Dr Premik Nagad left his parents’ house when he was little more than a toddler and has yet to return home. He was enrolled in a residential school in junior kindergarten at a very early age. He has been a residential student throughout his educational life, making him extremely independent and self-reliant.

Unlike most who follow a profession, Dr Nagad believes the profession chose him. A routine examination got him a seat at a medical college. Dr Nagad did his basic medical education and diploma in Orthopaedics in Bijapur, Karnataka, at Shri BM Patil Medical. After his orthopaedic diploma, he earned his Diplomate of National Board in Orthopaedics at Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences in Thiruvalla, Kerala. After that, he joined Dr Abhay Nene as an observer and gradually became a clinical fellow and an associate spine surgeon whose responsibilities included coordinating surgeries and fellowships. In his stint with Dr Nene, he learnt more than medicine; he learnt empathy and social responsibility. After this, Dr Premik Nagad joined Dr Bhojraj as an associate and coordinator of Spine Foundation fellowships. Dr Nagad became an independent consultant spine surgeon at Wockhardt Hospital and a year later at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.

Dr Premik Nagad practices as a Consultant at Breach Candy Trust Hospital and Sir HN Reliance Hospital, apart from being an Honorary Spine Surgeon at VN Desai Hospital. He also did fellowships at Brazos Spine, Texas and Rush Institute, Chicago. Currently, he is a trustee of the Spine Foundation, and other than his professional commitments in Mumbai, he also co-ordinates the fellowship program and the Regional Spine Care Centres all over Maharashtra and India for reaching out to the underserved population for spine care. Dr Premik Nagad dreams of seeing the Spine Foundation spread across the country and the world, bringing relief to everyone.

Dr Nagad is also a foodie. Though he thinks his mother’s cooking is best, he makes it a point to try the local cuisine whenever he travels. Rather than dining at the Taj in Mumbai, he loves to eat at his favourite Bagdadi in the Taj’s shadow.
While Dr Nagad is a foodie, he burns fat through cycling. Many doctors at the Spine Foundation stay fit through cycling and make it a point to go for a cycling holiday together every year. And thanks to cycling, Dr Nagad is today 30 kilos fitter and healthier.