Dr B Sneha Chitra is an internationally trained functional neurosurgeon specializing in neuromodulation, movement disorders, and complex pain management.
She completed her MBBS from Government Stanley Medical College, graduating as the Best Outgoing Student and University Gold Medalist, receiving seven gold medals and eight subject prizes. She later completed her MCh in Neurosurgery from Madras Medical College, where she was awarded the Prof. Kalyanaraman Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student.
Dr. Sneha holds the prestigious FRCS (Neurosurgery) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She also completed advanced fellowship training in Functional Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation through the Royal College of Surgeons of England, United Kingdom.
She has undergone further international subspecialty training at leading neurosurgical centers including Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center at the University of Washington.
In addition to wide spectrum of brain and spine surgeries, Dr. Sneha is dedicated to advancing functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation services, bringing international expertise to improve the quality of life of patients with complex neurological disorders.
9 years of specialised experience post MCh in Neurosurgery
She is an experienced Consultant Neurosurgeon with focused expertise in Functional Neurosurgery, particularly in the management of pain and movement disorders.
Special interest
Functional Neurosurgery
Neuromodulation Therapies
Movement Disorders Surgery
Chronic Pain Management
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Epilepsy Surgery
Complex Craniofacial Pain
Brain and Spine tumors
Degenerative Spinal disorders
Memberships
Medical Licensure: Tamil Nadu State Medical Council–2010 Reg no: 90280.
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (UK)
Life member of Neurological Society of India (BNS 132)
Life member of Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS)
Member of Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ISSFN)
Awards & Achievements
AASAN (American Association of South Asian Neurosurgeons) AMBASSADORSHIP award 2018
PROF. S. KALYANARAMAN NEUROSURGERY PRIZE for the year 2017 for the best outgoing post graduate student in neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Madras Medical College and Govt General Hospital, Chennai, India
P.Suresh Kumar Gold Medal for the BEST OUTGOING M.B.B.S STUDENT -Stanley Medical College
Government Gold Medal awarded for the most deserving student of the college
Prof Vishwanathan University Gold Medal for best performance in final year MBBS part I and II
Dr.P.Arunachalam Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in Medicine and Community Medicine put together
Lt.Col.A.Chairman’s Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in Mid-Wifery in the university examination
Lt.Col.Rds.Foster Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in the whole university examinations.
Prof.N.Madanagopalan Medal in Gastroenterology
Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery (UK)
Dr Sneha holds the prestigious FRCS (Neurosurgery) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
She also completed advanced fellowship training in Functional Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation through the Royal College of Surgeons of England, United Kingdom
Research & Publications
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Hypoglossal Nerve Schwannoma With Severe Brainstem Compression: Microsurgical Excision by Extreme Lateral Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Zeeshan Q, Balasubramanian SC, Carrasco Hernandez JP, Shenoy VS, Abecassis IJ, Sekhar LN. Oper Neurosurgeon (Hagerstown). 2021;21(6):E548. doi:10.1093/ons/opab298
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Minimally Invasive Resection of Spinal Tumors with Tubular Retractor: Case Series, Surgical Technique, and Outcome. Balasubramanian SC, Nair AR, Saphiya NN, Madan A, Mathews SS. World Neurosurgeon. 2021 Feb 3:S1878-8750(21)00155-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.124. PMID: 33548528.
Women in neurosurgery (WIN): Barriers to progress, world WIN directory and the way forward. Balasubramanian SC, Palanisamy D, Bakhti S, El Abbadi N, Collange NZ, Karekezi C, et al. Asian J Neurosurgeon 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_108_20
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Demystifying white matter injury in the unconscious patients with diffusion tensor imaging. Balasubramanian SC,Talluri S, Kawase T, Yamada Y, Murayama K, Tanaka R, Y Kato. Asian J Neurosurgeon 2020;15:370-6.
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Complex chiari malformation presenting with bulbar symptoms in an adult: Singlestage posterior fusion and foramen magnum decompression: A rare case report Sneha Chitra Balasubramanian, Navas Nazumudeen Saphiya, Abu Madan, Shobha Sara Mathews, Ajith Rajappan Nair. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_344_19
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Comparative Outcome Analysis of Enterprise and Neuroform Stent-Assisted Coiling of Cerebral Aneurysms: A Review of the Literature. Goyal RK, Kato Y, Kawase T, Suzuki K, Yamada Y, Sharma S, Balasubramanian SC, Tanaka R, Miyatani K, Daijiro K. Asian J Neurosurg. 2020;15(1):4-9. Published 2020 Feb 25. doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_284_19
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Primary Intracranial Ewings sarcoma (Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor(pPNET) of parietal bone) with spinal and pelvic metastasis in a child"" A rare case report and review of literature. Mahendran Venugopal, Sneha Chitra Balasubramanian, Jothi Kumar, Selvaraj. Brazilian Neurosurgery BNS-D-15-00054.
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Bilateral Chronic Subdural Hematoma and Blindness: Bilateral Infarction to the Posterior Cerebral Artery following Evacuation of Bilateral Chronic Subdural Hematoma — A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. Sneha Chitra Balasubramanian, Sendilkumar Adimoolam, Syamala Shunmugam. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma IJNT 2017; 14(01): 046-052
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Primary Spinal Lymphoma-Case Series and Review of Literature. Sneha Chitra Balasubramanian, Raghavendra. University Journal of Surgery and Surgical Specialities, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 2, oct. 2021. ISSN 2455-2860.
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