Vanagaram is where Dr. Barani’s hospital-based spine practice is anchored. He has been a consultant spine surgeon with Apollo Hospitals, Chennai since 2017, and consults at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram, a multi-specialty hospital that lists orthopedics and spine surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, emergency medicine and critical care under one roof. For patients in Vanagaram, Ayanambakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Maduravoyal and Nolambur, that means expert spine care close to home.
Hospital address: Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Plot No. 64, Vanagaram–Ambattur Rd, Ayanambakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600095.

Spine surgery is not only about the operation. Safe care also depends on the team and facilities around it:
Patients needing spine tumor evaluation are seen in coordination with the oncology team at Apollo Proton Cancer Hospitals, Tharamani; see spinal tumor treatment.
The industrial and warehouse jobs around Ambattur Industrial Estate involve repeated lifting, bending and twisting. Mayo Clinic lists physically demanding work and repetitive lifting, pulling, pushing and twisting as risk factors for a herniated disk, and notes that lifting with the back muscles instead of the leg and thigh muscles can lead to one. Practical steps that help:
After a fall from height or a road accident with neck or back pain, numbness, or inability to move the legs or arms: do not lift or sit the person up, keep the head, neck and back in a straight line, and call an ambulance (108 or 112) so they can be moved with spine precautions. Do not delay hospital care.
Patients also travel from Nolambur, Mogappair and Poonamallee. Prefer Anna Nagar? See the Anna Nagar clinic. For a full overview of Dr. Barani’s practice, visit best spine surgeon in Chennai or about Dr. Barani.
Book: call +91 80127 91565 or use the contact page to confirm OPD days at Vanagaram.
Dr. Barani Rathinavelu is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon (MS, DNB, MRCS Ed) and a consultant spine surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai since 2017. He consults at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram.
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Plot No. 64, Vanagaram–Ambattur Road, Ayanambakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600095. Call +91 80127 91565 to confirm consultation days.
The hospital lists 24-hour emergency services, including trauma and road-accident care. If someone has a spine injury with numbness or weakness, call an ambulance (108 or 112) and go to the nearest emergency department immediately.
Depending on your diagnosis, options include discectomy, lumbar decompression, interbody fusion, vertebroplasty, deformity correction and fracture stabilisation. Your surgeon confirms the plan after examining you and reviewing your scans.
Not necessarily. Mild strain usually improves with modified duties, short rest and physiotherapy. Get assessed if pain spreads into your leg, if you feel numbness or foot weakness, or if you are not improving after a few weeks. The NHS back pain guidance lists when to seek help.