Best Neurosurgeon in India

Dr. Deepu Banerji

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, M.Ch (Neurosurgery), Fellowship from Nagoya University, Japan

Experience: 34+ Years of Experience

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Jaslok Hospital

Dr. (Prof) Deepu Banerji is a renowned neurosurgeon in India with over 34 years of experience in the field. His areas of expertise include Neuro-Oncology, Spine Surgery, Spine Related Disorders, and Pediatric Neurosurgery.

He has published 60 papers in International and National Journals and 10 chapters in various books related to neurosurgery. He has also presented 45 papers in international, national and regional conferences. He is a regular Guest Speaker and Lecturer at various national and international forums for neurosurgery. Dr Banerji has organized and participated in various workshops, conferences and symposia during his illustrious career.

He is a member of the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Indian Society of Skull Base Surgery, the Indian Society of Neuro-oncology, the International Society for Pituitary Surgeons, and the American Association of Neurological Surgery.

Prof. K.Sugita awarded him a Sugita Fellowship for Advanced Microneurosurgery Training at Nagoya University School of Medicine in Nagoya, Japan.

Dr Paresh Doshi

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 28+ years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Jaslok Hospital

Dr Paresh is a pioneer in the field of Neurosurgery and has super specialised in the field of Functional Neurosurgery. He has been training several Neurosurgeons for this work. Dr Doshi is the first Indian Neurosurgeon to perform Deep Brain Stimulation surgery and the only Asian in the International Task Force for Movement Disorders Surgery.

He has received extensive training in Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery at the leading centers in England spanning over four years. He then established the Stereotactic Biopsy and Functional Neurosurgery program at Jaslok Hospital, India which is the only comprehensive and committed Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgical program in India.

He started DBS therapy in 1998, long before it was introduced in the USA (2002). He has conducted many workshops in Stereotaxy Surgery and Movement disorders both in India and abroad.

His special interests include brain tumor surgery, deep brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery, brain suite, vagus nerve stimulation (epilepsy) etc.

Dr Mazda Turel

Speciality: Brain & Spine Surgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MCh Neurosurgery, Fellowship- Skull base and Neuro-oncology, Toronto, Canada; Fellowship in Complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, Chicago, USA; Fellowship in cerebrovascular and bypass surgery, Shanghai, China

Experience: 15+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Wockhardt Hospital

Dr. Mazda K. Turel is a highly skilled and eminent Neurosurgeon in India, practicing at the renowned Wockhardt Hospitals in South Mumbai, India. Additionally, he serves as an Honorary Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Groups of Hospitals.

Specialized in treating disorders of the brain and spine, Dr Turel promotes a balanced yet proactive approach to neurosurgery. His extensive clinical research has earned him recognition both nationally and internationally, with multiple publications in prestigious scientific journals.

Dr. Turel has received extensive international trainings, including earning a Diploma in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery from Beijing, China. He further honed his skills through fellowships in skull-base surgery and neuro-oncology at Toronto Western Hospital, Canada, and in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery at Rush University in Chicago, USA. Dr. Turel also specialized in cerebrovascular surgery, focusing on arterial bypasses in the brain, through a dedicated program at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Dr Turel's exceptional academic achievements were recognized with the prestigious Jacob Chandy Gold Medal during his graduation—a distinction previously awarded to only four other recipients in the medal's 35-year history.

Dr Sanjay Mongia

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCH, FAIS, FICS (USA)

Experience: 23+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Lilavati Hospital

Dr Sanjay Mongia is an experienced and renowned Neurosurgeon with advanced Fellowship training in stereotactic, functional and gamma knife surgery.

Dr. Mongia has worked in Premier Neurosurgical Institutes in Canada, USA, and UK & Europe focussing on recent advances in cutting edge Neurological Sciences. Dr. Mongia specializes in the management of Brain tumors, vascular disorders & Functional disorders.

He pursued his medical degree and completed his basic surgical training at the prestigious medical College in Bangalore. He got wide exposure to a broad range of surgical and medical specialties. He obtained Preston Robb Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery at Montreal Neurological Institute (Montreal, Canada), International College of Surgeons Fellowship in Gamma Knife surgery at Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic and Lars Leksell Fellowship in Gamma Knife Surgery at UPMC Pittsburgh, USA.

Dr Suresh Sankhla

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, DNB (Neurosurgery), FICS

Experience: 22+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Gleneagles Global Hospital

Dr. Suresh Sankhla is an experienced and accomplished neurosurgeon in India with a rich experience in this field spanning over 22 years. He is a Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) in Neurosurgery and a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS).

He is an active member of several associations connected with neurosurgery, having held executive posts in several of them, including as President of the Skull Base Surgery Society of India and the Bombay Neurosciences Association, among others.

Dr Suresh has completed his clinical fellowships in Neuro-Oncological Surgery and Skull base surgery under the leadership of renowned neurosurgeons in the USA. He has to his credit more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has also authored over 20 chapters in various books.

