DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
B.Y.L. NAIR HOSPITAL AND TOPIWALA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE
History:
The Neurosurgery department of T.N. Medical college & B.Y.L. Ch. Nair hospital was established in September 1971 when Dr. Vijay G. Daftary, who was then heading one of the General surgery units, was made Head of Neurosurgery Department. He continued till his retirement in 1977. Dr. U.S. Vengsarkar took over till he retired in September 1992. Dr. H.V. Savant became Head of department in October 1992. After retirement of Dr. H.V. Sawant, Dr. Trimurti D. Nadkarni is the present Head of Department from May 2016.
Milestones and important events:
1. First Stereotaxic surgery for Parkinson's disease, was done at Nair Hospital by Dr. U.S. Vengsarkar & Dr. H.V. Savant in 1980.
2. Neurosurgery residency program started with one registration in 2016 and enhanced to 4 candidates per year from 2017.
3. Ten bedded dedicated Neurosurgery ICU was started on 23rd November 2016.
4. Successful removal of worlds largest brain tumor weighing 1.873 kg was done in BYL Nair Hospital by team led by Dr. Trimurti D. Nadkarni in Feb 2018.
5. Establishment of Endovascular Neurosurgery suite for management of complex neurovascular diseases was done in September 2018.
Services Offered:
We offer treatment in all the subspecialties of neurosurgical field. We have two state of the art Operation Theatres (OT) which are well equipped for various surgeries. There is a dedicated OT for conducting stereotactic procedures. For post operative care, we have a well equipped 10 bedded Neurosurgery ICU. The following surgeries are conducted on a regular basis.
All types of brain tumor surgeries.
All types of vascular surgeries like aneurysms, AVMs of brain & spinal cord.
Elective spine surgeries like spinal cord tumors, spine deformities, spine instrumentations.
Surgeries for brain and spinal trauma.
Skull base surgeries.
Posterior fossa surgeries.
Pediatric neurosurgery.
Endovascular Neurosurgery which includes Diagnostic angiography, Mechanical thrombectomy, Carotid stenting, coiling for aneurysms, embolization of AVM and tumors.
Neuronavigation based procedures.
Radio frequency lesioning in cases of Trigeminal neuralgia. Epilepsy Surgery. Functional Neurosurgery.
Stereotactic Procedures
Staff Members:
Dr. Trimurti D. Nadkarni, Professor & Head.
Dr. Devendra K. Tyagi, Associate Professor.
Dr. Srikant Balasubramaniam, Associate Prof (Additional).
Dr. Pandurang S. Barve, Assistant Professor.
Future Plans and Development:
We plan to operationalize one more operation theatre. New advanced OT table and lights are being procured.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor and Head
Associate Professor
Associate Professor (Additional)
Assistant Professor
LOCATION
Office: 203, 2nd floor, College building.
Ward:
Male: Ward 12, 4th floor, H building.
Female: Ward 24, 6th floor, OPD building.
ICU: Neurosurgery Recovery Room (NSRR), 5th floor, OPD building.
Operation Theatre: 5th floor, OPD building.
DSA Suite: Ground floor, OPD building.
Out Patient Department: Opd no. 30, 2nd floor, OPD building.
CONTACT NUMBER:
Neurosurgery Department: 022- 2302 7172
Neurosurgery ICU: 022-2302 7561
EMAIL ID:
tnmcnairneurosurgery@gmail.com
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