Education & Training

Dr.Shankar Acharya belongs to the exclusive group of leaders of Scoliosis & Deformity Correction Surgery in Asia.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Dr. Shankar Acharya’s journey in medicine began with an MBBS from a prestigious medical school in India, followed by an MS in Orthopaedic Surgery. He further honed his skills through specialized training in spine surgery at some of the world’s leading medical institutions, including advanced fellowships in the USA, UK, and Germany.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Professor (Dr) Shankar Acharya is one of the most eminent and distinguished Senior Orthopaedic& Spine Surgeon in India. He has done his M.B.B.S and MS (Orth) from SCB Medical College, Cuttack in 1985 &1990 respectively, D.N.B. (Ortho) from National Board of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons & Physicians of Glasgow, FRCS from Inter Collegiate Board of Royal colleges UK. He did his M.Ch (Ortho) at the University of Liverpool UK in the year 1996. He has a fellowship in Spinal surgery from Birmingham, Germany as well as U.S.A.

PROFESSIONAL & QUALIFICATION

M.B.B.S (1979-1985) – SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack (Utkal University., India)

M.S. (Orth.) (1987-1990) SCB Medical College, Cuttack India

M.S. (Orth.) (1987-1990) National Board of Medical Sciences, New Delhi India.

D.N.B. (Orth) (1990) International Union against Cancer, Geneva

FRCS (1995) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

FRCS (1995) Royal College of Surgeons & Physicians of Glasgow M.Ch (Orth)  1996 University of Liverpool. UK

FRCS (Orth) 1998  Inter Collegiate Board of Royal colleges UK

TRAINING & FELLOWSHIPS

  • Senior Research Fellow: Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
  • Spine Fellow: Monroe Levine Spine Fellowship, Denver USA, 2004.
  • Spine Fellow: Advanced Spine Fellowship, Neustadt Germany, 2002
  • Spine Fellow: Micomed Spine Fellowship, Munster Germany, 2001.
  • Spine Fellow: Senior Spine Fellowship, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, UK, 1997.
  • Spine Fellow: E.Merck- Johnson National Travelling Fellowship, Bombay India, 1991.
  • Rehab Fellow: Rehabilitation, Orthotics &Prosthetics fellowship, NIRTAR, Bhubaneswar