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DR G. BALAMURALI (Spine specialist)– Best SPINe SURGEON IN CHENNAI

About Dr. G. Balamurali, Spine Surgeon

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About Dr. G. Balamurali

Dr. G. Balamurali
MBBS, MRCS (Ed), MD (UK), FRCS (Surgical Neurology)
Consultant Spine and Neurosurgeon – Kauvery Hospital
Managing Director – HAMSA Spine and Brain Rehab
Adjunct Professor – Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – UK, USA, Switzerland
Fellow in Complex Spine Surgery – UK, Switzerland
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Professional Qualifications

CourseUniversityYear
MBBSBangalore University. India1997
MRCS (Edinburgh)Member of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. UK2001
FRCS (Surgical Neurology)Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. UK2008
MD (Research)University of Central Lancashire. Preston, U.K2010

Business

International Spine Academy (iSpine) – Director - iSpine is an academic platform to deliver higher education with the latest advancements in clinical and surgical knowledge in spine surgery and allied specialties. www.ispine.co.in
HAMSA Rehabilitation – Founder & Managing Director – HAMSA is a 20 bedded rehab centre exclusively for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Brain Injury (BI, Stroke, located in the heart of the Chennai city. www.hamsarehab.com
GETfit360 – Director & Trainer – GET Fit 360 is a holistic weight loss practices, which offers a permanent solution for overweight and obesity. www.getfit360.co.in
Spine360 - Director - Spine360 is a holistic conservative care for back and neck pain for long lasting relief.

Professional Summary

Dr G Balamurali is an internationally trained spinal neurosurgeon with 15 + years of surgical training and work experience from the UK. He is extensively trained in all niche aspects of spinal surgery having worked in UK, USA and Switzerland. His special interests are in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, spinal cord tumours, trauma and pediatric spine surgery.

Professional Summary

Dr G Balamurali is internationally trained Spinal Neurosurgeon with 26 years of surgical experience. Extensively trained in all niche aspects of spinal surgery as part of 3-year fellowship in the UK (Liverpool & Nottingham), USA (San Francisco & Chicago) and Switzerland (Zurich). Senior Spine and Neurosurgeon in India since 2011. 

He is also interested in academics, research and training with a research degree from Cambridge University, UK. He is appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Spine and Neurosurgery from Bharat University, Chennai. As a leading spine surgeon in Chennai, he has received several awards. Some of them to mention are best contribution to society award from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for working with persons with Spinal Cord Injury, Best Doctor award from the Tamil Nadu Government and very recently selected as "one of the 50 influential persons of Chennai 2020".

Want to know more about Dr G Balamurali, the best spine surgeon in Chennai? Then let's dive in to little deeper to know about his qualifications, awards, special interests, core operative skills like Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery, Keyhole Spine Surgery, Pediatric Spine Surgery, Complex Spine Surgery, Deformity Spine Surgery and much more.

Has accrued multiple fellowships across his career, acting as resplendent proof of his status as the best spine surgery specialist in Chennai.

Today, Dr. Balamurali is the Head of Spinal Surgery at Kauvery Hospital, Chennai. He is proactive about bringing maximum value to aspiring spine surgeons in Chennai, as is clear through his adjunct professorship at the Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital. These ventures have given Dr. Balamurali an ideal platform to nurture the future of spine surgery in Chennai.

Other Qualifications for Being A Best Spine Surgeon in Chennai

Below are some of reasons why Dr G Balamurali is considered as one of the best spine surgeons in Chennai by the people. One of the most essential parts of our body is our spine. It connects through the brain. A spinal disorder may affect a lot of our brain functions and may even cause our body to be paralyzed. A common complaint from medical patients related to spine is back pain. Back pain may either be severe or simple. Whether a back pain is severe or simple, it would really take time for it to heal. A simple back pain would take weeks to be treated while a severe back pain takes months or even longer. Because our spine is very sensitive and very essential for our body and brain functions, it is just reasonable for us to be very careful in choosing the right spine doctor or surgeon to treat our spinal problems or disorders.

In choosing a spine doctor or spine surgeon in Chennai, we do not just rely on recommendations. We must bear in mind that we are going to trust them with our lives. A good spine specialist or a spine surgeon in Chennai does not rush to recommending a surgical treatment for our spinal problem or back pain in order for them to earn. A spine surgeon or a spine specialist in Chennai has the responsibility to educate their patients on when it is necessary to go through a spine surgery. It is their responsibility to let you go through conservative back pain treatments first before they recommend a surgical option. Their responsibility also includes helping us in making a decision whether we are going to have a surgical procedure done or not.

We also should consider a spine doctor or a spine surgeon's experience in spine surgery. It is always better to trust a spine surgeon in Chennai who has more successful surgical experiences with our lives than those who just had few experiences. This is when we may consider recommendations from those who have had successful spine surgeries already.

Most patients are also confused in choosing the right spine doctor or spine surgeon in Chennai. They usually do not know who to consult, an orthopedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon. Although there are some medical practitioners who focus on spinal surgery, there are also some who handle other medical conditions other than spine disorders. In this case, if we are not able to find a spine surgeon in Chennai and our choices are either orthopedic surgeon or neurosurgeon, we have to identify what specific disorder we have.

A neurosurgeon in Chennai deals with spine surgeries related to tumors and the brain. An Orthopedic surgeon primarily deals with deformities. So before we decide who to choose, we should be able to identify what particular disorder we have. However, if there is an available spine surgeon in Chennai, it is best to seek his help instead of the other two. A spine surgeon knows best the different spine surgery procedures, how and when to perform them.

Any damage done by a non-expert spine surgeon on our spine may cause a very serious medical problem. These problems would mostly be those that greatly affect our brain functions.

Qualifications/Awards & Fellowships

Professional Awards and Scholarship

Best contribution to society award from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for working with persons with Spinal Cord Injury
Top Spine Doctor, South – India Today award, 2022
Best Spine Surgeon, South – Outlook award, 2023
Prof. Alan Crockard International Travel Fellowship Award winner, Spine Section American Association, Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, USA - Feb 2010.
International Travel Scholarship Synthes - Switzerland and Medtronic, USA – January - 2010.
Health Care Administration (HCA) International Foundation Travel Fellowship Award winner, London, UK – 2009
One of the Top 50 most influential people of Chennai 2020 selected by Chennai Insider.
Best influencer award from Kotak Mahindra Bank, Chennai 2021
Best Abstract Presentation - Gold Award from Royal College of Edinburgh International Conference, Chennai, 2022

Special Interest

Minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery
Spinal cord tumour surgery
Paediatric spine surgery
Brachial plexus (DREZ) lesioning and other pain procedures
Complex spine surgery
Deformity spine surgery

Core Operative Skills

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – TLIF and OLIF (fusion procedures), decompression and foraminotomy, percutaneous screws for deformity correction, intradural procedures for tumour and tethered cord through tubes, minimally invasive fixation for fracture spine and vertebroplasty.
Pain procedures - Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Rhizotomy, cordotomy, spinal cord stimulator
Injection procedures -Nerve root blocks, caudal epidural, discogram, facet injection and ganglion block
Spasticity procedures - DREZ Rhizotomy, selective dorsal rhizotomy and baclofen pumps
Complex Spinal procedures - Minimally invasive trans-thoracic discectomy, trans-oral and trans-mandibular approach to anterior CVJ, OC fusion, C1-2 procedures, degenerative scoliosis and anterior lumbar procedures, vertebrectomy and reconstruction for tumours, complex trauma to any part of spine
Percutaneous Procedure - Kypho and vertebroplasty, percutaneous C1-2 screws, ant odontoid screws
Spinal Cord Tumors - Complex large intradural and intramedullary tumours, metastatic spine tumours, bony tumour reconstruction and AVM
Deformity Surgery- Congenital, adolescent idiopathic and adult deformity spine surgery – Scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis
Congenital Paediatric anomalies of the spinal cord – Split cord syndrome, lipomyelomeningocele, open myelomenongocele, tethered cord, foramen magnum decompression, deformity correction and syringopleural shunts
Cranial Surgeries: General neurosurgery including trauma, tumours, hydrocephalus shunts, infection and paediatric neurosurgery.

