Dr. Dhruv Sharma
MBBS, MS (Orthopaedics), DNB (Orthopaedics), Fellowship in Spine Surgery
Dr. Dhruv Sharma is a highly accomplished Orthopaedic surgeon who has trained at various centres of repute both in India and abroad and has more than 14 years of experience in spine and orthopaedics.
He credits his advanced understanding of spine care to mentorship at AIIMS, Delhi, one of India’s premier medical institute, where he worked with both the neurosurgery and orthopaedics teams allowing him to integrate the best practice from both worlds. He also worked in Indian Spinal Injury Center, Vasant Kunj where he gained valuable experience in managing complex spinal issues.
He developed his special interest in endoscopic spine surgery from his wide experience at these two centres where he was exposed to all three techniques of spine surgery, the open, microscopic and endoscopic and found endoscopy to be much less morbid and more rewarding than the other two. He then worked on his endoscopic skills through various fellowship trainings and cadaveric courses.
He has also worked at Dr. RML Hospital, a renowned institution known for its sports injury team, which has since transitioned to the Sports Injury Center at Safdarjung hospital. His training also includes fellowship in South Korea, where he further refined his skills in advanced arthroscopy techniques.
Practice
There is a saying “To throw the baby out with the bathwater” that conveys the idea of loosing something valuable while trying to get rid of something undesirable. Dr. Dhruv Sharma is a strong opponent of this philosophy. Open surgeries in both spine and knee cause tremendous destruction to the surrounding normally functioning tissues which can be preserved in keyhole surgeries. With this vision in mind he established Narayan Spine Ortho and super speciality hospital where he focuses on minimally invasive keyhole surgeries for both spine and joint conditions.
He specialize in Fully Endoscopic Spine Surgeries for various spine pathologies like herniated discs, spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis where he identifies the pain generator with endoscope and specifically targets it preserving rest of the normal spine anatomy.
Likewise he practices Advanced Arthroscopic knee surgeries like the fiber tape internal bracing and all-inside technique which helps the sportspersons to return to sports at the earliest and live their dream to the fullest.
Educational
- Trained on-site in Advanced transforaminal and inter laminar fully endoscopic spine surgery, decompression of spinal stenosis and endoscopic interbody fusion, diagnostic and therapeutic spine injections, evocative discography, percutaneous medial branch block and rhizotomy from Centre for Endoscopic spine surgery, Sushruta Hospital for orthopaedics and Traumatology, Miraj
- Post-Doctoral fellow in Spine Surgery, an integrated Neurospine and Orthospine fellowship program, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, under mentorship of Dr. Prof. S.S. Kale, Head of Department Neurosurgery, Dr. Prof. Kamran Farooque, Chief JPNATC Trauma Center, and Dr. Bhavuk Garg, Director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Indian Spinal Injury Centre, New Delhi under mentorship of Dr. H.S. Chhabra, Medical Director cum Chief of Spine Surgeries
- MIS Robotic Arthroplasty Fellowship Course and General Orthopaedic surgery (including Arthroscopic Surgery), Lee Chun Tek Orthopaedic Speciality Hospital Training Center of Jangsan Medical Foundation, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Visiting Consultant SSB Heart Institute, Faridabad
- Visiting Consultant Yatharth Hospital, Faridabad
- Visiting Consultant ILSS Hospital, Faridabad
- Visiting Consultant Universal Hospital, New Delhi
- Master of Surgery in discipline of Orthopaedics (MS Ortho) from Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi
- Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in the discipline of Orthopaedics
- Registered with Delhi Medical Council (Registration No. 73923)
Research work
- Determination of availability of safety margin for placement of C3-C6 Pedicle screw on CT Angiography (World Neurosurgery, Jan 2022)
- Clinical, radiological and functional outcome of posterior-only three- column osteotomy in healed, post-tubercular kyphotic deformity:a minimum of 2-year follow-up (Spine Deformity, April 2021)
- Role of preoperative calculation of condylar twist angle by CT scan in optimizing femoral component rotation during TKA (Journal of musculoskeletal surgery)
- A study of anatomy of distal femur pertaining to total knee replacement: An analysis, conclusions and recommendations (Journal of musculoskeletal surgery)
- Role of prophylactic autologous bone marrow aspirate injection in accelerating union and rehabilitation in long bone fractures in surgically unfit patients (International Journal of Orthopaedic Sciences)
- Role of cephalomedullary nail in proximal femur fractures (International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics)
- Comparison of efficacy of methylprednisolone and triamcenolone in wrist ganglion using double dart technique and it’s application in Indian population (Current Orthopaedic Practice)
- Comparison between percutaneous release and corticosteroid injection in management of trigger digit (International journal of orthopaedic sciences)
- To compare the effect of different time ratio of heat and cold in contrast bath on clinical improvement in plantar fasciitis (International journal of orthopaedic sciences)
Memberships
- Certified editorial Board Panel member for CPQ Orthopaedic journal , Toronto, Canada from 2018
- Member of International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA) (Membership no – 1624)
- Member of Delhi Spine Society
Workshops
- Cadaveric Workshop in Endoscopic spine, Dehradun 2023
- Hands On Microscopic Spine Workshop held at Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi (September 2019)
- Primary Hip Bioskill Workshop held at Himalyan Institute of Medical Science, Dehradun (September 2016)
- Primary Knee Bioskill Workshop held at Himalyan Institute of Medical Science, Dehradun (September 2016)
- Workshop on Shoulder arthroscopy in 40th annual conference organised by UP Orthopaedic association in 2016
- Workshop on Basic principles in fracture fixation organised by West Delhi Orthopaedic association in 2014
International & National Presentations
- Scientific Presenter in the Combined Congress of Asia Pacific Spine Society and Asia Pacific Paediatric Orthopaedics Society in 2017
- Award paper presentation on “Comparison of anatomic and surgical Transepicondylar axis as a reference in establishing femoral component rotation in total knee replacement in Indian Knees” in 13th International Congress of International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA), 2019
- Second prize in poster presentation on Incidence and Presentation of Osteosarcoma in spine in Delhi trauma meet in 2013
- First prize in free paper presentation in Adult reconstruction at DOACON 2016
- Paper presentation in 62th annual conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association on “The relevance of understanding variations of condylar twist angle and posterior condylar angle in preoperative planning of total knee arthroplasty” in 2017
- Poster presentation titled comparison between percutaneous release and corticosteroid injection in management of trigger digits in Delhi Orthopaedic Association conference (DOACON) 2016
- Paper presentation in annual conference of Uttarakhand Chapter of Indian Orthopaedic Association, UAIOACON 2017
- Paper presentation in North Zone Orthopaedic Association on Consensus and controversies in Orthopaedics- Adding Life to Years & Years to Life, in 2017
- Paper presentation UPORTHOCON 2017
- Poster presentation on “To compare effect of different time ratio of heat and cold in contrast bath on clinical improvement in plantar fascitis, in UPORTHOCON, 2017
- Attended 62th Annual Congress of Korean Orthopaedic Association, 2018
