Dr. Ravi Mohan Rao B

Medical Degrees

• MBBS, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 1986
• MS (General Surgery), JN Medical College (JNMC), Belgaum, India, 1991–1992
• MCh (Neurosurgery), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India, 1994
• DNB (Neurosurgery), National Board of Examinations, India

Fellowships & Special Training

• Visiting Faculty for national workshops including the Microsurgery Skills Lab, AIIMS New Delhi
• Specialised training under international skull base and cerebrovascular surgery legends including Prof. Vinko Dolenc, Dr. Laligam Sekhar, Dr. Daniel Barrow
• Specialised training in skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery and endoscopic neurosurgery
• Specialised training in functional neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council – Registered Specialist
• Neurological Society of India – Active Member
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), USA – Active Member
• Skull Base Surgery Society of India – Active Member
• Cerebro-Vascular Surgery Society of India – Active Member
• Indian Society of Functional and Stereotactic Surgery (ISFSS) – Active Member
• Languages: English, Kannada, Hindi

Current Affiliation

• Apollo Hospitals, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore, India — Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, 2016 – Present

Past Affiliations

• Sagar Hospital, Banashankari, Bangalore — Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, April 2014 onwards
• Vikram Hospital, Bangalore — Consultant Neurosurgeon, 2010–2014
• Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum — Professor, Neurosurgery, 1998–2011
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati — Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, 1996–1998
• NIMHANS, Bangalore — MCh Trainee/Resident, 1992–1994
• JN Medical College, Belgaum — MS Trainee, 1989–1992
• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute — MBBS Trainee, 1981–1986

Academic & Research Roles

• Former Professor of Neurosurgery, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, 1998–2011
• Author/Co-author of 40+ peer-reviewed publications in international neurosurgical journals
• Visiting faculty for national workshops including Microsurgery Skills Lab, AIIMS New Delhi
• Multiple surgical technique videos published in Neurology India
• Participated in and contributed to 50+ national and international workshops
• Invited National Faculty for Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Cerebrovascular Surgery Society of India, Neurological Society of India and Neurosurgical Society of India

Key Achievements

• 28+ years of clinical experience as a neurosurgeon; 31 years overall
• Senior Consultant role at Apollo Hospitals, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore
• NIMHANS-trained MCh in Neurosurgery (1994)
• 700+ epilepsy surgeries with excellent outcomes
• 75+ Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedures for Parkinson's disease
• 40+ peer-reviewed publications and 50+ workshops
• Established major neurosurgical programs for epilepsy, stroke and movement disorders in multiple Bangalore hospitals
• Recommended by 27+ patients with 96% recommendation score on Apollo 247