Dr Rajagopalan Krishnan

About Dr Rajagopalan Krishnan

• Dr. Rajagopalan Krishnan is a highly skilled spine surgeon based in South Delhi.
• As a leading specialist in Spine Surgery, his focuses on using latest technologies to ensure optimal recovery and enhanced quality of life to his patients.
• Dr. Krishnan’s association with Apollo Hospital demonstrates his commitment to excellence in medical care and his passion for advanced spine care.
• His holistic treatment methodology involves an in-depth evaluation of each patient’s condition, followed by customized surgical and conservative therapies designed to reduce discomfort and enhance movement.
•  Dr. Rajagopalan Krishnan is committed to build a supportive and informative environment for individual seeking treatment for spinal disorders. Patients can trust in his skillset to navigate the complexities of spine health with confidence and genuine concern.

Experience

• Dr Krishnan is currently working at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, he has established a comprehensive tertiary spine center in Apollo.
• He worked full-time Consultant Orthopedic Spinal Surgeon at Mid-Cheshire NHS Trust in 1999, with private practice at BMI South Cheshire and Spire Stretton Hospitals, building a complete spine service across East and South Cheshire.
• He trained specialty registrars from the Mersey Rotation in spine surgery techniques. For over 15 years, his practice has concentrated exclusively on spinal surgery in both the UK and at Apollo since returning in April 2012.
• He treats spinal disorders conditions, from disc degeneration to spinal deformities, infections, trauma, and tumors.
• He has extensive surgical experience, managing over 3,000 outpatient spine cases and performing more than 350 spinal procedures annually at Mid-Cheshire for a decade, alongside a substantial private practice serving Cheshire and North Wales.
• His surgical expertise spans minimally invasive cervical and lumbar discectomies to complex procedures including disc replacements, vertebrectomies, TESSYS, and reconstructive surgery for trauma, tumors, and all types of spinal deformities.
• He systematically tracks patient outcomes using standardized international assessments including the Oswestry Disability Index, Canadian Neck Disability Index, and his proprietary Spinal Deformity Protocol, ensuring thorough documentation.
• In 2011, Apollo colleagues invited him to Delhi to perform intricate spinal surgeries on cases declined elsewhere. These exceptionally complex cases—rarely encountered in the West due to early NHS intervention—and their remarkable outcomes proved transformative, leading him to relocate to Delhi in 2012, declining a senior position in Singapore.

Special Interest

• Spine Injury
• Spinal Diseases
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Orthoses
• Spinal Truma
• Spine
• Spondylitis
• Ossification Of The Posterior Longitudinal Li
• Slip Disc
• Degenerated Disc
• Cervical Problem
• Spinal Canal Stenosis
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Paddle Lead

Education

• MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
• MS (Master of Surgery)
• MCh (Hons, University of Liverpool)
• PhD (London)
• FRCS (Orth)

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Awards

Memberships

• Past member, British Orthopedic Association
• Association of Spine Surgeons of India
• Delhi Spine Society