Fellowships in Spine and Neurosurgery

Nottingham Senior Spinal Fellowship (UK), 2011
AO Spine accredited, Dr Bronek Boszczyk, Mr Mike Grevitt, Mr John Webb
University of California, San Francisco (USA - 2010)
AANS & NASS accredited Spine Fellowship, Dr. Praveen Mummaneni (Minimally invasive spine surgery)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (USA -2010)
AANS & NASS accredited Spine Fellowship, Prof. Richard Fessler (Minimally invasive spine surgery)
Schulte’s Klink, Zurich (Switzerland - 2009)
AOSpine, internationally accredited Spinal Fellowship, Prof. Deiter Grob (Complex spine surgery)
Liverpool Spinal Fellowship (UK-2009)
Nationally accredited Neuro-Ortho spine fellowship, Mr Gordon Findlay, Mr R Pillay, Mr DeMatas
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (UK- 2007- 2008)
Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neuro and Spinal surgery, Mr I Kamaly, Mr J Thorne, Mr J Leggate

Professional Commitments

Head of Spine Surgery - Kauvery hospital, Chennai.
Adjunct Professor – Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Joint Secretary - Spinal Cord Society
Chairman - Outreach Program - Spinal Cord Society (SCS)
Committee member - Spinal Cord Injury Prevention - Spinal Cord Society (SCS)
Editorial board member - Journal of Spinal Surgery (JOSS)

Professional Memberships

General Medical Council (UK), Full Registration
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Association of Spinal Surgeons of India (ASSI)
International Spinal Cord Society (ISCS)
Spinal Cord Society (SCS)
Neurological Society of India (NSI)
Neuro Spine Surgeons Association (NSSA)
International Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharath (MISSAB)
Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological surgeons (TANS)
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED)

Careers/Skills

Professional Career – 27 Years Across 4 Countries

Head of Spine Surgery Consultant Spine and Neurosurgeon (Jan 2015 – Till date) Kauvery Advanced Spine Centre, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, India
Senior Consultant Spine and Neurosurgeon (Oct 2011 - Dec 2014) Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India
Consultant Spine Surgeon (2010-2011) Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham. UK.
International Spine Fellowships (2008-2010) University of California, San Francisco, USA
Northwestern memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA
Schulthess Klink, Zurich, Switzerland
Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham. UK.
Walton Center for Neurosurgery and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery (Training number: NWN/031/505/F) (2003-2008) Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre, Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK
Lancashire Teaching Hospital, NHS Trust, Preston, UK
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK
Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosurgery (2002-2003) Lancashire Teaching Hospital, NHS Trust, Preston, UK
Clinical Fellow in Spinal Cord Injuries (2002) North of England Spinal Injuries Centre, James Cook University, Middlesbrough, UK
Senior House Officer– Neurosurgery (2000-2002) Walton Center for Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK & Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
Senior House Officer - General Surgery Rotation (1997-2000) Withybush General Hospital, Wales, UK
Senior House Officer – General Surgery (1997) Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India
Internship (1995-1996) Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India

Social Interactions

Social Activities

HAMSA Community Rehab - A community based rehabilitation project for differently abled children in partnership with Rotary Club of Madras North at Montfort Community Development Society (MCDS)
Rotary Activities - Presently holding the post of Secretary in Rotary Club Chennai Legends, Chennai. Chairman of Rotary Foundation. A Paul Harris Fellow since 2012.
Thalirgal – A unique project in partnership with Government hospitals, Kauvery hospital, Chennai and Rotary Club of Madras North to treat babies with congenital spine and brain abnormalities.
RASTRA – Rotary Aid for Spinal Treatment and Rehabilitation for rehabilitation and vocational training of spinal cord Injured and paralyzed patients. This was the first of its kind in the whole world through Rotary to provide free rehabilitation for 34 patients at a cost of 48 lakhs under my chairmanship and this project is still ongoing.
Project AMISH (Awareness Movement for Injuries to the Spine and Head) – Founder of this awareness project to educate people on the seriousness of these injuries and how to avoid them with qualified and trained instructors. Our motto is “Be safe, it’s worth it”.

Publications/ Presentations

Publications, Presentations, Courses, Workshops, Book Chapters

Interested in academics, research and training. Presented around the world in multiple areas of Neurological surgery.
Peer-reviewed Publications24
National &International presentations192
Invited lectures94
Live workshops100
Book chapters08
Book03
Faculty>145

Publications

Functional outcome and biomedical impact after anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and posterior tubular foraminotomy for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy – a prospective comparative study, Dr P Keerthivasan, Dr G Balamurali, OASISCON 2021
Compliance of patients and adherence to osteoporosis management protocol by treating surgeon in osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated with vertebroplasty, Dr P Keerthivasan, Dr G Balamurali, TNOACON 2021
Radiological protocol in spinal trauma: literature review and Spinal Cord Society position statement. 
Author: G Balamurali, P.K Karthik Yelamarthy, H S Chhabra, Vedant Vaksha, Yatish Agarwal, Anita Agarwal, Kalidutta Das, Hans Joseph Erli, Mihir Bapat, Roop Singh, Darshan Gautam, Rushama Tandon, Sriram Rajan. 
Publisher: European Spine Journal. August 2019
Paraspinal congenital infantile fibrosarcoma.
Author: Sanjana Venkateswaran, SivasankarJayakumar, SathishManivel, Mallikarjuna V S, Balamurali G.
Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Surgery, 2019
Presence of Undiagnosed Cervical Myelopathy in patients referred for Surgical Evaluation of Lumbar Stenosis. 
Author: Gopalakrishnan Balamurali, Vishal C Gala, Jean-Marc Voyadzis, david Rosen, Apazra Burks, Laurie Rice, Richard G Fessler. 
Publisher: The Journal of Spinal Surgery. 2016| April-June | Issue 2
Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Treatment of Primary Spinal Column Lesions. 
Author: Gopalakrishnan Balamurali, Ajay Ramesh Kothari, Amjad Nasr Anaizi, Jean Marc Voyadzis, John O’tootle, Richard G Fessler.
Publisher: The Journal of Spinal Surgery, July-September 2015;2(3):0-0
The assessment of neuronal status in normal and cervical spondylotic myelopathy using diffusion tensor imaging.
Author: Rajasekeran S, Yerramshetty JS, Chittode VS, Kanna RM, Balamurali G, Shetty AP. 
Publisher: Spine. 2014 Jul1; 39 (15): 1183-9.
Improving levels of evidence in studies published in spinal journals from 1983 to 2011. 
Author: Gnanalingham KK, Davies BM, Balamurali G, Titoria P, Doyle P, Abou-ZeidA.
Publisher: British J Neurosurg. 2013 Apr; 27(2):152-5. Epub 2013 Feb 1. Review.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. 
Author: G Balamurali, Om Prakash, S Rajasekaran.
Publisher: The Journal of Tamilnadu Orthopaedic Association. Feb 2013, 39(1)
Kyphoplasty for lytic tumour lesions of the spine: prospective follow-up of 11 cases from procedure to death.
Author: König MA, Jehan S, Balamurali G, Bierschneider M, Grillhösl A, Boszczyk. BM.
Publisher: Eur Spine J. 2012;21(9):1873-9. Epub 2012 Apr 6.
Avoidance of wrong-level thoracic spine surgery: intraoperative localization with preoperative percutaneousiducial screw placement. 
Author: Upadhyaya CD, Wu JC, Chin CT, Balamurali G, Mummaneni PV.J 
Publisher: Neurosurgery pine. 2012 Mar; 16(3):280-4.
Anterior thoracic foraminotomy through mini-thoracotomy for the treatment of giant thoracic discherniations. 
Author: Russo A, Balamurali G,Nowicki R, Boszczyk BM.
Publisher: AuthorEur Spine J. 2012 May;21 Supply 2:S212-20. Epub 2012 Mar 20.
Combined transnasal and transoral endoscopic approaches to the craniovertebral junction. 
Author: El-Sayed IH, Wu JC, Ames CP, Balamurali G, Mummaneni PV.J 
Publisher: Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2010;1(1):44-8.
Improvement of persistent developmental stuttering after surgical excision of a left perisylvian meningioma. 
Author: Balamurali G, S Bukhari, J Carter, A Sofat. 
Publisher: British journal of Neurosurgery. August 2010; 24(4): 485–487
Thorotrast-induced primary cerebral angiosarcoma: case report. 
Author: Balamurali G, du Plessis DG, Wengoy M, Bryan N, Herwadkar A, Richardson PL. 
Publisher: Neurosurgery. 2009 Jul;65(1):E210-1; discussion E211.
Rupture of brainstem cyst with clinical benefit after head injury. Case report. 
Author: Hussain Z, Balamurali G, King T. J 
Publisher: Neurosurg. 2007 Jan;106(1 Suppl):41-3.
Thoracic intraduralextramedullary capillary haemangioma: A case report. 
Author: Alakandy LM, Hercules S, Balamurali G, Reid H, Herwardkar A, Holland J P. 
Publisher: British Journal of Neurosurgery, August 2006; 20(4):236-9
Four decades of normal pressure hydrocephalus: are we doing better? 
Author: Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N. 
Publisher: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research. December 2004, 1(suppl 1) S61.
Outcome predictors in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus – Preston NPH study preliminary results from the first year. 
Author: Balamurali G, Goulash A, Starkey N. 
Publisher: Cerebrospinal fluid research. December 2004,1(Suppl1):S15
Outcome predictors in patients in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus – Preston NPH study preliminary results from the first year. 
Author: Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatti I. 
Publisher: British Journal of Neurosurgery, August 2004; 18(4): 407 – 422
Advances in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Literature review. 
Author: Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatti I. 
Publisher: British Journal of Neurosurgery, August 2004; 18(4): 407 – 422
Papillary endothelial hyperplasia associated with cortical dysplasia. Du Plessis D 
Author: G, Balamurali G, Smith ET, Broome JC, Pizer BL, Mallucci CL.
Publisher: ActaNeuropathol. 2003 Mar;105(3):303-8. Epub 2002 Nov 14.
Correlation of neuropsychological tests, Rcsf and gait improvement after lumbar drainage of CSF in suspected Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus patients. 
Author: Balamurali G, AprajayGolash, Nicola Starkey. 
Publisher: British Journal of Neurosurgery, October 2003: 17(5): 477-497
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and dementia: recent developments in determining surgical prognosis.
Author: Balamurali G, Nicola Starkey, AGolash.
Publisher: British Neurological Association abstracts, Vol 17, PXX 07.01 page 57, 2003

