Dr. Suresh Kanasani

Consultant - Neurosurgeon

Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery

Qualifications:

  • MAYO CLINIC (Rochester, USA): visiting fellow in Peripheral nerve surgery skull base vascular surgery
  • Arkansas Neurosciences Institute (Little Rock, USA): visiting fellow in Skull base and vascular surgery and cadaver training
  • Osaka Metropolitan University (Osaka, Japan): visiting fellow in Endoscopic Skull base surgery
  • M.Ch (6-yr integrated Neurosurgery), AIIMS, NewDelhi, 2014-1019
  • Chief Resident in Neurosurgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, 2019-2020
  • MBBS: Dr.NTR Health University

Professional Synopsis:

After earning his MBBS from Dr. NTR Health University, he achieved the 24th rank nationwide. Subsequently, he completed a 6-year neurosurgery residency at the esteemed All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS, New Delhi). Throughout his training, he actively participated in various intricate surgeries involving the skull base, vascular systems, intracranial tumors, and the spine. Notably, he contributed as a team member to the first successful Craniophagus twin separation surgery in India. Furthering his expertise, he underwent training in skull base and cavernous sinus approaches at the Arkansas Neurosciences Institute under Prof. Ali Krisht and Prof. Almefty. At Mayo Clinic Rochester, he honed his skills in peripheral nerve surgeries under Prof. Robert J Spinner and gained insights into vascular surgeries from Dr. Lanzino and Dr. Waleed Brininkji. His quest for knowledge led him to Osaka Metropolitan University, where he received training in endoscopic skull base surgeries under the guidance of Prof. Takeo Goto.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

  • Comprehensive endoscopic and microscopic Skull Base and Vascular surgeries 
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Keyhole Neurosurgery
  • Neurotrauma
  • Minimal invasive Spine Surgery
  • Brachial plexus and Peripheral nerve surgery

Membership:

  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Indian Society of Neuroendoscopy
  • ISPNS

Publications:

  • Technical note on ‘Improving safety of ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure by intraoperative CT using O-arm in absence of cranial software’
  • Case report-‘Trans-oesophageal migration of pulled-out locking screw (zero-profile implant system) and its retrieval using suction catheter’.
  • Case report-‘A rare triad of lateral rectus palsy, sylvian fissure bleed, and bilateral SDH shrouding a benign pathology.
  • Management of a patient with Bombay blood group and Chronic Liver Diseases with Subdural Hematoma