Work Experience :

Extensive experience of 11 years with more than 5500 neurosurgeries under his belt which also includes exclusive Neurosurgical subspecialty surgeries apart from other surgeries.

Qualification:

• Neurosurgery training under stalwarts of the field from NIMHANS, Bengaluru - A premier neuroscience Institute of National Importance (INI)
• Institutional residency training in the subspecialties of Neurosurgery including Stereotactic & Functional, Epilepsy, Gamma knife Radiosurgery, Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeries which are available in only a few top institutes in India
• Fellowship in Functional Neuromodulation surgery from John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford, UK under mentorship of Prof. Tipu Aziz - a pioneer and a giant in the field
• Training in DBS, SCS, PNS, ITDD, VNS and programming under Functional Team of JR consisting of Prof Alex Green, James Fitzgerald and Stana Bojanic
• Fellowship in endoscopic neurosurgery under Prof. Y R Yadav from NSCB, India
• Special training in ‘Key-hole’ Brain surgery under Prof. Charles Teo from Australia
• M.B.B.S. and M.S. in General Surgery from B. J. Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Area of Expertise:

• DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) for: Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Tremors, Epilepsy, Psychiatric disorders like OCD, Major depression etc.
• Ablation surgeries: Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Tremors, Psychiatric diseases, pain, spasticity etc
• Neuro-Onco Surgery
• SCS (Spinal cord stimulation) for: Intractable pain syndromes like CRPS, FBSS, Phantom limb pain, Neuropathic pain including diabetic neuropathy; Peripheral arterial occlusive diseases & angina; post traumatic paraplegia etc.
• ITDD (Intrathecal drug delivery) for: Spasticity in cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, HSP and other causes; Intractable pain syndromes especially cancer related pain etc.
• PNS (Peripheral nerve stimulations) for: SNS for bowel-bladder incontinence; VNS for epilepsy; Phrenic stimulation for diaphragm palsy; ONS/STN/SON for intractable headaches like migraine, cluster headaches
• Programming of DBS, SCS, VNS, SNS, ITDD and other neuromodulation systems
• Surgeries/injections/stimulations for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm
• Epilepsy surgeries: Lesionectomies with corticography & cortical mapping; ablations including in hypothalamic hamartoma; SEEG implantation; ATL-AH; disconnections; functional hemispherotomy; VNS, DBS, RNS etc.
• Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeries: Brachial plexus injuries-Neuotization/grafts/distal nerve transfers, Entrapment syndromes like Carpel/Cubital tunnel syndromes, Tardive ulnar nerve palsies

Awards & Accolodates:

• The FIRST institute & fellowship trained Functional Neurosurgeon of Gujarat
• Started Gujarat’s FIRST Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Functional Neurosurgery Program
• Received scholarship from an accolade of International Functional Neuromodulation societies
• Runner up in the Global Quiz on Deep Brain Stimulation & Neuromodulation out of 22 participants from all over the world
• Awarded bursary by SBNS (Society of British Neurological Surgeons) for fellowship in Functional Neuromodulation Surgery
• Awarded for his research by WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies) - The global highest governing body of neurosurgeons
• Multiple podium presentations in International conferences as a faculty, award paper presentations and free papers
• Awarded distant mentorship program by INS (International Neuromodulation Society)
• Certified by the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh for training in trauma care

Research & Publications:

• There are multiple researches and 13 publications in international journals as a primary author under his name
• He also has authored 4 chapters in two neurosurgery books

Memberships:

• INS (International Neuromodulation Society)
• International Deep Brain Stimulation Society
• AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• EANS (European Association of Neurological Surgeons) with Functional Neurosurgery Chapter
• MDS (International Movement Disorder Society)
• TNS (The Neuromodulation Society of India)
• ISSFN (Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)
• MDSI (Movement Disorder Society of India)
• ISPNS (Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery)
• Neurological Society of India (NSI)
• Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI)