Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar

Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar

Director

42 years of experience

Neurosurgeons

MBBS, Fellowship, MCh

Fortis Medical Centre Bannerghatta Road Bangalore

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About Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar

Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar is a well?recognized and widely experienced Neurosurgeon He has an professional experience of more than 42 years in this field. He focuses on brain tumors and is skilled in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine. Dr. Rajakumar is one of the few experts in performing Endoscopic Brain Tumor Removals. He was the first neurosurgeon in Bangalore to perform Pedicle Screw Fixation for Spine Injuries. He is recognized for his innovative approaches to complex surgeries, particularly using endoscopic techniques. Dr. Rajkumar completed his MBBS from J.S.S Medical Coll., Mysore in 1982 and MCh in Neuro Surgery from the National Inst. of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), in 1989. He also received a Fellowship in Skull Base surgery from Wayne State Univ., Detroit, USA. His expertise lies in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine, with a focus on brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, and spine conditions. He is currently involved in developing new endoscopic approaches for brain and spine diseases. He played a significant role in establishing the Cadaver Laboratory at Harper Hosp., where he performed numerous dissections of the human skull and brain. Dr. Rajakumar is affiliated with various professional organizations including the Neurological Society of India and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA.

Education

MBBS - J.S.S Medical Coll., Mysore, 1982 MCh - Neuro Surgery - National Inst. of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), 1989 Fellowship in Skull Base surgery from Wayne State Univ., Detroit, USA in 1986

Area of Expertise

  • Ablation Therapy
  • Bladder Augmentation (Cystoplasty)
  • Cystolitholapaxy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Laparoscopic Radical Cystoprostatectomy
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acromegaly
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
  • ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Arachnoid Cysts
  • Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
  • Ataxia
  • Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Basal Ganglia Stroke
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder in Children
  • Bipolar Psychosis
  • Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Botulism
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Atrophy
  • Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor)
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Brain: Temporal Lobe, Vagal Nerve, & Frontal Lobe
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Childhood Schizophrenia
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Delay in Children
  • Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis)
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Discitis
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Glioblastoma Tumors
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • Headaches in Children and Adolescents
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Herniated Disk (Slipped, Ruptured or Bulging Disk)
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus in Children
  • Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
  • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Infantile Spasm
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's Syndrome
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Motor Stereotypies
  • Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy
  • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
  • Nerve Injury
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Neurofibroma
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Osteoma
  • Paraplegia
  • Partial Seizures
  • Pediatric Brain and Spine Injuries
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Poland Syndrome
  • Pseudomeningocele
  • Rasmussen's Encephalitis
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts (RCCs)
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seizures
  • Sensory Ataxia
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy (SFSN)
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS)
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Tonic-Clonic Seizures
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vasculitic Neuropathy
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

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