About Dr. Ramachandran Govindasamy

Dr. Ramachandran Govindasamy Consultant Spine & Deformity Surgeon

Qualified and Dedicated Spine surgeon with more than 14 years of experience & with training from premier institutes of India. Proficient in a wide range of spinal procedures with a special interest in complex Scoliosis and Deformity correction surgeries.

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Years of experience

Years of practice

Peer-reviewed publications

Book chapters & editorial roles

International fellowships

Precision, patience,
and a life-long curiosity of the spine.

Practice Philosophy & Skills

Excellent language skills in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada for communication with patients & doctors.

Strong communicator & collaborator working closely with a multidisciplinary team for comprehensive care.

Specialised in providing personalised care & innovative treatments for better patient outcomes.

Committed to staying at the forefront of medical advancements with continued training and upgradation of surgical skills.

Education

MBBS

Madras Medical College, Chennai

MS (Orthopaedics)

Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur

DNB (Orthopaedics)

National Board of Examination, New Delhi

The Journey

A Career Devoted to the Spine

  1. Jan 2024 — Present

    Consultant Spine & Deformity Surgeon

    Aster International Institute of Neurosciences & Spine Care

    Aster Whitefield Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066

  2. Aug 2022 — Dec 2023

    Consultant Spine Surgeon

    Department of Spine Surgery, Institute of Neurosciences

    Sakra World Hospital, Bellandur, Bangalore 560103

  3. Oct 2017 — Aug 2022

    Associate Consultant

    Department of Spine Surgery, Institute of Neurosciences

    Sakra World Hospital, Bellandur, Bangalore 560103

  4. Aug 2013 — Sep 2017

    Assistant Professor

    Unit of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics

    Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry 605014

  5. Jul 2012 — Aug 2013

    Fellowship in Spine Surgery

    Department of Spine Surgery

    Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore 560017

Travelling Fellowships, Awards, Positions & Training Program

Excelsius™ Robotic Spine Surgery Certification

Audubon, Philadelphia, USA

July 2026

ESPINEA Accredited Endoscopic Spine Training Program & Symposium

Aster MIMS, Kottakal

September 2025

IGASS Travelling Fellowship in Scoliosis Surgery

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark — under Dr. Martin Gehrchen

May 2019

Indo American Spine Alliance (IASA) Travelling Fellowship

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — under Dr. Praveen Mummaneni · MIS & Complex Spine Surgery 

October 2015

Short-Term Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Helios Klinikum, AO Spine Center, Erfurt, Germany — under Dr. Ahmed Shawky

Aug – Sep 2016

Best Paper Award — “Sacral lesions – our experience”

Rockstar Presentation, Instructional Course in Spine (ICS), Amritsar

August 2018

AO Spine – Indian Subcontinent Council (AOSIN) Delegate

Prestigious AO Spine International Community

2021 — 2023

UM Advanced Operative Spine Course in Paediatric Scoliosis

UMMC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — under Prof Kwan Mun Keong & Prof Chris Chan Yin Wei 

June 2019

AO Spine Scoliosis Week Program

Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre — under Dr. KV Menon & Dr. Abhay Nene

February 2019

Book Chapters

Contributions to the Literature

  1. 01

    Lumbar Interbody fusion – Pearls & Techniques (Thieme publication) – Editorial board member

  2. 02

    Satish Rudrappa, Ramachandran Govindasamy, Veeramani Preethish Kumar. Indications for Lumbar Interbody fusion. Lumbar Interbody fusion – Pearls & Techniques (Thieme publication)

  3. 03

    Satish Rudrappa, Ramachandran Govindasamy, TV Ramakrishna. Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody fusion. Lumbar Interbody fusion – Pearls & Techniques (Thieme publication)

  4. 04

    Satish Rudrappa, Venugopal Sarath Chander, Ramachandran Govindasamy. Controversies in the treatment of vertebral hemangiomas. Neurosurgery updates Volume 2 (Thieme publication)

  5. 05

    Ramachandran Govindasamy, Vishnu Prasath, Yogesh Kumar. Anterior Scoliosis Surgery: Current role. Pediatric scoliosis (Springer publication)

