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Dr. Amit Bhandarkar, MBBS, MS, MD

Chief of Staff, Director of Surgery, Surgeon

Biography
Dr. Amit Bhandarkar M.B.B.S., M.S., M.D. is a fellowship trained, Orthopedic Spine surgeon. Dr Bhandarkar evaluates and treats a wide variety of spine ailments consistent with his comprehensive spine training. He has practiced and done fellowships in the USA, Canada, Seoul (South Korea), Maldives and India.

 

His area of focus is minimally invasive spine surgery, and his special interests are spine related pain management and endoscopic spine surgery (the least invasive option) for lumbar disc related disorders. Pain is the most important symptom that Dr. Bhandarkar addresses on a daily basis. He is an empathetic, compassionate physician who listens closely to patients in order to help focus his efforts to locate their source of pain. Dr. Bhandarkar then confirms those pain generators with objective tests and formulates a minimally invasive plan, which is at the same time maximally effective at keeping patients pain free and functional for as long as possible.

 

Dr. Bhandarkar has been a keen researcher and has many international publications and presentations to his credit. He is an ardent believer in evidence-based medicine, and he practices only those techniques whose results are reproducible and have been proven effective. As Dr. Bhandarkar has traveled, trained and practiced across the world, he has encountered various cultures, customs and practices. This experience, whether performing complex deformity surgery on children in New York, or learning minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery in South Korea, has provided Dr. Bhandarkar insight into patients’ diverse personal backgrounds in a way that helps him relate on a very personal level. Dr. Bhandarkar is excited to bring his expertise to the Central and Southern Illinois regions, and is looking forward to the warmth and charm of the local communities. He is eager to meet those in need of his skills and provide those patients the very best experience possible.

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Education

  • Jawaharal Nehru Medical College - MBBS

  • Medical School | Graduated 2002

  • Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and University

    Medical School | Graduated 2007

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

  • Korea University - Wooridul hospital

    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

  • New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases

    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

  • Tohoku University

    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

  • University of Alabama

    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

Employment

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon- Evolutionary Pain Management​

Former- Consultant Spine surgeon at Prairie Spine and Pain

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Board Certifications
American Board of Spine Surgeons- Board Eligible

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Publications

  • Bhandarkar A. Functional Outcomes of Intracapsular Fractures of Femoral Neck in Young Adults Master’s thesis submitted to Mumbai University 2007

  • Jairam J, DasGupta B, Bhandarkar A. Fixation of Fracture Transcervical Neck Femur in Young Adults Poster presented in IAOCON-2006 at Mumbai 2006

  • Bhandarkar A. Povidone iodine in Orthopedics: is the wide use justifiable? Paper presented at the 5thOASAC conference at Maldives.2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Reconstruction of radial collateral ligament of thumb using abductor pollicis brevis. Poster presented at the 5th OASAC conference at Maldives.2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Triggering in de Quervain’s use of longitudinal incision. Poster presented at the 5th OASAC conference at Maldives. 2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Treatment of hereditary multiple exostosis. Poster presented at the 5th OASAC conference at Maldives.2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Wartenberg’s Syndrome as a late complication of radial head excision. Trauma paper in WIROC 2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Reconstruction of radial collateral ligament of thumb using abductor pollicis brevis. Trauma paper in WIROC 2008.

  • Bhandarkar A. Steven Thesis, Donald Deinlein, Correlation of Pelvi-acetabular parameters in adult spinal deformity patients. Poster presented at AO fellows forum Banff Alberta Canada March 2011.

  • Bhandarkar A, Steven Thesiss, Donald Deinlein, -Management of Thoraco lumbar Trauma –Chapter for IEP Spine Web Site. Sept 2011

  • Yang J H, Bhandarkar A W, Suh S W Isolated Percutaneous Thoracoplasty Procedure for Skeletally Mature Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients, With Rib Deformity as Their Only Concern: Short Term Outcomes. Spine 2012 PubMed ID 23076463

  • Yang J H, Bhandarkar A W, Suh S W Intraoperative airway obstruction in a Duchene muscular dystrophy patient Eur Spine J. 2013 Mar 17. PMID: 23503897 • Bhandarkar A W, Norman Otsuka, David Feldman, Sandra Moore- Characterization of Osteomyelitis by MRI – Presentations at Sir Robert Jones Lecture at HJD, NYU. 2013 May.

  • Bhandarkar A, David Feldman: Critical Analysis of Sagittal balance in Patients with Familial Dysautonomia- Maladaptation test for spine. Fellows Presentation Conference NYU HJD 2013.

  • Bhandarkar A. Norman Otsuka, David Feldman: Deciding Distal Fusion Extent in Lenke Type I and II Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; Poster Presentation 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition to be held in Orlando, FL in October.

  • Bhandarkar A, Norman Otsuka, David Feldman: Functional and Radiological Outcomes After Modified Evans Procedure: Poster Presentation at the 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Orlando, FL in October.

  • Deinlein D, Bhandarkar A W Theiss S : Correlation of Pelvic and Spinal Parameters in Adult Deformity Patients With Neutral Sagittal Balance; Spine Deformity Volume 1, Issue 6, Pages 458-463, November 2013

  • Yang JH, Bhandarkar AW,. 2014. Short apical rib resections thoracoplasty compared to conventional thoracoplasty in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. European spine journal Apr 10. PMID: 24719039

  • Yang JH, Barani R, Bhandarkar AW, Suh SW, Hong JY, et al. 2014. Changes in the Spinopelvic Parameters of Elite Weight Lifters. Clinical journal of sport medicine : Apr 10. PMID: 24727575

  • Yang J H, Bhandarkar A W, Suh S W. Does delaying surgery in immature adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with progressive curve, lead to addition of fusion levels. European spine journal. 2014 Jun; (Epub ahead of print): Cited in PubMed; PMID: 24947183

  • Yang J-H, Bhandarkar AW, Suh S-W, Hong J-Y, Hwang JH, Ham CH. Evaluation of accuracy of plain radiography in determining the Risser stage and identification of common sources of errors. 2014 Nov 25:1–8. PMID 25407253

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America • American Medical Association • North American Spine Society

  • Association of Spine Society of India

  • AO Spine Member North America

  • Maldivian Orthopedic Association

  • Member, Maharashtra Medical Council, Mumbai, India (2002)

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