Dr. (Prof) Sumit Sinha
Director
29 years of experienceNeurosurgeons, Spine Surgeons
MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh, Fellowship, AO Fellowship
Max Smart Super Speciality Medical Centre, Saket, New Delhi
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Dr. Sumit Sinha is an esteemed Neurosurgeon in New Delhi. He brings over 29 years of professional experience and has served as internationally trained at some of the best medical institutes in Germany, Brazil, and Japan. He has performed 10,000+ neurosurgeries to date with excellent outcomes. well?recognized as a brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeon, Dr. Sinha has successfully operated on over 1000 complex nerve injury cases, boasting one of the highest caseloads worldwide. He focuses on minimal-access brain and spinal surgery and is known for executing complex procedures with minimal incisions, aiming to reduce patient discomfort and facilitate swift recovery. Common brain surgeries done by him are endoscopic removal of brain tumors, vascular bypass surgery, epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, endoscopic surgery for hydrocephalus, and vascular neurosurgery for complex arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms. Dr. Sinha routinely performs spinal procedures such as endoscopic surgery for cervical (neck pain) and lumbar disc (sciatica), endoscopic surgery for lumbar canal stenosis, endoscopic removal of spinal tumors, spinal fractures, tuberculosis of the spine, and spinal cord stimulator for neuralgic pain and spasticity. He is an an expert in diagnosing and managing peripheral nerve diseases such as brachial plexus injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, nerve tumors, nerve root sectioning for spasticity after brain and spinal cord injury, DREZ operation for post-traumatic neuralgic pain, and nerve transfers after spinal cord injury. Certified as an ATLS Trauma faculty member, Dr. Sinha is well-versed in managing traumatic injuries. He has collaborated with leading figures in the Neurosciences field worldwide. Notable mentors include Prof. Hiroshi Sano (Japan), Prof. T Kanno (Japan), Prof. Louis Vialle (Brazil), and Prof. B Meyer (Germany). Dr. Sinha is an authorized teaching faculty for AO Spine International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading knowledge about spinal pathologies globally. He completed his MBBS from the Univ. of Agra in 1995, MS in General Surgery from the Univ. of Lucknow in 1998, and MCh in Neuro Surgery from the All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 2002. Dr. Sinha holds a Fellowship in Spine Surgery from Germany, an AO Spine Fellowship from Brazil, and a Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery from Fujita Health Univ., Japan. Dr. Sinha is actively engaged in research and advanced training. He has published 200+ publications, 5+ books, and 35+ chapters in neurosurgery books. He is a part of 15+ medical societies and associations. Some of these are the Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO), the International Society For Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Injury (ISBPPNI), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA)Education
MBBS, Univ. of Agra, 1995 MS (General Surgery), Univ. of Lucknow, 1998 DNB (General Surgery), MCh (Neuro Surgery), All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2002 Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Munich, Germany AO Spine Fellowship, Brazil Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery, Fujita Health Univ., JapanPast Experience
Principal Director (Robotics and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery), Max Hosp. Dwarka Director (Neuro & Spine Surgery), Paras Healthcare, Gurugram, 2024 Professor (Neurosciences & Gamma Knife), All India Inst. Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 2017 Additional Professor (Neurosciences & Gamma Knife), All India Inst. Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 2016 Associate Professor (Neurosciences & Gamma Knife), All India Inst. Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 2012 Assistant Professor (Neurosurgery & Gamma-Knife), Neurosciences & Gamma Knife Centre, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 2008 Senior Research Fellow (Neurosciences & Gamma Knife Centre), All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 2005Awards
The Young Neurosurgeon accolade at the Times of India Achievers accolade 2017.