  6. 06

    Satish Rudrappa, Ramachandra Govindasamy, Sai Charan. Surgical Planning for Primary Spinal Bony Tumours. Progress in clinical neurosciences (Vol 36) (Thieme publication)

  7. 07

    Satish Rudrappa, Akash Hosthota, Ramachandra Govindasamy, Technical tips with the anterior approach for cervical OPLL. AO spine (Thieme publication) (Ahead of publication)

Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. 01

    Vaithialingam B, Sravani K, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S, Gopal S. Tracheal ochronosis. Can J Anaesth. Published online June 30, 2026. doi:10.1007/s12630-026-03149-9

  2. 02

    Vaithialingam B, Anvari S, Masapu D, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S. Safe utility of dexmedetomidine target-controlled infusion and ketamine analgosedation in high-risk geriatric patients undergoing prone vertebroplasties-A case series. Indian J Anaesth. 2026;70(5):687-689. doi:10.4103/ija.ija_1596_25

  3. 03

    Umarani A, Govindasamy R, Gopal S, T J. Thoracic cavernous spinal epidural angiolipomas (SEALs): a three-patient case report with excellent outcomes. Indian J Neurosurg. Published online 2026. doi:10.1055/s-0046-1820437

  4. 04

    Jagadish T, Rudrappa S, Govindasamy R, Gopal S, Umarani A, Aragula S. Cement-augmented short-segment fixation for single-level thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A single-center retrospective study. Indian Spine J 2026;9:122-9.

  5. 05

    Rudrappa, Satish; Gopal, Swaroop; Sohrab, Mohammad; Govindasamy R; Rao, Megha M. The Emerging Reality: A Narrative Review of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Modern Spine Surgery. Indian Spine Journal 9(1):p 27-36, January-April 2026. | DOI: 10.4103/isj.isj_82_25

  6. 06

    Vaithialingam B, Paulson B, Govindasamy R, Gopal S. Inadvertent detection and management of intraoperative pneumothorax during spinal navigation imaging using Loop-X®. Indian J Anaesth. 2025 Nov;69(11):1246-1247. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_887_25. Epub 2025 Oct 31. PMID: 41293139; PMCID: PMC12643140.

  7. 07

    Janani SR; Masapu Dheeraj; Dhananjay; Rudrappa Satish,Govindasamy R, Jagadish T. Comparison between micro cuff and wire-reinforced endotracheal tubes on postoperative complications in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: A randomised study. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 69(7): p 675-680, July 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_1046_24

  8. 08

    Sravani K, Vaithialingam B, Masapu D, Gopal S, Govindasamy R. Bone graft extrusion and delayed airway obstruction: A catastrophe following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2024;40(3):549-550. doi: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_54_23

  9. 09

    Vaithialingam B, Govindasamy R, Gopal S, Rudrappa S. Successful Rectification of Cervical Nerve Root Irritation with Sequential Surgical Maneuvers during Posterior Cervical Instrumentation. Asian J Neurosurg. 2024;19(4):774-776. Published 2024 Jul 18. doi:10.1055/s-0044-1788632

  10. 10

    Thandapani M, Pothu SK, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S, Vaithialingam B. Concomitant Occurrence of the Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament with a Posterior C2 Defect. Asian J Neurosurg. 2023;18(3):688-689. Published 2023 Sep 22. doi:10.1055/s-0043-1771321

  11. 11

    Chandrasekar N, Thandapani M, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S, Vaithialingam B. Thoracic Compressive Myelopathy in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis. Cureus. 2023 Jan 8;15(1): e33496. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.33496. PMID: 36756014; PMCID: PMC9902057.

  12. 12

    Hosthota A, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S. Distal Junctional Failure Secondary to Nontraumatic Fracture of Lower Instrumented Vertebra: Our Experience and Review of Literature. Int J Spine Surg. 2021;15(5):1031-1038. doi:10.14444/8131

  13. 13

    Chander VS, Govindasamy R, Tukkapuram VR, Gopal S, Rudrappa S. Multidisciplinary Management of Primary Sacral Tumors: A Tertiary Care Center's Experience and Literature Review [published online ahead of print, 2021 Sep 28]. Asian Spine J. 2021;10.31616/asj.2021.0152. doi:10.31616/asj.2021.0152

  14. 14

    Govindasamy R, Swaroop Gopal, Satish Rudrappa the effectiveness of cement augmentation in kyphosis correction of dynamically loaded osteoporotic vertebral fractures: A retrospective case series. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 23(2021) 100978.

