A wealth of experience spanning 20 years
- Extensive practical experience in Neurosurgery
- Groundbreaking work in Spinal Cord Injury treatment
- Established IBS Hospitals Advanced Neuromodulation Program
Significant Contributions
- Introduced Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) at IBS Hospital marking the advent of Cybernics Treatment in South Asia 2020
- Started Epidural Stimulation Treatment for Paraplegic patients in India, one of the largest series in the world 2017
- Introduced revolutionary approach to Bladder Bowel Control in Complete Spinal Cord Injuries in India through Finetech-Brindley Sacral Neuromodulation technique
- Leading a successful program for High Cervical Stimulation in Persistent Vegetative State and Cortical Stimulation for Paralysis at IBS Hospital
- Collaborative work with UCLA on Advancing Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
Education
- DNB, Sir H.N. Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
- MBBS, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir
- Trained in Endoscopic Spine and Brain Stimulation Surgeries, Sir H.N. Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
- Trained in Functional Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Surgery, Gamma Knife Radio Surgery and Interventional Neuro Radiology, VIMHANS, New Delhi
Work Experience
- Senior Neurosurgeon and MD, IBS Hospital
- Visiting Consultant and Medical Advisor - Neuromodulation, Unique Access Medical, World Medical Centre, Bangkok
- Visiting Consultant, Spinemed Hospital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Visiting Consultant, Vedanta Medical, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi
- Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Sunflag Hospital, Faridabad
- Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Sharda Medical College & Hospital, Noida
Publications
- Epidural Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Thoracic Segments (T2-T5) facilitates respiratory function in patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injury - June 2022
- Epidural Spinal Stimulation enables global sensorimotor and autonomic function recovery after complete paralysis: 1st study from India - March 2022
- Transcutaneous Spinal Neuromodulation reorganizes neural networks in patients with Cerebral Palsy - July 2021
- Outcome and Prognosis factors in Head Injury patients with prolonged unconsciousness’ Study of Thrombolysis with TPA for Ischemic Stroke in India Stroke Journal - 201
Awards and Recognition
- Sultanate of Oman, Excellence Award – 2014
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Achiever Award, Recognition for Exemplary Work – 2016
- Swastha Hindustan Conclave, Exemplary Contribution towards Healthcare – 2017
- Bharat Shiromani Award – 2017
- ZEE Hindustan, Swastha Hindustan Conclave, Exemplary Contribution in Healthcare – 2017
- Physicians Forum of India, CME Programme, Certificate of Honour and Appreciation – 2018
- Indian Medical Association, XXXVIII Annual Convention, President’s Appreciation Award – 2018
- Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI) at 28th Annual Meetings, Distinguished Academic Contribution - Agra, 2019
- Indian Medical Association, National President’s Appreciation Award for Contribution in Neurosurgery – 2019
- SCICON CME on Spinal Cord Injury, Military Hospital Kirkee – 2022
- Sicreo Con, Faculty - Bengaluru, 2022
- 6th AIIMS Annual Neurotrauma Conference, Theme: Decompressive Craniectomy, Cranioplasty, and Neuromodulation Advances in Neurotrauma, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS - New Delhi, 2022
- SCICON, Certificate of Attendance, under the aegis of Spinal Cord Society India, Indian Association of PMR, Maharashtra Orthopaedic Association, and Pune Orthopaedic Society – 2022
- SCICON, Certificate of Attendance, Speaker on “Recent Advances in SCI: Epidural Stimulation and Beyond”, Military Hospital Kirkee - Pune, 2022
- 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Neurosurgeons of North West Zones, Faculty – 2022
- 7th AIIMS Annual Neurotrauma Conference, under the aegis of the Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care, Certificate of Participation – 2023
- Principal Investigator, Spinal Cord Neuromodulator by SpIneX and ScoNE to treat Neurogenic Bladder (SCONE “CONTINENCE” CLINICAL STUDY
Research & Thesis
- Outcome and prognostic factors in head injury patients with prolonged unconsciousness
- Study of thrombolysis with TPA for ischemic stroke in India - Stroke Journal - 2015
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