Dr Ravi Gopal Varma

Neurosurgery

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Neuro Surgery

Bengaluru

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About Dr Ravi Gopal Varma

Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma has joined as Chief of Neurosciences and Lead Consultant Neurosurgery, at Aster CMI Hospital, after setting up and running the highly successful Institute of Neurosciences at M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, where he was Professor and Head of Neurosurgery since 2008. He is a highly qualified Neurosurgeon, with special interest in Movement Disorders, with more than 20 years of experience. Dr. Varma has undergone training in all aspects of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery which includes specialized surgery for Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and chronic pain. His surgical expertise covers other branches of neurosurgery including Paediatric, vascular and endoscopic neurosurgery. He is one of the few neurosurgeons, in India, with large experience with DBS surgery for Parkinson ’s disease.

Expertise

Services offered

Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Autonomic Neurologist Behavioral Neurologist General Neurologist Geriatric Neurologist Headache Specialist Neuroimaging Specialist Neurophysiologist Neuro Rehabilitation (Neurological recovery therapy) Neuro Intensive Care (critical neurological care unit) Neurology Consultation (Brain and nerve doctor visit) Pediatric Neurologist Stroke Specialist Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Headache and Vertigo Specialist Nerve Pain Specialist Neurobehaviour Specialist Neuroinfection Specialist Neurophysiology Specialist Neurorestoration Specialist Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care) Neurointerventional Surgery (minimally invasive brain vessel surgery) Neurovascular Surgeon (Brain blood vessel specialist doctor) Neurospine surgeon Neuro-oncology Surgery (Brain and spinal tumor surgery) Neurotrauma Surgeon Neuropediatric Surgeon Neurofunctional Surgeonq Epilepsy (recurrent seizure disorder) Headache (pain in head or scalp) Stroke (brain blood flow blockage) Ischemic Disease (Reduced blood supply disorder) Myelitis (spinal cord inflammation) Alzheimer's Disease Brain Injury (Treatment for brain injury conditions) Parkinson's Disease Multiple Sclerosis (nerve damage disease) Meningitis (infection of brain lining) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (progressive nerve muscle disease) Tuberculous Meningitis (TB infection of brain lining) Ataxia-Telangiectasia (Genetic disorder affecting nerves and immunity) Canavan Disease (Inherited brain degeneration disorder) Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Inherited peripheral nerve disorder) Cockayne Syndrome (Rare genetic growth and nerve disorder) Huntington's disease Inherited Erythromelalgia (Genetic burning pain in limbs) Krabbe Disease (Inherited nerve degeneration disorder) Leigh Syndrome (Inherited mitochondrial brain disorder) Lewy Body Dementia (Dementia with abnormal brain protein) Menkes Disease (Genetic copper metabolism disorder) Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (Inherited white matter degeneration) Moyamoya Disease (rare brain artery narrowing disorder) Mucopolysaccharidosis (Inherited metabolic storage disorder) Neurodegenerative Disorders (progressive nerve damage diseases) Piebaldism (Genetic white patches on skin) Polymicrogyria (Abnormal brain surface development) Polyneuropathy (Damage to multiple peripheral nerves) Porencephaly (Fluid-filled cavity in brain) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (Rare progressive brain movement disorder) Retinitis Pigmentosa (Inherited retinal degeneration disease) Refsum Disease (Inherited metabolic nerve disorder) Rett Syndrome (Genetic developmental brain disorder) Seizure Disorder (repeated fits condition) Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Muscle weakness nerve disorder) Spinocerebellar Ataxia (Inherited progressive coordination disorder) Ataxia-Neuropathy Spectrum (Coordination and nerve disorder) Wilson Disease (copper buildup disorder) Peripheral Neuropathy (Peripheral nerve damage treatment) Sleep Disorders (treatment for sleep problems) Tremor (Involuntary shaking movement disorder) Alexander Disease (rare genetic brain disorder) Friedreich Ataxia (Inherited nerve coordination disorder) Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (Protein deposits in brain vessels) Cerebral Infarction (Brain tissue damage stroke) Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (brain vein clot) Extradural Hematoma (bleeding between skull and brain covering) Hyperactivity Disorder (excessive activity disorder) Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (Narrowing of lower spine canal) Monoplegia (Paralysis of one limb) Facial Nerve Surgery (facial nerve repair surgery) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy) Electroconvulsive Therapy (brain stimulation treatment) Neuromuscular Disorders (nerve muscle disorder treatment) Hypophysectomy (pituitary gland removal surgery) Giddiness (Vertigo) Treatment (dizziness treatment care) Headache Management (Treatment for headaches) Peripheral Neurosurgery (nerve surgery outside brain and spine) Video EEG Monitoring (brain activity video test) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment (treatment for head injury) Neurological Disorders (brain and nerve disorders) Brain Infection (Infection affecting brain tissue) Microvascular Decompression (Nerve pressure relief surgery) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Sclerotherapy (injection for varicose veins) Pediatric Neurosurgery (brain and spine surgery for children) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Electroencephalogram (EEG) (Brain wave test) Encephalopathy (brain function disorder evaluation) Functional Sclerotherapy (varicose vein injection treatment) Occipital Technique (SOT) (Spinal alignment therapy method) Motor Coordination Disorder (movement coordination problem treatment) Movement Disorders (abnormal body movement disorders) Multiple Sclerosis Treatment (treatment for MS nerve disease) Neurointensive Care (Critical brain care unit) Neurological Dysfunction (nervous system disorder evaluation) Neurophysiology Services (Nerve function testing services) Cerebrovascular Diseases (brain blood vessel disease evaluation) Migraine Treatment (treatment for severe headache) Parkinson's Disease Treatment Dementia Treatment (memory loss disorder treatment) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) 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) Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) (blood vessel imaging test) Brain Aneurysm Surgery (brain artery bulge repair) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt (CSF Shunt) (brain fluid drainage tube) Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) (spinal fluid test) Brain Mapping (Functional Mapping) (brain function activity test) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery (brain fluid drainage surgery) PET Scan (advanced metabolic imaging scan) Cranial CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic brain radiation treatment) Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) (disc pain heat therapy) Interspinous Process Decompression (spine pressure relief implant) Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Decompressor Discectomy (spinal disc pressure relief) Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy (nerve opening surgery in neck) Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (spine bone fusion surgery) Total Disc Replacement (artificial spinal disc replacement) Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (device for chronic pain control) Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead) (implant for nerve pain control) Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) (lower spine fusion surgery) Minimally Invasive TLIF (minimally invasive spinal fusion) Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression (spinal nerve pressure relief) Microendoscopic Discectomy (minimally invasive disc removal) Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy (nerve pain heat treatment) Cervical Laminectomy with Fusion (neck spine decompression and fusion) Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement (neck disc implant surgery) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) (neck disc removal and fusion) Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) (spinal fusion through abdomen) Brain Tumors (abnormal growth in brain) Functional Neurosurgery (brain function disorder surgery) Endoscopic Neurosurgery (minimally invasive brain surgery) Vascular Neurosurgery (brain blood vessel surgery)

Procedures

Spinal Fixation Surgery (spine stabilization surgery) Spinal Fusion Surgery (Spine bones joining surgery) CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic radiation tumor treatment) Scoliosis Surgery (spine curve correction) Spinal Decompression Surgery (spinal nerve pressure relief) Kyphoplasty (spine fracture cement treatment) Cranioplasty (skull bone repair surgery) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery) Microdiscectomy (Minimally invasive disc removal surgery) Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (brain fluid drainage surgery) 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) Discectomy (slipped disc removal surgery) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSBangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, none

MS - General SurgeryManipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal, India, none

MCh - Neuro SurgerySree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, none

Awards & recognitions

Established the MCh program to train Postgraduate doctors in Neurosurgery at the Institute of Neurosciences, MSRMC, BangaloreAward

Established a fully functional and successful Movement Disorder Program at M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.Award

Initiated a DBS program for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease at NIMS, Hyderabad.Award

Initiated a DBS program for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease at KEM Hospital, Mumbai.Award

Initiated a DBS program in Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad.Award

Was selected for a DBS workshop with advanced training in the Netherlands, as a part of a prestigious Indo-Canadian collaborationAward

Organized the first International Workshop on Surgery for Movement Disorders at M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore. It was the first time in the world that a live DBS surgery was relayed to an interactive forumAward

Served as Member of the Board of Studies, NIMHANS, for a tenure of 3 yearsAward

Was invited as Guest Speaker at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, New Delhi, where he shared the dais with other dignitaries like HH. Dalai Lama, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Al Gore and the RT. Hon. Gordon Brown. He is the first Neurosurgeon to be invited to speAward

Designated Visiting Professor at the Raman Research Institute.Award

Dr.Varma also has the distinction of having conducted the first successful DBS surgery for Neuroacanthosis in India and third in the world.Award

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