About Doctor
Dr. Hrishikesh Sarkar is one of the most renowned neurosurgeon in India with 20 years of experience, who has been awarded as one of the top neurosurgeons by reputed Magazines such as India Today and Outlook.
• Performed more than 3,000 brain and spinal surgeries with results on par with the leading international centres.
• Special proficiency in keyhole, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries for the brain tumours in both adults & children. Has a rich expertise in epileptic surgeries across all age groups.
• First in India and the world to introduce combinatorial neurorestorative strategies such as nerve transfers and epidural cord stimulation in paraplegia, hemiplegia due to stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Innovations:
a) Vellore Localiser A tool to improve accuracy of shunt placement
b) Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach
c) Shunt protection device
d) Animal model to study stroke
Research and Academics:
Published textbook in Neurosurgery and more than 20 scientific publications in National and International Journals. Member of the leading Neurosurgical societies. Accreditation committee member, Neurosurgery, National Board of Examinations - New Delhi.
