
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Neuro Spine Surgeon
36+ years of experience
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi
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About Dr. Rajendra Prasad Neurosurgeon
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a brain and spine surgeon with more than 35 years of experience.
- He has performed more than 4000 brain and spine surgeries at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad has a special interest in spine surgery and has a large experience of spine surgery for degenerative diseases like microdiscectomy for lumbar and cervical disc prolapse.
- He is also expert in micro-surgical laminotomies for lumbar canal stenosis and spinal instrumentation using implants for spinal injuries, infections like Tb, tumours, spondylo-listhesis and cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement.
- He has treated over 250 patients with low back and neck pain with Radio frequency (RF) Rhizotomy. This is one of the largest series in the country performed by a spine surgeon. This work has been presented at the American Congress of Neurological Sciences meeting in the USA.
- He has also performed approximately 1500 microsurgical excisions of brain and spinal tumors,both intra and extra-axial. These include gliomas, acoustic tumors, pituitary tumors (Endoscopic Transnasal procedures) and giant meningiomas.
- He performed Asia’s first Robotic spine surgery using the da vinci robot at Apollo Hospital.
Qualification & Training
- MBBS
- FRCS (Glas) U.K
- FRCS (Neurosurgery) Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Neurosurgery (U.K).
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Stanmore, London U.K.
- Specialist Registration in Neurosurgery with General Medical Council. U.K
- Spine Surgery Fellowship : Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London. 1995-96
- Senior Registrar/ Registrar in Neurosurgery: Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. U.K. 1991-92.
- Registrar in Neurosurgery: Nottingham University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. 1984-87.
Areas of Clinical interests
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Microdiscectomy for cervical and lumbar disc disease
- Artificial disc replacement
- Cervical and lumbar canal stenosis
- Spinal instrumentation for spinal injuries, tumor, Tb and degenerative spine
- Radio frequency rhizotomy for facet joint and sacro-illiac pain
- Microsurgery and stereotactic surgery for brain and spine tumors
- Neuro-rehabilitation for head and spine injuries
Memberships of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Neurosurgeon
- Life Member: Association of Spine Surgeons of India.
- Life Member: Neurological Society of India. (PNS 63)
- Past President and Founder Member: Delhi Spine Society.
- Founder Chairman: Primary Trauma Care Foundation U.K. (India Chapter)
- Life Member: Neuro Trauma Society of India.
Achievements and Awards
- Distinguished Clinical Tutor, Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation, (AHERF).
- Winner of the first BMJ Awards India in 2014 for the “Robotic Spine Surgery” in the category of “Surgical Team of the Year”.
- First in Asia to perform Da Vinci Robotic Spine Surgery.
List of Treatments
- Lesionectomy
- Hemispherectomy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Multiple Subpial Transections MST
- Microvascular Decompression MVD
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Percutaneous Steriotactic Treatment – PSR
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
- Gliomas Treatment
- Meningioma
- Schwannomas
- VP Shunting
- Ventriculostomy
- Skull Base Surgery
- Sleep Disorders
- Neuropathy – Stem Cell Treatment
- Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
- Blood Clot Brain Surgery
- CyberKnife Treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Narcolepsy Treatment
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Endovascular Coiling
- Surgical Clipping
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
- Chronic CerebroSpinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Liberation Treatment
- Sensory Ataxia Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy
- Paediatric Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Bell’s Palsy Treatment
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Craniotomy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma Knife for AVM of Brain Tumor
- Cranioplasty
- Autism
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Parkinson’s Disease
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