Dr. Dilip Chand Raja
MBBS, MS - Orthopaedics, DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, FNB - Spine Surgery
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Dr. Dilip Chand Raja S, is a Consultant Spine Surgeon for Fortis Hospital, Vadapalani.He has performed more than 2500 spine surgeries with excellent clinical and surgicaloutcomes. He specializes in complex spine surgeries such as scoliosis, kyphosis, andkyphoscoliosis surgery. He is an expert in Craniovertebral junction surgery including C1-C2Fusion and Occipitocervical Fusion. He is a pioneer in minimally invasive spine surgery andperforms microscopic, tubular, and endoscopic spine surgeries. His expertise involves allspinal ailments including disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis, sciatica, cervical myelopathy,trauma, tuberculosis of spine, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, pyogenicinfections, spinal cord tumors and deformity correction.After his medical training from Madras Medical College, he underwent orthopedic trainingfrom Calicut Medical College. Having secured the first rank in All India Entrance examinationfor specialization in spine surgery, he completed the nationally accredited spine fellowship(FNB) in Ganga Hospital Coimbatore and has a rich experience of 5 years in high volumespine center. He has obtained advanced spine training through the APSS-SICOT fellowshipprogram at Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Berlin, Germany. He is one of the veryfew Indians to have obtained diploma in Spine surgery awarded by the AO SpineInternational association. He has also attended minimally invasive spine surgery trainingprogram conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine Center, USA. He is currently the Editor forspine section for the prestigious Indian Journal of Orthopedics. He is also an internationalreviewer for all leading spine journals – The Spine Journal, Global Spine Journal, Asian SpineJournal and European Spine Journal.He has made significant contribution towards academics and research work and has 78podium presentations, and 35 peer -reviewed publications to his credit. He has received 27national and international awards for his pioneering work on advanced spine research inproteomics and microbiome of Intervertebral discs. He was awarded the prestigiousAmerican Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons scholarship for the best poster at SICOTconference conducted at Montreal, Canada in 2018.He is a proud recipient of The NorthAmerican Spine Society- The Spine Journal Best Outstanding Basic Science Paper Award forthree consecutive years (2019) Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, virtual meet(2020) & in 2021 at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.He has also won both the Asian Pacific Spine Society – Asian Spine Journal Award for bestbasic Science paper and clinical science paper (2019) at Incheon, Korea and for basic scienceresearch again in 2021 at Kobe, Japan. He has been awarded four times by the Associationof Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)- Clinical research award (2018), Travelling fellowship(2019), Young Researcher Award (2020) and VTI Ingahalikar Gold medal Award (2021). He isone of the very few Indians to have been awarded the Young Investigator Traveler Grant,through which he attended the annual meeting of The International Spine Society forLumbar Spine (ISSLS) at Boston, USA. He also has to his credit best paper awards for basicscience and clinical science presented in the 2021 annual meeting of The International SpineSociety for Lumbar Spine (ISSLS).His active participation in academics, research and his fervent interest in continuing medicaleducation makes him an expert in spine surgery delivering the best patient care throughevidence-based medical practice.
Patient Stories for Dr. Dilip Chand Raja
Recovered successfully 🙏
I had done Spine surgery in L4-L5 ( fusion) at Fortis hospital,Vadapalani on May 2022.
Now, recovered completely without pain & medicines..feel good at this moment now.
No words to say thanks to Dr Dilip but daily remember what you have done for me.
Bcoz, 👇
“Ooh” great relief from “backkkkk paiiiinnnn” I walk normally(completely normal), run, biking, lifting weight both side 16kgs with tumbles & all my regular activities..
I am glad to recommend Dr. Dilip with special qualities as a highly skilled, patience, deeply caring, post surgery contactable doctor, easy to contact on whatsapp and phone..
Note: for Pain sufferers get a completely explanation and also you are assured definitely will get pain free & relief.
May ur service continue.. God bless u Dr.
I met Dr Dilip at fortis Malar vadapalani 2 months before for my low back pain with numbness on Right thigh
He examined me and advised with minimal medication and advise me to go for sports physio. Based on his advise I took sports physio, now my low backspin is reduced to 50% and numbness on my right thigh is completely settled.
Thanks to Dr Dilips for his friendly approach.
Last but not the least whenever I call he return back the call immediately and ask to come on video call for consultation.
I hihky recommend him.
Once again thank you very much sir
R. Sai Prasath
A perfect patient's doctor who really cares. He makes his patients absolutely comfortable before he begins his treatment. Always reachable on phone Or WhatsApp for emergencies and health advice. Very reliable and a practical doctor who loves his profession and does absolute justice to his work.
We have been consulting with Dr. Dilip Chand Raja for spine and shoulder relayed issues. We are very impressed with his diagnosis skills. He was spot on with the diagnosis which others could not find. He has treated for our problems and we are absolutely fine. We have been very fortunate to have known him. Personally, we feel that Dr. Dilip is a great human being first and then a doctor. I have already referred many of my relatives and friends with him and all of them ate dping well.
I am his Patient per a year. He patiently listen all your concerns, previous medical history and current clinical Reports. Then he explained the root cause of the problem clearly and also course of the Treatment. Very Experienced person. I am quite happy with his approach and comfortable with the treatment. I already recommend him to my few relatives, they also very Happy about him. Especially he give the confident to overcome the pain.
Dr. Dilip Chand did spine surgery for my mother, he was very humble and kind throughout the treatment. Thank you so much for your thoughtful concern about my mom’s health and for providing her with excellent medical and physical care. I am most grateful to you Doc.
I have been seeing Dr. Dilip Chand Raja for my medical care for several years now, and I can honestly say that I couldn't be more pleased with the care he provides. He always takes the time to listen to my concerns, answer all my questions, and explain things to me in terms that I can understand. He is **** ************* *** up to date on the latest medical treatments. He always goes the extra mile to make sure I am comfortable and well taken care of. He is also very kind and patient, and I always feel like he genuinely cares about my health. I would highly recommend Dr. Dilip Chand Raja to anyone looking for a great doctor.
Dr. Dilip Chand Raja is well knowledged and kind person. He explained thoroughly about the condition and suggested complete solutions to recover.
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