Dr. Sharad Rajpal, MD

Dr. Sharad Rajpal is a board certified, fellowship trained Neurosurgeon with Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates.

Dr. Rajpal received his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he continued his training through a residency program in Neurological Surgery. During his training, Dr. Rajpal was the youngest Neurosurgical resident to receive the much coveted Resident Academic Achievement Award, an award he went on to collect twice. For his research on spinal cord injury, Dr. Rajpal won both the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Synthes Spine Fellowship Award (2006) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Mayfield Basic Science Award (2007). These national awards are conferred to a single Neurosurgical trainee per year. After residency, Dr. Rajpal went on to complete a combined Orthopedic and Neurological Surgery Spine Fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. While at the Cleveland Clinic, he gained experience in the latest techniques in spinal oncology, minimal access surgery, and complex spinal deformity.

Dr. Rajpal At a Glance:

• Specialties include minimally invasive surgery and complex spinal deformity
• Teaches cutting-edge surgical techniques to colleagues worldwide
• Has received numerous patients’ choice awards and compassionate doctor awards
• Has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in leading journals and textbooks
• Has presented numerous abstracts and educational lectures nationally and internationally
• Regularly participates in FDA and Non-FDA clinical trials and research