Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj
Additional Director Neuro Surgery Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India SpeaksEnglish- Neurosurgeon
- 30+ years of exp.
- 14k+ Consultations
About Doctor
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj is an experienced Additional Director of Neuro Surgery with over 31 years of experience as a consultant neurosurgeon. He has performed more than 6,000 neurosurgical operations, including complex cranial and spinal surgeries. He specializes in microneurosurgery, spinal surgery and instrumentation, epilepsy surgery, skull base surgery, craniofacial reconstruction surgery, critical care management of head injury, brain tumour surgery, craniovertebral anomaly management, and treatment of spinal disorders. He has also pioneered several neurosurgical procedures, including cervical laminoplasty, anterior cervical plate and screw fixation, cervical lateral mass fixation, transthoracic approaches and fixations, thoracolumbar transpedicular fixation, and posterior lumbar interbody fixation. He has served at prestigious institutions including AIIMS, New Delhi, and NIMHANS, Bangalore, and has presented and published papers at national and international levels. He was selected for the “Neurosurgical Update for Young Neurosurgeons of Asia” in Osaka, Japan, in 1998.
Work Experience
- Additional Director – Neuro Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru
- Consultant Neurosurgeon – AIIMS, New Delhi
- Consultant Neurosurgeon – NIMHANS, Bangalore
- Neurosurgical Practice – Institutes in India and abroad
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Qualification & Education
- MS
- M.Ch (Neurosurgery)
- DNB (Neurosurgery)
Conditions Treated
- Brain Tumours
- Head Injury
- Craniovertebral Anomalies
- Spinal Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Skull Base Disorders
- Complex Cranial Disorders
- Spinal Disorders and Conditions
- Neurotrauma
- Craniofacial Disorders
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Procedure Performed
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Microneurosurgery
- Spinal Surgery & Instrumentation
- Skull Base Surgery
- Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
- Cervical Laminoplasty
- Anterior Cervical Plate & Screw Fixation
- Cervical Lateral Mass Fixation
- Transthoracic Approach & Fixation
- Thoracolumbar Transpedicular Fixation
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fixation
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Professional Memberships
- Fellowship in Neurosurgery
- Fellowship in Neuro Trauma
- Neurological Society of India
- Neuro-Otological Society of India
- Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons
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