SPECIAL SKILLS

• Spinal Cord Injury & Spinal Instrumentation: Dr Agrawal has expertise in spine & spinal cord injuries. He specialises in cvj, cervical, dorsal & lumbar instrumentation with more than 2000 instrumentation procedures performed independently.
• Microneurosurgery: He has independently performed more than 3000 cranial surgeries of all complexities in the last 10 years.
• Training in sterotactic& image guided neurosurgery: Dr agrawal has vast experience in stereotactic & image guided neurosurgery on meditronic ‘stealthstation’. Have also indeginised the fiducials used in image guided neurosurgery, helping in decreasing the cost of fiducials by 99%.
• Chairman, Computerisation, AIIMS, New Delhi: Has fully computerised (PACS, EMR & HIS) 3000 bedded AIIMS Delhi in a short period of 6 months since taking over this responsibility.
• Faculty In-Charge Computerisation, Call Centre, Networking & Telemedicine, JPNATC, AIIMS: Has successfully computerised JPNATC extremely cost-effectively using state of art technologies and established a first-of-its-kind call centre for JPNATC.
• Top Neurosurgeon in India: Dr Deepak Agrawal, AIIMS: Chairman, Computerization IT, AIIMS November 2013 – Present.

QUALIFICATIONS

WORKSHOPS & COURSES CONDUCTED

ATLS Instructor Have successfully done the ATLS provider and instructor course and am a qualified ATLS instructor	AUTLS Course Director Is director of AIIMS Ultrasound Trauma Life support Course which is held in 4 countries	AIIMS-KISS Program Director Program Director of ‘AIIMS- Keep it Simple Sonography for Neurosurgeons’: Have held the workshop in India & Nepal	AIIMS- REAP Program Director Program Director of AIIMS- Research Ethics and Presentation Course held for Doctors & nurses	AIIMS-PDCP Program Director Program director of AIIMS-Personality development, communication & Presentation skills workshop held regularly all over India

PUBLICATIONS

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

• Agrawal D, Naveen K, Bal CS, Pant M, Mahapatra AK. Postconcussion syndrome in the pediatric population- is medial temporal damage responsible? A prospective controlled study. J Neurosurg 2005;102:167-171.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Long Term Anthropometric Outcomes Following Surgery for Isolated Sagittal Craniosynostosis. J Neurosurg 2006;105:357-60.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Reformation of the sagittal suture following surgery for isolated sagittal craniosynostosis. J Neurosurg 2006;105 (2suppl):115-117.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Visual outcome of blind eyes in pituitary apoplexy following trans-sphenoidal surgery: a series of 14 eyes Surg Neurol 2005;63(1):42-6
• Agrawal D, Suri A, Mahapatra AK. Primary excision of pediatric posterior fossa abscesses–towards zero mortality? A series of nine cases and review. Pediatr Neurosurg 2003;38:63-7.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Diagnosis of Isolated Sagittal Synostosis: are radiographic studies necessary? Childs Nerv Sys 2006 Apr;22(4):375-378.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Pseudo-closure of Anterior Fontanelle by Wormian Bone in Isolated Sagittal Craniosynostosis. Ped Neurosurg 2006;42(3):135-7.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Significance of Beaten Copper Appearance on Skull Radiographs in Children with Isolated Sagittal Synostosis. Childs Nerv Sys 2007;23(12):1467-70.
• Ahmad FU, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK.Triple meningocele: Cause for a new theory? J Pediatr Neurosci 2007;2:39-40.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK.Complex split-cord malformation associated with situs inversus totalis. J Pediatr Neurosci 2007;2:11-12
• Agrawal D, Gupta A, Mehta VS. Role of shunt surgery in pediatric tubercular meningitis with hydrocephalus. Indian Pediatrics 2005;42:250-250Mahapatra AK, Agrawal D. Anterior encephaloceles- a series 103 cases over 32 years. J Clin Neurosci 2006 Jun;13(5):536-9.
• Nayak PK, Agrawal D, Gowda NK, Bal CS, Mahapatra AK. Does cerebral perfusion improve following CSF Diversion in Pediatric Hydrocephalus? A prospective study using 99Tc ECD SPECT. Ped Neurosurg 2005;41(3):117-21.
• Sinha S, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Split cord malformations: an experience of 203 cases. Child’s Nerv Sys 2005
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P, Cochrane D. Scaphocephaly or Dolichocephaly? J Neurosurg (Pediatr) 2005;102:253-254.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok P. Simple technique of Head Fixation for Image Guided Neurosurgery in Infants. Child’s Nerv Sys 2006;22:1473-1474.
• Agrawal D, Suri A, Mahapatra AK, Sharma MC. Intramedullary neurenteric cyst presenting as infantile paraplegia: a case and review. Pediatr Neurosurg 2002;37:93-6. Review.
• Agrawal D, Suri A, Mahapatra AK. Orbital tuberculosis with abscess. J Neuroophthalmol 2002;22:208-10.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Vertically acquired neonatal citrobacter brain abscess- case report and review of literature. J Clin Neurosci 2005;12(2):188-190.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Giant occipital encephalocoele with microcephaly and micrognathia. Pediatr Neurosurg 2004;40:205-206.
• Agrawal D, Cochrane D. Traumatic Retroclival Epidural Hematoma-A Pediatric Entity? Childs Nerv Sys 2006 Mar 21
• Agrawal D, Durity FA. Seizure as a Manifestation of Intracranial Hypotension in a Shunted Patient. Ped Neurosurgery 2006;42(3):165-7
• Agrawal D, Singhal A, Hendson G. Durity FA. Gyriform differentiation in Medulloblastoma. Ped neurosurgery 2007;43:142-145.
• Kasliwal MK, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Magnetic resonance imaging of primary orbital Ewing’s sarcoma. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2005 Jul-Aug;41(4):192-6.
• Garg A, Agrawal D, Suri A, Mahapatra AK. Subdural Empyema in a case of Gaucher Disease: a rare presentation. Ped Neurosurg 2007;43(6):531-2.
• Kasliwal M, Kiran S, Agrawal D, Sharma BS. Giant colloid cyst in a child. Ped Neurosurg 2007;43:442-443.
• Agrawal D, Steinbok. Reply to the letter by Dr. Muzumdar on the article “Simple technique of head fixation for image-guided neurosurgery in infants”.Childs Nerv Syst 2007;23:613.
• Kasliwal MK, Agrawal D. Intrinsic brainstem glioma mimicking an ependymoma. Pediatr Radiol. 2009;39:125
• Agrawal D, Mishra S. Post-Traumatic Intradiploic Pseudomeningocele. Indian Pediatrics 2010;47:272-273.
• Tripathi AK, Agrawal D. Hydrocephalic Holoprosencephaly: An Oxymoron? Insights into etiology and management. J Pediatr Neurosci 2009;4:41-42.
• Kurwale SN, Agrawal D, Sharma BS. Astroblastoma: A radio-histological diagnosis. J Pediatr Neurosci 2008;3:160-162.

PUBLICATIONS ON HEAD INJURY

• Gowda NK, Bal CS, Agrawal D, AK Mahapatra.Tc-99mECD Brain Spect in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-A Prospective Study. AJNR 2006 Feb;27(2):447-51.
• Borkar SA, Prasad GL, Agrawal D, Sharma BS. Cerebellar hemorrhage following supratentorial decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury. Neurol India. 2009;57:681-2.
• Agrawal D, Naveen K, Bal CS, Mahapatra AK. Postconcussion vertigo: Is the cause central? Correlation with single photon computed tomography. Neurosciences Today2003;7:33-36.
• Agrawal D, Gowda, NK. piracetam in postconcussion syndrome: preleminary results of a randomised controlled study using SPECT. IJNT 2007;4:109-114.
• Kumar A, Lalwani S, Agrawal D, Rautji R, Dogra TD. Fatal road traffic accidents in South Delhi region and their relationship with head injuries: An epidemiological survey over five years. IJNT 2008;5:63-67.
• Ahmed S, Khan S, Agrawal D, Sharma BS. Out come in Head Injured patients : Experience at a level 1 Trauma Centre. IJNT 2009;2:119-122
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Coagulopathy following pediatric head injury and its importance in predicting outcome. Indian J Neurotrauma 2004;1(1):17-20.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Problems with ‘Minor’ head injuries. (Review) Asian Archives of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation 2004;60(2):17-25.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Traumatic dural venous sinus thrombosis-still an enigma? (Review) Neurosciences Today 2004;8: 26-28.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Levodopa treatment in Severe Head Injury. IJNT 2006;2:73-76.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Advances in Management of minor head injuries. Neurosciences Today 2004;8:77-80.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Postoperative cerebral venous infarction. Neurosciences Today 2005;9:11-13.
• Mahapatra AK, Agrawal D, Kumar R. Minor Head Injury. IJNT 2008;5:69-72
• Amit Thapa, Deepak Agrawal Mount Fuji Sign in tension pneumocephalus. IJNT 2009;2:130-132
• Pankaj Ailawadhi, Deepak Agrawal, BS Sharma. Delayed rise in intracranial pressure in patients with head injury IJNT 2010;in print
• Kurve A, Agrawal D. Mannitol-the Holy Grail of head injury? J Neurosurg 2004;101:567-8.

