Guntur surgeon wins ‘Best Paper Award’ at Singapore Spine Conference

Mallika Spine Centre Chief Spine Surgeon Dr. J. Naresh Babu receives award for his research paper in Singapore. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGMENT Mallika Spine Centre, Guntur, Chief Spine Surgeon Dr. J. Naresh Babu has won the Best Paper Award at the Combined Meeting of SMISS-A.P., ASEAN-MIST, and the Singapore Spine Society held in Singapore from July 16 to 19, 2026. He shared details of this achievement at a press conference in Guntur on Monday (August 3).His award-winning research, titled “Ligamentous Instability in Structurally Stable Cervical Myelopathy – A New Paradigm Shift in Understanding Disease Worsening,” presents a new explanation for the progression of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.The study found that routine activities such as sitting and normal neck movements can change the