He is an expert in performing Endoscopic Brain Surgery, Skull Base Surgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Dr. Aditya Gupta

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (Nueurosurgery), Fellowship - CJW Medical Centre Richmond, US

Experience: 22+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: ARTEMIS HOSPITAL

Dr Gupta is one of the most accomplished surgeons in the field of Neurosurgery. He has an experience of more than two decades and practices excellent surgical techniques for a wide spectrum of brain and spine diseases.

His area of interest and proficiency includes microsurgery and radiosurgery and he holds expertise in management of patients with Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, Nerve and Brachial Plexus injury, brain aneurysms and Arteriovenous malformations. He also has expertise in all types of Spine surgery.

He has completed his Fellowship in Neurosciences from CJW Medical Centre Richmond, US. He also completed advanced training from University of Amsterdam, Wake Forest University-United States and University of Kiel-Germany. He has had the privilege to be featured on national television on several occasions and evidently one of the best neurosurgeons in India today.

Dr. Gurneet Singh Sawhney

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh, Fellowship, Juntendo University, Japan

Experience: 18+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi

Dr. Gurneet Singh Sawhney is a renowned neurosurgeon in India with over 18 years of expertise. Brain Surgery, Brain Tumor Surgery, Spine Surgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery (DBS), Vascular Neurosurgery, AVM Surgery, Aneurysm, Parkinson's Treatment, and Seizure Treatment are among his specialties. His research interests include Functional and Seizure Neurosurgery, as well as Stereotactic Neurosurgery.

He has specialized training in Simple and Complex Spine Surgery, as well as CVJ and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, and Neuro-Oncology.

Dr Sawhney has also been a proud recipient of Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery from prestigious Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan, and Fellowship in Epilepsy Neurosurgery from Juntendo University, Japan.

The Times Group awarded him the "Most Promising Neurosurgeon in Maharashtra" title in 2016 for his outstanding work in rural areas. He is an honorary member of the Neurosurgical Society of India (NSSI), the Neurological Society of India (NSI), the Midwest Chapter of Neurological Surgeons (MCNS), the Bombay Neurosciences Association (BNA), the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Mulund.

Dr Sudheer Tyagi

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 24+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

Dr. Sudheer Kumar Tyagi is a highly renowned Neurosurgeon in India with more than 20 years' experience in the field of neurosurgery. He is known for his highly skilled and precise neurosurgical work.

Dr. Tyagi Completed training of Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery at St. Vincent Hospital Sydney under supervision of Dr. Malcolm Pell at San Francisco USA. His patients have been greatly benefitted from his expertise in all kinds of brain tumor, skull base tumors, functional stereotactic and epilepsy surgeries.

He is an expert in performing brain tumor surgery, aneurysm surgery, epilepsy surgery, endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, minimally invasive microneurosurgery.

Dr. Ajay Bajaj

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: Mumbai

Hospital: Wockhardt Hospital, South Mumbai

Dr. Ajay Bajaj has to his credit thousands of spine surgeries which include surgery for the cervical disc, lumbar disc, spinal dysraphism, spinal fractures, and spinal cord tumors.

He has extensive experience and competency in performing microvascular surgery and minimally invasive surgery for the spine and brain. His skills in this field have gained him tremendous repute as a spine surgeon.

He had performed landmark surgeries which included the rejuvenation of chronically paralyzed limbs of a 75 years old Nigerian lady. He has also been allied to several associations like the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Association of Surgeons of India, Neurotrauma Society of India, and Neurological Society of India.

Dr. Rana Patir

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh

Experience: 25+ Years

Location: Gurgaon

Hospital: FMRI HOSPITAL, Gurgaon

Currently working at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon as the Head and Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Patir is a well renowned brain and spine surgeon in India.

Brain tumor surgery, deep brain stimulation surgery, meningioma surgery, and brain stem tumor surgery are all the areas of his expertise.

Dr Patir has performed over 10,000 neurological treatments over 25 years of experience focusing on brain tumor surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuromodulation (pain management), Skull Base Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery, and Minimal Invasive Brain & Spine Surgeries such as Fusion and Fixation, Kyphoplasty, and Disc Replacement are few of the procedures he is well renowned for.

Spine surgery, endoscopic surgery, stereotactic surgery for movement disorders, surgery at the Craniovertebral Junction, extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery, complex head and neck procedures, reconstructive surgery, neurosurgery, skull base surgery, and epilepsy surgery are among his areas of interest.

Dr Arun Saroha

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 22+ Years

Location: New Delhi, India

Hospital: Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

Dr Arun Saroha is one of the best Neurosurgeon in India specializing in brain and spine surgeries. He has a rich experience of more than 22 years and has to his credit over 7000 brain and spine surgeries which he has performed at some of the best hospitals in India.

Dr Saroha has been honored by Dr Harshvardhan- the Union Cabinet Minister for his flawless services and contribution in bringing large numbers of International patients to the Indian Shore and expanding the horizons of Brain and Spine surgery.

He has special interests in degenerative spine disorders, brain tumors, disc replacements, pediatric neurosurgery, spine trauma & complex spine fixations.

Dr. S.K. Rajan

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), MCh (Neurosurgery), Fellow Spine Surgeon (Cleveland, USA), Spine Surgery Fellowship (UK)

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: Gurgaon

Hospital: Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon

Dr. S K Rajan is one of the finest and most experienced Spine & Neurosurgeons in India.

