Nepal, Sept. 4 -- Dr Prakash Sitoula, an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon and Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, has been awarded the Robert B Winter Global Outreach Fellowship by the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) for 2025.

This highly prestigious and competitive international fellowship makes Dr Sitoula the first spine surgeon from Nepal to receive the honour. As part of the programme, he will undergo six weeks of advanced training in spinal deformity surgery at an SRS-accredited centre.

He has chosen Pellegrin Hospital in Bordeaux (Spine Unit 1) as his training destination, recognising its global reputation for managing spinal deformities.

"With spinal surgery still in its developm...