  15. 15

    Rudrappa S, Govindasamy R, Chander VS. Hosthota A., Radiological outcomes of Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LIF) in Adult Spinal Deformity – A Systematic Review. Egy SpineJ 37:2-14, 2021. DOI: 10.21608/esj.2021.64567.1173.

  16. 16

    Rajappa D, Khan MM, Masapu D, Govindasamy R et al. Multimodal Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgeries: The Experience at a Spine Centre through Years. Asian Spine J. 2021;15(6):728-738. doi:10.31616/asj.2020.0400

  17. 17

    Govindasamy R, Preethish-Kumar V, Gopal S, Rudrappa S. Is Transoral Surgery Still a Relevant Procedure in Atlantoaxial Instability? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Oct 19]. Int J Spine Surg. 2020;7096. doi:10.14444/7096 7.

  18. 18

    Sarath Chander V, Govindasamy R, Rudrappa S, Gopal S. Unstable Hangman Fracture Complicated by Vertebral-Venous Fistula: Surgical Considerations and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg. 2021; 145:409-415. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.109

  19. 19

    Venugopal Sarath Chander, Govindasamy R, Dheeraj Masapu, Veeramani Preethish Kumar, Satish Rudrappa: Role of expansile duraplasty and neural monitoring in surgery for Anterior Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Volume 22, 2020, 100859, ISSN 2214-7519.

  20. 20

    Govindasamy R, Arunkumar Sekar, Satish Rudrappa, Swaroop Gopal, Gayadhar Behera: Self expanding esophageal metallic stent related spinal catastrophy and literature review, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020.

  21. 21

    Manjunath Munireddy, Dheeraj Masapu, Sunil K. Hosahalli Rajanna, Satish Rudrappa, Govindasamy R. A Rare Instance of Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation Complicated by Motor-Evoked Potential Monitoring, Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care 2020; 7(01): 44-45 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1685417

  22. 22

    Rudrappa S, Govindasamy R, Sekar A, Tukkapuram R, Vikrama A. Hydrocephalic Attack-An Uncommon Complication of Spine Surgery: A Case Series and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg. 2019; 126:101-106. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.155

  23. 23

    Parthiban JK, Rudrappa S, Prahlad ST, Govindasamy R. Evolution of surgical techniques in the management of vertebral body tumors and the current status. Neurol India. 2018 Sep-Oct;66(5):1254-1269. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.241398. PubMed PMID: 30232982.

  24. 24

    Rudrappa Satish, Tukkapuram Venkata & Govindasamy R, Gopal Swaroop & Masapu Dheeraj. (2018). Partial Sacrectomy for Sacral Chordomas: A Surgical Perspective. The Journal of Spinal Surgery. 29-35. 10.5005/jp-journals-10039-1165.

  25. 25

    Rudrappa S, Govindasamy R, Tukkapuram VR, Gopal S. Lumbar pseudomeningocele presenting as decerebrate rigidity-A rare case entity. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018; 47:41-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.04.014. Epub 2018 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 29709844; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5994805.

  26. 26

    Abdelgawaad AS, Ezzati A, Govindasamy R, Krajnovic B, Elnady B, Said GZ. Kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures with posterior wall injury. Spine J. 2018 Jul;18(7):1143-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.spine.2017.11.001. Epub 2017 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 29154997.

