India, Feb. 28 -- In a significant step forward for advanced healthcare in the Valley, Paras Health Srinagar has successfully performed the first Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MISS-TLIF), in the private healthcare sector in Srinagar. The achievement marks an important milestone in making complex spine treatments accessible within Jammu & Kashmir, reducing the need for patients to travel outside the region for specialised care.

The procedure was carried out by an experienced neurosurgical team comprising Prof Altaf Umar Ramzan, Dr Irfan H. Bhat, Dr Rahil Rafiq, and Dr Muqtasid Rashid, Neuro-Anaesthetist, along with the dedicated Neuro-OT and neurosurgery coordination teams. The surgery utilise...