Dr. Shyam Sundar S
Specialist: Neurosurgeon
Experience: 15+ years of experience
Hospital: Meitra Hospital Karaparamba, Kerala
Brief About Doctor:
- Dr. Shyam Sundar S is a leading name in the field of advanced neurosurgical procedures.
- A Neurosurgeon with 15+ years of experience, is a specialist in MIS procedures of the brain.
- He holds professional memberships of the Neurological Society of India and the Skull Base Surgery Society of India.
- After completing his MBBS in 1995 from the Medical College Hospitals, Thiruvananthapuram, he did his MS in 2000. In 2006, he also completed his M.Ch in neurosurgery and was a Sugita Scholar at Nagoya University in 2012.
- Dr. Sundar S is renowned for endoscopic and keyhole brain and skull base surgeries, including pituitary surgeries.
- He is particularly interested in highly advanced neurosurgical work for brain mapping, brain and skull base tumours, and monitoring and awake surgeries.
- The doctor also specialises in vascular surgery of the brain like aneurysm, vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomies and vascular bypass.
- He performs surgeries for functional and pain disorders like trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm and surgery for epilepsy.
- The doctor was also involved in spine surgery for tumours arising from within the spinal cord or the nerves.
- He is among the pioneers in Kerala in the field of endoscopic skull base work.
SPECIALISATION:
- Minimally invasive / key hole and endoscopic brain and skull base surgery
- Neuro oncology
- Neurovascular surgeries
- Aneurysms
- Vascular malformation
- Carotid endarterectomies and vascular bypass Functional Neurosurgery
- Surgery for epilepsy
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Hemifacial spasm
- Spine surgery of tumors arising from within the spinal cord or the nerves
- Endoscopic and key hole brain and skull base surgeries, including pituitary surgeries.
List of Treatments:
- Surgical Clipping
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Lesionectomy
- Hemispherectomy
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Endovascular Coiling
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Multiple Subpial Transections MST
- Microvascular Decompression MVD
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Stereotactic Radio Surgery
- Percutaneous Stereotactic Treatment – PSR
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
- Brain Tumour Surgery
- Pineal Region Tumours Treatment
- Gliomas Treatment
- Meningioma
- Schwannomas
- VP Shunting
- Ventriculostomy
- Skull Base Surgery
- Sleep Disorders
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Narcolepsy Treatment
- Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
- Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Liberation Treatment
- Sensory Ataxia Treatment
- Pituitary Tumour Treatment
- Paediatric Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Bell’s Palsy Treatment
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Craniotomy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma Knife for AVM of Brain Tumour
- Cranioplasty
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
- Blood Clot Brain Surgery
- CyberKnife Treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Stroke Treatment
- High Cervical Stimulation
- Electrical Cortical Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
- Drug Pump Implantation for Chronic Pain Management
- Sacral Neuromodulation
- Conservative management
- Thecoperitoneal shunt
- Microsurgical tumour removal
- Endoscopic decompression
- Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
- Deep Brain Stimulation (non-rechargeable)
- NeuroRehabilitation
- Microsurgical repair of encephalocele
- VNS implantation
EDUCATION:
- MCh, 2006, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
- MS, 2000, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
- MBBS, 1995, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