  27. 27

    Govindasamy R, Solomon P, Sugumar D, Gnanadoss JJ, Murugan Y, Najimudeen S. Is the Cage an Additional Hardware in Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Low Grade Spondylolisthesis? A Prospective Study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017;11(5):RC05-RC08. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2017/23368.9845

  28. 28

    Govindasamy R, Shekhawat V, Bansiwal RC, Verma RK. Clinico-radiological Outcome Analysis of Parallel Plating with Perpendicular Plating in Distal Humeral Intra-Articular Fractures: Prospective Randomized Study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017;11(2):RC13-RC16. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2017/22262.9423

  29. 29

    Marimuthu K, Joshi N, Sharma CS, Bhargava R, Meena DS, Bansiwal RC, Govindasamy R. Ilizarov hip reconstruction in skeletally mature young patients with chronic unstable hip joints. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 Dec;131(12):1631-7. Doi: 10.1007/s00402-0111376-4. Epub 2011 Aug 19. PMID: 21853244.

  30. 30

    Verma, A.k. Sharma, Ramachandran. G: Bilateral Asymmetric Hip Dislocation with Segmental Fracture Femur: An Unusual Case Report and Literature Review. The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2010 Volume 17 No 1

  31. 31

    L. Dayma, A.K. Sharma, D.K. Gautam, Ramachandran: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of The Lateral End of Clavicle in an Eight-Year-Old Child. The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2010 Volume 17 No 1

  32. 32

    Verma, R. Bansiwal, G. Ramachandran, L. Dagdia: Bilateral Asymmetrical Radial Head Fracture: An Unusual Case Report. The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2010 Volume 17 Number 2

Live Surgeries

L2 hemivertebra resection and Kyphosis correction with instrumented fusion from T4-L4 for severe congenital kyphosis in 15yrs boy as performing surgeon: TNOA & TN Dr MGR Medical university’s CME on scoliosis, Department of Tirunelveli Medical college, Tamil nadu 22 Aug 2025

Foramen magnum decompression for Arnold Chiari Malformation in 15-year boy as assisting surgeon: Instructional course of CSRS -AP 2025, Ganga Hospitals, Coimbatore, Aug 2025

MIS Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody fusion for Degenerative L4-5 Spondylolisthesis in 45-year lady as assistant surgeon: NSSA conference, Kochi, Kerala Aug 2019

Workshops

Faculty for Spine ASSI Basic Skill Workshop, SKS Hospital, Salem (June 2026).

Faculty for Spine Boot Camp – Navigation, ISICON 2025, Chennai (November 2025).

Robotic Spine Surgery Cadaveric Workshop, Medtronic, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (September 2025).

Robotic Spine Surgery Cadaveric Workshop, Globus, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (August 2025).

Organizer & Faculty for SR Academy's Brain & Spine Cadaveric Workshop, Greevasthi Batch, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (April 2025).

Faculty for Spine Boot Camp ASSICON 2025, Manipal Hospitals, Whitefield, Bangalore.

Faculty for Aster Spine Cadaveric Workshop, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (January 2024).

Faculty for Kentro Spine – Advanced Spine Cadaveric Course, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (November 2023).

Faculty for Sakra Spine Cadaveric Workshop, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (July 2023).

Faculty for Medtronic MIS Navigation Spine Cadaver Course, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (June 2023).

Faculty for Sakra Spine Cadaveric Workshop, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (January 2022).

Faculty for TNOA Spine Boot Camp 2022, SKS Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Faculty for Sakra Spine Cadaveric Workshop, MS Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bangalore (January 2021).

Fourth UM Advanced Operative Course, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2019).

AO Spine Scoliosis Week, Sancheti Hospitals, Pune, India (February 2019).

Conference Proceedings

Robotic Spine Surgery – 2nd Annual APAC RNI Programme, Melbourne, Australia (June 2026).

Spinal Fusion and the Mobility Paradox – What Can Go Wrong? TNOACON 2026, Courtallam, Tamil Nadu.

Unusual Complications in Spine Surgery. ASSICON 2026, Pune, Maharashtra (January 2026).

Augmented Reality and Its Application in Spine Surgery. ASSICON 2026, Pune, Maharashtra (January 2026).

Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery. Continued Medical Education, IMA Salem, Salem (December 2025).

Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery. Continued Medical Education, IMA Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri (November 2025).

Decompression in Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. ISICON 2025, Chennai (November 2025).

Management of Dural Tear. ASSI Operative Course, Mumbai, Maharashtra (October 2025).

Early Onset Scoliosis. ASSI Operative Course, Mumbai, Maharashtra (October 2025).

Congenital Scoliosis – When and What to Do? TNOA & Dr. MGR Medical University & Nellai Ortho Club CME on Scoliosis, Tirunelveli Medical College (August 2025).

3D Navigation in Spine Surgery: A Cost Benefit Analysis. SMISS AP 2025 / MISSABCON 2025 / BSSCON 2025, Mumbai, Maharashtra (July 2025).

Transforming Minimally Invasive & Complex Deformity Surgery – Loop-X & Curve Navigation. Brainlab Workshop, SMISS AP 2025 / MISSABCON 2025 / BSSCON 2025, Mumbai, Maharashtra (July 2025).

Management Strategies in Degenerative Scoliosis. TNOACON 2025, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.

Virtual Reality in Spine Surgery. TNOACON 2025, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.

Is Transoral Odontoid Excision Obsolete? Instructional Course in Spine (ICS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (August 2024).

CV Junction Case Presentation – Irreducible AAD (Panel List). Instructional Course in Spine (ICS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (August 2024).

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Deciding Fusion Levels. Salem Operative Spine Course 2023, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Spondylolisthesis – Clinical Presentation & Radiology. Salem Operative Spine Course 2023, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Correction Maneuvers & Balancing Techniques in AIS – When and What? BOSSCON 2021, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation – Surgical Video Demonstration. OASISCON 2021, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures. KOACON 2021, Karnataka.

Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis – Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm. ICS 2019, ASSI Conference, Mangalore.

Radiological Evaluation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine 2019, NSSA Conference, Kochi.

Osteoporotic Fracture Case Presentation and Conclusion of Case. Spine 2019, NSSA Conference, Kochi.

Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis – Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm. Spine 2019, NSSA Conference, Kochi.

Pediatric CVJ Abnormalities – Clinico-radiological Profile and Surgical Outcomes. Spine 2019, NSSA Conference, Kochi.

Role of Cement Augmentation in a Dynamically Loaded Osteoporotic Fractured Vertebra. ASSICON 2019, Ahmedabad (January 2019).

Modified Anterior Un-Instrumented Transcorporeal Functional Cervical Discectomy for Radiculopathy. ASSICON 2019, Ahmedabad (January 2019).

Hydrocephalic Attack – An Uncommon Complication of Spinal Surgery and Review of Literature. ASSICON 2019, Ahmedabad (January 2019).

Does Preserving S1 Vertebral Body in Resection of Sacral Tumors Help in Decreasing Morbidity? A Single Center Experience. ASSICON 2019, Ahmedabad (January 2019).

Sacral Lesions – Our Experience. Instructional Spine Course, Amritsar, Punjab (August 2018).

Spinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura. Spine Week 2016.

Clinico-radiological Outcome of Lumbar Interbody Fusion with and without Cage in Low Grade Spondylolisthesis – A Prospective Comparative Study. TNOACON 2015, Salem.

Clinico-radiological Outcome of Lumbar Interbody Fusion with and without Cage in Low Grade Spondylolisthesis – A Prospective Comparative Study. ASSICON 2015, Pune.

Earliest Presentation of High-grade Dysplastic Spondylolisthesis – A Case Report. OASISCON 2014, Palakkad, Kerala.

Rationale in the Management of Four-level Lumbar Spondylolysis with or without Instability and/or Spondylolisthesis. ASSICON 2013, Kochi (17–20 January 2013).

Circumferential Decompression and Global Instrumented Fusion through a Single-stage Posterior Alone Approach for Active Thoracolumbar Spinal Tuberculosis. ASSICON 2013, Kochi (17–20 January 2013).

Comparative Study of Parallel Plating with Perpendicular Plating in the Management of Distal Humeral Fractures – Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. ROSACON 2012, Ajmer (6–8 January 2012).

Comparative Study of Parallel Plating with Perpendicular Plating in the Management of Distal Humeral Fractures – Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. IOACON 2011, Ghaziabad–Noida (9–11 December 2011).

Hip Reconstruction in Neglected Hip. ROSACON 2011, Sri Ganganagar (12–13 February 2011).

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