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Dr. Gnanamuthu established and headed one of India’s best neurological services at Christian Medical College,Vellore. He has over 40 years of extensive experience in medical education,  clinical research and healthcare delivery.

He has over 70 publications in peer reviewed journals and paper presentations in conferences both national & international. He is one of India’s most eminent clinical neurologists. His research interests are in neurological infections and nervous system inflammation, particularly para-infectious syndromes and tracing the link between genetic and epi-genetic factors and their association with immunological and inflammatory mediators leading to the development of neurological disorders.

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Dr. Krishnan has over a decade’s experience, with special interest in the areas of headache and epilepsy. He is an expert in the management of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, dizziness/vertigo, balance disorders, neck/back pain, spinal cord diseases, weakness/paralyticdiseases, multiple sclerosis and peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Krishnan is proficient in emergency management of patients with acute stroke (thrombolytic therapy), neuromuscular emergencies, central nervous system infections and status epilepticus. His expertise also covers nerve conduction studies, electromyography, evoked potentials, EEG/Video-EEG, and Botulinum toxin injection for dystonia & spasticity.

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Dr. Nithin Kumar is a well known Neurologist with nearly a decade of experience in Neuro Science.

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Singhal completed his MBBS from SP Medical College Bikaner, Rajasthan, and MD General Medicine from SMS Medical College, Jaipur and DM in Neurology from prestigious institute- NIMHANS. Dr. Singhal has vast experience in field of Neurology. He has worked at NIMHANS and various corporate hospitals, including Sagar Hospital and Apollo Hospitals for more than 7 years.

His areas of interest are Stroke (Thrombolytic Therapy), Neuromuscular disorders, BOTOX Therapy and Electrophysiology (ENMG). He has excellent academic record. He is Gold medalist and best outgoing student in MBBS. He was chosen for Dr. Anisiya Vasant Memorial Award at NIMHANS for best Resident in Neurology for 2005. He is life member of Indian Academy of Neurology, Indian Epilepsy Association and Bangalore Neurological Society. He is associate member of International Headache Society.

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Dr Satish S brings to Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore a rich experience of over 31 years as a practicing Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon. He has tremendous experience and skill in dealing with a wide spectrum of Neuro and Spinal problems and specializes in most modern techniques like Micro-Neurosurgery, Skull Base Surgery, Craniofacial reconstruction surgery, minimally invasive surgery for correcting spine deformities and Spinal Instrumentation.

He has performed over more than 1500 Brain Surgeries and 2500 Complex Spine Surgeries (Microsurgery) and has his own innovative cost effective surgical methods for both Spine & Brain disorders. His special interest lies in Skull base surgery, cervical vertebral junction to LS spine, Complex spine surgery and Cerebro vascular surgery. He has expertise in performing Minimal Invasive Brain, Spine surgery and Micro surgery of Brain tumor and vascular lesions.

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Dr S.S.Praharaj, has over 31 years of experience as a consultant Neurosurgeon. He has performed over 6000 Neurosurgical Operations including Complex Cranial and Spinal Operations. In the course of his neurosurgical career, he has rendered invaluable service at institutes like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi) and NIMHANS, Bangalore, in India and also abroad. He has performed Spine Surgery and Spinal Instrumentation of all kinds at NIMHANS, Bangalore and has also been a pioneer of Neuro-surgical Procedures such as Cervical Laminoplasty, Anterior Cervical Plate and Screw Fixation, Cervical Lateral Mass Fixation, Transthoracic Approaches and Fixations, Thoracolumbar Transpedicular Fixations, Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fixations, etc.

He is an active member of various organizations such as Neurological Society of India, Neuro-otological Society India, Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons. He has presented and published papers at national and international levels and been awarded many times. He was also chosen as the “Neurosurgical Update for Young Neurosurgeons of Asia” at Osaka, Japan, 1998.

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Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar is the Director of Department of Neurosurgery at Fortis, Bangalore. With a keen interest in brain tumours and expertise in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine, Dr. D V Rajakumar figures among the very few doctors to conduct Endoscopic Brain Tumour Removals. He is renowned for Endoscopic approaches to complex surgeries, and has presented papers on related subjects in international forums.

Dr. D V Rajakumar has been a member of various organisations such as Neurological Society of India, Bangalore Neurological Society, Skull Base Society of India, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Japan, and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA. He has presented and published papers on Endoscopic Approach to the Skull Base at the International Congress of Skull Base at San Diego and on several approaches to the brain and spine.

Dr Satish S, brings to Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore a rich experience of over 20 years as a practicing Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon. He has tremendous experience and skill in dealing with a wide spectrum of Neuro and Spinal problems and specializes in most modern techniques like Micro-Neurosurgery, Skull Base Surgery, Craniofacial reconstruction surgery, minimally invasive surgery for correcting spine deformities and Spinal Instrumentation. He has performed over more than 1500 Brain Surgeries and 2500 Complex Spine Surgeries (Microsurgery) and has his own innovative cost effective surgical methods for both Spine & Brain disorders.

Professional Qualification

Dr.Satish completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University in 1990 securing 1st rank in final MBBS for the University & won 8 Gold Medals. He was one of the four to be selected in a nationwide selection process for the MCh, Neurosurgery from NIMHANS, which he successfully completed in 1994. His academic excellence continued and he bagged his Master’s degree DNB in Neurosurgery, New Delhi in 1995 He obtained his specialty fellowship training in Skull base and Neuro Vascular Surgery, L.S.U.H.S.C.

