Dr. Praveen K S
Qualification : MBBS, MS, DNB, M.Ch
Specialization : Neurosurgeon
Department : Neurosurgery
Designation : Senior Consultant
About Dr. Praveen K S
Dr. Praveen K S is a highly skilled and accomplished Neurosurgeon with over a decade of professional experience in the field of Neurosurgery. He is a leading surgeon and has attained his medical degree and training from renowned medical institutes with gold medals and top marks. He has been associated with premier hospitals in India and has accumulated immense knowledge and experience from these healthcare centers. He is a sought-after name in the healthcare industry, having performed over 4000 neurological surgeries including treatment for brain and spinal tumors, complex head injuries and procedures like microsurgical clipping of aneurysms, microdiscectomy for lumbar and cervical spine. In his years at NIMHANS for M.Ch. Neurosurgery, he has operated on cases of neurotrauma, surface tumors, spinal degenerative conditions, spinal tumors, and conducted 600 operations during this time. Dr. Praveen holds expertise and keen interest in Pediatric Neurosurgery, brain and spinal disorders in children, and has worked on procedures like CV junction fusions, aneurysm clippings, deep seated glioma resections and complex spine instrumentation.
Education & Training
- M.B.B.S from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, 2000
- MS from General Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 2004
- DNB General Surgery, National Board of examinations, New Delhi, 2004
- M.Ch. Neurosurgery from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, 2008
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery from Diakonie Klinikum, University of Tubingen, Stuttgart, 2015
Experience
- Senior Consultant – Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bangalore, 2017- till Present
- Consultant Neurosurgery at Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, 2015- 2017
- Consultant Neurosurgery at Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, 2013-2015
- Consultant Neurosurgery at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Madurai, 2010-2011
- Consultant Neurosurgery at Vikram Hospital Private Limited, Mysore, 2009-2010
- Consultant Neurosurgery at Private, Mysore 2008-2009
Clinical Focus
- Clipping of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
- Surface and Deep Seated Gliomas- Insular Glioma
- Neurotrauma
- Ventriculo Peritoneal Shunts
- CP Angle Tumors
- Lumbar Disc Surgeries- Fenestrations And Microdiscectomy
- Transpedicular Spinal Fusion
- Cervical And Cervicothoracic Discectomy
- Foramen Magnum Decompression for ACM, Syringomyelia
- Intramedullary Spinal Tumor Excision
- Complex head injuries
- Microdiscectomy for lumbar and cervical spine
- Peripheral nerve decompression