Established spine surgeon joins Geisinger
Dr. Badve specializes in managing ageing spine disorders, by using conventional and minimally invasive spine techniques. He was instrumental in re-establishing a high-quality spine service in his previous practice. Dr. Badve also specializes in managing adult and pediatric spinal deformities, including scoliosis.
Dr. Badve completed medical school and orthopedic residency at the University of Mumbai, India, and has a master’s in surgery (orthopaedics) from the same institution. He completed three different fellowship programs in orthopaedics - spine surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, and at the State University New York, Syracuse, New York, and pediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Badve has published various research papers on spine health including degenerative spinal disorders, spinal deformity, postoperative spinal infections and cervical disc arthroplasty.
Prior to joining Geisinger, Dr. Badve was the attending spine surgeon at Hartsville Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center at Hartsville, South Carolina.
He has professional membership at the North American Spine Society and Lumbar Spine Research Society and sits on the reviewer board of several publications including Journal of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and The Spine Journal.
He sees patients at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital and Geisinger Gray’s Woods. To schedule an appointment, call 814-272-6754.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.