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Dr Sathwik R Shetty, Neurosurgery

Dr Sathwik R Shetty

Neurosurgery
MBBS, DNB - Neurosurgery
20 yrs experience Bengaluru
2clinics

About Dr Sathwik R Shetty

Dr Sathwik R Shetty is an accomplished neurosurgeon. After having completed his medical graduation from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, he pursued his post graduate training in Neurosurgery and received his Diplomate of National Board in Neurosurgery from the prestigious National Board of Examinations, New Delhi. He then completed a one year Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery from KIMS, Secunderabad where he received training in the surgical management of Epilepsy and Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease. He has received advanced training in Endoscopic skull base surgery from Weil Cornell Medicine (NY, USA) and also in Deep brain stimulation from Toronto Western Hospital (Toronto,Canada). Dr Sathwik R Shetty has previously worked as Junior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Whitefield before joining Manipal Hospital, Bangalore in 2014 where he is practising as a Consultant Neurosurgeon. Dr Sathwik R Shetty has not only developed excellent surgical techniques for a wide variety of Brain tumors but also has special and unique skills in managing patients of Movement disorders with Deep Brain Stimulation(DBS), Epilepsy surgery and Minimally invasive endoscopic resection of skull base tumors. He is also an expert in spine surgery and cerebrovascular surgery. He has vast experience in the management of head and spine trauma. He has more than 20 scientific paper presentations/publications at various national and international meetings.

Expertise

Specializations
Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care)
Services offered
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) Carotid Endarterectomy (Carotid artery plaque removal surgery) Microvascular Decompression (Nerve pressure relief surgery) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Peripheral Neurosurgery (nerve surgery outside brain and spine) Brain Infection (Infection affecting brain tissue) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Head and Spine Injuries (Trauma to head and spine) Brain Aneurysm Treatment (treatment for brain artery bulge) Canalith Repositioning Procedure (Procedure to treat positional vertigo) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Migraine Treatment (treatment for severe headache) 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) CSF Leak Repair (Brain fluid leak repair) Sympathectomy (nerve cutting procedure) Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (brain fluid drainage surgery) Burr Hole Evacuation (Brain clot drainage procedure) Spinal Decompression Surgery (spinal nerve pressure relief) Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Spine Surgery (Spinal column operation) Discectomy (slipped disc removal surgery) Cranioplasty (skull bone repair surgery) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery) Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (brain fluid drainage surgery) Decompressive Craniotomy (brain pressure relief surgery) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery (severe facial pain surgery) Aneurysm Clipping (Brain aneurysm repair surgery) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSKasturba Medical College, none
DNB - NeurosurgeryDNB board, New Delhi, none
Work & experience
DNB Neurosurgery Resident — Narayana HrudayalayaThanesar Haryana
2006 – 2010
Senior Resident, Dept. of Neurosurgery — Narayana HrudayalayaThanesar Haryana
2010 – 2011
Fellow, Functional Neurosurgery — Krishna Institute of Medical ScienceThanesar Haryana
2011 – 2012
Junior Consultant Neurosurgeon — Narayana Multi Specialty HospitalThanesar Haryana
2012 – 2013
Associate Consultant Neurosurgeon — Manipal HospitalThanesar Haryana
2013 – 2015
Consultant Neurosurgeon — Manipal HospitalThanesar Haryana
2015 – 2018
Registrations & certifications
Bangalore Neurological SocietyBangalore Neurological Society
Neurological Society of IndiaNeurological Society of India
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USACongress of Neurological Surgeons, USA
European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)
Neuro Trauma Society of India (NTSI)Neuro Trauma Society of India (NTSI)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Awards & recognitions
Best Paper Award - Annual Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association India (NSSA)Award
Best Poster Award - Annual Conference of Neurological Society of IndiaAward
MEMBER, ORGANISING COMMITTEE ,NEUROVASCON- Annual meeting of the Cerebrovascular Surgeons of IndiaAward
FACULTY, NEUROCON - Annual meeting of the Neurological Society of India (NSI)Award
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL, FINLAND – MAY- Visiting Neurosurgeon at the Department of Neurosurgery.Award

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