Dr. Ketan Desai

Dr. Ketan Desai is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, where he has been operating since August 2006. Prior to this he was Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, while concurrently functioning as an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital. Dr. Desai has nearly 25 years of experience in Neurosurgery overall, of which four years were as Registrar... [+]

Fellowships

Abelin CNS International Fellowship. Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA, under Dr. David Kline. 2000-01.
Nargis Dutt Foundation Fellowship. 2000.
Association of Physicians from America (AAPI) Fellowship. 2001.

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Accreditation

Life Member, Neurological Society of India.
Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Member, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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Testimonials

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Research

Preperitoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernia. Gujarat University, for MS (General Surgery).

Retrospective Analysis of 200 Operated Cases of Acoustic Neurinomas. University of Mumbai, MCh (Neurosurgery).

Publications

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Bhatjiwale M, Goel A, Desai K. Pathological laughter as a presenting symptom of trigeminal neurinoma. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1996; 36(9): 644-648.

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Goel A, Deogaonkar M, Desai K. Fatal postoperative pituitary apoplexy - its cause and management. Br J Neurosurg 1995; 9: 37-40.

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Goel A, Desai K, Bhatjiwale M. Basilar invagination: A review and a new classification. J Neurosurg 1998; 88: 962-968.

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Goel A, Desai K. Ossified glomus jugulare tumor: Case report. Br J Neurosurg 1997; 11(4): 337-340.

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Goel A, Dindorkar K, Desai K. Migration of craniotomy flap: An unusual complication. J Post Grad Med 1997; 43: 17-18.

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Muzumdar D, Desai K, Goel A. Glioblastoma multiforme following prophylactic cranial irradiation and intrathecal methotrexate in a child with acute lymphatic leukemia. Case report. Neurol India 1999; 47: 142-144.

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Gupta S, Desai K, Goel A. Intracranial hydatid cyst. A report of 5 cases and review of literature. Neurol India 1999; 47: 214-217.

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Goel A, Muzumdar D, Dindorkar K, Desai K. Atlantoaxial dislocation associated with stenosis of canal at atlas. J Post Grad Med 1997; 43: 75-77.

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Desai K, Goel A, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D. Primary Ewing’s sarcoma of the skull - An experience with 14 cases. Neurosurgery 2000; 46: 62-68.

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Desai K, Goel A, Muzumdar D. Holocord intramedullary abscess. An unusual case with review of literature. Spinal Cord 1999; 37: 866-870.

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Goel A, Desai K. Syringomyelia. A review of 163 operated cases. Acta Neurochir 2000; 142: 293-303.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A. Rupture of a Giant PICA aneurysm in an infant following a VP shunt. Case report. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41: 127-130.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A. Midline Posterior Fossa Teratoma. Case Report. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41: 94-96.

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Patankar T, Varma R, Krishnan A, Prasad S, Desai K, Castillo M. Radiographic findings in tuberculosis of the calvarium. Neuroradiol 2000; 42: 518-521.

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Goel A, Gupta S, Desai K. New Grading System to Predict Resection of Anterior Clinoid Meningiomas. Neurol Med Chir 2000; 40: 610-617.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Goel A. Primary Petrous bone Ewing’s Sarcoma - Case report. Br J Neurosurg 2000; 143-145.

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Muzumdar D, Desai K, Goel A. Unusual massive neurinoma in the suboccipital region. Case report. Neurol Med Chir 2000; 40: 280-282.

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Desai K, Dindorkar K, Goel A, Shenoy A. Primary cerebello-pontine angle malignant melanoma: Case report. Neurol India 2001; 49: 200-202.

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Goel A, Desai K, Patil S. An unusual intradiploic hematoma. Case report. J Neurosurg 2000; 93: 895-896.

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Muzumdar D, Chagla A, Desai K, Goel A. Pontine glioma and Cerebello-pontine angle epidermoid tumors occurring as collision tumors. Br J Neurosurg 2001; 15: 68-71.

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Goel A, Desai K. Cystic schwannomas of the Jugular Foramen; clinical and surgical remarks. Neurosurgery 2000; 47: 1470-1471.

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Goel A, Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D. An unusual post-traumatic occipitocervical pseudomeningocele: Case report. Surg Neurol 2001; 56.

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Goel A, Desai K, Muzumdar D. Surgery on anterior foramen magnum meningiomas using a conventional posterior suboccipital approach: A report on an experience with 17 cases. Neurosurgery 2001; 49: 102-107.

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Bhatjiwale M, Nadkarni T, Desai K, Goel A. Pathological laughter as a presenting symptom of massive trigeminal neuromas: Report of four cases. Neurosurgery 2000; 47: 469-472.

