09/05/2025
A Journey of 1000 Robotic Spine Surgeries — A Tribute to My Team
As we cross a major milestone at MIRSS — completing 1000 robotic spine surgeries in just 18 months — my heart is full of gratitude. This achievement is not mine alone. It belongs to every hand, every heart, and every soul who stood by me day and night.
To my incredible SpineVidya team at Manipal Hospital Bangalore (MHB) and colleagues across Manipal’s peripheral branches — thank you for believing in the vision, bearing with my unpredictable hours, and making our hub-and-spoke model work seamlessly. You’ve made Manipal’s enterprise model come alive.
To my spine anaesthesia colleagues – you’ve been warriors beside us, doing 12+ hour surgeries, 6–7 days a week. You managed our high-risk patients with precision and compassion, and often reminded us surgeons to pause when needed — always putting patient safety first.
To our brilliant fellows — robotic spine fellow, FNB spine fellows, Manipal spine fellow, and spine anaesthesia fellow — your tireless work in patient documentation, research, and innovation is commendable. 10 papers published, 13 under review, patents in the pipeline, and newer workflows in unexplored spine regions — you’ve laid a foundation that will last.
A heartfelt thank you to our patient care coordinators, advisors, physician assistants, guest relations teams, nurses, and porters in the OPD — your work behind the scenes ensures our patients feel cared for even before they enter the OT.
But the real heroes often go unnoticed — the operation theatre staff. Pre- and post-op nurses, spine OT nurses, technicians, anaesthesia techs, porters, and even the cleaners — you’ve stayed long hours, supported the toughest surgeries, cleaned and reset everything so we could do it all over again the next day. Thank you — truly.
None of this would have been possible without the unwavering support of Manipal management at every level — MHB, MHEPL, MEMG and beyond.
Above all, I thank the patients — for trusting us with their lives, for believing in robotic spine surgery, and for inspiring us to keep going.
I owe this moment to my parents and family, who’ve been my strength always. And I pray to Almighty God to continue guiding and blessing this extraordinary team.
Let us continue this journey — healing, innovating, and transforming lives.
With love and gratitude,
Dr. Vidyadhara S
Spinevidya
Manipal Hospitals
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Vidyadhara Srinivasa
Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd
