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M.B.B.S, M.S., M.Ch., Vascular Neurosurgery Fellow

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Assistant Professor
Department of
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Email :
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+91-11-26593291

Dr. Kokkula Praneethis an undergraduate from Osmania Medical College and joined as Junior Resident in Department of Surgical Disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2012. Later he did his M.Ch. Neurosurgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2018, he continued as Post-Doctoral Fellow in Vascular Neurosurgery at PGIMER till 2019. For 3 months duration he worked as Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery at Jodhpur. In October 2019, he joined Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS New Delhi as an Assistant Professor. He had an excellent academic and surgical record throughout his residency training, with several publications in both national and international journals. He is well versed in all aspects of neurosurgery with special interest in Neurotrauma, Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurooncology and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and is currently working on many national and international research projects.

Areas of interest and expertise

  • Vascular Neurosurgery
    • Managed over 300-400 intracranial aneurysm including complex aneurysms
    • Moya-moya disease – Indirect revascularization and STA-MCA bypass
    • Arteriovenous malformation – microsurgery and radiosurgery
  • Oncology
    • Operated on wide variety of tumors – Gliomas, pituitary tumor, skull base tumors using Intra-op Ultrasound, Image guidance, Intraop neuromonitoring
    • Endoscopic skull base approaches
  • Trauma
    • Wide experience in managing head and spine injury
    • Special interest in pediatric head injury including ICP monitoring, microdialysis and barbiturate coma
    • Surgery for peripheral nerve injury
    • DREZotomy for brachial plexus neuralgia
    • Intrathecal baclofen pump insertion for spastic paraparesis
    • Complex cranioplasty with patient specific implants
  • Minimally invasive/ Endoscopic brain and spine surgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
    • Craniosynostosis
    • Spinal dysraphism
    • Brain and spine tumors
  • Skull base surgery
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Spine surgery
    • Minimally invasive spine surgery
    • Spinal cord tumors
    • Deformity correction
  • Brain death certification and organ donation

Academic record

DegreeCollege/UniversityDuration
M.B.B.S.Osmania Medical CollegeAug 2006 - Apr 2011
InternshipOsmania Medical CollegeApr 2011 – Apr 2012
M.S. (Surgery)AIIMS, New DelhiJuly 2012 – June 2015
M.Ch. (Neurosurgery)PGIMER, ChandigarhJuly 2015 - June 2018
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Vascular Neurosurgery (1 year)PGIMER, ChandigarhJuly 2018 - June 2019

Work Experience Post M.Ch.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Vascular Neurosurgery

PGIMER, Chandigarh

July 2018 – June 2019

1 year
Assistant Professor (Neurosurgery)

AIIMS, Jodhpur

July 2019 – Oct 2019

3 months

Assistant Professor

(Neurosurgery)

AIIMS, New Delhi

Oct 2019 – till date

3yrs 1months

(till date)

Professional Memberships –

  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)
  • Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
  • Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI)

Clinics and inpatient services:

  • Neurosurgery Unit II: Total 48 inpatients + Private ward
  • OPD days: Tuesday & Friday, 9.00-13.00 hrs, Room number 21, Ground Floor, CNC OPD (For OPD appointment, contact 011-26593291)

Trauma OPD: Tuesday, 14.00-17.00 hrs, Room number 104, First Floor, JPNATC

  • Inpatient: NSICU-B, NSICU-C 1stfloor, CN Center; NS-2 ward – 2ndfloor, CN Center

TC3 ICU, TC3A ICU, TC5 - JPNATC

  • Operation theatre: NS-OT, 1stfloor, CN Center

Trauma OT4, 5 - JPNATC

Awards and Achievements

  • Best Poster – Neurovascon 2018
  • Associate Editor – Journal of Spinal Surgery
  • Review Editor – Frontier in Neurology
  • Section Editor – Neurotrauma - Neurology India
  • Reviewer for Neurology India, Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Spinal Surgery, and Journal of clinical orthopedics and trauma

Research and Publications

  • Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Gupta SK, Singla N. Necessity is the mother of invention: Technical note on the use of self-designed low-cost continuous sump suction for use in microvascular anastomosis. Surgical Neurology International. 2019;10. 
  • Praneeth K, Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Malik P. Short Segment C1 - C2 Fusion in a Case of Congenital C2 Spondylolysis Associated with Chiari Malformation. Neurology India. 2019;67(6).
  • Praneeth K, Karthigeyan M, Salunke P, Ray N. Synchondral Fracture of the Posterior “hemiarch” of Pediatric Atlas with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula following a Penetrating Neck Injury. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2019;54(6).
  • Praneeth K, Nachiappan DS, Gupta D. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Delayed Presentation of Tension Pneumocephalus as Stroke. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1635-1636. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333488. PMID: 34979661.
  • Praneeth K, Rajasekhar R, Aggarwal A, Jani P, Singla N. Intracranial Eye. Neurology India. 2020;68(6).
  • Yerramilli SK, Kokula P, Gupta SK, Radotra BD, Aggarwal A, Aggarwal D, et al. Connective Tissue Abnormalities in Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and No Known Systemic Connective Tissue Disorder. World Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1;141:e829–35. (Co - First Author)
  • Singla N, Kumar M, Praneeth K, et al. A Brief Report on the Prevalence of Vitamin D3 Deficiency in Children with Brain Tumors. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2022;56(4):171–173
  • Das SK, Singla N, Gupta SK, Praneeth K et al. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Do Changes in Inflammatory Markers Precede or Succeed Symptomatic Vasospasm? J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2022;56(3):116–120.
  • Sharma T, Kedia S, Praneeth K, Sharma R, Gupta D. Letter to the editor regarding an iPad-based intervention to improve visual-motor, visual-attention, and visual-perceptual skills in children with surgically treated hydrocephalus: a pilot study [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jan 30]. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023;10.1007/s00381-023-05858-8. doi:10.1007/s00381-023-05858-8
  • Ruparelia, J., Gosal, J. S., Kokkula, P., Garg, M., Bhaskar, S., Panda, S., Tiwari, S., Jha, D. K., Kaur, M., & Bhatia, P. K. (2022). The Yin and Yang of Operating on a Posterior Fossa Meningioma: The Schmahmann Syndrome.Neurology India,70(4), 1661–1664. https://doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.355121
  • Sahoo, S. K., Gupta, S. K., Salunke, P., Dhandapani, S., Aggarwal, A., Singla, N., Karthigeyan, M., Singh, A., Tripathi, M., Gendle, C., Singla, R., Chhabra, R., Mohindra, S., Tewari, M. K., Rekhapalli, R. S., Kokkula, P., & Gupta, T. (2022). Setting up a Neurosurgical Skills Laboratory and Designing Simulation Courses to Augment Resident Training Program.Neurology India,70(2), 612–617.https://doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.344633
  • Kumar N, Katiyar V, Praneeth K, et al. Challenges and prospects of neurosurgical teleconsultations in a developing country: a reality check.Neurosurg Focus. 2022;52(6):E5. doi:10.3171/2022.3.FOCUS2247
  • Hr D, Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Gupta SK, Sachdeva N. Seasonal variation and Incidence of rupture of intracranial aneurysm : A prospective study and Literature review.Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2022;31(3):137-145
  • Gupta DK, Praneeth K, Vij V. Archer Struck in Neck.Neurol India. 2022;70(5):2217-2219. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.359167
  • Decompressive Hemi Craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: Adding years of quality life or mere existence ? – accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Complications of Decompressive Craniectomy:A Case-Based Review – accepted for publication in IJNT
  • Kulandaisamy, R., Kushwaha, T., Dalal, A., Kumar, V., Singh, D., Baswal, K., Sharma, P., Praneeth, K., Jorwal, P., Kayampeta, S. R., Sharma, T., Maddur, S., Kumar, M., Kumar, S., Polamarasetty, A., Singh, A., Sehgal, D., Gholap, S. L., Appaiahgari, M. B., Katika, M. R., … Inampudi, K. K. (2022). Repurposing of FDA Approved Drugs Against SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease: Computational, Biochemical, andin vitroStudies.Frontiers in microbiology,13, 877813.https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.877813
  • Gupta S, Narayanan R, Aggarwal A, Mohanty M, Ahuja C, Verma N, et al. Outcome following Surgical Revascularization in Patients of Moyamoya Disease with Focus on Graft Patency and Angiographic Changes. Neurology India. 2021;69(3).
  • Gosal JS, Shukla K, Praneeth K, Tiwari S, Garg M, Bhaskar S, et al. Coexistent pituitary adenoma and frontal convexity meningioma with frontal sinus invasion: A rare association. Surgical Neurology International. 2020;11.
  • Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Praneeth K, Kaur S, Takkar A. Convergence Weakness with Intact Medial Rectus Function in Proptosis due to Orbital Tumors. Neurology India. 2020;68(4).
  • Tiwari S, Yadav T, Pamnani J, Mathew JM, Elhence P, Praneeth K, et al. Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor: A Unique Leptomeningeal Tumor Entity. World Neurosurgery. 2020;135.
  • Gosal JS, Ruparelia J, Garg M, Praneeth K, Bhaskar S, Jha DK. Giant skull vault defect in a child caused by Langerhans cell histiocytosis: the “calvaria-eating disease.” Child’s Nervous System. 2020;36(3).
  • Pal R, Singla N, Praneeth K, Dutta P. Uncommon calcified suprasellar mass mimicking a craniopharyngioma. International Medicine. 2020;2(2):158.
  • Ashwath KG, Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Singla N, Gupta K. Neutrophil-To-lymphocyte ratio: Can it be used as an adjunct tool to predict histopathological grade of brain tumor? Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2019;10(4).
  • Singla N, Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Ahuja C. Supergiant cavernous carotid aneurysm: Successful management with ligation of internal carotid artery and sta-mca bypass. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2019;10(4).
  • Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Kumar A, Jindal N, Malhotra P. Acute Myelopathy as the First Manifestation in a Hitherto Undiagnosed Case of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2019;35(2). (Corresponding Author)
  • Vyas S, Modi M, Singla N, Gupta SK, Bindal S, Singh P, et al. Effect of Extent of Hippocampal and Amygdala Resection on Seizure Outcome in Patients with Refractory Epilepsy Secondary to Medial Temporal Sclerosis. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research. 2019 Mar;53(1):11–6.
  • Dhandapani S, Singh A, Singla N, Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Sodhi HB, et al. Has outcome of subarachnoid hemorrhage changed with improvements in neurosurgical services? Study of 2000 patients over 2 decades from India. Stroke. 2018;49(12).
  • Aggarwal A, Dhandapani S, Praneeth K, Sodhi HBS, Pal SS, Gaudihalli S, et al. Comparative evaluation of Hamp;H and WFNS grading scales with modified Hamp;H (sans systemic disease): A study on 1000 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical Review. 2018;41(1).
  • Aggarwal S, Praneeth K, Rathore Y, Waran V, Singh P. Laparoscopic management of mesh erosion into small bowel and urinary bladder following total extra-peritoneal repair of inguinal hernia. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2016;12(1).

Chapters in books

  • Praneeth K, Singh HI, Borkar SA. (2022). Occipital Condylar Fracture. Salubris. AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book – Cervical Spine Trauma (1dt ed., pp. 1-6). New Delhi.
  • Praneeth K, Kumar R, Gupta D. (2022). Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation. Salubris. AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book – Cervical Spine Trauma (1dt ed., pp. 7-14). New Delhi.

Funded projects

S. No.Title of the projectRoleFunded by (Name of funding agency)Duration (years)Start year- End year
1

Role of Biomarkers in Predicting Evolution of Cerebral Edema following

Traumatic Brain Injury

Principal InvestigatorAIIMS2 yrs2020-2022
2Evaluation of Cathepsin B in peripheral blood of Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury patients and its correlation.Co-InvestigatorICMR3yrs2020-2023
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Dr.
Rajesh Kr. Meena

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Assistant Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery
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Dr.
Satish Kumar Verma

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Additional Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery

Contact

Email :
drsatishsx@gmail.com
Phone :
01126593291

General OPD

Monday (Forenoon)
Thursday (Afternoon)
Thursday (Forenoon) - JPNA Trauma Centre
CNC (Room# 16)

Dr Satish Verma joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, in November 2016. He did his graduation (MBBS) in 2008 from Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad and post-graduation (MS General Surgery) in 2011 from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. He worked as Senior Resident, Neurosurgery at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi from 2011-2012. In 2012 he joined as MCh Neurosurgery resident at AIIMS, New Delhi. After completing MCh in July 2012, he worked as Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, at JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS till December 2015. Thereafter he worked as Senior Research Associate on a CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) funded project, based on Endoscopic keyhole approaches for anterior circulation intracranial aneurysms from Jan 2016 to Oct 2016.

Academic Record

S.NoPosition HeldDuration
1MBBS (Undergraduate), MLNMC, Allahabad01.10.2002 – 31.03.2008
2Junior Resident (General Surgery), KGMU, Lucknow31.05.2008 – 30.05.2011
3Senior Resident (Neurosurgery Non-Acad), LNH, New Delhi04.07.2011 – 08.12.2011
4Senior Resident (Neurosurgery Academic), AIIMS, New Delhi02.07.2012 – 01.07.2015
5Senior Resident (Neurosurgery Post MCh), AIIMS, New Delhi12.08.2015 – 02.01.2016
6Senior Research Associate (Neurosurgery), AIIMS, New Delhi03.01.2016 – 02.11.2016
7Assistant Professor (Neurosurgery), AIIMS, New Delhi03.11.2016 - 30.06.2020
8Associate Professor (Neurosurgery), AIIMS, New Delhi01.07.2020 - 30.06.2023
9Additional Professor (Neurosurgery), AIIMS, New Delhi01.07.2023 - Present

Areas of interest-

  • Skull base surgery- Endoscopic and Open
  • Cerebrovascular surgery
  • Neuro-endoscopic surgery
  • Spine - Degenerative, Trauma, Deformity
  • Stereotactic (Gamma Knife) Radiosurgery
  • Functional neurosurgery
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Cranio-vertebral junction anomalies

Short-term Courses/ Observerships/ Fellowships

  • Leksell Gamma Knife (LGK) Icon Introductory Course, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, October 2-6, 2023. Course Directors - Roman Liscak, MD, PhD, Joseph Novotny Jr, PhD.
  • 2nd Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Pain Interventions Course (Under the auspices of WSSFN- World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery), Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, May 27-28, 2023.
  • Scoliosis week (AO Spine), Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, April 18-24, 2023.
  • Observership in Neuro-endovascular Interventions, GIPMER (GB Pant Hospital), New Delhi, August 1-30, 2022.
  • Japan MicrOVascular Anastomosis training course (J-MOVA), 26th August-6th September 2019, Toyama University, Toyama, Japan. Course Director: Satoshi Kuroda, MD.
  • Training Program on the Japan-India Neurosurgical Collaboration Project (for skull base and neurovascular neurosurgery),managed by The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships(AOTS), Japan, 22 - 26 February 2019 at Osaka, Nagano and Tokyo, Japan
  • Neuro-endoscopy Observership, 26 - 30 September 2016, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, India. Course Director- Prof YR Yadav.

Professional Memberships

  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Congress Of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
  • Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
  • AO Spine Society
  • Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (ISPNS)

Research Papers Presented in Conferences

International

S.No.ConferenceYearTopicTravel Grants
1WSSFN (World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) Interim Meeting, Dubai2023Gamma-Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Large Jugular Paragangliomas - Series of 18 patientsWSSFN Travel Grant
2WSSFN (World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) Interim Meeting, Dubai2023Gamma-Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Giant Meningiomas - Series of 28 patientsWSSFN Travel Grant
38th World Congress of IFNE (International Federation for Neuroendoscopy), Capetown, South Africa2017Endoscopic controlled keyhole approaches for clipping of anterior circulation aneurysms : A single centre experience over 2 yearsScholarship Educational Grant from IFNE
4EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies ) Athens, Greece2016Evaluation of surgical correction of radiological parameters (angulation and displacement) and accuracy of C2 pedicle screw placement in unstable hangman’s fracture with intraoperative CT based navigation.EANS Travel grant
5Annual meeting of ISPN (International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.2014Evolution in management and outcome of Craniosynostosis : A single centre experience of 128 cases at AIIMS, New DelhiISPN International travel grant

National

S.No.ConferenceYearTopic
1NSSA (Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association) Annual Meeting 2023, 16-18 September, New Delhi2023How I do it - Surgical Management of Vertebral Hemangiomas - A Three Pronged Approach.
211th Combined meeting of Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) & Asia Pacific Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (APPOS), Goa, India, from September 22nd to 24th, 20172017Evaluation of correction of radiological parameters (angulation and displacement) and accuracy of C2 pedicle screw placement in unstable Hangman’s fracture with intraoperative CT based navigation.
3Neurocon UK/UP, Nainital, Uttarakhand.2016O-arm with navigation versus C-arm: A review of screw placement over 3 years at a major trauma centre.
4IndSPNCON (Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery), Bhubaneswar, Odisha2014Evolution in management and outcome of Craniosynostosis : A single centre experience of 128 cases at AIIMS, New Delhi.
5IndSPNCON (Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery), Bhubaneswar, Odisha2014Giant Calvarial Cavernous Hemangioma – A case report.

Details of Pubmed Indexed Publications-

  • Verma, S.K., et al., Correction of pediatric cervical kyphosis with standalone posterior approach-a single-center experience of seven cases. Childs Nerv Syst, 2023. 39(1): p. 239-247.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Giant Intracranial Tumors - A Series of 70 Patients. Neurol India, 2023. 71(Supplement): p. S123-s132.
  • Verma, S., D. Agrawal, and M. Singh, Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Functional Disorders - A Literature Review. Neurol India, 2023. 71(Supplement): p. S49-s58.
  • Chandra, P.S., et al., Technique of Distraction, Compression, Extension, Reduction to Reduce and Realign Old Displaced Odontoid Fracture from Posterior Approach: A Novel Technique. Neurospine, 2023. 20(1): p. 393-404.
  • Verma, S., et al., Use of Intraoperative Imaging to Preserve C1-C2 Mobility in Complex Atlas-Hangman Fractures. Neurology India, 2022. 70(1): p. 209-214.
  • Varshney, G., et al., Single-Stage Posterior Only Approach for Unilateral Atlantoaxial Spondyloptosis with type-II odontoid Fracture in Pediatric Patients. Neurol India, 2022. 70(Supplement): p. S129-s134.
  • Sharma, D., et al., Determination of Availability of Safety Margin for Placement of C3-C6 Pedicle Screw on CT Angiography. World Neurosurg, 2022. 157: p. e22-e28.
  • Sawarkar, D.P., et al., O-Arm Assisted Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation in Type II and Rostral Type III Odontoid Fractures: Single Center Surgical Series of 50 Patients. Neurol India, 2022. 70(Supplement): p. S135-s143.
  • Kumari, S., S.K. Verma, and P.K. Singh, Crouzon’s Syndrome With A Dominant Sinus Pericranii Draining Transverse Sinus- Report Of A Rare Association And Review Of Literature. Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022.
  • Garg, K., et al., Hybrid Workshops During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Dawn of a New Era in Neurosurgical Learning Platforms. World Neurosurg, 2022. 157: p. e198-e206.
  • Bisht, M., et al., Evaluation of Dural Parameters at C1 Level in Patients with Chiari 1 Malformation Following Foramen Magnum and C1 Posterior Arch Removal: Introduction of a Novel Concept to Decompress without Affecting Stability. Neurol India, 2022. 70(Supplement): p. S160-s165.
  • Verma, S., M. Tripathi, and P.S. Chandra, Cervicogenic Headache: Current Perspectives. Neurol India, 2021. 69(Supplement): p. S194-s198.
  • Verma, S. and S. Kumari, Orbitofrontal Extradural Hematoma: Unusual Cause of Proptosis. Pediatr Neurosurg, 2021.
  • Singh, S. and S. Verma, Letter: Protective Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Outcomes After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis. Neurosurgery, 2021. 88(5): p. E486-e487.
  • Singh, P.K., et al., Management of myelopathy due to anterior soft tissue compression in vertebral hemangioma. World Neurosurgery, 2021.
  • Sawarkar, D., et al., Evolution to Pedicle Reformation Technique in Surgical Management of Hangman's Fracture. World Neurosurg, 2021. 149: p. e481-e490.
  • Paramanand, S.D., et al., Anterior odontoid screw fixation for pediatric and adolescent odontoid fractures: Single center experience over a decade. World Neurosurgery, 2021.
  • Garg, K., et al., Effect of External Ventricular Drain Tunnel Length on Cerebrospinal Fluid Infection Rates-A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg, 2021.
  • Doddamani, R.S., et al., Microscissor DREZotomy for post brachial plexus avulsion neuralgia: A single center experience. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2021. 208: p. 106840.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Video Section-Operative Nuances: Step by Step - Donning and Doffing in Neurosurgical Operating Room. Neurol India, 2020. 68(4): p. 796-799.
  • Singh, P.K., et al., Long-Term Outcome of Surgical Management in Symptomatic Pediatric Vertebral Hemangiomas Presenting With Myelopathy. Neurosurgery, 2020.
  • Singh, P.K., et al., Management of neglected complex hangman's fracture by reforming the C2 pedicle: new innovative technique of motion preservation at the C1-2 joint in 2 cases. J Neurosurg Spine, 2020: p. 1-8.
  • Singh, P.K., et al., Management of C2 Body Giant Cell Tumor by Innovatively Fashioned Iliac Crest Graft and Modified Cervical Mesh Cage Used as Plate. World Neurosurg, 2020. 140: p. 241-246.
  • Choudhary, K.S., et al., Feasibility of Double Anterior Odontoid Screw: A CT-Based Morphometric Analysis of the Axis in Adult Indian Population. Neurol India, 2020. 68(6): p. 1361-1366.
  • Verma, S.K. and P.K. Singh, Letter to Editor. Giant intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation. J Neurosurg, 2019. 132(3): p. 984-985.
  • Sharma, B.S., D.P. Sawarkar, and S.K. Verma, Endoscopic Management of Fourth Ventricle Neurocysticercosis: Description of the New Technique in a Case Series of 5 Cases and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg, 2019. 122: p. e647-e654.
  • Bora, S., et al., Intracranial aspergillosis amongst immunocompetent patients: An experience with combined surgical and medical management of 18 patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2019. 186: p. 105511.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Traumatic Posterior Fossa Extradural Hematoma: Experience at Level I Trauma Center. Asian J Neurosurg, 2018. 13(2): p. 227-232.
  • Satyarthee G D, V.S., Giant pituitary adenoma associated with extra diaphragmatic extension as multiple nubbin into subarachnoid space: Uncommon entity. Biomedical Research and Clinical Practice, 2018. 3(3): p. 1-2.
  • Mankotia, D.S., et al., Rare Case of Cerebrospinal Fluid Proctorrhea Caused by Anterior Sacral Meningocele with Recto-thecal Fistula. World Neurosurg, 2018. 114: p. 323-325.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Pediatric cemento-ossifying fibroma of the orbital roof: Rare pathology at a rare location. Neurol India, 2017. 65(4): p. 902-903.
  • Singh, P.K., et al., Evaluation of Correction of Radiologic Parameters (Angulation and Displacement) and Accuracy of C2 Pedicle Screw Placement in Unstable Hangman's Fracture with Intraoperative Computed Tomography-Based Navigation. World Neurosurg, 2017. 107: p. 795-802.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Medial sphenoid wing meningiomas: Experience with microsurgical resection over 5 years and a review of literature. Neurol India, 2016. 64(3): p. 465-75.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., O-arm with navigation versus C-arm: a review of screw placement over 3 years at a major trauma center. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016. 30(6): p. 658-661.
  • Sawarkar, D.P., et al., Fatal Superior Sagittal Sinus and Torcular Thrombosis After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Report of a Rare Complication and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg, 2016. 96: p. 607.e19-607.e24.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Giant calvarial cavernous hemangioma. J Pediatr Neurosci, 2015. 10(1): p. 41-4.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Orbital roof intradiploic meningioma in a 16-year-old girl. J Pediatr Neurosci, 2015. 10(1): p. 51-4.
  • Verma, S.K., G.D. Satyarthee, and B.S. Sharma, Giant intradiploic arachnoid cyst for 13 years. J Pediatr Neurosci, 2014. 9(2): p. 139-41.
  • Verma, S.K., G.D. Satyarthee, and B.S. Sharma, Giant choroid plexus papilloma of the lateral ventricle in fetus. J Pediatr Neurosci, 2014. 9(2): p. 185-7.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Torcular occipital encephalocele in infant: Report of two cases and review of literature. J Pediatr Neurosci, 2013. 8(3): p. 207-9.
  • Verma, S.K., et al., Glioblastoma multiforme presenting as a fungating mass extending through the previous craniotomy site. Neurol India, 2013. 61(3): p. 325-6. 

Chapters in Books -

  • Staged or Fractionated Radiosurgery for Large Brain AVMs – A Review. Published in DNACON CME Book, February 2023.
  • C3 Fracture in a Patient with Klippel Feil Anomaly’ in the book titled - AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book. Salubris Publications. March 2022.
  • ‘Spinous Process and Lamina Fractures of Cervical Spine’ in the book titled - AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book. Salubris Publications. March 2022.
  • ‘Craniosynostosis: Experience Over 15 Years at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, A Tertiary Care Center' in the book titled - Tenets of Craniosynostosis: Surgical Principles and Advanced Multidisciplinary Care. Thieme publications. February 2018.
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Dr.
Amol Raheja

Female

Affiliation

Assistant Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery

Contact

Email :
dramolraheja@aiims.edu

Brief Profile –

Dr. Amol Raheja has been an AIIMS alumnus throughout his academic carrer. He joined the most prestigious and competitive medical school in India (AIIMS, New Delhi)in 2003. He was awarded a prestigious scholarshipunder the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana scheme in 2004 for best original research in medicine stream, which was conducted nationwide by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore under the aegis of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. After completing his medical schoolingin 2008; he joined M.Ch. Neurosurgery residency (6 years) in 2009. He had an excellent academic and surgical record throughout his residency training, with several publications in both national and international journals. He has also presented his work at various scientific meetings in India and abroad, which has resulted in best paper awards. He has won “Hindustan Ciba Geigy Epilepsy Award” for his work in the field of epilepsy surgery in 2014. At the largest international neurosurgical platform, he was awarded the prestigious “World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies – Young Neurosurgeon Award” in the year 2015for his original research in the field of traumatic brain injury. For his impeccable surgical skills, he has also won the first prize for “microsuturing and microneural anastamosis” atthe 15th Neurosurgery skills training workshop held at AIIMS. After completing his neurosurgical residency in 2015, he joined a 1 year clincial fellowship “Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery” at the University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; under the mentorship of one of the world’s renowned skull base neurosurgeon – Professor William T. Couldwell. Subsequently he has joined as a faculty at AIIMS in the year 2016. He is well versed in all aspects of neurosurgery with special interest in Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, and is currently working on many national and international research projects.

Areas of Interest – Neurosurgery (with special reference to)

Skull base and Cerebrovascular surgery 

  • Complex aneurysms
  • Cavernomas
  • Arteriovenous malformations
  • Carotid endarterectomy for Stroke patients
  • STA-MCA bypass/ EDAMS procedure for moya-moya disease
  • Vestibular schwannomas
  • Pituitary adenomas
  • Complex skull base lesions including cavernous sinus involvement
  • Glomus jugulare, petroclival and foramen magnum lesions

Endoscopic neurosurgery 

  • ETV in hydrocephalus
  • Colloid cysts
  • Arachnoid cysts
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • CSF rhinorrhea

Spine surgery 

  • Spinal instrumentation for traumatic and degenerative spine
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery
  • Craniovertebral junction surgery
  • Spinal tumors – intramedullary and extramedullary
  • Deformity correction

Peripheral nerve surgery and head injury 

  • Partial and complete brachial plexus injury
  • Peripheral nerve sheath tumors
  • Skull base repair for post-traumatic CSF rhinorrhea

Functional and epilepsy surgery 

  • Deep brain stimulation for parkinson’s disease, dystonia and essential tremors
  • DREZotomy procedure for post traumatic limb pain
  • Selective rhizotomy for spasticity
  • Basclofen pump insertion for spasticity
  • Epilepsy surgery – MTS, ECOG guided resection, corpus callosotomy and functional hemispherotomy
  • Minimally invasive laser ablation for epileptic foci
  • Gamma Knife for brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia

Pediatric neurosurgery 

  • Spinal dysraphism
  • Encephalocele
  • Neural tube defects
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Craniosynostosis

Education and Training

  • 11/2016 – till present date : Working as a faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
  • 08/2016 – 10/2016 : Research associate at Neurosurgery Skills Training Facility, Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • 08/2015 – 06/2016 : Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship at University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • 07/2009 – 06/2015 : Neurosurgery residency (6 year M.Ch course, passed in Ist attempt) at All India Institute of Medial Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • 01/2009 – 06/2009 : Worked as non-academic junior resident in departments of “Employee Health Services” and “Anatomy” at All India Institute of Medial Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • 08/2003 – 12/2008: MBBS (Graduation, passed all professional examinations in Ist attempt, Institute awards grade as pass or fail) at All India Institute of Medial Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Professional Memberships –

  • Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI)
  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)
  • Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (ISPNS)
  • Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI)
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Clinics and inpatient services:

  • Neurosurgery Unit II : Total 48 inpatients + Private ward
  • OPD days : Tuesday & Friday, 9.00-13.00 hrs, Room number 12, Ground Floor, CNC OPD (For OPD appointment, contact 011-26593291)
  • Inpatient : NSICU-B, NSICU-C 1st floor, CN Center; NS-2 ward – 2nd floor, CN Center
  • Operation theatre : NS-OT, 1st floor, CN Center

Awards and Achievements

  • September 2015: Received WFNS Young Neurosurgeon Award at 15th WFNS Interim meeting for best research entitled “Serum biomarkers as predictor of long term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury: Analysis from a randomised placebo controlled phase II clinical trial”.
  • July 2015: Received WFNS educational grant for attending 15th WFNS Interim meeting held at Rome, Italy and presenting original research entitled “Serum biomarkers as predictor of long term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury: Analysis from a randomised placebo controlled phase II clinical trial”.
  • December 2014: Hindustan Ciba Geigy Epilepsy Award for best paper at NSI-CON 2014 for presenting original work in “Impact of Intra-operative MRI on outcomes in epilepsy surgery”
  • November 2014: Awarded first prize for “microsuturing and microneural anastamosis” in 15th Neurosurgery skills training workshop held at AIIMS, New Delhi from 21/11/2014 to 23/11/2014.
  • September 2006: Participated and won Quiz Conducted by “The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research” held under the Aegis of International Osteoporosis Foundation{IOF}, Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research {ISBMR}, and Supported by IOF-Amgen Health Professional Awareness Grant-2005; on 24th Sept.2006.
  • April 2004: Received a prestigious scholarship under the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana {KVPY}scheme for medicine stream, conducted nationwide by Indian Institute of Science{IISc},Bangalore under the aegis of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
  • February2004: Won 1st Prize in Quiz competition conducted by Deptt. of Physiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Research and Publications

  • Randomised trial for superiority of high field strength intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging guided resection in pituitary surgery. Tandon V, Raheja A, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS, Kumar R, Garg A, Kalaivani M, Pandey RM, Sharma BS. Accepted for publication in Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.
  • Use of frameless stereotactic neuronavigation and O-arm for transoral transpalatal odontoidectomy to treat a very high basilar invagination: a technical note. Moorthy S, Raheja A, Agrawal D. Accepted for publication in Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice.
  • Management of Cavernous Sinus Involvement in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancies. Raheja A, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Otorhinolaryngology Clinics of North America.
  • Malignant temporal muscle myofibroblastoma with early recurrence in a child. Singh SK, Raheja A, Pulkit S, Suri V, Singh PK. Accepted for publication in Neurology India.
  • Successful microsurgical management of high risk foramen magnum dural arteriovenous fistula with cortical venous reflux using far-lateral approach: 3D operative video. Raheja A, Taussky P, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Operative Neurosurgery.
  • Midline telovelar and retrosigmoid suboccipital approaches for fenestration of multiple dilated virchow-robin spaces in the brainstem: 3D opeative video. Raheja A, Bowers CA, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Operative Neurosurgery.
  • Sellar wegener granulomatosis masquerading as cabergoline resistant prolactinoma. Raheja A, * Eli IM, * Corn HJ, Simmons DL, Palmer CA, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in World Neurosurgery.
  • Dramatic radiographic response resulting in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea associated with sunitinib therapy in recurrent atypical meningioma. Raheja A, Colman H, Palmer CA, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Journal of Neurosurgery.
  • Microsurgical resection of skull base meningioma – expanding the operative corridor. Raheja A, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Journal of Neurooncology.
  • Subclavian-to-extracranial vertebral artery bypass in a patient with vertebrobasilar insufficiency: 3D operative video. Raheja A, Taussky P, Kumpati GS, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Operative Neurosurgery.
  • Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional neuroendoscopy: A preclinical laboratory study. Raheja A, Kalra R, Couldwell WT. World Neurosurg 2016; 92:378-85.
  • Surgical implications of frontoethmoidal pneumosinus dilatans–associated proptosis caused by meningioma. Raheja A,*Abou Al-Shaar H,* Patel BC, Couldwell WT. Acta Neurochir 2016; 158 (8): 1597-1600.
  • Sphenoid wing en plaque meningioma development following craniopharyngioma surgery and radiotherapy: Radiation-induced after three decades. Raheja A, Satyarthee GD. Accepted for publication in Asian Journal of Neurosurgery.
  • Middle fossa approach for vestibular schwannoma: Good hearing and facial nerve outcomes with low morbidity. Raheja A, Bowers CA, MacDonald JD, Shelton C, Gurgel RK, Brimley C, Couldwell WT. World Neurosurg 2016; 92: 37-46.
  • Primary Pituitary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Acromegaly: Case Report and Literature Review. Ravindra VM, Raheja A, Corn H, Driscoll M, Welt C, Simmons DL, Couldwell WT. Accepted for publication in Journal of Neurosurgery.
  • Epstein-Barr virus–associated smooth muscle tumor of cavernous sinus: A delayed complication of allogenic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Raheja, A, Sowder A, Palmer C, Rodriguez FJ, Couldwell WT. J Neurosurg 2016; 24:1-5 (Epub ahead of print).
  • Hypothalamic-Optochiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma associated with occipital and sacral spinal cavernomas. A mere coincidence or a true association? Abou Al-Shaar H, Raheja A, Palmer CA, Schmidt MH, Couldwell WT. World Neurosurg 2016; 90:707.e17-707.e21.
  • Scalp arteriovenous malformation with concomitant, flow-dependent malformation and aneurysm. Karsy M, Raheja A, Guan J, Osborn AG, Couldwell WT. World Neurosurg 2016; 90:708.e5-708.e9.
  • Spontaneous acute subdural hemorrhage with rupture of intracranial aneurysm: A series of two cases and review of literature. Raheja A, Bansal S, Borkar SA, Suri A, Mahapatra AK. Ind J Neurosurg 2016; 5: 16-21.
  • Primary intracranial epidermoid carcinoma with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: Report of two cases. Raheja A, Eli IM, Bowers CA, Palmer CA, Couldwell WT. World Neurosurg 2016; 88: 692.e9-692.e16.
  • Unruptured internal carotid artery aneurysm associated with functional pituitary adenoma: A mere coincidence or true associaton. Satyarthee GD, Raheja A, Sharma BS. Accepted for publication in Asian Journal of Neurosurgery.
  • Blood mitochondrial enzymatic assay as predictor of long-term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury. SinhaS, Raheja A, SamsonN, Bhoi S, SelviA, SharmaP, SharmaBS. J Clin Neurosci 2016; 30: 31-8.
  • Diffuse leptomeningeal spread of supratentorial recurrent pilocytic astrocytoma in a child. Raheja A, Singh PK, Nambirajan A, Sharma MC, Sharma BS. J Pediatr Neurosci 2015;10:408-11.
  • A Randomized Placebo controlled trial of Progesterone with or without hypothermia in patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury. SinhaS, Raheja A, SamsonN, Goyal K, Bhoi S, SelviA, SharmaP, SharmaBS. Accepted for publication in Neurology India.
  • Serum biomarkers as predictor of long term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury: Analysis from a randomised placebo controlled phase II clinical trial. Raheja A, SinhaS, SamsonN, Bhoi S, SelviA, SharmaP, SharmaBS. J Neurosurg 2016;1:1-11 (Epub ahead of print).
  • Chronic subdural hematoma development in accelerated phase of chronic myeloid leukaemia presenting with seizure and rapid progression course with fatal outcome. Raheja A, Satyarthee GD, Mahapatra AK. Romanian Neurosurg 2015; 29 (2):199-202.
  • Spontaneous chronic subdural hematoma development in chronic myeloid leukaemia cases at remission phase under maintenance therapy, managament strategy – a series with literature review. Raheja A, Satyarthee GD. Romanian Neurosurg 2016; 30 (3) Epub ahead of print.
  • Multimodality management of a giant skull base hemangioendothelioma of the sphenopetroclival region. Raheja A, Suri A, Singh S, Kumar R, Kumar R, Nambirajan A, Sharma MC. J Clin Neurosci 2015 Aug;22(8):1326-31.
  • Initial experience of using high field strength intraoperative MRI for neurosurgical procedures. Raheja A, Tandon V, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS, Garg A, Pandey RM, Kalaivani M, Mahapatra AK, Sharma BS. J Clin Neurosci 2015 Aug;22(8):1326-31.
  • Decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury- A single centre multivariate analysis of 1236 patients at a tertiary care hospital in India. Sinha S, Raheja A, Garg M, Moorthy S, Agrawal D, Gupta DK, Satyarthee GD, Singh PK, Borkar SA, Gurjar H, Tandon V, Pandey RM, Sharma BS. Neurol India 2015 Mar-Apr;63(2):175-83.
  • Metachronous spinal metastases from supratentorial anaplastic astrocytoma. Raheja A, Borkar SA, Kumar R, Suri V, Sharma BS. Asian J Neurosurg 2015 Jan-Mar;10(1):60.
  • Primary spinal extra-osseous intradural extramedullary cervical chondroma in an adult.
  • Raheja A, Borkar SA, Nalwa A, Suri V. Neurol India 2015 Jan-Feb;63(1):114-6.
  • A case of giant intracranial tuberculoma in an infant: clinical and Radiologic Pitfalls. Raheja A, Sinha S, Sable MN, Sharma MC, Sharma BS. J Child Neurol 2015 Mar;30(3):364-7.
  • Non-terminal cervical myelocystocele: Unusual cause of spastic quadriparesis in an adult. Raheja A, Gupta DK, Nalwa A, Suri V, Sharma BS. Neurol India 2014 Nov-Dec;62(6):704-8.
  • Giant extra-axial en-plaque tuberculoma with gyriform enhancement: Unusual presentation of a common disease. Raheja A, Kedia S, Sinha S, Nambirajan A, Sharma MC. Neurol India 2014 Nov-Dec;62(6):697-9.
  • Hearing improvement following gamma knife radiosurgery for an intra-canalicular vestibular schwannoma. Raheja A, Sharma MS, Singh M, Aggarwal D, Kale SS, Sharma BS. Neurol India 2013 Nov-Dec;61(6):683-6.
  • Single, small, spontaneous, accessory, closed type, frontal sinus pericranii in a child: favorable outcome with surgical excision. Raheja A, Satyarthee GD, Sharma BS. Neurol India 2013 Nov-Dec;61(6):680-3.
  • Dose-dependent facilitation of peripheral nerve regeneration by bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells: a randomized controlled study: laboratory investigation. Raheja A, Suri V, Suri A, Sarkar C, Srivastava A, Mohanty S, Jain KG, Sharma MC, Mallick HN, Yadav PK, Kalaivani M, Pandey RM. J Neurosurg 2012 Dec;117(6):1170-81.
  • High prevalence of silent brain infarction in patients presenting with mechanical heart valve thrombosis. Barwad P, Raheja A, Venkat R, Kothari SS, Bahl V, Karthikeyan G. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs2012 Oct 1;12(5):345-8.

Review of common techniques in toxicological analysis. Amol Raheja, R.K. Sharma. Medico-Legal Update Vol. 7, No. 2 (2007-04 - 2007-06). 

List of Chapters written

  • Endocrine active pituitary tumor. Raheja A, Couldwell WT. In: Lonser RR, J. Elder B, editors. Cases in Surgical Neuro-Oncology. Oxford university publishers (In Press).
  • Pituitray tumor surgery. Awad AW, Raheja A, Couldwell WT. In: Nakaji P, Zaidi H, editors. Controversies in Neuroendoscopy. Thieme publishers (In Press).
  • Raheja A, Couldwell WT. Cavernous sinus meningiomas. In: Mike Parkinson ed. Handbook of Neurology – Meningiomas. Elsevier publishers (In Press).
  • Raheja A, Couldwell WT. Decision Making in Skull Base Vascular Tumors. In: Rangel-Castilla L, Nakaji P, Siddiqui AH, Spetzler RF, Levy EL, editors. Decision Making in Cerebrovascular Diseases. Taylor and Francis publishers (In press).
  • Raheja A, Singh M. Management of incidental meningioma. In: Nair M, Singh VP, editors. Progress in Clinical Neurosciences. 30th ed. Thieme publishers (In press).
  • Suri A, Damodaran N, Raheja A. A patient with facial pain.In:Deopujari C, Muthukumar N, Behari S, Rajshekhar V, editors. Practical Neurosurgery: An Algorithm of Clinical Scenarios. Ist ed. Thieme publishers (In press).
  • Singh M, Raheja A. A patient with suspended and dissociative sensory loss. In:Deopujari C, Muthukumar N, Behari S, Rajshekhar V, editors. Practical Neurosurgery: An Algorithm of Clinical Scenarios. Ist ed. Thieme publishers (In press).

Published abstracts –

  • Serum biomarkers as predictor of long term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury. Raheja A, SinhaS, SamsonN, Bhoi S, SelviA, SharmaP, SharmaBS. J Neurosurg 2016; 124 (4), A1186-A1187.
  • A Randomized Placebo controlled trial of Progesterone with or without hypothermia in patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury. SinhaS, Raheja A, SamsonN, Goyal K, Bhoi S, SelviA, SharmaP, SharmaBS. Brain injury 2016; 30 (5-6), 687-687.
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Dr.
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Affiliation

Associate Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery
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Dr.
Kanwaljeet Garg

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MBBS (AIIMS), M.CH (AIIMS), DNB, MNAMS, FACS

Affiliation

Associate Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery

Contact

Email :
kanwaljeet@aiims.edu
Phone :
91-11-26593291

Brief Profile

Dr Kanwaljeet Garg is an AIIMS alumnus. He joined AIIMS, New Delhi, the most prestigious and competitive medical school in India in 2001. He further completed M.Ch. Neurosurgery residency (6 years) from AIIMS, New Delhi itself. He had an excellent academic and surgical record throughout his residency training with many publications in both national and international journals in residency. He has also presented his work at various scientific meetings in India and abroad. He was awarded the ISPN travelling fellowship to present his research. He has also won the first prize for “micro suturing and microneural anastomosis” and “high speed drilling” at the 13th Neurosurgery skills training workshop held at AIIMS.

After completing his neurosurgical residency, he joined a one year long clinical fellowship “Combined Spine Surgery” at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary (Canada), under the mentorship of world-renowned spine surgeons like Prof John Hurlbert and Prof Jacques Bouchard. He refined his skills in spine surgery during this fellowship and also learned the art of minimal invasive spine surgery at a high-volume centre. He was about to start another fellowship in spine surgery with Prof Richard Fessler at Rush University, Chicago (USA) but he got selected and joined as an Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at AIIMS in July 2015. Currently, he is working as an Additional Professor in the same department. He is well versed in all aspects of neurosurgery with special interest in Spine surgery, surgery for Movement disorders and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife). He has keen research interest and has been working on many projects. He has keen interest in research and has about 250 publications in renowned international and national journals. Considering this, he was invited to be a Section Editor for the journal World Neurosurgery. He is also an Associate Editor for the Frontiers in Surgery,Neurology India and Indian Journal of Neurotrauma.

Areas of Interest –

Spine surgery

  • Spinal instrumentation for traumatic and degenerative spine
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery including spinal decompression using tubular retractors, MIS TLIF, XLIF and OLIF
  • Craniovertebral junction surgery
  • Spinal tumors – intramedullary and extramedullary
  • Vertebral body tumors
  • Percutaneous procedures and spinal fixation
  • Surgery for Complex Spine Trauma

Functional neurosurgery

  • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia
  • Pallidotomy for dystonia and Parkinson’s disease
  • DREZotomy procedure for post traumatic limb pain
  • Selective rhizotomy for spasticity
  • Baclofen pump insertion for spasticity

Gamma knife Radiosurgery

  • Gamma Knife for brain tumors like vestibular schwannomas, pituitary adenomas
  • Gamma knife for vascular malformations
  • Gamma knife for trigeminal neuralgia

Pediatric neurosurgery

  • Spinal dysraphism
  • Encephalocele
  • Neural tube defects
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Craniosynostosis

Skull base and Cerebrovascular surgery

  • Clipping of aneurysms
  • Cavernoma
  • Revascularization procedures for moya-moya disease
  • Vestibular schwannomas
  • Pituitary adenomas

Endoscopic neurosurgery

  • ETV in hydrocephalus
  • Arachnoid cysts
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • Pituitary adenoma

Neuro-oncology

  • Giomas and other tumors like meningiomas

Research Interests :

  • Traumatic spinal cord injury
  • Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
  • Movement disorders
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Craniovertebral junction

Professional Memberships –12 national and international societies

Clinics and inpatient services:

Neurosurgery Unit I

OPD days : Monday 9 am – 1 pm and Thursday 2 pm – 5 pm, Room number 16, Ground Floor, CNC OPD (For OPD appointment, contact 011-26593291)

Gamma Knife Clinic: Tuesday 9 am – 11 am, Gamma Knife Center, AIIMS, New Delhi

DBS Clinic: Saturday 9 am – 10 am, Room number 12, Ground Floor, CNC OPD, AIIMS, New Delhi

Spine Clinic: Saturday 10 am – 12 pm, Room number 10, Ground Floor, CNC OPD, AIIMS, New Delhi

Inpatient : NSICU-B, NSICU-C 1stfloor, CN Center; NS-3 ward – 3rd floor, CN Center

Operation theatre : NS-OT, 1stfloor, CN Center

Total number of publications – 270 1 (February 2023)

Pubmed link -https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=kanwaljeet+garg

Following are some of his selected publications :

Functional

  • Garg K, Singh M, Samala R, Rajan R, Gulati S, Goyal V. Bilateral pallidotomy for acquired or heredodegenerative generalized dystonia in children. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 Oct;53(4):E12. doi: 10.3171/2022.7.FOCUS22332. PMID: 36183185.
  • Garg K, Samala R, Agrawal M, Rajan R, Singh M. Pallidotomy for Dystonia. Neurol India. 2020 Nov-Dec;68(Supplement):S322-S324. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.302460. PMID: 33318369.
  • Rajan R, Garg K¸, Srivastava AK, Singh M. Device-Assisted and Neuromodulatory Therapies for Parkinson's Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis. Mov Disord. 2022 Sep;37(9):1785-1797. doi: 10.1002/mds.29160. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PMID: 35866929.
  • Garg K, Ranjan M, Krishna V, Singh M, Rezai A. A scientometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles on magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound. Front Hum Neurosci. 2022 Sep 12;16:981571. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.981571. PMID: 36171874
  • Rajan R, Garg K, Saini A, Radhakrishnan DM, Carecchio M, Bk B, Singh M, Srivastava AK. GPi-DBS for KMT2B Associated Dystonia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Dec 4;9(1):31-37. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13374. PMID: 35005062
  • Agrawal D, Garg K. Microscissor DREZotomy - A New Way for 'Atraumatic Lesioning' of DREZ. Neurol India. 2019 Sep-Oct;67(5):1320-1322. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.271271. PMID: 31744967.
  • Kurwale N, Garg K, Arora A, Chandra PS, Tripathi M. Valproic acid as an antiepileptic drug: Is there a clinical relevance for the epilepsy surgeon? Epilepsy Res. 2016 Nov;127:191-194. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2016.09.005. Epub 2016 Sep 4. PMID: 27610748.
  • Koyalmantham V, Garg K*, Sardana H, Singh M, Chandra PS. Holmes' tremor secondary to a posterior third ventricular germinoma: a rare case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jun;33(6):885-887. doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3425-y. Epub 2017 May 3. PMID: 28470382.
  • Rajan R, Garg K, Saini A, Kumar M, Binukumar BK, Scaria V, Aggarwal R, Gupta A, Vishnu VY, Garg A, Singh MB, Bhatia R, Srivastava AK, Padma Srivastava MV, Singh M. Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for KMT2B Related Dystonia in An Indian Patient. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Jul-Aug;24(4):586-588. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_1316_20. Epub 2021 Mar 27. PMID: 34728955; PMCID: PMC8513985.
  • Singh M, Garg K. Pallidal deep brain stimulation in dystonia. Neurol India. 2017 Nov-Dec;65(6):1232-1233. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.217992. PMID: 29133690.
  • Agrawal M, Garg K*, Samala R, Rajan R, Naik V, Singh M. Outcome and Complications of MR Guided Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Neurol. 2021 May 7;12:654711. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.654711. PMID: 34025558; PMCID: PMC8137896.
  • Singh M, Shabari Girishan KV, Bajaj J, Garg K. Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: Surgical nuances. Neurol India. 2018 Mar-Apr;66(Supplement):S122-S130. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.226461. PMID: 29503334
  • Sharma R, Garg K*, Agarwal S, Agarwal D, Chandra PS, Kale SS, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: A systematic review of vascular pathology, long term treatment efficacy and safety. Neurol India. 2017 May-Jun;65(3):493-505. doi: 10.4103/neuroindia.NI_1166_16. PMID: 28488609.
  • Agrawal M, Garg K*, Samala R, Rajan R, Singh M. A Scientometric Analysis of the 100 Most Cited Articles on Pallidotomy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2021;99(6):463-473. doi: 10.1159/000516237. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34077938.
  • Garg K*, Rajan R, Singh M. Drug-Induced Parkinsonism. Neurol India. 2021 Mar-Apr;69(2):437-438. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.314567. PMID: 33904470.
  • Singh M, Garg K. Musician's Dystonia - What a Neurosurgeon Can Offer! Neurol India. 2020 Jan-Feb;68(1):152-153. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.279673. PMID:32129265.

Spine

  • Garg K, Vij V, Mishra S, Vibha D, Singh M, Chandra PS, Kale SS. AIIMS Cervical Myelopathy Score - A New Comprehensive and Objective Patient-Reported Modification of mJOA: Results of an Internal Validation Study. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct;70(Supplement):S166-S174. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.360920. PMID:36412364.
  • Garg K, Tandon V, Kumar R, Chandra PS, Kale SS, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies: An Overlooked Cause of 'Posterior Circulation Stroke'. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct;70(Supplement):S149-S159. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.360916. PMID: 36412362.
  • Garg K, Agrawal D, Hurlbert RJ. Expansive Duraplasty - Simple Technique with Promising Results in Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Preliminary Study. Neurol India. 2022 Jan-Feb;70(1):319-324. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.338668. PMID: 35263904.
  • Sharma R, Garg K*, Agrawal S, Mishra S, Gurjar HK, Tandon V, Agrawal D, Singh M, Chandra SP, Kale SS. Atypical Symptoms of Cervical Spondylosis: Is Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Useful? - An Institutional Experience. Neurol India. 2021 May-Jun;69(3):595-601. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.317235. PMID: 34169849.
  • Garg K*, Aggarwal A. Effect of Cervical Decompression on Atypical Symptoms Cervical Spondylosis-A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jan;157:207-217.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.110. Epub 2021 Oct 14. PMID: 34655819.
  • Garg K, Borkar SA, Kale SS, Sharma BS. Spinal arachnoid cysts – our experience and review of literature. Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;31(2):172-178. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1229747. Epub 2016 Sep 22. PMID: 28287894.
  • Bohara S, Garg K*, Mishra S, Tandon V, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Impact of various cervical surgical interventions in patients with Hirayama's disease-a narrative review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Dec;44(6):3229-3247. doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01540-2. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33884522.
  • Garg K, Kasliwal MK. Outcomes and complications following minimally invasive excision of synovial cysts of the lumbar spine: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jul;206:106667. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106667. Epub 2021 May 4. PMID: 33984755.
  • Garg K, Tandon V, Kumar R, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Management of adult tethered cord syndrome: our experience and review of literature. Neurol India. 2014 Mar-Apr;62(2):137-43. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.132329. PMID: 24823721.
  • Garg K*, Dash A, Aggarwal A, Duetzmann S. Vertebral Pneumatocyst-A Systematic Review. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jul;151:77-86. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.092. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 33933696.
  • Garg K*, Sahu R, Agrawal M, Mishra S, Borkar S, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Use of Assessment Tools in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-Results of An Anonymized Survey Among Indian Spine Surgeons. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct;70(Supplement):S276-S281. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.360923. PMID: 36412381.
  • Aggarwal A, Garg K*. Lumbar Facet Fluid-Does It Correlate with Dynamic Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 May;149:53-63. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.029. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33607287.
  • Garg K*, Aggarwal A. Facet Tropism in Lumbar Spine and Cervical Spine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar;147:47-65. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.171. Epub 2020 Dec 9. PMID: 33309642.
  • Singh PK, Garg K, Sawarkar D, Agarwal D, Satyarthee GD, Gupta D, Sinha S, Kale SS, Sharma BS. Computed tomography-guided C2 pedicle screw placement for treatment of unstable hangman fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Aug 15;39(18):E1058-65. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000451. PMID: 25122548.
  • Garg K, Kumar R. Isolated central canal rupture of spinal dermoid. Report of 3 cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 Sep;21(3):361-6. doi: 10.3171/2014.5.SPINE13900. Epub 2014 Jun 13. PMID: 24926936.
  • Garg K*, Rafiq R, Mishra S, Singh P, Agrawal D, Chandra PS. Cervical Spine Fracture with Extreme Dislocation in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature. Neurol India. 2022 Sep-Oct;70(Supplement):S296-S301. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.360906. PMID: 36412384.

Radiosurgery

  • Garg K, Singh M. Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Pituitary Adenomas. Neurol India. 2020 May-Jun;68(Supplement):S123-S128. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.287674. PMID: 32611902.
  • Mishra S, Garg K*, Singh M.Role Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Cavernous Sinus Hemangiomas - An Individual Patient Data-Based Meta-Analysis. Accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Agrawal M, Mishra S, Garg K*, Singh M. Trends In Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Intracranial And Spinal Pathologies: Analysis Of The Top 100 Most Cited Articles. Accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Garg K, Singh M. Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Skull Base Paragangliomas – A Narrative review. Accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Garg K, Singh M. Volume fractionation Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Large Volume Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations. Accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Garg K, Agrawal D. Role of Stereotactic radiosurgery in Glial Tumors. Accepted for publication in Neurology India
  • Garg K, Agrawal D. Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery In The Management Of Dural AV Fistula. Accepted for publication in Neurology India

Peripheral nerve

  • Garg K, Sinha S, Satyarthee GD, Agarwal D, Gupta DK, Sharma B, Mahapatra AK. Microsurgical Outcome of Post-traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injuries: An Experience of 23 Cases and Review of Literature. Turk Neurosurg. 2016;26(2):297-301. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7017-12.1. PMID: 26956829.
  • Garg K, Sinha S, Mahapatra AK, Sharma BS. Microsurgical outcome in posttraumatic brachial plexus injuries in children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 May;30(5):919-23. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2325-z. Epub 2013 Nov 22. PMID: 24264383.
  • Aggarwal A, Srivastava DN, Jana M, Sharma R, Gamanagatti S, Kumar A, Kumar V, Malhotra R, Goyal V, Garg K. Comparison of Different Sequences of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasonography with Nerve Conduction Studies in Peripheral Neuropathies. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;108:185-200. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.054. Epub 2017 Aug 24. PMID: 28842238.

Trauma

  • Garg K*, Singh PM, Singla R, Aggarwal A, Borle A, Singh M, Chandra PS, Kale SS, Mahapatra AK. Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury - A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Neurol India. 2019 Sep-Oct;67(5):1225-1232. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.271260. PMID: 31744947.
  • Garg M, Garg K*, Singh PK, Satyarthee GD, Agarwal D, Mahapatra AK, Sharma BS. Neurogenic Fever in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Treated with Propranolol: A Case Report. Neurol India. 2019 Jul-Aug;67(4):1097-1099. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.266258. PMID: 31512644.
  • Alam I, Garg K, Raheja A, Tandon V, Sharma R, Singh M, Singh GP, Mishra S, Singh PK, Agrawal D, Soni KD, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Managing Traumatic Brain Injury During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic-A Case-Matched Controlled Analysis of Immediate Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2022 Sep;165:e59-e73. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.076. Epub 2022 May 25. PMID: 35643408; PMCID: PMC9131442.
  • Gaonkar VB, Garg K*, Agrawal D, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Risk Factors for Progression of Conservatively Managed Acute Traumatic Subdural Hematoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;146:332-341. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.031. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33197632.
  • Nachiappan DS, Garg K*. Role of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs in chronic subdural hematoma-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2021 Aug;44(4):2069-2077. doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01388-y. Epub 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 32910368.
  • Garg K, Sharma R, Gupta D, Sinha S, Satyarthee GD, Agarwal D, Kale SS, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK. Outcome Predictors in Pediatric Head Trauma: A Study of Clinicoradiological Factors. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2017 Apr-Jun;12(2):149-153. doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_179_16. PMID: 28904572; PMCID: PMC5588639.

Vascular

  • Garg K, Sinha S, Kale SS, Chandra PS, Suri A, Singh MM, Kumar R, Sharma MS, Pandey RM, Sharma BS, Mahapatra A K: Role of simvastatin in prevention of vasospasm and improving functional outcome after aneurysmal sub-arachnoid hemorrhage: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Br J Neurosurg 2013 Apr; 27(2): 181-6 (doi: 10.3109/02688697.2012.757293)
  • Garg K, Singh PK, Sharma BS, Chandra PS, Suri A, Singh M, Kumar R, Kale SS, Mishra NK, Gaikwad SK, Mahapatra AK. Pediatric intracranial aneurysms—our experience and review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 May;30(5):873-83. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2336-9. Epub 2013 Dec 10. PMID: 24322606.
  • Garg K, Gurjar HK, Singh PK, Singh M, Chandra PS, Sharma BS. Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms Presenting with Epistaxis - Our Experience and Review of Literature. Turk Neurosurg. 2016;26(3):357-63. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.12598-14.1. PMID: 27161461.
  • Mishra S, Garg K*, Gaonkar VB, Singh PM, Singh M, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Effects of Various Therapeutic Agents on Vasospasm and Functional Outcome After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Results of a Network Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Nov;155:41-53. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.104. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34339892.
  • Giorgianni A, Agosti E, Molinaro S, Terrana AV, Vizzari FA, Nativo L, Garg K, Craparo G, Conti V, Locatelli D, Baruzzi F, Valvassori L, Lanzino G. Flow Diversion for Acutely Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Treatment: A Retrospective Study and Literature Review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Mar;31(3):106284. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106284. Epub 2022 Jan 7. PMID: 35007933.
  • Garg K, Singh PK, Mahapatra AK, Sharma BS. Bilateral abducens nerve palsy associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Dec;28(6):771-5. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2014.913780. Epub 2014 May 6. PMID: 24801805.
  • Bohara S, Gaonkar VB, Garg K*, Rajpal PMS, Singh PK, Singh M, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Effect of statins on functional outcome and mortality following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage - Results of a meta-analysis, metaregression and trial sequential analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Aug;207:106787. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106787. Epub 2021 Jun 26. PMID: 34225002.
  • Bohara S, Garg K*, Singh Rajpal PM, Kasliwal M. Role of Cilostazol in Prevention of Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;150:161-170. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.069. Epub 2021 Feb 23. PMID: 33631387.

Hydrocephalous

  • Vl G, Garg K*, Tandon V, Borkar SA, Satyarthi GD, Singh M, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Effect of topical and intraventricular antibiotics used during ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion on the rate of shunt infection-a meta- analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 Jul;164(7):1793-1803. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05248-0. Epub 2022 May 26. PMID: 35618851.
  • Garg K, Gupta D. Post-Infective Hydrocephalus. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(Supplement):S320-S329. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.332273. PMID: 35102983.
  • Garg K*, Verma SK, Singh PK, Singh M, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Effect of External Ventricular Drain Tunnel Length on Cerebrospinal Fluid Infection Rates-A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2022 Feb;158:268-278.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34774808
  • Garg K*, Gupta D, Singh M, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Comparison of a bolt-connected external ventricular drain with a tunneled external ventricular drain - a narrative review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Apr;45(2):937-949. doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01639-6. Epub 2021 Sep 7. PMID: 34490538.

Resident Training

  • Garg K, Deora H, Mishra S, Tripathi M, Sadashiva N, Chandra SP, Kale SS. Quality of Neurosurgery Training in India when Compared to UK- Are We There Yet? Neurol India. 2020 Jul-Aug;68(4):950-951. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.293439. PMID: 32859855.
  • Garg K, Deora H, Mishra S, Tripathi M, Sadashiva N, Chandra PS, Kale SS. How is neurosurgical residency in India? Results of an anonymized national survey of residents. Neurol India. 2019 May-Jun;67(3):777-782. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.263264. PMID: 31347554.

Oncology

  • Manjunath N, Mishra S, Garg K*, Suri V, Sharma MC, Tandon V, Singh M, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Is There Any Relationship Between Systemic Inflammatory Markers And Meningioma Grade? Neurol India. 2022 Jan-Feb;70(1):223-230. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.338647. PMID: 35263887.
  • Sharma R, Garg K*, Katiyar V, Tandon V, Agarwal D, Singh M, Chandra SP, Suri A, Kale SS, Mahapatra AK. The role of mifepristone in the management of meningiomas: A systematic review of literature. Neurol India. 2019 May- Jun;67(3):698-705. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.263232. PMID: 31347538.
  • Sadhwani N, Aggarwal A, Mishra A, Garg K*. Temporal muscle thickness as an independent prognostic marker in glioblastoma patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01892-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36350492.
  • Agosti E, Serioli S, Garg K, Pietrantoni A, Poliani PL, Fontanella MM. Treatment strategy for vertebral metastases from anal squamous cell carcinoma: a comprehensive literature review and case report. Int J Neurosci. 2022 Apr 3:1-5. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2022.2052066. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35369848.
  • Deora H, Ferini G, Garg K*, Narayanan MDK, Umana GE. Evaluating the Impact of Intraoperative MRI in Neuro-Oncology by Scientometric Analysis. Life (Basel). 2022 Jan 25;12(2):175. doi: 10.3390/life12020175. PMID: 35207463; PMCID:PMC8877236.
  • Rafiq R, Katiyar V, Garg K*, Kasliwal M, Chandra PS, Kale SS. Comparison of outcomes of surgery for intracranial meningioma in elderly and young patients - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Aug;207:106772. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106772. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID: 34245986.
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Dr.
Manoj Phalak

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Affiliation

Associate Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery
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Dr.
Hitesh kumar Gurjar

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M.B.B.S. , M.Ch (Neurosurgery)

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Assistant Professor
Department of
Neurosurgery

Contact

Email :
hiteshgurjar@gmail.com
hitesh_gurjar@yahoo.com
Phone :
+91-11-26258219
+91-9968582218

Academic Record

DegreeCollege/UniversityYear of PassingDistinction/Honours
M.B.B.S.All India Institute of Medical SciencesDec.2004Gold Medal in Microbiology
M.Ch.(Neurosurgery)All India Institute of Medical SciencesDec.2009-

Professional/Clinical Experience:

  • Senior Resident in Department of Neurosurgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (1..1.2008 -18.1.2011)
  • Worked as attending consultant of Neurosurgery at Max superspeciality hospital Saket for 3 months (1.2.2011-20.5.2011)
  • Working as Asst. Prof. of Neurosurgery at AIIMS since 26.5.2011

Courses Attended:

 

  • Workshop on epilepsy surgery held at Delhi in 2009
  • wfns-aasns education course held at Agra in Feb. 2010
  • 1st live surgery and cadaveric hands on workshop on minimal access spinal surgery held at jpnatc, aiims, New Delhi in July 2009

4. midas rex training course held at aiims in March 2010

Conferences and Workshops Attended:

  • 7th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, 2005
  • 8th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, 2006.
  • 9th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2007
  • 9th Annual Conference of SBSSI and WFNS Skull Base study group Workshop, Hands on Cadaveric workshop at AIIMS, New Delhi, October 2007
  • Annual Conference of Neurosurgical society of India, Agra, December 2007
  • 10th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Brain and Spine Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2008
  • 1st Annual Trauma Conference of Indian Society of Trauma and acute care, November 2008
  • 11th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2009
  • 12th Annual MicroNeurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2010

Research Papers / Dissertations:

  • Anterior versus posterior approach in surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
  • Os Odontoideum: Institutional Experience of 34 Cases.

Papers Published :

  • Role of Invasive ICP Monitoring in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: An Experience of 98 Cases (2006)

    Deepak Kumar Gupta, Hitesh Kumar, AK Mahapatra, Indian Journal of Neurotrauma (IJN3T1), 2006, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 31-36

  • Cerebellar Hemorrhage Following Endoscopic Third Ventricular Colloid Cyst Decompression

    Gurjar H, Dwarakanath S, Sharma BS, Chandra S, Neurol India, 2008 April-Jun;56(2):218-20

  • Large Pontine Tubercular Abscess Treated Surgically

    Gurjar HK, Joshua SP, Agrawal D, Mahapatra AK, Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul 17.

  • Multicentric Intracranial Epidermoid or Epi/dermoid Cysts?

    Goyal N, Sharma MS, Gurjar H, Mahapatra AK, Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012 Jul;154(7):1285-6. Epub 2012 Apr 29

  • Cranioplasty Following Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury: Experience at Level — I Apex Trauma Centre

    Noufal Basheer, Deepak Gupta, AK Mahapatra, Hitesh Gurjar, The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma December 2010 (Vol. 7, Issue 2, Pages 139-144)

  • Survival After a Penetrating Injury Traversing Midbrain - Case Report

    Sinha S, Gujjar H, Sharma BS, Br J Neurosurg. 2010 Aug;24(4):477-8

Papers and Posters Presented:

  • Prolactinomas: Surgical Management and Controversies. Oral Presentation at NSI Conference held at Agra (U.P.) in Dec. 2007
  • Os Odontoideum: Experience of 34 Cases. Oral Presentation at “Spine 2010” - an International Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Foundation of India, held at Indore, India
  • Rare CPA Lesions: Report of 4 Cases. Poster Presentation at 9th Annual Conference of SBSSI and WFNS Skull Base Study Group Workshop, Hands-on Cadaveric Workshop at AIIMS, New Delhi, October 2007