Oral Presentations – National & International

  • Recent Advances in Rehabilitation, HAMSA CME program, Trichy, February 2024
  • Occipito cervical fixation, Faculty, ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
  • MISS Micro endoscopic tubular Surgery techniques workshop, Table faculty, ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
  • Scoliosis with neuraxis anamoly, Faculty, ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
  • Occipitocervical fixation, Speaker, ASSICON CVJ Course, Webinar, January 2024
  • Case discussion junctional problems – ASD, PJK, DJK, Moderator, BASS – ASSI 2023, Webinar, December 2023
  • Role of Enabling Technologies in Spine Surgery: Present and Future, Panelist, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Minimally Invasive Approach to Intra Dural Pathology, Speaker, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Strategies for improving accessibility for SCI care, Moderator, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Long term outcomes in low-cost spine surgeries, Panelist, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Consensus statement: Surgical vs Active Physiological Conservative Management of Acute Traumatic Vertebral Fracture, Panelist, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Management algorithm for cervical trauma for resource limited regions, Panelist, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023SCS
  • Best Published Paper Award, Chairperson, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • SCS Oration: Continuum S.C.I. Health Care – India, Chairperson, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Surgical vs Active Physiological Conservative Management of Acute traumatic Vertebral Fracture, Chairperson, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Major HPS Ahluwalia Gold Medal Award for Best Poster Session Surgical, Chairperson & Judge, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Major HPS Ahluwalia Gold Medal Award for Best Paper Session Surgical, Judge, ISSICON 2023, Vadodara, December 2023
  • Minimally invasive lateral transthoracic approach, Speaker, MISSABCON, Bangalore, November 2023
  • Complication avoidance in tubular surgeries - General concepts/ precautions, Speaker, MISSABCON, Bangalore, November 2023
  • Adjacent Segment Disease, Moderator, MISSABCON, Bangalore, November 2023
  • Spine Symposium, Panelist, WFNS Foundation Education Course, Chennai, October 2023
  • Strategies to overcome the challenges in management of Spinal Cord Injury, Panelist, Spine Wellness & Care Foundation, SCI day, Webinar, September 2023
  • Kauvery Hospital Post Graduate Lecture, Trichy, September 2023
  • Impact of SDH on spine care for specific conditions, Spine20, Webinar, August 2023
  • Medical Tourism & its relevance to the agenda of destination management from the perspective of the G20 Tourism working group, G20 meet, MGR University, Chennai, August 2023
  • Intas program, Chennai, May 2023
  • Tips for trainers, Neurological Society of India, Chennai, April 2023
  • Neurosurgical management of neuropathic pain and spasticity, TANS, Salem, April 2023
  • Managing OPLL, OLF and Calcified disc in thoracic spine, TANS, Salem, April 2023
  • Handling a leaking wound, DSSCON, Delhi, March 2023
  • Embracing new technologies to avoid complications in spine care, Chairperson, DSSCON, Delhi, March 2023
  • Principles of management of Thorocolumbar vertebral fracture, SCS CME, Webinar, March 2023
  • Rehab surgeon interface during management of acute SCI, Moderator, Webinar, SCS CME, March 2023
  • Surgical Resection of Complex Intradural Tumours by MIS Technique, TANSCME, Webinar, December 2022
  • Management of Spinal Metastasis, Tumour Board Master Class, Chennai, December 2022
  • Pain procedures for cancer pain – Vertebroplasty, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Morphine Pump, DREZ, Cordectomy & others, Oncology – Spine Meeting, Chennai, December 2022
  • How to improve Oncology service for spine and brain surgery? Integrated pathway, Oncology – Spine Meeting, Chennai, December 2022
  • Technology & Healthcare, NASTech, Chennai, December 2022
  • Surgeons Basic Saw Bone Workshop, Chairperson, ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, December 2022
  • Management strategies for Dural injury and Dural repair, ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, December 2022
  • Table faculty, ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, December 2022
  • Facilitatory role of enabling technologies in anterior approach for OLIF, ALIF, DLIF, Panelist, ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, December 2022
  • Surgical resections of complex intramural tumours by MIS tech, MISSABCON, Pune, November 2022
  • ICS, Bhubaneswar, November 2022
  • Abstract presentation – Comparative study of management of intra – dural tumours with minimally invasive surgery and conventional open surgery, Royal College of Edinburgh International Conference, Chennai, October 2022
  • Poster presentation – A Novel Private – Public Hybrid model for treatment of Congenital Spinal Abnormalities in South India, Royal College of Edinburgh International Conference, Chennai, October 2022
  • Management of Anterior Cervical CSF leak, Bombay Spine Society Conference, Virtual, October 2022
  • Why only a doctor when you can be a Docpreneur, The Pune Spine weekend, Webinar, September 2022
  • No NTD, South NEOCON, Trichy, September 2022
  • Evidence based approach to common spine tumours, National Live webinar series, Panelist, NBEMS, August 2022
  • Dialation technique in cervical spine – Anatomical relevance and difference as compared to lumbar spine, WNS, Delhi, August 2022
  • Tubular discectomy, WNS, Delhi, August 2022
  • Master your private practice, Medicall, Chennai, July 2022
  • Advances in Spine Injury Management, Trichy Kauvery Trauma Course, Webinar, June 2022
  • Case based discussions, Masters Course on Trauma & Spine Surgery, Panelist, IGOF, Chennai, June 2022
  • Anterior Surgery in Tracheotomised Patients – Risks and Precautions, Masters Course on Trauma & Spine Surgery , IGOF, Chennai, June 2022
  • Branding oneself in private practice, NSI, Chennai, June 2022
  • Understanding early development of the craniocervical spine as a basis for congenital deformity, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • Challenging TB deformity cases from my practice, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • Treatment options in basilar invagination, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • Recognizing and treating spinal meningioma, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • MIS surgery for spinal cord tumours, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • Managing OPLL and related ossification condition in the thoracic spine, NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
  • Lumbar canal stenosis, Panelist, NBEMS Spine Surgery, Webinar, May 2022
  • Expert talk - Healthy Spine & Brain, GRF web TV, Mauritius, May 2022
  • Challenges in Surgery for Elderly Spine, TANS, Thanjavur, May 2022
  • L5-S1 Extra Foraminal disc herniation, Webinar, MISSAB Summer Symposium, April 2022
  • How to build your private practice, Medicall, Hyderabad, March 2022
  • Advances in rehabilitation, Webinar, JournoMed, Chennai, March 2022
  • GETfit360 weight loss- Obesity - The Pandemic, IMA, Chennai, March 2022
  • Significance of Magnification and illumination in Spine Surgery, Webinar, ORTHO TV, February 2022
  • Insurance & cashless treatment for Rehabilitation in India, Webinar, HAMSA Rehab, February 2022
  • Global Burden - Need for Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation seminar, Medicall, December 2021
  • Is Rehabilitation a viable business, Moderator, Rehabilitation seminar, Medicall, December 2021
  • HAMSA Rehab - Lessons learnt, Rehabilitation seminar, Medicall, December 2021
  • Role of intraoperative neuromonitoring in degenerative spine surgery, Park Clinic Update, Webinar, December 2021
  • Implant failure in spine surgery, Park Clinic Update, Webinar, December 2021
  • Cervical spondylodiscitis in children - case based, Moderator, ISSICON 2021, Webinar, November 2021
  • Overview of MIS approach to intradural pathology and case examples. Faculty & Moderator, MISSAB Tutotials, Webinar, November 2021
  • Recent Advances Including MISS, Speaker, Kauvery Spine 2021, Webinar, October 2021.
  • Rising up to the challenge posed by Spinal Cord Injuries, Panelist, Spine Wellness & Care Foundati
  • Webinar, September 2021
  • Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury patients – Changing trends, Guest speaker, OASISTNOACON 2021,Salem, September 2021
  • Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, ORTHO TV Webinar, Chennai, September 2021
  • Thoracic Deg Myelopathy, Panelist, ICS & ASSI Live Surgery Course, Webinar, August 2021.
  • High cervical myelopathy- surgical strategies with recent advances, Panelist, National Live Webi
  • Series, NBE, Webinar, August 2021
  • Pedicle cannulation technique in difficult situations, SGPGIMS Spine Course, Webinar, Lucknow,
  • 2021
  • Advances in Rehabilitation in Healthcare, Interactive Webinar, Kauvery Hospital & HAMSA Reh
  • Chennai, April 2021
  • Tubular Retractive Assisted Surgery, Panelist, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, BangaloApril 2021
  • The versatile, inspiring and Impressive “Tube”, Panelist, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
  • Upper Lumbar Disc Prolapse – L1-2,2-3, Moderator, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
  • Degen spondylolisthesis – fusion vs no fusion, Expert Panelist, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
  • Minimizing dural tears during MIS procedures, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
  • Minimally Invasive approach to giant thoracic disc, MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
  • Adult Spine Deformity, ORTHO TV Webinar, Chennai, March 2021
  • Advances in Neurorehabilitation, IMA, Chennai, March 2021
  • "Transthoracic approach to Giant Thoracic Disc, Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference, Webinar, January 2021
  • Surgical management – Is it a practical cost effective solution for all unstable vertebral fractures, International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, Webinar, December 2020
  • Both conservative and surgical management have a role to play in management of vertebral lesions. Spinal centres should be able to offer both – Panelist, International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, Webinar, December 2020
  • MIS in spinal trauma, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Webinar, December 2020
  • Does timing of surgery have implications on outcome in degenerative lumbar disease? Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharath, Webinar, December 2020
  • Virtual reality, digital surgery and advanced technology in spine surgery, MATS 2020, Gurgaun, February2020
  • MI Cervical Lamino Foraminotomy, Craniovertebral Junction Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Cervical Spine CME, MS Ramaiah MCH, Bangalore, February 2020
  • Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screws, Craniovertebral Junction Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Cervical Spine CME, MS Ramaiah MCH, Bangalore, February 2020
  • Goel Harms technique, Spine Association of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, December 2019
  • Atlanto Axial Dislocation, Spine Association of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, December 2019
  • “Anatomy of lumbar spine “ Neuro Resident Surgical Training, J&J, Chennai, November 2019
  • Lumbar Spine & MIS instrumentation, Neuro Resident Surgical Training, , J&J, Chennai, November 2019
  • How to train to become a MIS surgeon, Neuro Resident Surgical Training, J&J, Chennai, November 2019
  • How to do MIS TLIF-Indication and tips, Neuro Resident Surgical Training, J&J, Chennai, November 2019
  • Posterior Tubular approach under Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy, MISSICON, Chandigarh, November 2019
  • Advances in Spine Surgery, IMA, Chennai, September 2019
  • Differentiating tubercular and pyogenic infections of the spine, NSSA, Kochi, August 2019
  • Management of surgery related complications in adult spinal deformity, NSSA, Kochi, August 2019
  • Role of Neuromodulation in SCI, Neurotrauma, Agra, August 2019
  • Steroids in SCI, Neurotrauma, Agra, August 2019
  • ACDF vs ADR vs MIS vs Post foraminotomy: current state of evidence, World Neurosciences Summit II, Delhi, August 2019
  • Videos - How I do it for disc removal: Different techniques, World Neurosciences Summit II, Delhi, August 2019
  • Tips & Tricks ; Inside-Out, Outside-In and Outside-Out.When & How, World Neurosciences Summit II, Delhi, August 2019
  • Advances in Spine Surgery, IMA, Pondicherry, August 2019
  • Management of Congenital Spine Abnormality in Children, Child Trust Hospital, Chennai, July 2019
  • Diagnosis and treatment of low grade Infections, NSpine, London, June 2019
  • Differentiating Tubercular and Pyogenic Spine Infection - Clinical, Radiological, Histopathological and management, NSpine, London, June 2019
  • Epidural abscess formation - treatment concepts in pyogenic abscess and TB abscess, NSpine, London, June 2019
  • DREZ lesions for pain after SCI, NSpine, London, June 201
  • Spinal schwannomas and neurofibromas - difference in surgical management, NSpine, London, June 2019
  • Avoiding complications in spine surgery, International Summit on Excellence in Spine Surgery, (IESS), Chennai, June 2019
  • Lumbar Canal Stenosis – A to Z of it, International Orthopaedic Conclave, Noida, January 2019
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, NSI, Jaipur, December 2018
  • Spinal deformities and degeneration in adolescent, The Obstetric & Gynaecological Society of Southern India (FOGSI), Chennai, December 2018
  • Management of Spine Injury, ISCCM, 14th Annual Refresher Course, Chennai, November 2018
  • What are the challenges faced in developing an Injury prevention program for India and LMIC, ISSICON 2018, Chennai, October 5 -7 2018
  • What are the challenges faced in developing an Injury prevention program for India and LMIC, ISSICON 2018, Chennai, October 5 – 7 2018
  • DREZ Lesioning for Neuropathic Pain in SCI and BPI, ISSICON 2018, Chennai, October 5-7 2018
  • Natural course of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, NSSA, Nagpur, September 2018
  • Management of dural leaks, Dr Reddys Symphosium on Dural Repair and Reconstruction, Trivandrum, September 2018
  • Instructional course in Spine 2018, Amritsar, August 2018
  • Management strategies for dural injury and dural repair, Association of Spine Surgeons of India Live Surgery Course, New Delhi, June 2018
  • MIS PLIF/TLIF: Rationale, Principles and Technique – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Update & Live Operation & Cadaveric Endoscopic Spine Surgery Workshop, Chandigarh, May 2018
  • Tamil Nadu Neurological forum, Guest lecture, April 2018
  • Principles and Introduction to MIS Surgery, MIS posterior cervical foraminotomy – Technique & Road to becoming a MIS surgeon, Salem – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Course, March 2018
  • Advances, Indication and outcomes of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Indian Medical Association, Madurai, March 2018
  • Advances in Safe Spine Surgery, Indian Medical Association, Tirunelveli, January 2018
  • Outcome of DREZ lesioning for Neuropathic pain, Neurological Society of India Conference, Nagpur, November 2017
  • Road to becoming an MIS Surgeon, Annual Conference of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India - MISSICON, Chennai, October 2017
  • Micro lumbar discectomy, Tips & tricks, Annual Conference of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India - MISSICON, Chennai, October 2017
  • Surgery for spinal anomalies, Balamurali G, OGSSI & National Neonatal Forum (TN Chapter), Chennai, September 2017
  • Outcome of 5 years experience of dorsal root entry zone lesioning for neuropathic brachial plexus pain, Balamurali G, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, (WFNS 2017), Turkey, Istanbul, August 2017
  • Antenatally detected paraspinal congenital infantile fibrosarcoma, Sivasankar Jayakumar, Sathish Manivel, Balamurali G, Global congress for Consensus in Paediatrics and Child Health CIP, Sri Lanka, November 2017
  • Outcome of 5 years experience of DREZ lesioning for brachial plexus avulsion, Balamurali G, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Neuro Surgeons (TANPANS), Pondicherry, April 2017
  • Role of Dorsal Root Entry Zone Rhotomy surgery in management of Brachail Plexus Pain. Invited lecture. Balamurali G, National Hand Surgery Conference, Mangalore, India, November 2014.
  • Vertebral and intraspinal anomalies in Indian population with congenital scoliosis - a study of 119 consecutive patients. Neeraj Gupta, Balamurali G, Rajasekeran S. (BEST POSTER AWARD). Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Culcutta, January 2014.
  • Anterior thoracic foraminotomy through mini-thoracotomy for the treatment of giant thoracic disc  herniations. Global Spine Congress. G Balamurali, BM Boszczyk. April 4-6, 2013. Hong Kong, China.
  • Type 2 Odontoid fracture management, Invited talk. Balamurali G, Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference, Kochi, 2013
  • Anterior Thoracic Foraminotomy through mini-thoracotomy for the treatment of giant thoracic disc herniation   Balamurali G, BM Boszczyk, October 13-14, 2012, ISICON 2012, Delhi. India.
  • Minimally invasive microsurgical resection of Intradural spinal tumors using tubular retraction system. Balamurali G, October 13-14, 2012, ISICON 2012, Delhi. India.
  • Adjacent level cervical disc revision surgery – techniques and outcomes Balamurali G, BM Boszczyk, October 13-14, 2012, ISICON 2012, Delhi. India.
  • Minimally invasive posterior cervical discectomy for cervical radiculopathy. Balamurali G. October 13-14, 2012, ISICON 2012, Delhi. India.
  • The presence of undiagnosed cervical myelopathy in patients referred for surgical evaluation of lumbar Stenosis. Balamurali G, Richard Fessler, October 13-14, 2012, ISICON 2012, Delhi. India.
  • Minimally invasive microsurgical resection of Intradural spinal tumors. Balamurali G, Neuro Spine Surgeons Association, Chennai 13-16th September 2012, Chennai, India.
  • Back and Neck pain management – overview. Balamurali G, Ganga Spine Therapy course, 9-10 June 2012, Coimbatore, India.
  • Role of Neurosurgeon in the management of spinal deformity. Balamurali G, Association of Spine Surgeons of India conference, 27-30 January 2011. Mumbai. India.
  • Percutaneous reduction and minimally invasive trans sacral screw fixation in U-Shaped fractures of the sacrum. British association of Spinal Surgeons annual conference, Edinburgh, February - 2011. (BEST INOVATIVE TECHNIQUE POSTER AWARD). M A Konig, S Jehan, G Balamurali, U Seidel, P Heini, B M Boszczyk.
  • Is it safe to use long screws in L5/S1 stand alone anterior interbody fusion? : A review of 38 patients. British association of Spinal Surgeons annual conference, Edinburgh, February – 2011.M A Konig, G Balamurali, F V Ebrahimi, MP Grevitt, H Mehdian, BM Boszczyk
  • Early results of stand-alone anterior interbody fusion in iatrogenic spondylolisthesis patients.British association of Spinal Surgeons annual conference, Edinburgh, February – 2011M A Konig, G Balamurali, F V Ebrahimi, BM Boszczyk
  • Anterior lumbar surgery in senior patients for complex reconstruction of the spine. British association of Spinal Surgeons annual conference, Edinburgh, February – 2011M A Konig, G Balamurali, S Badhe, BM Boszczyk
  • A Comparison of Mini-Open and Open Approaches for Resection of Thoracolumbar Intradural Spinal Tumors. BRITSpine annual conference April 2010, Liverpool. UK Lu D, Balamurali G, Chou D,Mummaneni
  • Retrospective study of the outcomes of lumbar microdiscectomy following selective nerve root blocks. BRIT Spine annual conference April 2010, Liverpool. UK. Balamurali G, Elmalky M, Haruna I, Dematas M, Pillay R.
  • Vertebroplasty – a restrospective review of indication, selection and outcome in a single centre. BRIT Spine annual conference April 2010, Liverpool. UK N Slater, G Balamurali, R Pillay.
  • Quality of studies published in spinal journals over three decades: Improving quality of evidence for clinical practice. Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Dublin, September 2009.  (BEST POSTER AWARD) Paul M Doyle, G Balamurali, Punnet Titoria,  AhmedAbou-Zeid and Kanna K Gnanalingham
  • A Pictorial review of multi-slice CT perfusion in brain tumours. Balamurali G, Lekka E, Stockley H, Patankar T. World Federation of Neurological surgeons. Boston, USA. August 2009.
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Prospective study to identify the predictive indicators of shunt responsive Patients. Balamurali G, Abbott, J, Spooner A, Golash A. World Federation of Neurological surgeons. Boston, USA. August 2009.
  • Pre-operative investigations for elective lumbar discectomy - Are we following the NICE guidelines? Balamurali G, Reddy G, Vennila R, Gnanalingham K, Cowie R. Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Liverpool, April 2008
  • Primary angiosarcoma of the brain as a late and rare complication following local Thorotrast contrast. Instillation. Balamurali G, M J Wengoy, DG du Plessis, PL Richardson. Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Liverpool, April 2008
  • A rare case of Thorotrast induced cerebral angiosarcoma – case report and review of literature. Balamurali G, Richardson P, Sofat A, du Plessis D, Bryant N, Herwardker A  American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Washington. April 2007.
  • North West of England Normal Pressure hydrocephalus study of outcome predictors in shunt responsive patients. Balamurali G, Golash A, Bhatti I, Sofat A  American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Washington. April 2007.
  • Preston Normal Pressure hydrocephalus study – 1 year outcomes of a prospective analysis of outcome predictors in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus.Balamurali G, Bhatti I, Golash A. Society of British Neurological Surgeons.  Preston. September 2006.
  • Preston Normal pressure hydrocephalus – Can we treat these patients? Balamurali G, Culpin V, Abbott J, Spooner J, Golash A.  Annual Faculty Research Day, University of Central lancashire. Preston.28th June 06.
  • Outcome predictors in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus - Preston NPH study. Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatti I. Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Manchester September 22nd – 24th. 2004.
  • Four decades of normal pressure hydrocephalus: are we doing better? Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N. Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting. June 23 – 26 2004   Dublin, Ireland.
  • Outcome predictors in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus - Preston NPH study preliminary results from the first year.Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatti I. Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. 48th   Annual Scientific Meeting. June 23–26. Dublin, Ireland. 2004
  • Advances in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Literature review. Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatt British Neurosurgical research group (BNRG). March 3rd& 4th 2004. Hull.
  • Outcome predictors in patients in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus –  Preston NPH study preliminary results from the first year. Balamurali G, Golash A, Starkey N, Bhatti I.  British Neurosurgical research group (BNRG). March 3rd& 4th 2004. Hull.
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and dementia: recent developments in determining surgical prognosis. Balamurali G, Nicola Starkey, Aprajay Golash. Poster Presentation at the British Neurological Association (BNA). 13th –15th April 2003. Harrogate.
  • Phase contrast Cine imaging and Quantitative assessment of CSF flow in Arnold Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia.  HussainZakier, Balamurali G,GolashAprajay, Tomlinson Helen. Poster Presentation at the British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG). 20th – 21st March 2003. Cambridge.
  • Correlation of neuropsychological tests, Rcsf and gait improvement after lumbar drainage of CSF in suspected  Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus patients. Balamurali G, AprajayGolash, Nicola Starkey  Poster Presentation at the British Neurological Research Group (BNRG). 20th – 21st March 2003. Cambridge.
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia – Can they be recognized in Accident and Emergency departments? GBalamurali, C.G.Greenough, J.White. Presentation at the National Guttmann Spinal Symposium at James Cook University Hospital in June 2002.
  • Papillary endothelial hyperplasia associated with cortical dysplasia. Daniel du Plessis, G. Balamurali, Conor L. Mallucci, M Javadpour, E.Trevor Smith, John C. Broome,
  • Poster Presentation at 

