Our Medical Team
Venkat Ganapathy, MD
Title
Spine Surgeon
Location
Tempe, Gilbert
Medical Assistant:
Saprano
(623) 683-8159(480) 962-0590Surgery Scheduler:
Mayra
(623) 683-8165Medical Legal Coordinator:
Crystal
(623) 683-8121crystal@sonoranspine.comI believe in a patient-centered holistic approach, exhausting non surgical management of spinal conditions. I practice evidenced based treatment, utilizing both conventional and minimally invasive techniques with the state of the art surgical technology, should surgery be required.
Success with any treatment modality goes beyond the treatment itself. I strongly believe in understanding a patient’s problem in context with their lifestyle, circumstances, and perspectives. I have made an irrevocable commitment in my practice to treat every patient as my own kith and kin by making collaborative and informed decisions to achieve the best outcomes. Spinal surgery is more than technical excellence, and there is no better specialty than spine to apply the famous saying: “good surgeons know how to operate, better ones when to operate, and the best when not to operate.” I have always lived with that motto to do what is best for my patients. That is my commitment and my promise.
Education
MEDICAL SCHOOL – Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, India
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY RESIDENCY – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
COMPLEX SPINE SURGERY FELLOWSHIP – University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario
COMPLEX SPINE SURGERY FELLOWSHIP - University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professional Associations
North American Spine Society
Emerging Leaders Program, American Orthopaedic Association
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea
HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing
Old Town Scottsdale Surgery Center