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Dr Hrishikesh Sarkar

Senior Neurosurgeon | Clinical Researcher | Author | Coder | Innovator | Mentor | Patient safety advocate | Ushakiran Foundation
MBBS (Christian Medical College, Vellore)
MCh (Neurosurgery, CMC Vellore)
Fellowship, Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery, Switzerland
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Best Neurosurgeon Mumbai
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Welcome to my website!!

Hi! I am Dr Hrishikesh Sarkar, Senior Consultant, Brain and Spine Surgery (Neurosurgeon), Researcher, Innovator, Author, and a Python Computer Language aficionado. Browse this website (which is entirely self-coded from scratch) to know more about my work, see how Brain Surgery and Spine Surgery can save or improve lives and what to expect before and after a procedure, their risks, benefits, etc. Contact by clicking the links provided. Would be happy to help!

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Transformational Keyhole Approach. Originally published by Apollo Hospitals Chennai - Used here for educational and informational purposes only.

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Pioneering Surgeries

Innovations and Breakthrough Surgeries

1. First in the World to describe and perform a novel keyhole Mini Supraorbital basal trans-isthmus approach to anterior insular lesions. Click here Click here Click here

2. Successfully removed largest brain tumor, a Tennis ball sized meningioma located in the anterior skull base, ever operated via Eyelid. Click here Click here

3. Pioneered in South India to perform DREZotomy for cancer-related pain. Click here

4. Implemented for the first time a rare and hybrid strategy to treat seven aneurysms in one patient. Click here

5. First in India and South Asia to perform an "Awake" Brain Bypass Surgery for Stroke.

6. First in India to describe the utility of intraoperative CT scan in enhancing precision and surgical safety in Neurosurgery. Click here

7. Along with colleagues in Switzerland, pioneered a novel keyhole approach to the tumors located in the lateral ventricle of the brain. Click here

8. First in the Indian subcontinent to assess serum S100 as a biomarker for diagnosis and prognostication of Intracerebral bleed. Click here

9. Along with colleagues at CMC Vellore, developed and described a simple tool "Vellore Localizer" for placing the shunt tube accurately. Click here

In the Press

National and international coverage of the world's first eyebrow keyhole approach for insular brain tumour.


Previous and Current Hospital Attachments


My Books

Complications textbook

Textbook of Complications prevention in Neurosurgery. Click here for details.


Confessions
Confessions of a Meandering Scalpel - A collection of poems. Click here for details.

Back in the Game
Back in the Game - A self recovery guide for those undergoing spine surgery. Coming Soon!

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