a)European Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery –  Sweden 2001

b)InternationalSociety for PaediatricNeurooncology –  London  2002

c) International Society for Paediatric Oncology -   Portugal 2002

Publications & Book Chapters

Patient Information Book – Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy Surgery
Patient Information Book – Minimally Invasive Cervical Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy Surgery
A new approach to Back & Neck pain - Author
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery—Techniques, Evidence, and Controversies
Publisher: AO Spine,AO Education Stettbachstrasse , 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
Chapter:4.2.2 Posterior approaches: Microsurgical disc surgery –
Author: G Balamurali, S Rajasekaran, Rishi Kanna, Ajoy Shetty
The SPINE – Text book of Spine Surgery
Publisher: Japee Brothers
Chapter: 18: Cervical radiculopathy evaluation and non surgical treatment.
Authors: G Balamurali, S Rajasekeran
Chapter: 24: Congenital abnormalities of the Spinal cord
Authors: G Balamurali, S Rajasekeran
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery textbook – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery of India text book
Publisher: Japee Brothers
Chapter 9: Tubular Retractors in Cervical Spine
Authors: G Balamurali, T Ganesh Keshav
Chapter 41: Tubular Retractors in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Authors: G Balamurali, Vignesh Pushparaj
Progress in Spinal Surgery
Publisher: Jay Dee Services Inc
Chapter:10, Page 89-99 DREZ operation for Brachial Plexus Neuropathic Pain
Author: G Balamurali
Progress in Clinical Neurosciences,
Publisher: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited
Chapter:22, Session 6, Page 243-251 DREZ Operation for Neuropathic pain
Author: G Balamurali
Course Manual, Spine Boot Camp, International Spine Academy – Author
Link Magazine: “The magazine for people with hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida” Issue 209, Summer 2004. Balamurali G. Page 23. – NPH research Hope.
Link Magazine: “The magazine for people with hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida” Issue 215, Winter 2006. Balamurali G. Page 20-21 – NPH research Hope.

Courses / Practical Clinics – Spine & Neurosurgery

Cadaveric Spine Workshop, Neurosurgery Dept, CMC, Vellore, March 2024
Spine Boot Camp, ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
ISSICON, Vadodara, December 2023
MISSABCON, Bangalore, November 2023
Spine Series 10 – The Painful Spine – Multidisciplinary Approach, September 2023
Spine Wellness and Care Foundation, SCI day, September 2023
Spine Series 9 – Radiology & Neurology of Spine Surgeons, August 2023
Spine Series 8 – MIDAS Drill Hands on Workshop Repair, June 2023
Spine series 7 – Endoscopic Spine Surgery, April 2023
Neurological Society of India, April 2023
DSSCON, Handling a leaking wound, March 2023
SCS CME, Webinar, March 2023
Spine series 6 – Cervical and Thoracolumbar fracture management, iSpine, March 2023
Spine series 5 – Lumbar Spine fusion techniques, iSpine, February 2023
Spine series 4 – Tubular Retractor use, placement and Indications, iSpine, December 2022
ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, December 2022
Spine series 3 – MIS Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation, iSpine, November 2022
Bombay Spine Society - Demonstration of Transoral approach during Advanced cervical spine cadaveric workshop, October 2022
South NEOCON, National Neonatology Forum, September 2022
Spine series 2 – Subaxial cervical spine, iSpine, September 2022
Spine series 1 - A - Z of Thoraco-lumbar pedicle screw fixation, iSpine, August 2022
Trichy Kauvery Trauma Course, Trichy, June 2022
IGOF, Masters Course on Trauma & Spine Surgery, Chennai, June 2022
Kauvery MRCS Preparatory Course, Chennai, June 2022
TANS Annual conference, Thanjavur, May 2022
MATS 2020, Gurgaun, February2020
Kauvery MRCS OSCE Preparatory course, Chennai, February 2020
Craniovertebral Junction Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Cervical Spine CME, MS Ramaiah MCH, Bangalore, February 2020
Neuro Resident Surgical Training, J&J, Chennai, November 2019
International Summit on Excellence in Spine Surgery, (IESS), Chennai, June 2019
Spine Boot Camp, International Spine Academy, Chennai, April 2019
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India Annual Live Surgery and Cadaver Course, Bengaluru, April 2019
Minimally Invasive live surgery Course, Kolkata, March 2019
Neuro Resident Level 2 Course, Chennai, November 2018
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Refresher Course, Chennai. November 2018
Kauvery MRCS Part B OSCE Preparatory course, Chennai, October 2018
ASSI - Instructional Course in Spine, Amritsar, August 2018
Sagittal Balance Course, Bangkok, August 2018
Madras Medical College, Chennai, June 2018
Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chennai, June 2018
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Update & Live Operation & Cadaveric Endoscopic Spine Surgery Workshop, Chandigarh, May 2018
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India Annual Live Surgery and Cadaver Course, Bengaluru, April 2018
Spine Boot Camp, Royal Academy of Surgical and Clinical Excellence, Kochi, April 2018
Salem Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Live Course, Salem, March 2018
Neuro Critical Care Workshop, TN Medical Council, February, 2018
Minimal Access Spinal Technologies Cadaveric Course, Medtronic Medical Education, Bangaluru, February 2018
Spine Boot Camp, Academy for Clinical and Surgical Excellence, Chennai, November 2017
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India Annual Live Surgery and Cadaver Course, Bengaluru, April 2017
Aster Minimal Access Spine Surgery, Kochi, March 2017
Kauvery- Minimally Invasive Spine Live Surgery Course, Chennai, June 2016
Zimmer Biomet Spine Instructional Course, Delhi, April 2016
Spine Bioskills Workshop, Chennai, April2016
Ganga Live Operative Course, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, India. May 2009 and 2013
ICP management in Head Injury, Johnson & Johnson training centre, Chennai, India. Jan 2012
Endoscopic Spine Course – Hands on cadaveric. Joimax, Berlin, Germany. September 2011
Ganga Operative Spine Course, Coimbatore, India, July 2011
Total Minimal Access Spinal Technology Course, Frankfurt, Germany (Medtronic), June 2011
Balloon Kyphoplasty Course, Leiden, Netherlands (Medtronic), April 2011
Training on Indications & Surgical Implantation of Total cervical disc replacement, NHS, March 2011
Nottingham Cervical Arthroplasty Course, Queens Medical Centre. Nottingham. Nov 2010
Anterior Cervical Disc Replacement hands on live Course, Queens Medical Centre. Nottingham. Nov 2010
Spine, Science, Management of Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery, Miami,FL, USA (Medtronic) April2010
Complex Spine Management Course, Washington DC, USA (Medtronic), April 2010
Hands on Cadaveric Course on Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Boston, MA, USA. (DePuy) March 2010
Cervical Spine Surgical Techniques Cadaveric Course, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK.June 2009
EUROSPINE Spine Course- Cervical spine, Liberec, Czech Republic.April 2009
Royal London Specialist Fellowship Course. Royal London and Barts Hospital. London. Feb 2008
Cardiff Spinal Surgery Course. Welsh Institute for minimal access therapy (WIMAT), Cardiff.Sep 2007
Posterior Spinal Instrumentation WorkshopKeele University Medical School, Staffordshire.Sep 2007
MISSION UK, Leeds, (Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery techniques in Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery) June 2007
Teaching the teachers course University of Manchester, Manchester. June 2007
Guidelines for management of Acute Spinal Cord InjuryAANS, Washington DC, USA. April 2007
Controversies in management of Intra cerebral haematomas AANS, Washington DC, USA. April 2007
Cervical Spine Instability: Instrumentation and other methods AANS, Washington DC, April 2007
Basics of Spinal Stabilization, Fusion and Instrumentation AANS, Washington DC, USA. April 2007
Update on Tumors for the General Neurosurgeon AANS, Washington DC, USA.April 2007
Neuroanatomy - Approaches to supra and infratentorial craniotomy Leeds.Jan 2007
Future technology for treating hydrocephalus AANS, San Francisco, California.USA.April 2006
Multimedia experience of neurosurgical anatomy AANS, San Francisco, California. USA.April 2006
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy - Strategies of treatment AANS, San Francisco.USA, April 2006
Combined approaches to cerebrovascular disease AANS, San Francisco, California.USA, April 2006
Workshop on research methods and clinical applications in Neuro-Oncology Preston, March 2006
Statistical methods and applications course University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Jul-Sep 2006
Neurological anatomy for neurosurgeons Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, July 2004
Neuroradiology for neurosurgeons. RCSE, London, July 2004
Approaches to intracranial surgery. RCSE, London, July 2004
Pituitary Surgery Past, Present and Future Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, June 2004
Midas Rex Advanced Pneumatic Instrumentation Course RCSE, London, Nov 2002
Core skills in Neurosurgery. RCSE, London, Nov 2002
Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, May 2001
Advanced Life support course Withybush General Hospital. Haverford West. Wales, Feb 2000
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) RCSE. Camarthen. Wales, June 1999
Basic Surgical Skills Course, Royal College of Surgeons of England. Brighton, Nov 1998
Basic Life support course, Kettering General Hospital. Kettering, Dec 1997

