Dr. Saumyajit Basu is an orthopaedic and spine surgeon in Kolkata with 27 years of experience, consulting at Kothari Medical Centre in Alipore and K.M.C. Dispensary in Netaji Nagar. He completed his MBBS at Calcutta Medical College in 1993, an MS in Orthopaedics from the University of Calcutta in 1997 and a DNB in Orthopaedics from the National Board of Examinations in 1999, and is registered with the West Bengal Medical Council. He won the gold medal in orthopaedics in 1997, secured second position in the university, and received the Siliguri award for the best paper at WBOACON in 1999.He is a member of the Indian Medical Association, the Association of Spine Surgeons of India and the Scoliosis Research Society, and consults in English and Hindi.His spine practice covers spinal disorders and spine injury, spinal disc surgery and other spine surgery, neck and spine biopsy, and spine mobilisation and McKenzie treatment. His general orthopaedic work includes joint replacement, cartilage surgery, knee pain, shoulder dislocation, arthritis and bone tumours, along with foot assessment and diabetic foot check-ups.