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Muzumdar D, Goel A, Desai K, Shenoy A. Mature teratoma arising from the sella. Case report. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41:356-359.

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Desai K, Bhayani R, Goel A, Muzumdar D. Sinus pericranii in the frontal region: A case report. Neurol India 2001; 49: 305-307.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A. Prognostic factors for cerebellar astrocytomas in children: A study of 102 cases. Pediatr Neurosurg 2001; 35: 311-317.

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Desai K, Bhayani R, Nadkarni T, Limaye U, Goel A Developmental deep venous system anomaly associated with congenital malformation of the brain. Pediatr Neurosurg 2002; 36: 37-39.

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Muzumdar D, Agrahar P, Desai K, Goel A. Pathological laughter as a presenting symptom of petroclical meningioma. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41: 505-507.

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Nadkarni T, Goel A, Desai K, Aiyer P, Shenoy A. Massive aneurismal bone cyst of the anterior cranial fossa floor - A case report. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41:615-619.

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Nadkarni T, Goel A, Desai K, Aiyer P, Shenoy A. Massive aneurismal bone cyst of the anterior cranial fossa floor - A case report. Neurol Med Chir 2001; 41:615-619.

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Muzumdar D, Goel A, Desai K, Bhayani R, Sharma P. Primary hemangioma of the occipital bone in the region of the torcula - Two case reports. Neurol Med Chir 2002; 42: 27-30.

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Desai K, Bhatjiwale M, Nadkarni T, Goel A. Flare up of tuberculous abscess following stereotactic aspiration - Case report. Neurol Med Chir 2002; 42:147-149.

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Nadkarni T, Desai K, Goel A. Giant meningioma of the cranial vertex - A case report. Neurol Med Chir 2002; 42: 128-131.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhayani R, Goel A. Cerebellopontine angle epidermoid tumor presenting with 'Tic Convulsif' and tinnitus. Neurol Med Chir 2002; 42: 162-165.

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Nadkarni T, Dindorkar K, Desai K, Goel A. Cavernous sinus thrombosis and air embolism following surgery for acoustic neurinoma - A case report. Neurol India 2002; 50: 201-203.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A. Surgical management of colloid cyst of the third ventricle - A study of 105 cases. Surg Neurol 2002; 57: 295-304.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhatjiwale M, Goel A. Intraventricular tuberculoma-case report. Neurol Med Chir 2002; 42: 501-503.

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Goel A, Desai K, Bhatjiwale M, Muzumdar D. Basilar invagination and chiari malformation associated with cerebellar atrophy: Report of 2 treated cases. J Cli Neuro Sci 2002; 9: 194-196.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhayani R, Goel A. Congenital thoracic cord segmental amyelia: A rare manifestation of segmental spinal dysgenesis - A case report. Pediatr Neurosurg 2002; 38: 102-107.

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Goel A, Desai K, Muzumdar D. Atlantoaxial fixation using plate and screw method: A report of 160 treated patients. Neurosurgery 2002; 51: 1351-1357.

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Muzumdar D, Goel A, Desai K, Chagla A. Cholesterol granuloma in the middle fossa presenting 30 years after surgery for chronic otitis media - a case report. J Clin Neurosci 2002; 9: 447-450.

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Goel A, Muzumdar D, Desai K. Tuberculum sellae meningioma: A report on management on the basis of a surgical experience with 70 patients. Neurosurgery 2002; 51: 1358-1364.

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Muzumdar D, Nadkarni T, Desai K, Goel A. Thoracic intramedullary cysticercosis. Report of two cases and review of the literature. Neurol Med Chir 2000; 42:575-579.

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Nadkarni T, Desai K, Muzumdar D, Goel A, Shenoy A. Ischaemic complications after surgical resection of intracranial aspergilloma. J Clin Neurosci 2003; 10: 500-502.

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Muzumdar DP, Goel A, Desai K, Nadkarni T. En-plaque ventricular ependymoma. J Clin Neurosci 2003; 10: 262-264.

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Goel A, Muzumdar D, Desai K, Chagla A. Retroorbital hemangiopericytoma and cavernous sinus schwannoma - case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2003; 43: 47-50.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Goel A. Tuberculomas of the hypophysis cerebi: report of five cases. J Cli Neuro Sci 2003; 10:562-566.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Goel A. Suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with bobble-head doll movements - a report of 3 cases. Neurol India 2003; 51: 407-409.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhayani R, Goel A. Cerebellopontine angle epidermoid presenting with hemifacial spasms. Neurol India 2003; 51: 288-289.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Bhayani R, Goel A. Intradiploic meningioma of the orbit-case report. Neurol India 2004; 52: 380-382.

