Dr. Dilip Panikar

Dr. Dilip Panikar

Senior Consultant 

31 years of experience

Neurosurgeons

MBBS, MS, MCh

Aster Medcity, Kochi

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About Dr. Dilip Panikar

Dr. Dilip Panikar is one of the best and most experienced Neurosurgeons in India. He has extensive professional experience of more than 31 years in this field. His specializations include neuro-oncology and skull base surgery, reconstructive surgery for craniofacial deformities, functional neurosurgery and neurovascular surgery. Dr. Panekar holds degrees in MBBS and MS from the well?recognized M.S. Univ., Baroda. He pursued his MCH at Sree Chitra Tirunal Inst. for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. He is actively engaged in several esteemed organizations, including being a part of the Neurological Society of India. Dr. Panekar is also affiliated with prestigious groups such as the Skull Base Surgery Society of India, the Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Society of India, the Indian Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery, and the Neurovascular Society of India. He has also been a featured speaker in Inaugural lectures and presentations at various Conferences, National and International meetings, and programs. Notably, Dr. Peter has contributed a chapter titled "Multidisciplinary team management of congenital orofacial deformities" in the textbook "Integrated Clinical Orthodontics," published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Education

MBBS (1983), M.S. Univ., Baroda. MS (General Surgery) (1987), Univ. of Baroda. MCh (Neurosurgery) Sree Chitra Tirunal Inst. for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

Past Experience

Consultant, Sri Chitra Tirunal Inst. for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Consultant, Manipal Hosp. (Old Airport Road) Bangalore

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 Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Discitis
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Generalized Seizures
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • 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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