THOR, EUTOS, and UOGTOSM proudly present our Deep Dive Subspecialty series, a teaching series where experts in the field guide us through common procedures in the various orthopaedic subspecialties.

For the fourth talk of our series, we're delighted to have Mr Santosh Baliga, who will discuss the concepts of Spinal surgery.

Speaker's Biography:

I was appointed as a Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics at NHS Grampian in January 2017. My specialist interests are spinal surgery and adult trauma. I direct my elective practice in managing adult cervical and lumbar degenerative conditions.

Having graduated from the University of Aberdeen Medical School, I have completed Basic and Higher surgical training in the North of Scotland. I went on to undertake fellowship training in Major Trauma and Spine Surgery at the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), Stoke-on-Trent. After this, I worked at the world-renowned Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, QMC Nottingham, firstly as a senior National Spine Fellow and then as an Associate Consultant.

My research interests are in degenerative lumbar convictions and adult trauma. I am heavily involved in undergraduate teaching posts as an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen."