Dr. C. V. Gopalkrishanan

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered:

• Arachnoid cysts
• Brain tumours
• Cerebral palsy, including selective dorsal rhizotomy/ baclofen pumps for spasticity
• Chiari malformation
• Congenital malformations of the brain and spine
• Craniofacial syndromes
• Craniosynostosis including Endoscopic strip craniectomy in infants and post-operative helmeting
• Epilepsy surgery
• Hydrocephalus, including endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus coagulation
• Inflammatory/Infectious processes of the brain and spine (e.g. brain abscess)
• Neural tube disorders (spina bifida, syringomyelia, tethered cord, etc.)
• Skeletal dysplasia
• Spinal cord tumours
• Traumatic brain and spinal injuries
• Vascular abnormalities, including moyamoya and pediatric aneurysm
• Minimally invasive endoscopic techniques
• Frameless stereotactic guidance
• Intraoperative mapping to preserve normal brain function