Dr. Manish Ganesh Pai

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2002
• MS (General Surgery) — Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India, 2008
• MCh (Neurosurgery) — Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 2011

Fellowships & Special Training

• Fellowship in Comprehensive Adult & Pediatric Deformity Spine Surgery — Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, July 2020 – June 2021
• Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery — University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Denver Metro Area, Colorado, USA, July 2019 – June 2020
• Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery — Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA, July 2018 – June 2019
• Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Skull Base Neurosurgery — New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA, March 2015 – May 2015
• Fellowship in Skull Base Neurosurgery — SCTIMST, Trivandrum, India, January 2012 – June 2012

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council Registration
• Member — Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland — MRCS (Ed), since February 2008
• Member — American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
• Member — Medical Council of India (MCI)
• Member — Neurological Society of India (NSI)

Current Affiliation

• Manipal Hospital, Hebbal, Bangalore, India — Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon (Present)
• Aster RV Hospital, JP Nagar, Bangalore, India — Visiting Consultant Neurosurgeon
• Brains Neuro Spine Centre, Bangalore, India — Visiting Consultant
• Nano Hospital, Uttarahalli, Bangalore, India — Visiting Consultant

Past Affiliations

• Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA — Spine Surgery Fellow, 2020–2021
• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA — Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellow, 2019–2020
• Children's Hospital, University of Colorado, Aurora, USA — Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow, 2018–2019
• New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA — Skull Base Fellow, 2015
• SCTIMST, Trivandrum, India — MCh Resident and Skull Base Fellow, 2009–2012
• Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India — MS Resident, 2005–2008

Academic & Research Roles

• Several peer-reviewed publications in neurosurgery
• Active speaker at national and international neurosurgery forums

Key Achievements

• 23+ years of clinical experience after MBBS
• 10+ years of experience after completing neurosurgery training
• Multiple prestigious US fellowships from Mayo Clinic, University of Colorado, and New York Presbyterian/Cornell
• SCTIMST Trivandrum-trained at an institute of national importance
• MRCS Edinburgh credential