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Desai K, Nadkarni T, Fattepurkar S, Goel A, Shenoy A, Chitale A, Muzumdar G. Hemangiopericytoma in the trigone of the lateral ventricle-case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2004; 44: 484-488.

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Nadkarni TD, Fattepurkar S, Desai K, Goel A. Intracranial optic nerve germinoma. J Clin Neurosci 2004; 11: 559-561.

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Goel A, Nadkarni T, Muzumdar D, Desai K, Phalke U, Sharma P. Giant pituitary tumors: a study based on surgical treatment of 118 cases. Surg Neurol 2004; 61: 436-445.

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Nadkarni T, Desai K, Goel A. Spontaneous regression of pituitary adenoma-case report. Neurochir Med 2005; 45: 315-317.

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Nadkarni T, Menon R, Desai K, Goel A. Ossified ligamentum flavum of the atlantoaxial region. J of Clin Neurosci 2005:12:486-489.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Dange NN, Desai K, Goel A. Cranial migration of complete Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt assembly. J Clin Neurosci 2007:14;92-94.

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Menon RK, Nadkarni TD, Desai K, Goel A. Dandy–Walker malformation associated with polycystic kidneys: Goldston syndrome revisited. J Clin Neurosci 2006:13; 875-877.

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Goel A, Muzumdar D, Desai K. Anterior tentorium based epidermoid tumors: results of radical surgical treatment in 96 cases. Br J Neurosurg 2006: 20; 139-145.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Desai K, Goel A. Hemangioblastoma of the filum terminale. J Clin Neurosci 2006:13; 285-288.

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Desai K, Nadkarni TD, Fetehpurkar S, Goel A. Pineal epidermoid cysts: A study of 24 operated cases. Surg Neurol 2006: 65:124-129.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Desai K, Goel A. Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea following excision of a massive torcular meningioma. J Clin Neurosci. 2006; 13;118-21.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Desai K, Goel A. A solitary cryptococcal granuloma in an immunocompetent host. Neurol India. 2005: 53;365-7.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Desai K, Goel A Cerebellar oligodendroglioma in a young adult. J Clin Neurosci. 2005:12; 837-8.

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Nadkarni TD, Menon RK, Desai K, Goel A Ossified ligamentum flavum of the atlantoaxial region. J Clin Neurosci. 2005 May;12:486-9.

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Desai K. Primary benign Brachial plexus tumors: An experience of 115 operated cases. Neurosurgery 2011: 20(1); 220-233.

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Warade A, Desai K. Fibrolipomatous hematoma of median nerve-case report. J Clin Neurosci 2015.

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Warade A, Desai K. Hemangioma of scalene Muscle-case report. Neurosurgery 2015.

Book

Craniovertebral Junction Anomaly - The Indian Experience. A book published by Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 1998.

Chapters written by Dr. Ketan Desai:

Lateral mass plate and screws fixation for atlanto axial dislocation.
Basilar invagination. A review and a new classification.

Book

Book Chapter: Intraventricular Meningioma. In: Textbook of Meningiomas by O Almefty.

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Presentations

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Plates and Screws fixation for craniovertebral instability. 1st National Workshop and CME on Craniovertebral junction anomalies. Lucknow, Oct 1997.

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Basilar invagination syndrome - An analysis of 200 surgically treated cases. 1st National Workshop and CME on Craniovertebral junction anomalies . Lucknow, Oct 1997.

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Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the skull - Our experience of 14 cases. First South-East Neurosurgical conference. Kathmandu, Mar 1999.

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Colloid cyst of the third ventricle - Our experience with 95 cases. First South-East Neurosurgical conference. Kathmandu, Mar 1999.

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Retrospective analysis of 312 cases of chronic subdural hematoma - KEM experience from 1985-1999. Eighth Neurotrauma 99 conference. Nagpur, Aug 1999.

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Anterior clinoidal meningioma. Analysis of 60 operated cases. 5th Asian Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery. Mumbai, Nov 1999.

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Syringomyelia - Analysis of 163 operated cases. 5th Asian Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery. Mumbai, Nov 1999.

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Preliminary experience with stereotactic procedures - Analysis of 275 cases. 5th National Conference of Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Ahmedabad, Oct 2001.

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Prognostic factors in pediatric cerebellar astrocytomas - Analysis of 102 cases. A paper presented at the 50th National Conference of Neurological Society of India. Mumbai, Dec 2001.

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Brachial Plexus injuries - my experience of 100 cases at KEM Hospital. 1st National Conference on Brachial Plexus. Chennai, Jan 2004.

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Brachial Plexus tumors - my experience of 35 cases at KEM Hospital in the 1st National Conference on Brachial Plexus. Chennai, Jan 2004.

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Brachial plexus tumors - An experience of 50 operated cases. Asia Oceania Neurosurgery Conference. Mumbai, Dec 2004.

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Brachial plexus injury - An experience of 350 operated cases. 51st National Neurological Society of India conference. Vizag, Dec 2005.

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Brachial plexus injury - An experience of 450 operated cases. 52nd National Neurological Society of India Conference. Madurai, Dec 2006.

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Intercostal nerves transfers for elbow flexion in flail arm - A review. 54th National Neurological Society of India Conference. Pune, Dec 2008.

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Intercostal nerves transfers - A retrospective analysis of 180 cases. 3rd annual Brachial plexus conference. Mumbai, Oct 2008.

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Brachial plexus tumors - A review. 3rd annual Brachial plexus conference. Mumbai, Oct 2008.

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Primary Benign Brachial plexus tumors. An experience of 110 operated cases. Brachial Plexus CME. Trissur, Kerala, Oct 2009.

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Evaluation in Brachial plexus injury. Faculty in Practical course at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, USA. Oct 2009.

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Management of Brachial plexus injury. Faculty in Lunch-in seminar at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, USA. Oct 2009.

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Iatrogenic peripheral nerve injuries. 56th National Neurological Society of India Annual Conference. Lucknow, 2009.

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Brachial plexus region tumors. 57th National Neurological Society of India Annual Conference. Jaipur, 2010.

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Iatrogenic peripheral nerve injuries. Annual meeting BNA, Mumbai. 2011.

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Peripheral nerve tumors: An experience of 395 cases. Annual meeting BNA, Mumbai. 2011.

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Common Peripheral Nerve Problems. Neuro Update meeting. Raipur, Nov 2011.

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Peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Neuro Update meeting. Raipur, Nov 2011.

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Brachial plexus injuries - Changing concepts. Annual Neurotrauma meeting. Ranchi, Oct 2011.

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Symptomatic Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: An experience of 430 operated cases.

Invited Guest speaker at 19th Sunderland Nerve Society Meeting at New York. Dec 2011.

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Primary Brachial Plexus tumors: Surgical management. Invited Guest Speaker at 58th National Neurological Society of India meeting. Bangalore, Dec 2011.

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Surgical management of Peripheral nerve tumors. Neuroupdate, Mumbai, Mar 2012.

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Brachial plexus region tumors. Invited speaker in 1st Meeting on Consensus and Controversies in Neurosurgery. Mumbai, Jul 2012.

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Surgical management of peripheral nerves tumors. Invited Guest Speaker at the 59th National Neurological Society of India Meeting. New Delhi, Dec 2012.

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Brachial plexus region tumors. Invited Guest Speaker at the 2nd Brachiocon 2013. AIIMS, New Delhi. Mar 2013.

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Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerves Injuries. Guest Speaker at Sunderland Society meeting. Leiden, Netherlands, 2013.

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Brachial plexus injury-management protocol. 3rd NSSI meeting. Rishikesh, 2014.

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Flail arm Brachial plexus injury. 60th Annual conference of Neurological Society of India. Coimbatore, 2014.

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Training

MBBS: Smt. NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad. Gujarat University. 1989.

MS (General Surgery): NHL Medical College and Seth KM School of Post Graduate Medicine and Research and Seth VS Hospital, Ahmedabad. Gujarat University. 1992.

MCh (Neurosurgery): Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. University of Mumbai. 1996.

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Attended: Workshop on Neuroendoscopy. Conducted by Prof. MR Gaab. NIMHANS, Bangalore. Mar 1997.

Attended: Workshop on Neurotrauma. Conducted by Dr. PS Ramani. Sion Hospital, Mumbai. Aug 1993.

Attended: Cadaveric Workshop on Skull Base Surgery. 5th Asian Oceanian Skull Base International Congress. Nov 1999.

Attended: Aesculap Academy Workshop on Neuroendoscopy. PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai. 28-29 Sep 2002.

Attended: Craniofacial Workshop 2002. Conducted by the Department of Plastic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. 2-3 Dec, 2002.

Attended: 6th National Conference of Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Mumbai, 18-19th Oct 2003.

Attended: 1st Indo-Canadian Workshop on Movement Disorder. Mumbai, Feb 2003.

Attended: 3rd Indo Japanese Cadaveric Skull Base Surgery Workshop. Mumbai, Mar 2003.

Attended: Anatomical Workshop on Temporal Lobe Microanatomy & Dissection. Mumbai, Oct 2003.

Attended: 1st Indo-Canadian Conference and Workshop on Parkinson's and Movement Disorders (MOVDIS '03). Mumbai, Jan-Feb 2003.

Attended: Faculty for Cadaver Workshop at 2nd BrachioCon 2013. AIIMS, New Delhi. Mar 2013.

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