Conferences and Meetings Attended

Cadaveric Spine Workshop, Vellore, March 2024
HAMSA CME Program, Trichy, February 2024
ASSICON, Mumbai, January 2024
ISSICON, Vadodara, December 2023
MISSABCON, Bangalore, November 2023
WFNS Foundation Education Course, Chennai, October 2023
ISPN course & Mid term INDSPN CME, Vellore, September 2023
NSSA, Delhi, September 2023
Spine Wellness & Care Foundation, Webinar, September 2023
Spine20, Webinar, August 2023
G20 meet, MGR University, Chennai, August 2023
Train the Trainers, Kauvery Neurology Course, April 2023
TANS, Salem, April 2023
DSSCON, March 2023
SCS CME, Webinar, March 2023
TANSCME, Webinar, December 2022
Tumour Board Master Class, Chennai, December 2022
NASTech, Chennai, December 2022
Oncology – Spine Meeting, Chennai, December 2022
ISSICON – ASCoN 2022, Delhi, 2022
MISSABCON, Pune, November 2022
ICS, Bhubaneswar, November 2022
Bombay Spine Society, October 2022
Royal College of Edinburgh International Conference, October 2022
The Pune Spine weekend, Webinar, September 2022
South NEOCON, Trichy, September 2022
NBEMS, Webinar, August 2022
WNS, Delhi, August 2022
Medicall, Chennai, July 2022
Trichy Kauvery Trauma Course, Webinar, June 2022
IGOF, Chennai, June 2022
NSI, Chennai, June 2022
NSpine, Portugal, May 2022
NBEMS Spine Surgery, Webinar, May 2022
GRF TV, Satellite discussion, Mauritius, May 2022
TANS, Thanjavur, May 2022
MISSAB Summer Symposium, Webinar, April 2022
Medicall, March 2022
JournoMed, Webinar, March 2022
IMA, Chennai, March 2022
ORTHO TV Webinar, February 2022
Insurance & cashless treatment for Rehabilitation in India, February 2022
Medicall, Fusion of satellite & offline seminar, December 2021
Park Clinic, Webinar, December 2021
ISSICON 2021, Webinar, November 2021
MISSAB Tutorials, webinar, November 2021
Kauvery Spine 2021, Webinar, October 2021
Spine Wellness & Care Foundation, Webinar, September 2021
OASISTNOACON 2021, Salem, September 2021
ORTHO TV Webinar, Chennai, September 2021
ICS & ASSI Live Surgery Course, Webinar, August 2021
National Live Webinar Series, NBE, Webinar, August 2021
SGPGIMS Spine Course, Webinar, Lucknow, May 2021
Interactive Webinar, Kauvery Hospital & HAMSA Rehab, Chennai, April 2021
MISSAB Surgical Symposium Webinar 2021, Bangalore, April 2021
Ortho TV Webinar, Chennai, March 2021
Indian Medical Association, Chennai, March 2021
Association of Spine Surgeons of India Conference, Webinar, January 2021
International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, Webinar, December 2020
Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Webinar, December 2020
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of Bharath, Webinar, December 2020
MATS 2020, Gurgaun, February 2020
Indian Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery, Kolkata February 2020
Craniovertebral Junction Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Cervical Spine CME, MS Ramaiah MCH, Bangalore, January 2020
Spine Association of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, December 2019
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Conference, Chandigarh, November 2019
Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of Annual Conference, Kochi, August 2019
Neuro Trauma, Agra, August 2019
World Neurosciences Summit, New Delhi, August 2019
Nottingham Spine Main Conference, London, UK, June 2019
Minimally Invasive live Neurosurgery workshop, AASNS, MINSU 2019, Jaipur, March 2019
CME for Physiotherapist, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, February 2019
International Orthopaedic Conclave, Delhi, January 2019
Neurological Society of India Conference, Jaipur, December 2018
FOGSI Adolescent Conference, Chennai, December 2018
International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, Chennai, October 2018
Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India, Nagpur, September 2018
Dural Repair and Reconstruction Symposium, Trivandrum, September 2018
Association of Spine Surgeons of India Live Surgery Course, New Delhi, June 2018
Indian Medical Association, Madurai, March 2018
Nottingham Spine (NSpine) Course, Arosa, Switzerland, January 2018
Spine World Summit, Hong Kong, January 2018
Indian Medical Association,Tirunelveli, January 2018
Neurological Society of India Conference, Nagpur, November 2017
Paediatric Neuro Trauma, Chennai, November 2017
Panalist in Paediatric Spine Trauma, ISSICON, Delhi, November 2017
Annual Conference of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India, Chennai, October 2017
Kudanthai Neocon 2017, XIV Annual Convention of National Neonatology Forum, Kumbakonam, October 2017
ASSI, Instructional course in spine, Trivandrum, August 2017
OGSSI & National Neonatal Forum (TN Chapter), CME on PERINATAL CARE, Chennai, September 2017
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Turkey, Istanbul, August 2017
Minimal Access Spine Technique Conference, Trivandrum, August 2016
Madurai Neurosurgical Academy meeting, Salem, June 2017
Nottingham Spine Main Conference, London, UK, June 2017
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India Annual Live Surgery and Cadaver Course, Bengaluru, April 2017
Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Association of Neuro Surgeons (TANPANS), Pondicherry, April2017
First Indian Course on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Kolkata, February2017
Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu State Branch of IMA (TIMACON ), Chennai, December 2016
Neurological Society of India Conference, Chennai, December 2016
CONCORD, Chennai, November 2016
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India, Delhi, October 2016
ISSICON, Kathmandu, October 2016
Healthcare Senate, Hyderabad, September 2016
Neuro Spinal Surgeons’ Association of India, Kolkata, September 2016
Minimal Access Spine Technique Conference, Trivandrum, August 2016
World Spine Essay, Pattaya, Thailand, June 2016
Spine Week, Singapore, May 2016
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India, Mumbai, November 2015
ISSICON, New Delhi, September 2015
Neuro Spinal Surgeons’ Association of India, Goa, September 2015
Indian Society for Study of Pain Conference, Chennai Jan 2015
Neurological Society of India Conference, Coimbatore, India, December 2014
National Hand Surgery Conference, Mangalore, India, November 2014
13th ISSICON & 12TH ASCoN (Asian Spinal Cord Network), Coimbatore, India. November 2013
World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, Seoul, S.Korea, September 2013
Global Spine Congress, Hong Kong, China, April 2013
Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Cochin, India, January 2013
Neurological Society of India, Mumbai, India, December 2013
International Spine and Spine Injuries Conference, New Delhi, India, October 2012
Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association, India, Chennai, India, September 2012
Ganga Course of Spine Therapy, Coimbatore, India, June 2012
Neurological Society of India, New Delhi, India, December 2012
Comprehensive Management of Spinal Cord Injuries, New Delhi, India, April 2012
Endoscopic Spine Course – Hands on Cadaveric. Joimax, Berlin, Germany. September 2011
Ganga Operative Spine Course, Coimbatore, India, July 2011
Total Minimal Access Spinal Technology Course, Frankfurt, Germany (Medtronic), June 2011
Balloon Kyphoplasty Course, Leiden, Netherlands (Medtronic), April 2011
British Association of Spinal Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK, February 2011
Association of Spine Surgeons of India, Mumbai, India, January 2011
Spine Reconstructive Seminar, Queens Medical Centre. Nottingham. Oct 2010
6th Advanced Deformity Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland,May 2010
World Federation of Neurological surgeons. Boston, USA, July 2009
British Association of Spinal Surgeons. Annual Meeting, Sheffield, UK, February 2009
Chicago Review Course in Neurological Surgery, Chicago, USA, January 2008
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual conference, Washington DC,USA, April 2007
Hydrocephalus 2006, Goteborg, Sweden, September 2006
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Annual conference, San Francisco, USA, April 2006
Clinical Neurosciences 2005 Anglo-Dutch Neurosurgery and Neurology Torquay, UK, September 2005
Hydrocephalus – Current and Future advancements,Birmingham, UK, October 2004
Society of British Neurological surgeons meeting (SBNS), Manchester, UK,September 2004
Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida, Dublin. Ireland, June 2004
British Association of Spinal Cord Injuries Specialist, Middlesbrough, July 2002
Clinical Neurosciences academic meeting, Royal Society of Medicine London, UK, November 2003
British Neuroscience Association (BNA), Harrogate, UK, April 2003
British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG), Hull, UK, March 2004
British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG), Cambridge, UK, March 2003

