Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil is a distinguished orthopaedic spinal surgeon specializing in a comprehensive range of spinal disorders. He is board-certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi. His clinical expertise encompasses minimally invasive spine surgery, complex cervical and lumbar degenerative procedures, spine trauma, spine oncology, deformity corrections, and CT-navigated spinal surgeries. Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil earned his MBBS and MS in Orthopaedics from Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, and holds a DNB degree in Orthopaedics. He further honed his skills by completing a two-year spine fellowship program certified by the National Board (FNB) at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital in Mumbai. Subsequently, Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil was selected for the prestigious two-year spine fellowship program at The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital, UK. His exemplary performance during this fellowship led to his advancement to the position of Associate Consultant in Spine Surgery at QMC, Nottingham. After a fruitful three-year tenure in the UK, Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil returned to Cochin and joined Amrita Hospital as Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics (Spine Surgery Division). In this role, Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil continues to contribute to the field of spinal surgery through both his clinical practice and academic involvement. Throughout his career, Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil has received numerous accolades for his contributions to spinal surgery. He has been awarded the GOP (Global Outreach Programme) Educational Scholarship by the Scoliosis Research Society in 2024, the Best Clinical Research Paper Award at Hinduja Annual Research Meet in March 2019, and the Best Paper at the Bombay Neurosciences Association Meet in June 2018. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals both nationally and internationally. Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil is fluent in English, Malayalam, and Hindi, with basic proficiency in French and Arabic. His professional memberships include the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI), AO Spine, Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Kerala Orthopaedic Association (KOA), Cochin Spine Society, Cochin Orthopaedic Society, and the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil currently serves at Amrita Hospital, Amrita Nagar, Edappally, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India, where he continues to make significant contributions to the field of spinal surgery. 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄: ⦿ Minimally invasive spine surgery ⦿ Navigation-based spinal surgery ⦿ Spinal deformity corrections ⦿ Spinal oncology ⦿ Cervical spine surgery 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: ⦿ Senior Clinical Fellowship - Spine Surgery (2 years), Royal College of Surgeons of England, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK - 2021 ⦿ Fellowship of the National Board (FNB) Spine Surgery (2 years), P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, MH, India - 2019 ⦿ Diplomate of National Board (DNB) - Orthopaedics, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi - 2017 ⦿ Master of Surgery (MS) - Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India - 2016 ⦿ MBBS, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India - 2012 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍: ⦿ Fluent: English, Malayalam, Hindi ⦿ Basic: French, Arabic 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: ⦿ 09/22 - Present: Clinical Assistant Professor Orthopaedics (Spine Surgery Division), Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India ⦿ 05/2021 - 08/22: Associate Spinal Surgery Consultant, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical ⦿ Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NUH Trust, UK ⦿ 08/2019 - 04/2021: Spine Surgery Fellow, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NUH Trust, UK ⦿ 03/2017 - 03/2019: FNB Spine Surgery Fellow, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra ⦿ 08/2016 - 03/2017: Senior Resident (Orthopaedics), Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: ⦿ GOP (Global Outreach Programme) Educational Scholarship by the SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) – 2024 ⦿ Best Clinical Research Paper Award at Hinduja Annual Research Meet March, 2019 ⦿ Best paper at BNA (Bombay Neurosciences Association Meet) June 2018 for "Fusion, Subsidence and Clinical Outcomes of Standalone Cage in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Disorder" ⦿ Travel Grant Scholarship for APCSS 2018 (Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Society) ⦿ All Kerala Orthopaedic Quiz- Runner up, KOACON 2017, 36th Annual Conference of the Kerala Orthopaedic Association, Kasaragod, Kerala January 2017 ⦿ Gold medal in Physiology, Government Medical College, Thrissur 2007 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐒: ⦿ Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) ⦿ AO Spine ⦿ Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) ⦿ Kerala Orthopaedic Association (KOA) ⦿ Cochin Spine Society ⦿ Cochin Orthopaedic Society ⦿ Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr. Nigil Sadanandan Palliyil currently serves at Amrita Hospital, Amrita Nagar, Edappally, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India, where he continues to make significant contributions to the field of spinal surgery.

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