Qualifications

Neurosurgical Experience

• Endovascular coiling of intracranial aneurysm, carotid stenting, embolization of arteriovenous malformation and tumors.
• Broad experience in surgery for various traumatic head injury ( > 2000)
• Conducted microscopic brain surgery for brain tumors like glioma, meningioma, pituitary tumors, epidermoids etc.
• Performed trans-sphenoid and trans-nasal micro neurosurgery for pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas
• Stereo tactic neurosurgeries for brain tumors, drainage of intracerebral hematomas
• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
• Radiofrequency thermo coagulation for trigeminal neuralgia
• Microvascular decompression for various neuralgia
• Diagnostic cerebral DSA for stroke and intra-arterial thrombolysis
• Clipping of intra cranial aneurysm
• Awake craniotomy for brain tumors
• Endoscopic trans-nasal surgery for skull based tumor

Teaching Experience

• Assistant professor 'Department of Neurosurgery- V.S. General hospital and N.H.L. Municipal Medical College (Ahmedabad)- year 2003 to 2008
• Training of residents in M.Ch. neurosurgery and rotating housemen
• Honorary lecturer at physiotherapy school- AIMS
• Examiner for M. Ch. (neurosurgery) theory and practical university board examinations
• Conducting public awareness programmes in association with NGOs