Public Talks

Work Life Balance, Webinar, Accenture company, February 2023
Fitness and weight, North town, May 2022
Posture and Spine, TN Railway Police, March 2022
Posture and Spine, TN Police, November 2021
Work from Home Ergonomics, NISSAN - Renault, July 2021
Work from Home Ergonomics, Softura company, June 2021
COVID 19, Awareness, Dr MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women, June 2021
COVID 19 – Awareness and Current Updates, Webinar, Accenture company, May 2021
Work from home – Ergonomics, Webinar, AMEEX company, May 2021
COVID – 19, Myths Demystified, Webinar, AMEEX company, May 2021
Ergonomics in work from home, Webinar, Nissan – Renault, May 2021
COVID – Current situation and debunking common myths, Webinar, Digital SEO Company, May 2021,
COVID – Current situation and debunking common myths, Webinar, Kotak bank, May 2021
COVID – Current situation and debunking common myths, Webinar, Zuora India Private Ltd, May 2021
Holistic weight loss practices, Intro session, GETfit360, March 2021
Erganomics at work place, Webinar, Danfoss multinational company, February 2021
Back and Neck pain management, Rotary Club of Madras, January 2021
Work from home ergonomics, DigitalSEO company, December 2020
Ergonomics for school children, Webinar, Schoolskies, October 2020
Work from home ergonomics, Webinar, Technosoft corporation, September 2020
Work from home ergonomics, Webinar, Transact, August 2020
Presentation Skills, MISSICON Lunch Symposia, November 2019
Back and Neck Pain management, Harishree Vidhyalaya, Chennai, September 2018
Road safety, Church Park School, Chennai, September 2018
Aging Brain, Hamsa retreat, Trissur, July 2018
Back and neck pain, CORPEX stall, DLF, Porur, June 2018
Sensitization on obesity, TCS, Siruseri, August 2017
Management of back and neck pain – Singaperumal koil, July 2017
Back and neck pain management - TCS, Siruseri, July 2017
Lifestyle related back and neck pain – CSS Corp, Tambaram, June 2017
CII WN Webinar, Management of back and neck pain, June 2017
Sitting = Smoking – Corporate medical doctors and human resource – February 2017
Back and neck pain management – KONE lift employees

Course Organizer / Chairman

HAMSA CME program, HAMSA, February 2024
Spine Boot Camp, ASSICON, January 2024
Spine Boot Camp, iSpine, November 2023
Spine Series 10 – The painful Spine – Multidisciplinary Approach, iSpine, September 2023
Spine Series 9 – Radiology & Neurology of Spine Surgeons, iSpine, August 2023
Presentation Skills Workshop, iSpine, Kauvery Hospital, Trichy July 2023
Spine Series 8 – MIDAS Drill Hands on Workshop Repair, iSpine, June 2023
Spine series 7 – endoscopic Spine Surgery, iSpine, April 2023
National conference on Autism and its intervention strategies, HAMSA Rehab, April 2023
Spine series 6 – Cervical and Thoracolumbar fracture management, iSpine, March 2023
Spine series 5 – Lumbar Spine fusion techniques, iSpine, February 2023
Presentation Skills Workshop, iSpine, Chennai, January 2023
Spine series 4 – Tubular Retractor use, placement and Indications, iSpine, December 2022
Presentation Skills Workshop, iSpine, Chennai, December 2022
Spine Series 3, iSpine, Chennai, October 2022
International Conference on Learning Disability, HAMSA Rehab, Chennai, October 2022
Spine Series 2, iSpine, Chennai, September 2022
Spine Series 1, iSpine, Chennai, August 2022
How to set up a private practice - for Doctors, Medicall, Hyderabad, March 2022
Insurance & cashless treatment for Rehabilitation in India, Webinar, HAMSA Rehab, February 2022
Combined Satellite and on the ground seminar on Rehabilitation, Medicall, December 2021
Satellite Program & Workshop for Rehab, ISSICON 2021, November 2021
Presentation Skills Workshop, iSpine, Chennai, August 2019
Spine Boot Camp, International Spine Academy, Chennai, April 2019
Presentation Skills Workshop for Doctors, iSpine, Chennai, February 2019
International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference, iSpine, Chennai, October 2018
Presentation skills workshop for doctors, iSpine, Chennai, July 2018
Spine Boot Camp, Royal Academy for Surgical and Clinical Excellence, Chennai, April 2018
Salem – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Live Course, Salem, March 2018
Spine 360 Conclave, Kauvery hospital with The Hindu, November, 2017
Spine Boot Camp, Royal Academy for Surgical and Clinical Excellence, November 2017
Spinal Dysraphism, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai, August 2017
Spinal Infections Session under Academy for Clinical and Surgical Excellence, NSpine, London, Uk, June 2017
Evidence based Management of Back and Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Module 3, Chennai, March 2017
Kauvery – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Conference, Chennai, June 2016
Spinal Cord Injury Management for Physiotherapy, Module 2, Chennai, March 2016
Recent Advances in Spine for Physiotherapist, Module 1, Chennai, November 2015
Organizing Secretary of the 13th International Spine and Spinal Injuries, Coimbatore, 14-17th November 2013
Dr. G. Balamurali
Dr. G. Balamurali is one of the leading spine surgeons in Chennai, India. He is internationally trained in all niche aspects of Spine Surgery. He has over 26 years of surgical experience in this field.
Kauvery Hospital
No 199, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004
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