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Office
2500 Mowry Ave
Ste 222
Fremont, CA 94538Phone+1 510-248-1160
Summary
- Dr. Rajiv Saigal is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at UCSF and Attending Neurosurgeon at Washington Hospital. He is a neurosurgeon-scientist who specializes in complex spine surgery, including spinal cord injury, spinal deformity, spinal tumors, minimally invasive techniques, and neurotrauma. His research focuses on bioengineering approaches for treating spinal cord injury, especially on polymer-based approaches for controlled drug release, electrical stimulation and techniques to optimize spinal cord perfusion. He chairs the North American Spine Society Section on Spinal Cord injury.
He started his career at the University of Washington, where he was PI of the Neurosurgical Biomaterials and Engineering lab. Dr. Saigal completed neurosurgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He then completed an orthopedic spine deformity fellowship at Scripps and the San Diego Spine Foundation, focusing on less invasive techniques for spinal deformity. He completed a second spine fellowship at the University of Miami, focusing on minimally invasive spine surgery, including endoscopic fusion. Prior to residency, Dr. Saigal completed a PhD in medical engineering at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology and an MD at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He also has a B.Sc. with highest honors in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and a M.Sc. in biomedical engineering from Aalborg University in Denmark.
He is the recipient of awards for research, teaching, and leadership, including the Global Spine Congress Best Papers, Boldrey Young Investigator Award, UCSF Neurosurgery Research and Rosegay awards, and AOA. His research has been funded by the NSF, Washington Research Foundation, UW Institute for Neuroengineering, Washington State Spinal Cord Injury Consortium, ITHS, and the Whitaker Foundation.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2015
- Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2016 - 2023
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Comparison of Transcutaneous and Epidural Spinal Stimulation for Improving Function Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citations2021 Young Investigator Award Winner: Anatomic Gradients in the Microbiology of Spinal Fusion Surgical Site Infection and Resistance to Surgical Antimicrobial ProphylaxisDustin R. Long, Chloe Bryson-Cahn, Ronald Pergamit, Celeste Tavolaro, Rajiv Saigal
Spine. 2021-02-01 - 55 citationsHealth economic analysis of adult deformity surgery.Ian McCarthy, Richard A. Hostin, Michael J. O'Brien, Rajiv Saigal, Christopher P. Ames
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2013-04-01 - 2 citationsA Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations for Use of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring ...Michael G Fehlings, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Nathan Evaniew, Lindsay A Tetreault, Allan R Martin
Global Spine Journal. 2024-03-01
Authored Content
- Analysis of Normal High-Frequency Intracranial Pressure Values and Treatment Threshold in Neurocritical Care PatientsJune 2020
- Analysis of Normal High-Frequency Intracranial Pressure Values and Treatment Threshold in Neurocritical Care PatientsJune 2020
Press Mentions
- Double Doctorates: 35+ Spine Surgeons with PhDsMarch 28th, 2018
- InVivo Therapeutics Secures Expanded Patent for Neuro-Spinal Scaffold — 5 Quick Notes FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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