PUBLICATIONS ON ADULT NEUROSURGERY

• Agrawal D, Steinbok P. Fiducials: Achilles’ heel of image-guided neurosurgery: an attempt at indigenization and improvement. Clin Neurosurg. 2009;56:80-3.
• Deb P, Sharma MC, Mahapatra AK, Agrawal D, Sarkar C. Glioblastoma multiforme with long term survival. Neurol India. 2005 Sep;53(3):329-32.
• Mahapatra AK, Agrawal D, Satyarthee GD. Surgery of Petroclival Tumors: A Series of 45 Cases. Pan Arab J Neurosurg 2008;12:31-36.
• Hussain N, Vaishya S, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK, Surgery in Adult Spinal Dysraphism: A Series of 51 Patients. Pan Arab J Neurosurg 2007, 11:23-25.
• Kiran S, Agrawal D. Papaverine and vasospasm. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102(1):181; author reply 181-2.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Unusual radiological presentation of PCNSL. J Neurooncol. 2005 Sep;74(2):155-6.
• Agrawal D, Chaturvedi DK. Relationship between shunt-dependent hydrocephalus and SAH. Br J Neurosurg 2004;18:403–404.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Pituitary apoplexy and inappropriate ADH secretion. J Clin Neurosci 2003;10:260-1.
• Agrawal D. Endovascular treatment for poorest-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage in the acute stage: has the outcome been improved? Neurosurgery 2003;52:481-2.
• Agrawal D. Arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery grading. J Neurosurg 2002;97:740.
• Agrawal D. Vasospasm. J Neurosurg 2002;96:382-3.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Spontaneous subdural hematoma in a young adult with hemophilia. Neurology India 2003;51:114-115.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK Multiple intracranial meningiomas do not imply neurofibromatosis. Neurology India 2005;53:256.
• Kasliwal M, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. MR Imaging in Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma. J Neurooncol 2005 Aug;74(1):97-8.
• Agrawal D, Hussain N. Decompressive craniectomy in cerebral toxoplasmosis. EJMCD 2005 Nov;24(11):772-3.
• Agrawal D, Mishra NK, Mahapatra AK. Fusiform aneurysm of the persistent trigeminal artery-case report and review of literature. J Clin Neurosci 2005;12:500-3.
• Kasliwal M, Agrawal D, Sharma BS, Mishra NK. Sudden cardiac arrest in a successfully embolized case of giant vertebral artery aneurysm with hydrocephalus. Surgical Neurology 2007;67:652– 653.
• Kasliwal M, Agrawal D, Sharma BS. Fatal intratumoral hemorrhage following ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Turkish Neurosurgery 2008;18:436-438
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Role of Valproic acid in causing hypotension and hypothermia. Neurosciences Today 2003;3:148-149.
• Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK. Cystic ‘mirror’ brain metastasis. Neurosciences Today 2004;8:92-93.
• Behera B, Naik V, Mathur P, Agrawal D: Identification of Kocuria rosea by Vitek 2 GP Card: The Internet Journal of Medical Informatics. 2008;3:2
• Ahmad FU, Agrawal D, Singh MM, Mahapatra AK: Acute epidural haematoma following Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an adult. Pan Arab J Neurosurg 2008;12:118-120.

PUBLICATIONS ON SPINE SURGERY

• Agrawal D, Gowda NK, Bal CS, Kale SS, Mahapatra AK. Have cranio-vertebral junction anomalies been overlooked as a cause of vertebro-basilar insufficiency?-A prospective controlled study. Spine 2006 Apr 1;31(7):846-50.
• Agrawal D, Sharma BS, Gupta A, Mehta VS. Efficacy and results of expansive laminoplasty in patients with severe cervical myelopathy due to cervical canal stenosis. Neurology India 2004;52:54-58.
• N Basheer, Deepak Gupta, GD Sathyarthi, D Aggarwal, S Sinha, SS Kale, BS Sharma, AK Mahapatra. Dorsolumbar spinal trauma : a single institutional experience of 94 cases at level I apex trauma centre. IJNT 2010;in print

PUBLICATIONS ON GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY

• Sharma MS, Gupta A, Kale SS, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK, Sharma BS. Gamma knife radiosurgery for glomus jugulare tumors: Therapeutic advantages of minimalism in the skull base. Neurology India 2007;55:372-376
• Kasliwal MK, Kale SS, Gupta A, Kiran NAS, Sharma MS, Agrawal D, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Does hemorrhagic presentation in cerebral arteriovenous malformations affect obliteration rate after gamma knife radiosurgery?, Clinical Neurol Neurosurg 2008;110(8):804-9.
• Sharma MS, Singh R, Kale SS, Agrawal D, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Tumor control and hearing preservation after Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas in neurofibromatosis type 2. J Neurooncol. 2010 Apr 20. [Epub ahead of print]

AWARDS

BEST POSTER AWARD BY NEUROTRAUMA SOCIETY OF INDIA	CERTIFICATION FOR TRAINING IN ETHICS BY JOHN HOPKINS	CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT BY ASIAN CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS	ATLS INSTRUCERTIFICATION	BEST PRESENTATION AWARD BY ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF INDIA	Dr Deepak Agrawal won the coveted 'Dynamic CIO of health care of the year -2016' by jury in the 5th Annual Healthcare Summit held from 13-14 May 2016 in Delhi.