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Dr. Ketan Desai

Neurologist

Dr. Ketan Desai

Principal Consultant

years of experience
DNB, MBBS, MCh, MS
Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai - India

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    Areas of Expertise

    Dr. Ketan Desai

    Major Conditions Treated

    • Brachial Plexus Injuries & Tumours
    • Peripheral Nerve Disorders (Injury, Tumour)
    • Brain Tumours (Glioma, Meningioma, Acoustic Neuroma)
    • Skull Base Tumours (Anterior Clinoidal Meningioma, Acoustic Schwannoma)
    • Pituitary Adenomas (including Apoplexy)
    • Spinal Tumours
    • Craniovertebral Junction (CV Junction) Anomalies & Basilar Invagination
    • Degenerative Spine Disease
    • Epilepsy (Surgical) including Cortical Mapping
    • Hydrocephalus (Colloid Cyst of Third Ventricle)

    Sub-specialties

    • Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Abelin International CNS Fellowship in Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerves, Louisiana State University USA — 450+ operated brachial plexus cases presented at national conferences — the foremost brachial plexus and peripheral nerve neurosurgeon P.D. Hinduja Hospital Mumbai India.
    • Skull Base & Craniovertebral Junction Surgery: Expert in anterior clinoidal meningiomas, acoustic schwannoma (200+ cases), basilar invagination (200+ cases), and CV junction anomalies — a Goel-trained skull base and CVJ neurosurgeon P.D. Hinduja Hospital Mumbai India with globally published research on these conditions.
    • Neuro-Oncology (Brain & Spinal Tumours): Former Honorary Consultant — Tata Memorial Hospital; expert in glioblastoma, meningioma, intraventricular meningioma, primary Ewing's sarcoma of skull, and paediatric cerebellar astrocytoma — a comprehensive neuro-oncological neurosurgeon Hinduja Hospital Mumbai India.

    Advanced Procedures & Treatments

    • Brachial Plexus Reconstruction (Nerve Transfer, Grafting)
    • Peripheral Nerve Decompression & Repair
    • Craniotomy for Brain Tumours
    • Skull Base Surgery (Anterior Clinoidal, Acoustic Schwannoma)
    • Craniovertebral Junction (CVJ) Surgery
    • Basilar Invagination Surgery
    • Spinal Tumour Resection
    • Cortical Mapping for Seizure Surgery (Epilepsy Surgery)
    • Colloid Cyst of Third Ventricle
    • Syringomyelia Surgery

    Qualifications & Credentials

    Medical Degrees

    • MBBS — Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 1989
    • MS (General Surgery) — NHL Medical College & Seth KM School of Post Graduate Medicine and Research & Seth VS Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, 1992
    • MCh (Neurosurgery) — Seth G.S. Medical College (Seth GSMC) & King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Fellowships & Special Training

    • Abelin International CNS Fellowship — Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerves Injury, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA (2000–2001)
    • Hamilton Bailey Travelling Fellowship — USA, 2000
    • Hargobind Medical Foundation Fellowship — Spinal Surgery, Schon Klinikum, Munich, Germany, 2004
    • Sir Dorabji Tata Travelling Fellowship — Germany, 2004

    Certifications & Accreditations

    • Maharashtra Medical Council Registration
    • Recognised Teacher for MCh (Neurosurgery) — Mumbai University
    • Associate Editor — Neurology India (Indexed Journal)
    • Life Member — Neurological Society of India (NSI)
    • Member — Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
    • Member — Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    • Member — King Edward VII Memorial & Seth GS Medical College Staff Society

    Professional Experience

    Current Affiliation

    • P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — Consultant Neurosurgeon (since August 2006, Present)
    • Hinduja Healthcare Surgical, 724 11th Road, Khar West, Mumbai — Consultant Neurosurgeon (Present)

    Past Affiliations

    • Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai — Associate Professor, Neurosurgery (concurrently with Tata Memorial Hospital, approx. pre-2006)
    • Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai — Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon (concurrent with KEM Hospital)

    Key Achievements

    • 25+ years; 3,000+ brain and spine operations; 80+ published papers
    • Abelin CNS Fellowship — LSU New Orleans, USA; Hargobind Fellowship — Munich, Germany
    • Recognised Teacher — MCh (Neurosurgery), Mumbai University
    • Associate Editor — Neurology India
    • Former Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant — Tata Memorial Hospital
    • 98% patient recommendation (HexaHealth); 97% recommendation

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