Present Post

• Lead Consultant Neurosurgeon. Aster RV hospital, Bangalore 

Previous posts

• Sr. Consultant (neurosurgery) Vikram Hospital Bangalore 4/11/2010 to 28/2/2010 
• Sr Prof Neurosurgery from 01/07/2009 to 02/11/2010
• Professor of Neurosurgery From Dec.1999 to 30/06/2009

Addl Prof

• 1/7/1996 to 28/12/1999

Assoc Prof

• 18/7/1992 to 30/6/1996

Asst Prof

•  1/1/1986 to 17/7/1992

Lecturer

• 23/9/1985 to 31/12/1985

Lecturer

• 1/2/1985 to 1/8/1985 (SCTIMST)

Training in Specialties

• Microneurosurgery training under  Prof. M. Gazi Yasargil.  University Hospital,  Zurich. Switzerland. 1st Feb ’89 to 30th  April’89.
• Sugita Scholar – 7th Nov to 6th Dec ’93.  Under Prof. Kenchiro Sugita, Nagoya University School of Medicine. Nagoya. Japan. Skull base surgery Fellowship Under  Prof. Laligam N.  Sekhar  University Hospital, George Washington University. Washington DC. USA. April ’96 to 30th June ’96.

• Neurological Society of India
• Bangalore Neurological Society 

Chairman

• Ethics committee

Chairman Board of Examiners

• M.Ch Neurosurgery Part I & II

Examiner for M.Ch Neurosurgery

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
• Post  Graduate Institute of medical science and research.
• Sanjay Gandhi Institute of medical science and research.  
• Sri chitra tirunal Institute of Medical sciences and technology.
• Nizams Institute of Medical sciences.
• NTR Medical university.
• Sri Venkateshwara institute of medical sciences.

Teaching Experience

• M.Ch(Neurosurgery), M.S. Gen/orth/ENT Post Graduates from Sept.1981 to till date.

Research Projects

• Lactic Dehydrogenase and its Isoenzymes in Brain tumour  and C.S.F.

• M.Ch(Neurosurgery), M.S. Gen/orth/ENT Post Graduates from Sept.1981 to till date.

• Evaluation and analysis of immune Architecture of CNS Tuberculomas.
• Improving cancer Radiotherapy with 2- Deoxy- D- Glucose. Phase – II clinical trials on human cerebral gliomas.
• Clinico-pathological correlation of Biological  behaviour of recurrent Neuroepithelial Tumours.
• Generativity in cognitive networks  -  Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) under Department of Science and technology
• Glioma trial - “Protocol No. AP 12009-G004: A multi-national,multi-cnetre, open-label, active-controlled, randomized parallel- group dose finding study to evaluate the efficiency and safety of two doses of Ap12009 in adult patients with recurrent high-grade glioma, administered intratumorally as continous high-flow micro- perfusion over a 7-day period every other week”. 
• A prospective study to correlate gene signatures with clinical outcome of astrocytomas and identification of potential therapeutic target(s) - NIMITLI project 
• Multiinstitutional Network project on Molecular Neuro oncology DBT COE Project

• Somatosensory evoked potentials in compressive myelopathy.
• Comparison of Radiofrequency lesion and  Microvascular decompression in Trigeminal Neuralgia.
• Visual Evoked potential in papilloedema: Relevance in visual preservation. 
• Atlanto Axial dislocations: Radiological study and graded functional outcome of treatment.
• Predictive value of visual evoked potentials in chiasmatic compressive lesions. 
• Somotosensory and brainstem auditory evoked potentials in craniovertebral junction anomalies A pre operative, post operative and follow up.

