Dr. Nigel P Symss
Specialist: Neurosurgeon
Experience: 13 Years of Experience
Hospital: Global Hospital, Chennai
Brief About Doctor:
- Dr Nigel P Symss is a famed Neurosurgeon in Chennai.
- With a thriving experience of 13+ years, he has multiple international fellowships and has been a consultant to some of the prestigious neurosurgical centers in Chennai.
- Dr Symss has completed his MBBS from the eminent Bangalore Medical College and DNB (Neurosurgery) from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Center, Chennai.
- He has been awarded the Oi-Sami Fellowship at the Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan, where he did extensive research on hydrocephalus and neuroendoscopy.
- Dr Nigel P Symss has also done a one year spinal fellowship at the Flinders Medical Center, Adelaide where he got trained in complex spinal surgery, neuronavigation, and micro neurosurgery.
- Following this he also obtained a fellowship in functional neurosurgery at the Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide.
- He has performed close to 2500 neurosurgical procedures (including both cranial and spinal) in adults and children successfully.
- He has many publications on hydrocephalus in some of the famed international journals to his credit.
- Dr Symss is on the continental editorial board of International Journal of Hydrocephalus, and Journal of Neuroendoscopy.
- Dr Nigel P Symss area of interest lies in applications of functional neurosurgery, paediatric neurosurgery, skull base surgery, brain tumours, and spinal surgery.
Work Experience:
- Senior Consultant, Fortis Malar Hospital ,Chennai
Specialization:
- Functional neurosurgery
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Skull base surgery
- Brain tumours
- Spinal surgery
List of Treatment:
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Endovascular Coiling
- Surgical Clipping
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Lesionectomy
- Hemispherectomy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Multiple Subpial Transections MST
- Microvascular Decompression MVD
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Stereotactic Radio Surgery
- Percutaneous Steriotactic Treatment – PSR
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
- Gliomas Treatment
- Meningioma
- Schwannomas
- Metastatic Tumors Treatment
- Radiotherapy
- 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 Tumor Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy – Stem Cell Treatment
- Craniotomy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma Knife for AVM or Brain Tumor
- Cranioplasty
- Neural Stem Cell Therapy
- Autism – Stem Cell Treatment
- Muscular Dystrophy – Stem Cell Treatment
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Neuropathy – Stem Cell Treatment
Education:
- MBBS, Bangalore Medical College
