Dr. Shailesh R. Hadgaonkar is a renowned Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon working as Consultant at prestigious Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, India. He is known for not only clinical but also in academic circles in spine surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research and involved with a lot of research organisations relating spinal care. Dr. Shailesh Hadgaonkar has a vast experience of practising orthopaedics and spine in three continents of the globe. He has presented papers related spinal clinical work nationally as well as internationally. He is been invited as a faculty at various conferences so far. His practise involves degenerative, traumatic, malignancies, paediatric, and deformity and revision surgeries. Also he is involved in interventional orthopaedic spine work. He has written many public awareness articles in newspapers and books. Also he has been invited by the media for various live talk shows in health awareness campaigns as well as corporate talks for the employees. Dr. Hadgaonkar has done his graduation and post-graduation from Mumbai, India. Subsequently he did his speciality training in spine surgery in India and England. He did spine surgery fellowship at prestigious P. D. Hinduja national Hospital, Mumbai under Dr. S. Y. Bhojraj (Ex-president Association of spine surgeons of India and Eminent spine surgeon) and worked as Associate Spine consultant at Lilavati Hospital and research centre, Mumbai, India. Later he went to England (UK) for advanced training in spine where he worked in Northern Deanery, Newcastle region before returning to India. He is a proud recipient ‘’Global Outreach Scholar’’ of the most prestigious Scoliosis Research Society, Milwaukee, USA. He is an active member of many organisations related to orthopaedics and spine surgery and has done various health related camps for the rural and urban poor. Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon in Pune.