Dr. Damodar Rout

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — Cuttack Medical College, Utkal University, India, 1966
• MS (General Surgery) — Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, India
• MCh (Neurosurgery) — Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, India

Fellowships & Special Training

• Diploma in "Laser am Nerven System" — Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria, 1993
• Specialised training in Micro Neurosurgery and Micro Vascular Surgery
• Specialised training in Transphenoidal Surgery
• Fellowship at Department of Neurosurgery, referral hospital in Tehran, Iran
• Senior consulting tenure at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, Trivandrum

Certifications & Accreditations

• Tamil Nadu Medical Council Registration
• FAMS — Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences, 1991
• FNA — Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), 1997 (sectional committee 1996–1998)
• Member — Neurological Society of India (NSI)
• Member — Tamil Nadu Association of Neurosurgeons (TANS)
• Member — Chennai Neuro Association

Current Affiliation

• Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC), Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, India — Chairman & Director, Department of Neurosurgery (Present, 30+ years tenure)

Past Affiliations

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, India — Faculty, Department of Neurosurgery
• Department of Neurosurgery, referral hospital in Tehran, Iran — Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India — Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon

Academic & Research Roles

• Pioneer who started the MCh Neurosurgery course at Sri Ramachandra University
• Mentored approximately 40 MCh students in Neurosurgery
• Guided 17 PG research projects plus PhD programme
• Author of 105+ publications and 120+ scientific papers
• Author of 9 research projects
• Contributed five chapters to the first edition of Indian Textbook of Neurosurgery on Vascular Diseases
• Contributed chapters to Recent Advances in Stroke Research, Progress in Clinical Neurosciences, and Tropical Neurosurgery
• Member — Ad-hoc Committee on Standardization of Terminology and Surgical Results, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies from Asia (8 consecutive years, 1993–2001)

Key Achievements

• 30+ years of clinical neurosurgery practice
• FAMS (1991) — Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences
• "A" Class Scientist Award (1991)
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute Award (1991) — for Hydrocephalus Shunt System development
• Institute of Neurology (Madras) Oration Award (1992)
• FNA — Fellow, INSA (1997)
• Kinnera Award (2003) from Government of Andhra Pradesh
• "For the Sake of Honour Award" — Rotary Club of Madras Metro (2011)
• Rashtriya Gaurav Award (2011) — International Friendship Society of India
• Lifetime Achievement Award — Madras Neuro Trust (2013)
• Dr. Yellapragada Subba Rao Memorial Oration (IMA Platinum Jubilee, 2004)
• E.S. Krishnamoorthy Oration