Dr. Lakshman I K

Dr Lakshman I K is a Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon in Bengaluru with 22 years of experience, currently practising as a Senior Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur.

He is also associated with Amrutha Superspeciality Hospital, Nelamangala Town.

He specialises in minimally invasive neurosurgery, brain and spinal tumour resections, cerebrovascular surgery, and paediatric neurosurgery.

Areas of Expertise

• Neuro-Oncology and Brain Tumour Surgery: He performs precision microsurgical resections for adult and paediatric brain tumours, including complex skull base neoplasms, vestibular schwannomas, and thalamic lesions.
• Cerebrovascular and Stroke Surgery: Dr Lakshman carries out surgical clipping for brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation excisions, stroke revascularisations, and evacuations for spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhages.
• Minimally Invasive and Degenerative Spine Surgery: He provides keyhole endoscopic spine surgery, microdiscectomy, and spinal fusion for herniated discs, thoracic myelopathy, and spondylolisthesis.
• Paediatric and Functional Neurosurgery: He treats congenital spinal dysraphism, myelomeningoceles, and hydrocephalus via VP shunting, alongside placing spinal cord stimulators and performing peripheral nerve decompressions.

He has assisted and independently performed over 1,500 complex neurosurgical procedures, encompassing cranial trauma, spinal instrumentation, and vascular cases.

Educational Background

He completed his MBBS, followed by an MS in General Surgery from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, and an MCh in Neurosurgery from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.

Awards, Research, and Publications

Dr Lakshman has authored over 35 research publications in international journals such as World Neurosurgery, British Journal of Neurosurgery, and Child's Nervous System, and contributed a book chapter on surgical approaches to vestibular schwannomas.

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