Best Doctors for Craniotomy in India

Dr. Arun L. Naik is one of India's leading Neurosurgeons and has over 17 years of experience. He was the first Neurosurgeon to perform neuronavigation surgery in India using the second-generation neuro navigator tool. 

Dr. Naik is highly specialized in Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS), using button-hole-sized skin ports that offer maximum patient comfort and early recovery.

He is adept at managing:

• Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Pediatric Spine Diseases
• Parkinson's Disease
• Pituitary Adenomas
• Complex Spine Problems, etc.

Dr. Naik has also designed specialized hand instruments for Neurosurgery.

• Dr. Anil Kumar Kansal has 23+ years of experience in neurosurgery and has performed more than 10,000 neurosurgical procedures.
• His expertise lies in the areas of Aneurysm Clipping, Epilepsy Surgery, Neuromodulation (for pain management), Skull Base Surgery and Neurovascular Surgery.
• Dr. Anil completed Endoscopic (Brain & Spine) fellowship with Prof. M.R Ghab (Germany) & Prof M. Hussain K.G.M.C. Lucknow.
• He has been a Guest Speaker in fifteen engagements on Cervical Arthroplasty, Neurological Trauma, and Spinal Trauma.
• Recently,  he was appreciated for his excellent lecture at AIIMS, New Delhi.
• He has done Advanced Spinal Training, Percutaneous Discectomy, Nucleoplasty training, followed by MAST (Minimal Access Spine Techniques) training from General Hospital, Singapore.
• Dr. Anil is a member of various renowned organizations like Neurological Society of India, Delhi Neurological Association and Delhi Spine Society.

Dr. K. R. Suresh Bapu, a distinguished Neurosurgeon with over 50 years of experience, delivers top-tier medical care. He builds a remarkable career and establishes a reputation for precision and excellence in the field.

Why Choose Dr. K. R. Suresh Bapu?

• Extensive Surgical Expertise: With over 50+ years of experience, Dr. Bapu has a proven track record. He treats a wide range of neurological conditions. He is a specialist in microsurgery for intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, skull base tumours, cervical and lumbar disc prolapse, and spinal cord tumours.
• Advanced Techniques & Specialised Expertise: He is a pioneer in microneurosurgery and endoscopic surgery in Tamil Nadu. His expertise includes endoscopic excision of pituitary tumours and craniopharyngiomas. He is skilled in the safe excision of gliomas of the brain with awake craniotomy and IONM. He performs minimal access surgery for spinal cord tumours, reconstruction of congenital anomalies of the spine and spinal cord, and surgery for peripheral nerve tumours and nerve injuries. He is specialised in endoscopic neurosurgery for both skull base and intraventricular procedures.
• Pioneer in Neurosurgical Innovations: Dr. Bapu was the first to perform superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass in South Tamil Nadu in 1984. He is also known for the total excision of cerebello-pontine angle tumours with facial nerve preservation.
• Award-Winning Excellence: Dr. Bapu has been recognised with prestigious awards. These include the Alumni Award for Excellence in Service at Madurai (2024), the TN Medical Council Award (2018) for exemplary service, and the MGR Medical University, Best Teacher Award. He was also honoured with a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by MAHER in 2024 for selfless service to humanity. He was named Best Outgoing Student at Madurai Medical College in 1973. He has been an Invited Orator for many notable orations, including Prof. B. Ramamurthy, Prof. T. S. Kanaka, Dr. Nanjunda Rao, Prof. V. Balasubramanium, and Dr. Ananthagiri.

• Dr. PK Sachdeva is a neurosurgeon with 22+ years of experience.
• He has treated more than 800 Brain Tumor patients through Open Surgery & Gamma Knife Radio Surgery.
• He has been invited to various national and international conferences.
• He has trained in Gamma Knife Radio-Surgery at the prestigious New York Medical School, USA and has position of Visiting Consultant at Royal Preston Hospital, UK.
• Dr. Sachdeva has undergone training for cyber knife from Miami Cyberknife Centre at Miami, USA.

Dr. Paresh K. Doshi is one of the top Neurosurgeons in India and has over 39 years of experience. He has performed 650+ stereotactic surgeries, including 450 deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgeries. He was the first to carry out DBS surgery for Parkinson's disease in India.

Dr. Doshi holds the distinction of performing the first DBS for depression in both Asia and Australia. In 2002, he was honored with the Young Achievers Award by the Indo-American Society in Mumbai.

The Times of India group named him one of the "Top Five Medical Specialists of Mumbai" in 2005. In 2012, he received the "Best Neurosurgeon and Neurosciences Department" award from the CNN IBN group and the "Excellence in Neurosciences" award from Medscape India.

• Dr. Anil Pande is a leading Neurosurgeon with 27+ years of practice in the field.
• He holds professional memberships of medical societies which are, the World Spine Society, the Neuro Oncological Society of India, the Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons and the International Spinal Cord Society.
• Dr. Pande did his MBBS from Madurai Medical College, DR.MGR Medical University in 1993 and earned a DNB qualification in 2001.
• He is an expert neurosurgeon with a special focus on, epilepsy/spine/peripheral neuro/cerebrovascular/brain tumor/aortic aneurysm surgeries and Gamma-knife radiosurgery. 

• Dr.Sogani Shani Kumar is a neurosurgeon of great repute practicing successfully for 35 years.
• He is the recipient of several awards and prizes that include Jain Gaurav Award, Pride of India Gold Award, Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award, Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, Utkrast Samaj Sevi Award and Samaj Seva Prativa Samman.
• He is a specialist in Micro Neuro Surgery, Brain Tumor Surgery, Spinal Tumor Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Paediatric Neuro Surgery etc.
• He is the life member of several medical associations like Neurological Society Of India, Skull Based Society Of India, Neuro-Trauma Society Of India, Indian Medical Association, Indian Society Of Neuro-Oncology and Society Of Neuro-Oncology USA.
• He has delivered over 200 lectures and chaired a number of National and International Conferences.
• He is also a medical director and advisor for several NGOs engaged in offering social services such as Mahavir  International, Siddhomal Charitable Trust, Kund Kund Bharati Trust and Om Kothari Foundation and Trust.
• He completed his MBBS in 1973 and MS in general surgery in 1980 from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. After this he joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi to pursue Neuro-surgery completing it in 1983.

• Dr. Sisir Das is a renowned Neurosurgeon, based in Kolkata with extensive experience of 31+ years.
• His expertise lies in treating epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Cerebrovascular diseases, Stroke, Migraine, Headache disorders, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Neuroinfections, Brain tumors, Traumatic disorders of the nervous system, etc.
• Dr. Das completed his MBBS from Manipur University, followed by MS in General Surgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh. Later, he did MCh in Neuro Surgery from the well known Calcutta University. He is a member of the West Bengal Medical Council and Indian Medical Association.
• Under his credit, there are numerous national and international publications and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CME's, worldwide conferences to talk about Neurological Disorders.

• Dr. Prof. Deepu Banerji is a top doctor for neurological surgery in Mumbai having 44+ years of experience as a Neurosurgeon.
• He is a leading specialist for minimally invasive brain surgery in Mumbai and has conducted over 8,000 brain and spine surgeries to date.
• His areas of expertise include neuro-oncology (brain and spine tumours), skull base and endoscopic neurosurgery, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and paediatric neurosurgery.
• Dr. Prof. Banerji completed his MBBS in 1980 and his MS in General Surgery in 1983, both at GSVM Medical College in Kanpur.
• He earned his MCh in Neurosurgery from the University of Delhi in 1986.
• Dr. Prof. Banerji has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Oration from the Neurological Society of India in 2017, the NSI Presidential Oration at the Silver Jubilee Annual Conference of IAN in Chennai in 2017, and the 1st Prof RS Dharkar Oration at the 18th Annual MP & CG Conference in Gwalior in 2019.
• Dr. Prof. Banerji has contributed over 20 chapters and has 70+ publications in many national and international journals.
• He is a renowned neurosurgeon in Mumbai and has served as the president of the Neurological Society of India, the Bombay Neuroscience Association and the Skull Base Surgery Society of India.
• Dr. Prof. Banerji is also a member of the Association of Spinal Surgeons of India, an international member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Editorial Board of Surgical Neurology International.

• Dr. Amit Jaiswal is a leading Neurosurgeon with an experience of +23 years in the field.
• He is professionally associated with, the Orissa Council of Medical Registration and the Indian Medical Association.
• Dr. Jaiswal completed his MBBS from SCB Medical College, Utkal University and then did MS in 1999. In 2008, he completed his M.Ch from Grant Medical College Sir J.J Hospitals, Mumbai.
• His surgical expertise includes performing, craniotomy, laminectomy, lumbar puncture, spine deformity correction surgeries, anterior cervical discectomy, epilepsy surgery, microdiscectomy and ventriculostomy. 

• Currently associated as Consultant with Department of Neurology at Continental Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Extensive experience in the field of Continental Neurosciences & Rehabilitation, Managing Diverse Neurological Disorders
• Interests are Hypophysectomy, CSF Rhinorrhoea Repair, Headache Management, Video EEG Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (IPD)
• Member of world federation of Neurology

• Dr. Gurneet Singh Sawhney is a well-known Neurosurgeon with experience of over 14+ years.
• He is proficient in performing complex Neurosurgeries and providing Neurotrauma treatments which include 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.
• He is specially trained in carrying out Simple and Complex Spine Surgery including CVJ and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery and Neuro-Oncology.
• His area of interest covers Functional and Seizure Neurosurgery and Stereotactic.
• He was honored with the “Most Promising Neurosurgeon in Maharashtra”, 2016 award by the Times Group for remarkable work in rural areas.
• He takes part in workshops and conferences regularly.
• He is the honorary member of various prestigious associations like Neurosurgical Society of India (NSSI), Neurological Society of India (NSI), Midwest Chapter of Neurological Surgeons (MCNS), Bombay Neurosciences Association (BNA), Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), IMA Mulund.
• His extreme quest for knowledge engages his research and publications. He has so far published a number of papers in various journals.
• After graduating with MBBS from Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai under Maharashtra Health Sciences in 2004, he pursued MS in General Surgery in St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, in 2010. Later he did MCh in Neurosurgery from the same college in 2014. He also did a Fellowship in Neuroendoscopy in 2017 and Hands on Training in MISS.