Academic Achievements:

• Distinction in physiology
• Distinction and highest marks in Paediatrics.
• First rank in Goa University for Final M.B;B.S exam.
• First rank in Goa University For M. S in Orthopaedic Surgery Exam. 

Clinical Experience:

Current Attachment:

Consultant Spine Surgeon

Wockhardt Hospitals Limited February 2015 to till date.

Conferences, Workshops & Courses Attended:

1. Paediatricorthopaedic workshop and use of botox in children with cerebral palsy. Dr. ASHOK JOHARI. 30^th -31^st July 2008.
2. Foot and Ankle Conference. Various national and international faculties.Goa. 1^st -3^rd August 2008.
3. Advanced Arthroscopic Techniques :- KNEE, SHOULDER, ANKLE. Various national and international faculties.Goa Medical College, Goa – India 25^th September 2008.
4. Management of fractures with Jess fixators. Dr. RAM PRABHU. 14^th April 2009.
5. Correction of post Hansen’s deformities at Goa Medical College, Goa – India. Dr. ATUL SHAH. 20^th September 2009.
6. Surgical workshop in spine, at Goa Medical College, Goa – India. Dr. RAM CHADDHA. 15^th March 2009.
7. Indian arthroplasty associations mid term meet at goa – India. 1^st -3^rd October 2010.
8. Surgical demonstration in transpedicular decompression and stabilization of koch’s spine with hartshill and sublaminar wires at sanchetiinstitute ,pune in june 2012.
9. Surgical demonstration in correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with hartshill and sublaminar wires at goa medical college in july 2012.
10. Spine surgery camp At SEARCH initiative at gadchirolli, maharashtra for rural tribal poor 31^st  November 2012.
11. 46^th Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference WIROC 2012. 28^th-30^th December, 2012 at Mumbai.
12. Association of spine surgeons of india ASSICON – 2013. 17^th– 20^th January,2013 at Kochi, Kerala .
13. Surgical demonstration in correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with hartshill and sublaminar wires at goa medical college in April 2013.
14. Ganga Operative Spine Course, Ganga hospital , Coimbatore , India. 25^th -28^th April 2013.
15. Instructional Course in Spine, 16-18, AUGUST 2013, KODAIKANAL, Tamil- Nadu, India.
16. Western India Regional Orthopaedic Conference WIROC 2013. 27^th-29^th December, 2013 at  Hotel Grand Hyatt,Mumbai.
17. Association of spine surgeons of india ASSICON – 2014. 23^rd – 26^th January,2014 at Kolkatta, West Bengal .
18. Free orthopaedic camp at navelim, sakhlim in association with goa        orthopaedic association and VP of that village on 8th june 2014.
19. Surgical demonstration in correction of juvenile idiopathic scoliosis with anterior transthoracic screws , and congenital l1 hemivertebra with post screws at goa medical college in june 2014.
20. Free orthopaedic camp at surla, sakhlim in association with goa orthopaedic association and VP of that village on 13th july 2014.
21. Association of spine surgeons of india ASSICON – 2015. 22^nd – 25^th January,2015 at Pune, Maharashtra .
22. Annual conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India, SPINE, September 2015 at Goa.
23. 29^th annual conference ASSICON 2015 GOA November 2015: attended as FACULTY and helped organize the various cadaveric and live surgical preconference workshops at GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE ,Bambolim.
24. SPINE WEEK 2016, Singapore 16-20 May 2016.

Posters, Papers Presentations:

1. A poster presentation titled: “ A case report of thoracic wall hemangioma causing paraplegia ; a treatment dilemma.” At assicon2013 ,kochi, Kerala.
2. A free paper podium presentation titled: “ Management of Andersson lesion in ankylosing spondilitis by posterior only approach – short term and midterm results – a case series of 10 patients. At assicon2013 ,kochi, Kerala.
3. A free paper podium presentation titled: “ Management of Andersson lesion in ankylosing spondilitis by posterior only approach – short term and midterm results – a case series of 15 patients. At WIROC 2013 MUMBAI.
4. A free paper podium presentation titled: “ Management of Andersson lesion in ankylosing spondilitis by posterior only approach – short term and midterm results – a case series of 15 patients. At the annual conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India, SPINE 2015 at Goa.

Publications:

1. Shaik I, Karapurkar A, Bhojraj S, Naggad P. Thoracic Hemangioma from Rib Presenting As Compressive Paraparesis In A Young Adult: A Treatment Dilemma.Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26110665.

Positions Held:

Treasurer of Goa Orthopaedic Association2013- 2015.