This advanced training in USA, helped him to become one of the leading authorities in the Country. Dr Satish holds a number of teaching positions at some of Asia’s prestigious institutions. He held the position of Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS, Bangalore) , until 2006, when he stepped into full time private practice setting up the department at a large corporate hospital successfully. , He has gained valuable expertise and has been involved in various leading research projects at the Louisiana State University of health Sciences, Shreveport, USA.

He has given many presentations in India and abroad. He has published more than 40 papers as author or co author in national & international publications & has chaired/presented several papers in Neurosurgical & Spinal conferences in India & abroad. He is also a member of Neurological society of India and Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Association and Bangalore neurological society. His special interest lies in Skull base surgery, cervical vertebral junction to LS spine, Complex spine surgery and Cerebro vascular surgery. He has expertise in performing Minimal Invasive Brain, Spine surgery and Micro surgery of Brain tumor and vascular lesions.

Expertise

He has expertise in performing Minimal Invasive Brain, Spine surgery and Micro surgery of Brain tumor and vascular lesions, Micro-neurosurgery for Brain Tumors, Pituitary tumors and Meningiomas, Skull Base Surgery-Anterior, Middle and Posterior ,Pituitary Adenoma, Spinal Surgery & Instrumentations-Anterior Cervical microdiscoidectomies, Spinal Fusion and corpectomies, Laminectomies, Spinal Decompression, Lumbar Micro and Endoscopic Discoidectomies.

Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj, has over 20 years of experience as a consultant neurosurgeon. He has performed over 6000 neurosurgical operations including complex cranial and spinal operations. In the course of his neurosurgical career, he has rendered invaluable service at institutes like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.IM.S, New Delhi) and NIMHANS, Bangalore, in India and also abroad. He has performed Spine surgery and Spinal instrumentation of all kinds at NIMHANS, Bangalore and has also been a pioneer of neuro-surgical procedures such as; cervical laminoplasty, anterior cervical plate and screw fixation, cervical lateral mass fixation, transthoracic approaches and fixations, thoracolumbtar transpedicular fixations, posterior lumbar interbody fixations, etc.

He is an active member of various organizations such as Neurological Society of India, Neuro-otological society India, Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons. He has presented and published papers at national and international levels and been awarded many times. He was also chosen as the “Neurosurgical Update for Young Neurosurgeons of PYAMEMEULCmmelricil Asia” at Osaka, Japan, 1998”

Professional Qualification

He completed his M.B.B.S degree in 1984 and M.S.(Gen. Surgery in 1988 from G.R.Medical College, Gwalior India. He also completed his Diplomate National, neurosurgery (National Board Exam, 1992) from New Delhi. And did his M.Ch (Neurosurgery) from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science & Technology Trivandrum, (An Institute of National Importance) in 1991. In the field of research, he has presented many research papers worldwide and also published more than 20 papers and chapters.

He has also been actively involved with study of critical care management of head injury. He evolved a protocol based management of severe head injury so as to maintain an optimum CPP and measure the cerebral compliance.

He was also the main investigator for conducting the Multicentric International CRASH trial (Corticosteroid Randomisation after Severe Head Injury). To his credit, he holds many best paper awards at national and international levels, including best paper awards at British Neurological Research conference in Chollerford, UK. He has visited the Dept of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and worked as Research associate in head injury there for 9 months under Professor Claudia Robertson. In the field of manpower development, He has been actively involved in the teaching and training of MCh students of medical institutes and has conducted workshops on SAH and AVMs under the aegis of WHO for general practitioner (GP) and also involved in training and teaching assistant surgeons who are deputed by the Karnataka Government from time to time for head trauma management training.

Expertise:

He specializes in Microneurosurgery, Spinal surgery & Instrumentation, Epilepsy surgery, Skull base surgery, Craniofacial reconstruction surgery, Critical Care management of Head Injury, Brain Tumours, Cranio Vertebral Anomalies, Skull Base Surgery and Spinal Disorders.

With a keen interest in brain tumours and expertise in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine, Dr. D V Rajakumar figures among the very few doctors to conduct Endoscopic Brain Tumour Removals. He is renowned for endoscopic approaches to complex surgeries, and has presented papers on related subjects in international forums.

Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar has been a member of various organisations such as Neurological Society of India, Bangalore Neurological Society, Skull Base Society of India, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Japan, and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA. He has presented and published papers on endoscopic approach to the skull base at the International Congress of Skull Base at San Diego and on several approaches to the brain and spine.

Professional qualifications

After completing his MCh from NIMHANS, Dr. D V Rajakumar underwent a clinical fellowship in Skull Base Surgery at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA, in 1996.

Expertise

Dr. D V Rajakumar has vast experience as a Neurosurgeon, specialising in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine. He also has an illustrious track record of teaching at eminent hospitals. His areas of interest have been brain tumours (including skull base tumours), cerebrovascular diseases, and spine. He is currently developing new endoscopic approaches to brain and spine diseases.

Bangalore’s first neurosurgeon to perform pedicle screw fixation for spine injuries, Dr. D V Rajakumar helped develop the cadaver laboratory at the Harper Hospital, carrying out many dissections of the human skull and brain.