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
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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Pioneering Surgeries
A selection of breakthrough surgeries and firsts.
- Pioneered and performed a novel keyhole Mini Supraorbital basal trans-isthmus approach to anterior insular lesions. The Hindu · NDTV · Publication
- Successfully removed giant tennis ball sized brain tumor 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 Described 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 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
- Employed "out of the box" technique - Ventriculoureteral shunt to solve a case of recurrent shunt failures. Publication
- Non conventional method to treat a very complex case of low pressure hydrocephalus. Publication
In the Press
National and international coverage of the world's first eyebrow keyhole approach for insular brain tumour.
Hospital Attachments
Awareness & Advocacy — By the Patients
Real stories shared by patients and families.