Dr Dinesh Nayak

Neurology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Neurology

30 yrs experience Chennai

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About Dr Dinesh Nayak

While working as the Assistant Professor of Neurology at SCTIMST (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology), Dr. Nayak was awarded the Dr. P. N. Berry Scholarship for further training in epileptology at King’s College Hospital in London With his experience and passion for epileptology, he returned to SCTIMST and started the Vagal Nerve Stimulation Program Dr. Nayak also established his own epilepsy surgery program in 2008 and since 2010, he has performed the surgery on over 70 patients

Expertise

Specializations

Neurology Consultation (Brain and nerve doctor visit)

Services offered

Neuromuscular Disorders (nerve muscle disorder treatment) Electromyography (EMG) (muscle nerve activity test) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Spinal Disorders (Spine disease treatment) Stroke Treatment (treatment for brain stroke) Headache (pain in head or scalp) Epilepsy (recurrent seizure disorder) Skull Base Surgery (skull base tumor surgery) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Canalith Repositioning Procedure (Procedure to treat positional vertigo) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy) Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) ACL Reconstruction (knee ligament reconstruction surgery) Electroconvulsive Therapy (brain stimulation treatment) Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery) Insomnia Treatment (sleep difficulty treatment) ADHD Treatment (Treatment for attention deficit disorder) Video EEG Monitoring (brain activity video test) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Neurological Disorders (brain and nerve disorders) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot) Sleep Disorder Treatment (sleep problem treatment care) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Sclerotherapy (injection for varicose veins) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Electroencephalogram (EEG) (Brain wave test) Pituitary Disorders (hormone gland disorders evaluation) Encephalopathy (brain function disorder evaluation) Fibromyalgia Treatment (Chronic muscle pain treatment) Functional Sclerotherapy (varicose vein injection treatment) Movement Disorders (abnormal body movement disorders) Multiple Sclerosis Treatment (treatment for MS nerve disease) Neurological Dysfunction (nervous system disorder evaluation) Cerebrovascular Diseases (brain blood vessel disease evaluation) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Vertigo Treatment (Treatment for dizziness condition) Parkinson's Disease Treatment Dementia Treatment (memory loss disorder treatment) Alzheimer's Disease Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery (brain fluid drainage surgery) Brain Mapping (Functional Mapping) (brain function activity test) Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) (spinal fluid test) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt (CSF Shunt) (brain fluid drainage tube) Brain Aneurysm Surgery (brain artery bulge repair) Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) (blood vessel imaging test) PET Scan (advanced metabolic imaging scan) Cranial CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic brain radiation treatment) Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) (spinal fusion through abdomen) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) (neck disc removal and fusion) Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement (neck disc implant surgery) Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy (nerve opening surgery in neck) Decompressor Discectomy (spinal disc pressure relief) Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Interspinous Process Decompression (spine pressure relief implant) Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) (disc pain heat therapy) Cervical Laminectomy with Fusion (neck spine decompression and fusion) Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy (nerve pain heat treatment) Microendoscopic Discectomy (minimally invasive disc removal) Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression (spinal nerve pressure relief) Minimally Invasive TLIF (minimally invasive spinal fusion) Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) (lower spine fusion surgery) Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead) (implant for nerve pain control) Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (device for chronic pain control) Total Disc Replacement (artificial spinal disc replacement) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (spine bone fusion surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery)

Procedures

Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSUniversity Of Madras, India, none

MD - General MedicineThe Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), none

DM - NeurologySree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, none

Work & experience

Sr. Consultant — Vikram HospitalsThanesar Haryana
2013 – Present

Sr. Consultant — Fortis Malar HospitalThanesar Haryana
2012 – Present

Sr. Consultant — Kasturi Neuro ClinicThanesar Haryana
2005 – Present

Sr. Consultant — Global Hospitals and Health CityThanesar Haryana
2008 – 2011

Associate Professor — Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences and TechnologyThanesar Haryana
2005 – 2008

Sr Consultant — Kovai Medical Center and HospitalThanesar Haryana
2003 – 2005

Clinical Fellow and Clinical Associate — King's College Hospital LondonThanesar Haryana
2000 – 2003

Junior Consultant — KG HospitalThanesar Haryana
1997 – 2000

Assistant Professor — Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyThanesar Haryana
1996 – 1997

Registrations & certifications

The Indian Academy of NeurologyThe Indian Academy of Neurology

The Neurological Society of IndiaThe Neurological Society of India

Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA)Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA)

Awards & recognitions

Dr SM Munirathinam Chetty Gold MedalAward

Dr PN Berry Scholarship For Training In UKAward

Best paper Awards Neurological Society of IndiaAward

Best Paper Award at National Annual ConferenceAward

Best Paper Award - Indian Epilepsy AssociationAward

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