NSF Fellowship 2026

Dr. Sandeep Bohara Completes his Fellowship with the Nepal Spine Foundation in the United States

Name: Sandeep Bohara

Home Country: Nepal

Fellowship Hospitals:
Virginia Mason, NeoSpine, Olympia Orthopedic Associates, Banner University Medicine and Roper St Francis

U.S. Physicians:
Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, Ken Nwosu, MD, MBA, Richard Chua, MD, and Matt Neal, MD

Two medical professionals in scrubs posing next to an ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system.
20NSF-Spring--2026-Newsletter
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Dr. Sandeep Bohara is a Nepal Spine Foundation Fellowship awardee from Kathmandu, Nepal who is completing his clinical training in the neurosurgery program at Tribuhvan University Teaching Hospital (“TUTH”).

Dr. Bohara’sthree week fellowship included observing at five different hospitals and clinics around the U.S. Dr. Bohara began his fellowship with Dr. Farrokh Farrokhi in Seattle at Virginia Mason where he observed various microsurgical techniques. After this, Dr. Bohara spent 1 day at NeoSpine in Puyallup, WA with Dr. Richard Wohns and Dr. Ken Nwosu, then 3 days at Olympia Orthopedic Associates with Dr. Andrew Manista, followed by 4days at Banner Health in Tucson, AZ with Dr. Richard Chua. Lastly, Dr. Bohara spent his final 3 days in the U.S. with Dr. Matt Neal in Charleston, SC at Roper St. Francis.

Dr. Bohara reported that his fellowship was, “a fruitful experience. I was able to observe different experiences in the US hospitals and see the latest advances in surgery. I really enjoyed seeing how the hospitals operate and how much easier the surgeries were dur to the technology.”Dr. Bohara thanks the Nepal Spine Foundation and all of the hosts in the U.S. He truly appreciated the hospitality shown to him during his stay.