Neurology
Additional Director – Neuro Surgery30+ Years of Experience in Neurosurgery
Fortis Hospital
Bangalore
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj is a senior Neurosurgeon serving as Additional Director – Neuro Surgery at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru. He has more than three decades of experience in Neurosurgery and has performed over 6,000 neurosurgical operations involving complex cranial and spinal conditions.
His surgical training includes MBBS and MS in General Surgery from G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, followed by advanced Neurosurgery training including MCh and DNB qualifications. Fortis also lists Fellowship training in Neurosurgery and Neuro Trauma.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj has extensive expertise in Microneurosurgery, complex spine surgery and spinal instrumentation, epilepsy surgery, skull-base surgery, craniovertebral junction disorders and craniofacial reconstruction.
He has been a pioneer in advanced spinal instrumentation techniques including Cervical Laminoplasty, Anterior Cervical Plate and Screw Fixation, Cervical Lateral Mass Fixation, Transthoracic Approaches and Fixations, Thoracolumbar Transpedicular Fixations and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fixations.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj has also worked at leading institutions including AIIMS New Delhi and NIMHANS Bengaluru and has contributed extensively to academic Neurosurgery through research, scientific publications and presentations at national and international forums.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj performs surgery for selected primary and secondary brain tumours using microsurgical and other advanced neurosurgical techniques.
He has extensive experience in Microneurosurgery, using magnification and precision surgical techniques for complex brain, nerve and spinal conditions.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj performs surgery for selected spinal disorders including degenerative, compressive, traumatic and structurally unstable spine conditions.
He has extensive expertise in complex spinal fixation and instrumentation procedures used to stabilise the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj performs epilepsy surgery in appropriately selected patients whose seizures require surgical management after detailed neurological evaluation.
He performs complex skull-base surgery for selected tumours and abnormalities located at the interface between the brain and skull base.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj treats selected craniovertebral junction abnormalities affecting the region where the skull meets the upper cervical spine.
He has expertise in craniofacial reconstruction for selected complex conditions affecting the skull and facial skeleton.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj manages severe head injuries and other neurosurgical trauma requiring surgical intervention and intensive neurological care.
He has been associated with advanced cervical spine procedures including laminoplasty for selected patients with cervical spinal-cord compression.
Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj performs thoracolumbar fixation procedures to stabilise selected spinal injuries, deformities and structurally unstable conditions.
He performs posterior lumbar interbody fixation and fusion for appropriately selected lumbar spinal disorders requiring decompression and stabilisation.
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Neurosurgery, DNB - Neurosurgery, Fellowship in Neurosurgery, Fellowship in Neuro Trauma
Brain Tumour Surgery, Microneurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Spinal Instrumentation, Epilepsy Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Craniovertebral Junction Surgery, Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery, Head Injury Surgery, Cervical Laminoplasty, Anterior Cervical Fusion and Fixation, Cervical Lateral Mass Fixation, Thoracolumbar Transpedicular Fixation, Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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Quick answers to common questions about Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj
Yes. Brain tumour surgery is one of Dr. Shanti Shankar Praharaj's documented areas of Neurosurgery expertise, including complex cranial operations using microsurgical techniques.
Yes. He has extensive experience in cervical spinal instrumentation including anterior cervical plate and screw fixation and cervical lateral mass fixation.
Yes. Craniovertebral anomalies are specifically listed among his areas of expertise, and he performs surgery for selected conditions affecting the skull and upper cervical spine junction.
Yes. Skull-base surgery is one of his documented areas of expertise, including management of selected complex tumours and abnormalities near the base of the skull.
Yes. Epilepsy surgery is specifically listed by Fortis Healthcare among his areas of neurosurgical expertise for appropriately selected patients.
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