Spine Universe Editorial Board

Prior to joining SpineNevada, Dr. Sekhon was an Associate Professor, with the University of Sydney with a clinical appointment with the Department of Neurosurgery & Spinal Injuries Unit (Head of Department) at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Sekhon received his medical degree from the University of Sydney, Australia. He completed sub-internships in neurology and neurosurgery at the Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut and a clinical rotation in pediatric neurosurgery at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His neurosurgical residency was completed, with distinction, in Sydney, Australia. He is a Board Certified neurosurgeon (FRACS).

Dr. Sekhon completed postgraduate neurosurgical fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and a combined orthopaedic/neurosurgical spinal fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital in Ontario, Canada. In addition, he received a Ph.D. from the Department of Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia.

During his undergraduate, postgraduate, postdoctoral and post-fellowship training, Dr. Sekhon received a plethora of honors and awards including the Young Neurosurgeons Award from the World Federation of Neurosurgeons and Outstanding Clinical Research Award from the Cervical Spine Research Society.

Dr. Sekhon is a member of numerous prestigious organizations such as the North American Spine Society, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Joint Section AANS/CNS Spine & Peripheral Nerve, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Spine Arthroplasty Society. He is also a member of the Spine Trauma Study Group.

Dr. Sekhon has presented his research at a multitude of national and international medical conferences and served as editor or reviewer for many prestigious medical journals including the Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Journal for Spinal Disorders and Techniques, and Spine. He served as the Associate Editor for the World Federation of Neurological Societies' website, is on the editorial board for the Journal for Spinal Disorders & Techniques, and Spine journal. He is currently a Senior Editorial Board member for SpineUniverse.com.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Sekhon's interests include computers, travel, reading, cricket, hockey and scuba-diving.

Spinal Case Studies From Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FRACS, FICS

• L1 Burst Fracture: Bracing or Surgery?
  The 55-year-old patient suffered an L1 burst fracture in an ATV accident.

SpineUniverse articles from Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FRACS, FICS

• Artificial Disc Placement for Cervical Myelopathy
  Artificial disc case report about a 45-year-old man includes operative details, postoperative course, and discussion presented by Associate Professor Lali Sekhon, MBBS, PhD, FRACS.
• Artificial Disc Placement for Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
  Follow the case and surgery of a 45-year-old man with spondylotic cervical myelopathy. Prior to surgery, he had increased difficulty walking and using his hands, hand numbness, and occasionally had electric shock-like symptoms through his whole body.
• Artificial Disc Surgery in the Cervical Spine
  Cervical disc replacement is a new technique that is becoming more available worldwide. In Part 1 of his article, Dr. Lali Sekhon discusses cervical discs and fusion.
• Artificial Disc Surgery: Cervical Spine
  If you need cervical spine surgery, you may be able to have an artificial disc put in. A neurosurgeon explains how artificial disc surgery differs from traditional fusion, and he reviews one artificial cervical disc.
• Artificial Disc Surgery: Cervical Spine
  The experience for the patient undergoing implantation of the Bryan artificial cervical disc is remarkably similar to that for a patient undergoing an anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
• Artificial Discs -- Surgical Fad or Real Breakthrough?
  The ideal patient for a cervical disc protrusion arthroplasty is the same patient we would consider for an anterior cervical fusion.
• Bryan® Artificial Cervical Disc: Arthroplasty Results
  Many questions about cervical disc replacement remain to be answered and include the effect to adjacent spinal levels and the device's longevity.
• Bryan® Disc Prosthesis: Cervical Disc Replacement
  The technique for implanting the Bryan® artificial disc are explained and illustrated.
• Case Report: Two Level Artificial Disc Placement to Treat Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy
  Case report about a 56-year-old woman who underwent two level cervical artificial disc replacement to treat spondylotic cervical myelopathy.
• Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement Using the Bryan® Disc Prosthesis
  Replacement of the cervical disc with an artificial disc does not require bone grafting, maintains motion and balance.
• Cervicothoracic Junction Arthroplasty
  Case report of a 25-year-old woman who elected to have a Bryan disc cervical prosthesis placed after decompression at two levels.
• Foraminotomy: Posterior Cervical
  If you have arm pain as a result of a pinched nerve in your neck (cervical spine), you may have a posterior cervical foraminotomy, which is a minimally invasive surgery. A neurosurgeon explains the procedure. See pictures of the surgery.
• Foraminotomy: Spinal Surgical Procedure
  A foraminotomy may be combined with other spinal surgical procedures to decompress one or more spinal nerve roots.
• Foraminotomy: Taking Pressure off Spinal Nerves
  Foraminotomy is a surgical procedure performed to enlarge the passageway where a spinal nerve root exits the spinal canal. The term 'foraminotomy' is derived from the medical term for a hollow passageway; the 'foramen'.
• High Thoracic Pathological Fractures
  This interesting patient case report includes the surgical management of posterior thoracic pain caused by a vertebral fracture.
• MAST Fusion Discussion: Spinal Trauma
  Case report demonstrates the application of minimally invasive spinal fusion technology to spinal trauma for fracture stabilization.
• MAST Fusion for Spinal Trauma
  Case report about an elderly patient's spinal trauma subsequent to a fall.
• Minimal Access Spinal Technology (MAST) Fusion for Osteomyelitis: Case Report
  A case history of an 84-year-old man who presented with severe mechanical back pain.
• Operative Details: MAST Fusion for Osteomyelitis
  Minimal access spinal technology, operative details and figures accompany a case study of a patient presenting with mechanical low back pain.
• Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy: A Surgical Technique to Reduce Pain
  A posterior cervical foraminotomy is a minimally-invasive procedure performed to enlarge the space through which spinal nerves exit the spinal canal.
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Advantages and Indications
  The advantages and indications of a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure are outlined.
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Clinical Results and References
  As minimal access techniques and fusion biotechnology continue to develop, clinical outcomes will continue to improve.
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Spinal Stabilization
  Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is useful in the correction of degenerative lumbar deformity such as spondylolisthesis or scoliosis.
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Surgical Techniques
  Pedicle screws may be used in conjunction with a posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery to complete correction of a spondylolisthesis.
• Posterior Occipitocervical Instrumentation and Fusion for Ventral Compression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report
  Case Report for posterior occipitocervical instrumentation and fusion for ventral compression in rheumatoid arthritis.
• Postoperative Course: Minimal Access Spinal Technology (MAST) Fusion for Osteomyelitis
  This case illustrates a novel approach to the stabilization of the spine in the face of serious infection.
• Reversal of Anterior Cervical Fusion by Placement of an Artificial Disc Prosthesis
  The first reported case of reversal of a previously fused segment in the cervical spine using an artificial disc.
• Spinal Trauma Intervention: MAST Fusion
  Case report of an elderly patient offered percutaneous pedicle screw fixation using MAST, Minimal Access Spinal Technology.
• Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy Treated Using an Artificial Disc
  Patient case report illustrates the management of single level cervical myelopathy through an anterior disc replacement procedure.
• Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy Treated with Two Level Artificial Disc Placement
  Part 2 of Associate Professor Lali Sekhon's case report about a two level cervical artificial disc placement.
• Surgical Technique: Cervicothoracic Junction Arthroplasty
  This case covers several controversial areas in the field of arthroplasty spine surgery.
• Surgical Technique: Reversal of Anterior Cervical Fusion by Placement of an Artificial Disc Prosthesis
  Learn how the first reported case of reversal of a previously fused segment was surgically corrected using an artificial disc.
• The Role and Timing of Decompression in Acute Spinal Cord Injury
  Abstract concerning conservative care and preventive measures of acute spinal cord injury.