• Cerebral haemodynamics in patients with acute severe head injury: A Transcranial doppler study.
• Functional outcome following lumbar disc Surgery. 
• Cervical spondylosis: A prospective study of out come after surgery
• An Assessment of regeneration across pre treated allograft in rats.
• Recurrent neuroepithelial tumours: clinico biological study 
• Pyruvate-kinase estimation in human gliomas and its prognostic significance.
• Analysis of metabolic pattern in brain tumours of glial origin using proton MR spectroscopy both in –vitro and in-vivo Study.
• Recurrent Neuroepithelial tumours: Clinicobiological study
• Clinical and Histological Correlation of Pediatric & Adult Malignant Glioma
• Infratentorial Ependymomas. Correlation Between Histological Features And Survival Rate.
• A clinicobiological study of progression in adult lobar suratentorial low grade diffusely infiltrating astrocytoma.
• Expression of novel voltage gated potassium channel Kv 1.5 in Glioblastoma and its impact on survival.
• Subclinical respiratory dysfunction in chronic compressive myelopathy
• Cranial chordomas – A clinicopathological study
• CNS hemangioblastomas – A 12 year experience
• Spinal intramedullary lesions – A retrospective analysis of 61 cases
• Axis fractures an institutional experience
• Supratentorial ependymomas- A clinicopathological study
• Complications in neurosurgery an audit of outcome
• Respiratory dysfunction in craniovertebral junction anamolies – A pulmonary function test correlation.

Co-Guide PhD and M.Phil

• Home based Neuropsychological rehabilitation in post concussion syndrome (PhD)
• Chronic behaviour therapy in chronic lowback  pain (PhD)
• Neuropsychological rehabilitation in head injured children (m.Phil)
• Standardization of a Neuropsychological Test  Battery for Children (PhD)
• Electrophysiological Study Of Working Memory Components In Mild Head Injury
• Structure And Expression Of Tumour Suppressor Gene p53 In Human Acoustic Tumours
• Assesment of perception of emotions

Invited Lectures

• Neuroimaging and Neurosurgeon -49th National Congress of Indian  Radilogical  and Imaging Association  8th to 12th Nov1995.
• Cervical orthosis and traction :–In  National workshop/ CME on Craniovertebral junction Held at SGPGI Lucknow From 25th Oct to 27th Oct. ‘97
• Occipito cervical fusion with contoured rod – In National workshop/CME on Craniovertebral Junction. Held at SGPGI Lucknow From 25th Oct to 27th Oct. ‘97
• Stabilization of Craniovertebral Junction in National Workshop on Spine   Stabilization  Techniques. Held at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences. 28thFeb to 1st March’98.
• Epilepsy Surgery – in fourth national seminar on Epilepsy. Indian epilepsy  Association Bangalore Chapter.  March 1999. 
• Surgical Management of Medulloblastoma in 2nd International clinic of neurological surgery. New Delhi. Sept.2001
• Surgical Management of  medulloblastoma. 2nd Indian clinic of Neurological surgery. 24th- 26th Dec 2001.New Delhi 
• Aetiopathology of bony CVJunction anomalies in Mid term conference of NSI of India New Delhi. 23-25th Aug.2002
• Management of Glomus jugulare tumours in IV annual conference of Skull Base Surgery    Society of India. Trivandrum 12-14th Sept.2002
• Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment options. In Annual CME of NSI of India. Kochi. 14th Dec.2002
• Chronic subduarl haematoma- when to suspect & how to manage Annual CME program of  Indian medical association CHS Branch . Bangalore. 2005
• Microvascular Decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. XII Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Conference-2005 9-10 July. 2005. Vijayawada.
• Anterior approach to cervical spine without Instrumentation in Dr.S.B.P.RAO Symposium on Cervical Spondylosis in XII Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Conference-2005 9-10 July. 2005. Vijayawada.
• An overview of problems in skull base surgery. In 7th Annual conference of skull base surgery society of India. 21-23 Oct 2005
• Pre-hospital and Trauma Care in  India. National seminar on Road traffic Injury Prevention in India. Held in NIMHANS on 29th July 2006.
• Invited faculty Microneurosurgery Work Shop at  All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, 2007
• Invited faculty Annual conference of Neurological Society of India Dec 2007 Lecture  on “Clipping is the treatment of choice for anterior circulation aneurysms”

ORATION

•  Muralidhar Oration: Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm in XII Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Conference-2005 9-10 July. 2005. Vijayawada.