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Dr Rakesh Kumar Dua, Neurosurgery

Dr Rakesh Kumar Dua

Neurosurgery
MBBS, MCh - Neuro Surgery
Delhi
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About Dr Rakesh Kumar Dua

Dr. Rakesh Dua has wide experience of Neuro & Spine surgeries. Dr. Dua is presently working as Director Neurosurgery & Head Neurospine in Fortis Hospital. He is also works as a Faculty Neurosurgery & Spine, National Board of Examinations. Ministry of Health & Family welfare, New-Delhi. His particular area of interest in minimally invasive neuro & spine surgeries & Neuro critical care. Has more than 20 years of experience in Neuro & Spine surgeries including various complex vascular skull base, endoscopic, brain & spine tumors, spinal decompression & fixation and neurotrauma with successful outcomes. Specialty Interest: Minicraniotomies for tumors, hematomas Minimally Invasive/ Key hole surgery for Disc Disease (Spinal Tumors) Congenital anomalies in children Experience: Before joining Fortis Healthcare, Dr. Dua was Director Neurosurgery & Head Neuro Spine Max super specialist Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. Worked as Head of Department, Neurosurgery, UCMS & GTB hospital. Started DNB academic programme in neurosurgery in 2005 & successfully continued till 2011. Working as faculty, Neurosurgery & spine, National Board of Examinations, Ministry of Health & Family welfare, New-Delhi as Examiner/Assessor

Expertise

Specializations
Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care)
Services offered
Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot) Carotid Body Tumor Embolization (Blood vessel blockage for tumor treatment) Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (Hormone blood sampling from brain veins) Head and Neck Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Spinal and Cerebral Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) 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) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) 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) Vertigo Treatment (Treatment for dizziness condition)
Procedures
Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Spinal Decompression Surgery (spinal nerve pressure relief) Spine Surgery (Spinal column operation) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal) Discectomy (slipped disc removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSUniversity of Delhi, none
MCh - Neuro SurgeryUniversity of Delhi, none
Fellowship in Micro NeurosurgeryUniversity of Delhi, none
Work & experience
Neuro Spine Surgeon — Fortis Hospital, Shalimar BaghThanesar Haryana
Registrations & certifications
Punjab Medical CouncilPunjab Medical Council
Awards & recognitions
Rahul Gandhi Ekta AwardAward
Mohan lal Nayyar Award for Best Senior Resident MAMCAward
17 PublicationsAward
25 Papers Presented in ConferencesAward
06 Guest LecturesAward

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