About Dr. Vishwaraj Ratha
Dr. Vishwaraj Ratha is an internationally acclaimed and one of the leading neurosurgeons in India, celebrated for his pioneering work and academic excellence. A gold medallist in MCh Neurosurgery, he has trained at prestigious institutions in India, Singapore, and the USA. Dr. Ratha is a top neurosurgeon in Chennai, renowned for having pioneered Awake Neurosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia in India, a feat that places his centre as the second in the world to offer this advanced procedure. His expertise spans the breadth of neurosurgery, with a special focus on Epilepsy Surgery, Endoscopic Neurosurgery, and Paediatric Neurosurgery. As a key member of a team that developed real-time intraoperative neuromonitoring for spine surgery, his commitment to innovation, patient safety, and functional outcomes is unparalleled.
- MBBS, KEM Hospital Mumbai
- MS, General Surgery, GMC Nagpur
- MCh, Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences
- - Awarded Prof. Hakim for the Best Ophthalmology Student Award
- - Best Neurosurgery Resident Award by Bombay Neurosciences Academy in 2013
- - University 1st Rank (Gold Medal) in MCh Neurosurgery, M.U.H.S, Nasik
- - WFNS Fellowship at Singapore General Hospital in 2014
- - Best Paper Award in NIMACON 2010. Nagpur - “Study of surgical management of Hydatid cyst disease.”
- - Best Resident award paper for “Management Of An Unusual Cerebello-pontine angle lesion”, the 11th annual conference of Bombay Neurosciences Association.
- Associate Professor, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram