Dr. Arjun Srivatsa
MBBS, DNB - Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
With a solid experience in Bangalore for 20 years and 7500 Surgeries under the belt, which brought him into the forefront of minimally invasive surgery a decade ago. Bangalore is now at par with the spinal centers around the world. Dr. Arjun has been trained in newer technologies including artificial disc replacements, endoscopic disc surgery. Minimal invasive tumor excision. To add to this, he is well trained in all microscopic brain surgeries and functional neurosurgery for parkinson's disease, spasticity, and urinary incontinence. Presently senior consultant Neuro-Surgeon & Spine Surgery at the Columbia Asia Hospitals was earlier Chief of Medical services at Sakra Hospital.
ground floor 314, 5th main road , 2nd block HRBR layout , Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sharath Kumar
MBBS, MD - Pediatrics, DNB - Rheumatology, Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Sharath completed his DNB in Rheumatology in May 2013. He underwent training in both adult rheumatology (under Dr. A.N Malaviya who is known as the “Father of Indian Rheumatology) as well as in PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY (under Dr Sujata Sawhney). He also completed the graduate certificate course in Pediatric Rheumatology from the University of Western Australia in 2009. He was awarded the International Wyeth Scholarship for the same. (one of only three scholarships available worldwide).He has completed several online courses in rheumatology as well such as the 2 years EULAR Certificate Course on Rheumatic Diseases from European Rheumatology Association, which he completed in May 2010. Around the same time, he also completed the online course for NP and PAs called the Postgraduate course in Rheumatology (combined Adult and Pediatric tracks) from the American College of Rheumatology (American Rheumatology Association). He has a keen interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound and has received hands-on training in the same from Leeds in UK and Copenhagen in Denmark. He has undergone the USSONAR fellowship in Musculoskeletal ultrasound where training is imparted by some of the leading experts in musculoskeletal ultrasound in North America. He is now a full member of USSONAR as well. He is one of the first rheumatologists in India to inculcate musculoskeletal ultrasound into routine private rheumatology practice. He is well versed in various diagnostic and interventional ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedures. He has been invited as guest faculty to CMC Vellore for courses in musculoskeletal ultrasound for rheumatology trainees. He has undergone hands-on training in Nailfold capillaroscopy under some of the pioneers in the field from Genoa, Italy. He routinely performs diagnostic nailfold capillaroscopy in his rheumatology OPD. This is only 1 of 2 Rheumatology OPDs in Bengaluru where this facility is available. He has a keen interest in research and teaching. He has initiated and completed several research studies, the results of which have been presented in International Rheumatology Conferences. He has been awarded several EULAR bursaries for young rheumatologist, which helped him to travel and present his research in international conferences. He has been invited as faculty to several national rheumatology conferences. He has authored chapters in rheumatology textbooks on the topic of pediatric rheumatology, regional pain syndromes and vaccines in rheumatology. He has done his M.D from the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and graduated from the same in July 2007. He did his basic medical training i.e, MBBS, from the Bangalore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University, from where he graduated in May 2002.
2, Tumkur Service Road, Goraguntepalya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Syed Zahid Raza
MCh - Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery, MBBS, MS - General Surgery
Urology
Completed MBBS from SSNMC, Tumkur in the year 2009, Completed MS - General Surgery from Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. Mch. In Urology from JSS Medical College, Mysore. He has special expertise in EndoUrology and Renal Transplant and also well quipped with Latest Laser Technologies at North Care Medical Centre. He has 11 Years of Experience and has done a large volume of cases In EndoUrology, Laser Surgeries, Laparoscopic Surgeries, Reconstructive Urology, Open Surgeries, PCNL and Also Male Sexual Problems.
148-151, Dr Rajgopal Rd, Judicial Colony, Raj Mahal Vilas 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol
DM - Cardiology, MD - General Medicine, MBBS
Cardiology
Dr. Prabhakar Koregal is a renowned interventional cardiologist with an experience of 10 years with expertise in diagnostic coronary angiography both radial & femoral route, Primary Angioplasty, Complex Angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, renal angiography &Pacemaker Implantation and Device therapy for ASD, PDA, and many more interventional procedures.
Number 66, 14th Cross, East Park Road, Sampige Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sreenivasa D
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DNB - General Medicine, DM - Gastroenterology, DNB - Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Dr. Sreenivasa is a senior consultant at Cytecare Cancer Hospital and has over two decades of experience in the field of gastroenterology, Dr. Sreenivasa is one of the most experienced and skilled gastroenterologist specialized in procedures such as upper GI endoscopy, Double balloon endoscopy, Capsule endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and advanced pancreato-biliary work (including stone extraction, stenting, mechanical lithotipsy, sphincteroplasty, pseudocyst drainage, Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS guided FNAC), single and double balloon enteroscopy to name a few. With excellent academic and clinical track record, Dr. Sreenivasa has worked at various hospitals such as King Edward VII memorial hospital-Mumbai, SVIMS hospital, KLES hospital, Fortis Hospital, Mallige Medical Center, Kanva Diagnostics, Mallya Hospital. He has also continued academic contributions in capacity of Professor of gastroenterology at KLES, SVIMS and Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences- Bangalore respectively. He has presented posters and has about 10 scientific publications to his credit.
98, Kodihalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Neuro Surgery
Neurosurgery
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.
No. 43/2, New Airport Road, NH.7, Hebbal, Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Yathish GC
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DNB - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Yathish G. C. is a Gold Medalist and a highly qualified Rheumatology Consultant. He completed his MBBS degree from the renowned institute KIMS, Hubli (RGUHS), Karnataka in 2008. To gain specialization in Internal Medicine he went on to earn his MD from esteemed Delhi University (UCMS) in 2012 and was honored with a Gold Medal for the Best outgoing student. With a high affinity towards knowledge, he continued his educational endeavor by completing DNB Rheumatology from Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai since 2013. He has also actively pursued online courses on Rheumatism and Ultrasound and has attended 7th Eular SLE course 2015 at Pisa, Italy. He has acquired over 7 years of widespread experience by working in the General Medicine, Neurology and Rheumatology departments at UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi since 2009 as part of his residency. He has been invited to many eminent National and International conferences like annual conference of Indian Rheumatology Association, India; Eular SLE Course, Italy among many others, where he has actively delivered oral and poster presentations. He is also one of the few rheumatologists in Karnataka to become a member of American College of Rheumatology and had won the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Scholarship to attend ACR 2014 conference in Boston, USA. He has been acknowledged quite a lot for his publications in prominent journals such as India Journal of Rheumatology, British Medical journal Case Reports, The Rheumatologist to name a few.
98, Kodihalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Chethana Dharmapalaiah
MBBS, MRCP (UK), CCT - Rheumatology
Rheumatology
Dr. Chethana D completed her undergraduate training from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. She then went to the United Kingdom to pursue higher training, completed MRCP Internal Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians. As Rheumatology always fascinated her, she decided to further her career in the field. She has experience in laboratory based research, having worked as a Clinical Research Fellow in Rheumatology at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. She was involved in a research project on Minocycline induced Lupus. She then joined the prestigious Cambridge Deanery for Superspecialty training in Rheumatology. She completed the Specialty Certificate Exam in Rheumatology and obtained Certificate of completion of training (CCT) in Rheumatology in 2013. She has 9years of experience in the field of Rheumatology. On returning to India, she worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore from Aug 2013 to Dec 2016. She joined our elite Aster group in January 2017. She is well trained in managing all rheumatological conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic, reactive, crystal arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, vasculitis like wegeners granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, takayasu’s arteritis, SLE, systemic sclerosis, myositis, sarcoidosis and chronic pain. She has a special interest in Vasculitis, having worked with experts in the filed in UK. She practices evidence based medicine. She performs intra articular (joint) injections, soft tissue injections and is trained in performing muscle and salivary gland biopsies. She is trained in musculoskeletal ultrasound. She also facilitates Biologic injections and infusions in our day care.
No. 43/2, New Airport Road, NH.7, Hebbal, Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Joshy E V
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Neurology
Neurology
With 37 years of practicing experience, Dr Joshy is a veteran neurologist with a staggering academic and clinical record including 100,000 Neurology consultations in 9 years at Sri Sathya Sai Super-speciality Hospital, apart from his administrative contributions as HOD Neurology Department, Hospital Executive Committee, Hospital Recruitment committee, Hospital Patient care committee, Hospital Welfare Society. Before that, he served 20 years as Chief Neurologist at Mafraq Hospital, Government of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Joshy started Autoimmune Neurology treatment and Stem-cell based therapy at Brains Hospital, Bangalore. This is a unique Holistic centre, first of its kind in India. Patients with various neurological problems who are not improving with treatment may contact him for further testing and specialised treatment. Among his key interests are the upcoming field of autoimmune neurology treatment with immunotherapy – Biologicals like Rituximab, stem-cell and upcoming gene therapy. Common neurological disorders like Encephalitis, Epilepsy, Movement disorders, Parkinsonism, Motor neurone disease, Ataxia, Neuropathy, myasthenia and muscle diseases are now discovered to have an autoimmune basis and are becoming more and more treatable. New Biologic agents are transforming the treatment of Autoimmune Neurological disorders. He will be taking Stem-cell therapy to a new level by integrating with plant-based double stem-cells and consciousness-based stem-cell therapy. He is an expert on chronic stress, chronic reversed polarity and Vagus nerve activation therapy. As a physician-healer, he brings a uniquely holistic approach to medicine, focused not just on treating disease but transforming lives and quality of life of his patients and their families. He counsels, speaks and writes powerfully on themes related to Neuroscience & Personal transformation and Integrity as an access to performance. After obtaining DM in Neurology from the prestigious NIMHANS Bangalore he completed a Post-doctoral fellowship training in Neuro-muscular disease in USA at the Jerry Lewis ALS Center & Neuromuscular Center, Los Angeles with W. King Engel, MD (University of Southern California). During his 20 year tenure in the UAE, he was known across the Gulf region for his expertise in treating dystonia and movement disorders with Botox and Dr Joshy was a Consultant to the Royal Families of The Emirates.
Number 40, 1st Floor, MSH Extension, 1st Cross, Anand Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sandeep H S
MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonology
Dr. Sandeep finished his MBBS from JJM Medical College, Davanagere and MD in Chest Medicine from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum. Later he completed his super- specialty training in the field of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine [DM] from the prestigious St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore. After his MD he has worked as a Junior Consultant in the Department of Pulmonology at Fortis Hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai where he underwent training in advanced interventional pulmonology techniques. Dr Sandeep holds an experience of more than 7 years in the field of pulmonary medicine and has performed more than 300 bronchoscopies, over 50 medical thoracoscopies and Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) procedures. He has publications in various national and international journals. He has also won awards in various state level quiz competitions in the field of Pulmonary Medicine and has been a part of various research activities during his post graduation and continues to do so even now. He is very passionate about health education and believes that only education is the key to decrease incidence of Lung diseases especially in India. He is always willing to deliver the best possible clinical outcomes and has been appreciated among his peers for that. He believes and practices evidence based medicine. He is well versed in dealing with all kinds of respiratory diseases with a special interest in Bronchial Asthma, COPD, Lung Cancer, Interventional Pulmonology, Sleep disordered breathing, Tuberculosis and Lung transplant.
67, Uttarahalli Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India