Dr Deshpande V Rajakumar

Neurosurgery

MBBS, MCh - Neuro Surgery

Bengaluru

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About Dr Deshpande V Rajakumar

A Neurosurgeon with extensive experience, Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar specialises in Minimal Access Surgeries of the Brain and Spine. Apart from being the first neurosurgeon in Bangalore to perform Pedicle Screw Fixation for spine injuries, Dr. Deshpande has been instrumental in developing a cadaver laboratory at the Harper Hospital, carrying out numerous dissections of the human skull and addition to an illustrious track record of teaching at leading hospitals, his areas of interest include - Brain Tumours (including Skull Base Tumours), Cerebro-Vascular Diseases, and Spine. Actively involved in developing new Endoscopic approaches to brain and spine diseases, Dr. Deshpande has presented and published papers on the subject at the International Congress of Skull Base at San Diego.

Expertise

Specializations

Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care)

Services offered

Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Microvascular Decompression (Nerve pressure relief surgery) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Peripheral Neurosurgery (nerve surgery outside brain and spine) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment (treatment for head injury) Brain Infection (Infection affecting brain tissue) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Pediatric Neurosurgery (brain and spine surgery for children) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Migraine Treatment (treatment for severe headache) Brain Aneurysm Treatment (treatment for brain artery bulge) Brain Aneurysm Coiling (coil treatment for brain aneurysm) Carotid Cavernous Fistula Treatment (Abnormal brain vessel connection treatment) Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Dural vessel abnormality blockage procedure) Brain Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Abnormal brain vessel blockage procedure) Spinal and Cerebral Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Head and Neck Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (Hormone blood sampling from brain veins) Carotid Body Tumor Embolization (Blood vessel blockage for tumor treatment) Canalith Repositioning Procedure (Procedure to treat positional vertigo) Vertigo Treatment (Treatment for dizziness condition) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot)

Procedures

CSF Leak Treatment (cerebrospinal fluid leak treatment) Peripheral Nerve Surgery (nerve repair operation) Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery (pituitary tumor removal) Spinal Fusion Surgery (Spine bones joining surgery) Scoliosis Surgery (spine curve correction) Burr Hole Evacuation (Brain clot drainage procedure) Spinal Decompression Surgery (spinal nerve pressure relief) Kyphoplasty (spine fracture cement treatment) Cranioplasty (skull bone repair surgery) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery) Anterior Cranial Fossa Repair (Front skull base repair surgery) Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Decompressive Craniotomy (brain pressure relief surgery) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Spine Surgery (Spinal column operation) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Aneurysm Clipping (Brain aneurysm repair surgery) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal) Discectomy (slipped disc removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSJ.S.S Medical College, Mysore, none

MCh - Neuro SurgeryNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), none

Registrations & certifications

Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Neurological Society of IndiaNeurological Society of India

Awards & recognitions

Helped to develop the Cadaver Laboratory at the Harper HospitalAward

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