Associations/Membership
Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO) Neuro-Endoscopy Society of India (NESI) Neurological Society of India (NSI) Neurological Surgeon Society of India (NSSI) Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI) Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) International Society For Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Injury (ISBPPNI) AO Spine Surgeons International Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI) American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) National Neurotrauma Society (NTS) American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (ISPNS)
Paper Published
Dr. Sumit Sinha has published 200+ articles and research publications in well?recognized journals. A few of them are: Moolchandani, Sandeep & Tyagi, Gaurav & Yagnick, Nishant & Sinha, Sumit & Mehta, Veer. (2023). Cervical Nerve Root Cavernoma – Case Report and Literature Review. International Clinical Neuroscience Journal. 10. e2. 10.34172/icnj.2023.02. Sinha, Sumit & Yagnick, Nishant & Deora, Harsh. (2021). A General Introduction to Neurofibromatosis. 10.1007/978-3-030-77633-6_25. Sinha, Sumit & Yagnick, Nishant & Deora, Harsh. (2021). Handbook of Neurotrauma (Vol II): Cranial Trauma. Sinha, Sumit & Deora, Harsh & Yagnick, Nishant. (2020). Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy- Indications and Technique. Chopra, Sakshi & Sinha, Sumit & Kumaran, S Senthil & Kaur, Harsimarpreet & Pandey, Ravindra & Nehra, Ashima. (2020). Development of Rehabilitation of Eclectic Cognitive Functioning Post-Traumatic Brain Injury to Retrain and Restore Attention, Concentration, Memory and Executive Functions (RETRACE). BMJ Innovations. 6. bmjinnov-2018. 10.1136/bmjinnov-2018-000292. Tandon, Vivek & Deora, Harsh & Rai, Hitesh & Sharma, Ravi & Sinha, Sumit. (2019). Pediatric Spinal Trauma. Sinha, Sumit & Yagnick, Nishant & Deora, Harsh. (2019). Handbook Of Neurotrauma, Vol1: Spinal Trauma An Official publication of Neuro-trauma Society Of India (NTSI). Garg, Kanwaljeet & Deora, Harsh & Sinha, Sumit. (2019). Management of Traumatic Atlanto-axial dislocations. Garg, Kanwaljeet & Sinha, Sumit. (2019). Traumatic Atlantoaxial Dislocation. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 16. 52-57. 10.1055/s-0039-1700620. Yagnick, Nishant & Moolchandani, Sandeep & Sinha, Sumit & Mehta, V.. (2019). Demonstration of Brain Expansion in Cases of Chronic SDH during Admission Leads to Decreased Rates of Recurrence. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 16. 63-66. 10.1055/s-0039-1698715. Verma, Satish & Borkar, Sachin & Singh, PankajKumar & Tandon, Vivek & Gurjar, HiteshKumar & Sinha, Sumit & Satyarthee, Guru Dutta & Gupta, Deepak & Agrawal, Deepak & Sharma, BhawaniShankar. (2018). Traumatic Posterior Fossa Extradural Hematoma: professional experience at Level I Trauma Center. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery. 13. 227. 10.4103/1793-5482.228536. Sinha, Sumit & Raheja, Amol & Samson, Neha & Goyal, Keshav & Bhoi, Sanjeev & Subramanian, Arulselvi & Sharma, Pushpa & Sharma, BhawaniShankar. (2017). A randomized placebo-controlled trial of progesterone with or without hypothermia in patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury. Neurology India. 65. 1304. 10.4103/0028-3886.217973. Chopra, Sakshi & Sinha, Sumit & Gupta, Deepak & Satyarthee, Guru Dutta & Agrawal, Deepak & Kaloiya, Gaurishanker & Sagar, Rajesh & Tripathi, Manjari & Nehra, Ashima. (2017). Does Functionality Cease after Acquired Brain Injury? Vignettes from a Neuropsychosocial Perspective. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 14. 10.1055/s-0037-1602722. Garg, Kanwaljeet & Sharma, Ravi & Gupta, Deepak & Sinha, Sumit & Satyarthee, Guru Dutta & Agrawal, Deepak & Kale, ShashankSarad & Sharma, BhawaniShankar & Mahapatra, AshokKumar. (2017). Outcome Predictors in Pediatric Head Trauma: A Study of Clinicoradiological Factors. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 12. 149. 10.4103/jpn.JPN_179_16. Raheja, Amol & Sinha, Sumit & Samson, Neha & Bhoi, Sanjeev & Subramanian, Arulselvi & Sharma, Pushpa & Sharma, Bhawani. (2016). Serum biomarkers as predictors of long-term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury: Analysis from a randomized placebo-controlled Phase II clinical trial. Journal of neurosurgery. 125. 1-11. 10.3171/2015.6.JNS15674. Sinha, Sumit & Raheja, Amol & Samson, Neha & Bhoi, Sanjeev & Subramanian, Arulselvi & Sharma, Pushpa & Sharma, Bhawani. (2016). Blood mitochondrial enzymatic assay as a predictor of long-term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 30. 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.10.051. Verma, Satish & Sinha, Sumit & Sawarkar, DattarajParmanand & Singh, PankajKumar & Gupta, Deepak & Agrawal, Deepak & Satyarthee, Guru Dutta & Kumar, Rajinder & Singh, Manmohanjit & Suri, Ashish & Chandra, Sarat & Kale, ShashankSharad & Sharma, BhawaniShankar. (2016). Medial sphenoid wing meningiomas: professional experience with microsurgical resection more than 5 years and a review of literature. Neurology India. 64. 465. 10.4103/0028-3886.181548. Kumar, Atin & Gamanagatti, Shivanand & Sinha, Sumit & Baliyan, Vinit & Shylendran, Sudhin & Yadav, Ajay. (2016). AsianJNeurosurg11188-4849812 132818. Chopra, Sakshi & Kumaran, S Senthil & Pandey, Ravinder & Sinha, Sumit & Kumar, Atin & Kaur, Harsimarpreet & Nehra, Ashima. (2016). Visual memory activation changes post-cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: A controlled trial. Chopra, Sakshi & Sinha, Sumit & Pandey, Ravinder & Kumar, Atin & Kumaran, S Senthil. (2016). Short-term effectiveness of a literacy and culture-free neuropsychological rehabilitation programme on cognition and post-concussive symptoms post-traumatic brain injury
Area of Expertise
- ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
- ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
- Aneurysm Coiling
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Anterior Spinal Fusion
- Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement