advanced endoscopic techniques, including 4th-generation Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery (Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy/UBE) and UBE-assisted Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression (ULBD) for appropriate lumbar spinal disorders. He also has expertise in O-arm navigation-guided and intraoperative neuromonitoring-assisted spine surgery, with a particular academic and clinical interest in improving the precision and safety of spinal instrumentation. Alongside clinical practice, Dr. Chauhan is actively involved in clinical research, scientific presentations and academic activities in the field of spine surgery.

Areas of Expertise:

Dr. Karan Chauhan is a Spine Surgeon with expertise in the comprehensive management of cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine disorders, encompassing the entire spectrum of non-operative and operative spine care.

• Degenerative spine disorders, including disc prolapse, sciatica and spinal canal stenosis
• Cervical disc disease, cervical myelopathy and spinal cord compression
• Lumbar disc prolapse and radiculopathy
• Spinal trauma and fractures involving the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
• Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
• Spondylolisthesis and spinal instability
• Scoliosis, kyphosis and complex spinal deformities
• Spinal infections, including tuberculosis and pyogenic infections
• Spinal tumors and metastatic spinal disease
• Revision and complex spine surgery
• Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)
• 4th-generation biportal endoscopic spine surgery / Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE)
• UBE-ULBD (Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression) for lumbar canal stenosis
• Endoscopic discectomy and endoscopic spinal decompression
• Minimally invasive decompression and fusion procedures
• Microdiscectomy and minimally invasive TLIF
• Cervical decompression and fusion procedures
• Posterior spinal instrumentation and fixation
• Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
• O-arm navigation-guided spine surgery
• Intraoperative neuromonitoring-assisted spinal surgery
• Complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar pedicle screw instrumentation

His clinical practice focuses on precision, minimally invasive techniques, neurological safety and individualized treatment, with the aim of achieving effective spinal decompression and stabilization while minimizing surgical morbidity and facilitating faster recovery. 

Career highlights-Career Highlights – Publications & Research

• Dr. Karan Chauhan is actively involved in clinical research and academic work in spine surgery, with particular interests in surgical precision, spinal instrumentation, minimally invasive techniques and technology-assisted spine surgery.

Selected Recent Publications & Research

• Functional Outcome of Multilevel Cervical Laminectomy and Instrumentation with Lateral Mass Screw for Multilevel Cervical Myelopathy
• Triple Guidance for Precision: Accuracy of Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement Using O-Arm, Navigation and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM)- Clinical research evaluating the combined use of O-arm imaging, navigation and intraoperative neuromonitoring to improve the accuracy and safety of cervical pedicle screw placement.
• The Triple Assurance Technique: O-Arm Navigation and Neuromonitoring Approach to Safer Pedicle Screw Placement – Study of the First 500 Pedicle Screws in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine- Clinical research evaluating the accuracy and safety of thoracic and lumbar pedicle screw placement using a combined O-arm navigation and neuromonitoring strategy.

Additional Academic Interests

• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• 4th-generation Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery (UBE)
• UBE-assisted Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression (ULBD)
• Endoscopic lumbar decompression and discectomy
• O-arm navigation and computer-assisted spine surgery
• Intraoperative neuromonitoring
• Cervical, thoracic and lumbar pedicle screw accuracy
• Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
• Spinal trauma and complex spinal reconstruction
• Degenerative spine disease and minimally invasive decompression