He is an "AO International" Certified Spine and Neurosurgeon who had the privilege to work with the internationally renowned and leading Spine and Neurosurgeons like Mr. Adrian Casey in London and Prof. Edward Benzel at the Cleveland Clinic.

At the Global Healthcare Excellence Awards held in New Delhi, Dr. Rajan was recently honored with 'AWARD OF EXCELLENCE' for his impeccable contributions in this field of spine surgery. He was one of the few across the world chosen for the esteemed International World Federation of Neurosurgeons Fellowship to the USA in 2009. He has to his credit over 3000 surgeries which include a few of the most complex neurology cases.

He has been recognized for employing a minimally invasive surgical approach on a variety of traumatic, infective, degenerative, and congenital neuro and spine problems.

Dr. Arjun Srivastsa

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surg), DNB (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 22+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Formerly Columbia Asia Hospital, Yeshwanthpur

Dr. Arjun has a rich experience of more than 21 years, he has more than 7500 surgeries under his belt.

This has brought him into the frontage of minimally invasive neurosurgery. Dr. Srivatsa pursued DNB (Neurosurgery), and obtained the Diplomate of National Board (Neurosurgery) from the renowned VHS Medical Center, Adyar, Chennai, in 1995, under the mentorship of Dr. B. Ramamurthy (Father of Indian Neurosurgery).

He has further supplemented and enhanced his surgical skills by participating in several conferences both in India and abroad. He is an accomplished and meticulous neurosurgeon having the clinical precision in the management of wide gamut neurological and spine skull base problems, endoscopic discectomies, cervical disc problems, spine tumors, spine trauma, spine disc problems, etc.

Dr Bipin Walia

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Gen Surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery)

Experience: 24+ Years

Location: New Delhi

Hospital: Max Healthcare

Dr Bipin S Walia is amongst the finest and renowned neurosurgeon in India. He has performed over 7000 successful neurosurgeries in his career span which earned him a reputable position as few of the best neurosurgeon in India.

He is an executive committee member of AO Spine, India and has been affiliated to various associations like American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons and North American Association of Spinal Surgeons.

He is known for his skill and expertise in performing all kinds of brain and spinal surgeries, endoscopic neurosurgery, endoscopic cranial surgery, endoscopic disc surgery, brain tumor surgery and special focus on minimally invasive surgery for spinal tumors.

Dr K. Sridhar

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB

Experience: 24+ Years

Location: Chennai

Hospital: Gleneagles Global Hospital

Prof. Dr. K. Sridhar is one of the most experienced and skilled brain and spine surgeon in India. He has extensive experience in the performing Vascular, Skull Base and Spine surgeries.

He is certified as a Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations in Neurosurgery and has more than 24 years of diverse experience as a neuro and spine surgeon. Prof. Sridhar has been providing his expertise in neurosurgery in some of the leading hospitals of India and is a rare neurosurgeon in the world who provides successful surgery on a wide spectrum of brain and spinal conditions.

Dr R Raghuram

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, DNB (Neurosurgery), Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Japan.

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Formerly Columbia Asia Hospital

Dr Raghuram is one of the best and most renowned neurosurgeons in the country. He has studied at few of the best medical schools in India and has specialized training in advanced brain and spine neurosurgery from Tokyo university, Japan.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the field and has successfully treated many complex cases. He has received Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery from Tokyo Medical University, Japan. He is one of the rare neurosurgeon, expertise in advanced surgery for OCD and movement disorders like Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and epilepsy surgery.

He had earned profound admiration from his peers owing to his adeptness in conducting neurosurgical and neuro-navigation procedures, dedication towards his patient's well-being with his great clinical precision. Dr Raghuram has to his credit many academic achievements including 4 gold medals and a best outgoing student award. He has also participated in a number of workshops, conferences and has presented several papers on national and international level, significant being, a paper on DBS for Meige Syndrome in the World Society Meet in 2013 in Tokyo.

Dr Avinash K M

Speciality: Neurosurgeon

Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery), MRCS (Edinburgh) FINR (Interventional Neurosurgery), FMINS (Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Neurosurgery)

Experience: 17+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Formerly Columbia Asia Hospital

Dr Avinash is a highly trained & a very senior neurosurgeon, who specializes in Minimally Invasive and Endovascular Neurosurgery. He has been extensively trained at some of the best Medical schools in India, UK, Germany & Switzerland. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK & has also studied at University Hospitals in Zurich, Switzerland & Stuttgart, Germany. He did his advanced sub super speciality training in Interventional vascular Neurosurgery (FINR) from Zurich, Switzerland, and FMINS-Fellowship in minimally invasive and Endoscopic Neurosurgery from Germany.

He is also extensively trained in Vascular Neurosurgery and brain bypass surgeries at the world renowned center for vascular neurosurgery at Sapporo, Japan. He has also completed his training in Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive neuro and Spine surgery at University Hospital Stuttgart Germany.

His special interests include endoscopic skull base surgery, interventional neurosurgery, cerebro-vascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, minimally invasive microneurosurgery, endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery etc.