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Dr Praveen K.S, Neurosurgery

Dr Praveen K.S

Neurosurgery
MBBS, DNB - General Surgery, MCh - Neuro Surgery, MS - General Surgery
Bengaluru
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About Dr Praveen K.S

Trained in one of the best Neuroscience Institutes in the country, Dr Praveen K S is an accomplished Neurosurgeon able to handle the entire spectrum of Brain and Spine disorders including Trauma, Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgeries, Complex Instrumentation, Vascular and Paediatric Disorders. Apart from excelling in the Academia by being a Topper in all qualifying examinations, he has also won many Gold medals and accolades all through his career including “Best Outgoing Student of The Year’’- NIMHANS 2007. He has actively participated in and conducted many outpatient camps in various districts of Karnataka. His commitment to patient care, attention to detail and quality control of outcomes are a result of bringing latest techniques and Industry Best Practices into the parlance of clinical practice. He has attended various CMEs and National and International Conferences and has presented Scientific papers on various neurosurgical topics. During my MCh Neurosurgery, he has assisted his Professors in almost all major cases in Neurosurgery including vascular, oncology, skull base, epilepsy, stereotactic, endoscopic and spine. He has independently operated all routine neurosurgical cases during my Senior Residency till May 2008 – the whole spectrum of neurotrauma, surface tumors (extra and intra axial both supra and infratentorial), spinal degenerative conditions (fenestration and discectomy, cervical discectomy), spinal tumors (Extradural, intradural extramedullary) all, I have operated over 600 cases. Specifically, he has assisted in ventricular endoscopic work for ETVs, colloid cyst excision, septostomy, intraventricular parasitic cyst removal etc apart from total endoscopic endonasal pituitary tumor excision and endoscopic CSF leak repairs

Expertise

Specializations
Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care)
Services offered
Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot) Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (Hormone blood sampling from brain veins) Carotid Body Tumor Embolization (Blood vessel blockage for tumor treatment) Head and Neck Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Spinal and Cerebral Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Brain Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Abnormal brain vessel blockage procedure) Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Dural vessel abnormality blockage procedure) Carotid Cavernous Fistula Treatment (Abnormal brain vessel connection treatment) Brain Aneurysm Coiling (coil treatment for brain aneurysm)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSBangalore University, none
DNB - General SurgeryNational Board Of Examination, none
MCh - Neuro SurgeryNational Institute of Health and Neuroscience, none
MS - General SurgeryGovernment Stanley Medical College, Chennai, none
Registrations & certifications
Life member of Bangalore Neurological SocietyLife member of Bangalore Neurological Society
Life Member Of Neurological Society Of IndiaLife Member Of Neurological Society Of India
Life member of Association of Spine Surgeons of IndiaLife member of Association of Spine Surgeons of India
Awards & recognitions
Gold Medal - Prof. A. Venugopal Urology Prize Examination (Madras Urological Society).Award
Gold Medal – Padma Natarajan, M.V. Natarajan Memorial Medal for General Surgery. (Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai)Award
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore- MCh Neurosurgery, 2007Award
Best Outgoing student in Neurosurgery for the year 2007 presented during the convocation held on Jan 5, 2009Award

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