Professional Education
He completed MCh Neurosurgery training in NIMHANS ( National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) Bangalore, which is a premier tertiary neurosciences centre in India and an Institue of National Importance
He has done Fellowship in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery,Tokyo Womens University Hospital,Japan under Professor T. Taira
Trained as a clinical fellow under Professor Kenji Ohata for his Fellowship in Skullbase Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Hospital,Japan
Trained as a clinical fellow under Professor Yoko Kato for his Fellowship in Vascular Neurosurgery, Fujita University, Japan
Areas of interest
1) Neuromodulation and movement disorders surgery ,stereotactic neurosurgery
2) Endoscopic skullbase surgery and Key hole neurosurgery
3) Vascular neurosurgery
4) CV Junction spine surgery
Experience
He has experience in the neurosurgery subspecialities of
1)
Neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery-
a) Deep brain stimulation for Parkinsons disease, dystonia,tremors,obssesive compulsive disorders,major depression,thalamotomy,pallidotomy
b) Spinal cord stimulation for pain,vascular occlusive diseases,failed back syndrome,baclofen pump for spasticity
c) Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia,hemifacial spasm, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Chiari malformation
2) Endoscopic cranial and skullbase surgery- pituatory adenomas,craniopharyngioma, csf leak repair
3) Vascular neurosurgery – Aneurysm,AVMs,Bypasss surgery, stroke,carotid endarterectomy
4) Neuro oncology Brain and Spine tumours, Keyhole surgery, Awake surgery
5) Spine surgery –Cervical,Lumbar spine fixation,CV junction anomaly fixation, vertebroplasty,sciatica,slipped disc
6) Paediatric neurosurgery- meningocele,lipomeningocele,spina bifida,tethered cord
7) Neurotrauma- Head injury,Spine injury,Spine fractures