Dr. Barani Rathinavelu completed his Orthopaedic Surgical training in prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research ( JIPMER ), Pondicherry, India. He later had a fellowship training in spine surgery in Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC). He had his further focused training in spinal deformity, geriatric spine surgeries, minimally invasive spine surgery in South Korea, Japan and the United States of America. He is an active member of many international spine societies with the keen interest in academics.