Dr. Pranav Kumar

Specialist:         Neurosurgeon
Experience:     25+ years of experience
Hospital:          Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

Brief About Doctor:

• Dr. Pranav Kumar is a reputed Neurosurgeon practicing successfully for more than 25 years.
• Dr. Pranav Kumar is skilled in performing surgeries for Tumours at the base of the skull, deep-seated Brain Tumours, Lesions involving Brain Stem and Cerebro-vascular diseases (including aneurysms).
• Dr. Pranav Kumar has expertise in performing ‘Auditory Brainstem Implant’ which is an extremely complex surgery wherein a Bionic device is placed in Brainstem to restore hearing in patients who are completely deaf but cannot be treated with a cochlear implant.

SPECIALISATION:

• Tumors at base of the skull
• Deep-seated Brain Tumours
• Lesions involving Brainstem
• Cerebrovascular diseases (including aneurysms).
• ‘Auditory Brainstem Implant’

List of Treatments:

• Temporal Lobectomy
• Lesionectomy
• Hemispherectomy
• Corpus Callosotomy
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  
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  Multiple Subpial Transections MST
  VP Shunting
  Ventriculostomy
  Thecoperitoneal shunt
  Skull Base Surgery
  Sleep Disorders
  Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
  Narcolepsy Treatment
  Headache
  Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
  Chronic CerebroSpinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
  Liberation Treatment
  Sensory Ataxia Treatment
  Cerebral Palsy – Stem Cell Treatment
  Arteriovenous Malformations
  Bell’s Palsy Treatment
  Cerebral Angiogram
  Craniotomy Surgery
  Cranioplasty
  Neural Stem Cell Therapy
  Autism – Stem Cell Treatment
  Muscular Dystrophy – Stem Cell Treatment
  Neuropathy – Stem Cell Treatment
  Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
  Blood Clot Brain Surgery
  Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
  Acoustic Neuroma
  High Cervical Stimulation
  Electrical Cortical Stimulation
  Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
  Drug Pump Implantation for Chronic Pain Management
  Sacral Neuromodulation
  Conservative management
  Microsurgical tumor removal
  Endoscopic decompression
  Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  Deep Brain Stimulation
  Parkinson’s Disease
  Carotid Endarterectomy
  Cerebral Angioplasty
  Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
  Endovascular Coiling
  Surgical Clipping
  Stroke Treatment
  Brain Tumor Surgery
  Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
  Gliomas Treatment
  Meningioma
  Schwannomas
  Pituitary Tumor Treatment
  Paediatric Aneurysm
  Gamma Knife for AVM or Brain Tumor
  CyberKnife Treatment
  Neurosurgery
  Microvascular Decompression MVD
  Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  Percutaneous Stereotactic Treatment – PSR
  Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
  

EDUCATION:

• MBBS, Banaras Hindu University
• MS, General Surgery, Banaras Hindu University
• MCh, Neurosurgery
• Training in microsurgery at the National Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland