Senior Neurosurgeon

Dr Hrishikesh Sarkar

Clinical Innovator · Author · Python Coder · Health Care Leader · Patient Safety Advocate

MBBS — Christian Medical College, Vellore
MCh (Neurosurgery) — CMC Vellore
Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery — Switzerland
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, Global Health Leadership — Harvard Medical School, Boston

Dr Hrishikesh Sarkar receiving the Harvard Medical School Global Healthcare Leadership Fellowship

Welcome to my website. I am a Neurosurgeon (Brain & Spine Surgeon), researcher, innovator, author, and Harvard Global Healthcare Leadership Program alumnus, passionate about advancing neurosurgical care through clinical excellence, innovation, education, and technology.

Explore this site to learn about brain and spine conditions, treatment options, surgical outcomes, and life after neurosurgical procedures.

Thank you for visiting — please feel free to get in touch, I'd be happy to help.

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Featured Videos

Oath and Staff Podcast with ADS — frank conversations.

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

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Where would you like to go?

Patients Conditions I Treat →

For patients or proxies wanting to understand a diagnosis.

Before Surgery Brain Surgery FAQs →

What to expect when brain surgery is recommended.

Before Surgery Spine Surgery FAQs →

What to expect when spine surgery is recommended.

Learn What Is Keyhole Surgery? →

Minimally invasive brain and spine surgery, explained.

Coders Digital Medicine & Code →

AI, deep learning and machine learning in medicine.

Enthusiasts Brain Bits →

For the curious — brain, spine and neuro topics.

Innovation

Pioneering Surgeries

A selection of breakthrough surgeries and firsts.

First in the world to describe and perform a novel keyhole Mini Supraorbital basal trans-isthmus approach to anterior insular lesions. The Hindu · NDTV · Publication
Successfully removed the largest brain tumor ever operated via eyelid approach — a tennis-ball-sized meningioma in the anterior skull base. Video · Publication
Pioneered DREZotomy for cancer-related pain in South India. Read more
Implemented a rare, hybrid strategy to treat seven aneurysms in one patient — a first. Video
First in India and South Asia to perform an "awake" brain bypass surgery for stroke.
First in India to describe the utility of intraoperative CT scanning in enhancing precision and surgical safety in neurosurgery. Publication
With colleagues in Switzerland, pioneered a novel keyhole approach to tumors located in the lateral ventricle. Publication
First in the Indian subcontinent to assess serum S100 as a biomarker for diagnosing and prognosticating intracerebral bleeds. Publication
With colleagues at CMC Vellore, developed the "Vellore Localizer," a simple tool for accurate shunt-tube placement. Publication