Dr. Nagarjun M N

Dr Nagarjun M N is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Brindhavvan Areion Hospital, Trinity Hospital, Kusuma Hospital, and Aksha Hospital, Bengaluru, with 17 years of experience in brain and spine surgery, neuro-oncology, vascular neurosurgery, and paediatric neurosurgery, having performed over 5,000 neurosurgical cases.

He secured first rank in the All India Entrance for NIMHANS, received the WFNS Young Neurosurgeon Award in 2017 for his work on paediatric ependymomas presented among the top 10 at the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Conference in Turkey, and has 20 peer-reviewed publications in national and international neurosurgery journals.

He consults in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Area of Expertise

Brain and Spine Tumour Surgery

Patients with intracranial and spinal tumours are managed by Dr Nagarjun M N with a range of surgical approaches from standard resection to complex advanced techniques:

• Brain tumour removal and resection
• Awake brain surgery
• Neuronavigation-guided tumour surgery
• Spinal tumour removal
• Neuroendoscopy for tumour management

Vascular Neurosurgery

Patients with cerebrovascular conditions including aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations are managed by Dr Nagarjun with specialist vascular neurosurgery techniques:

• Aneurysm clipping
• AVM excision
• Intracranial bleed evacuation
• Moyamoya disease surgical management
• Scalp and intracranial AVM surgery

Spine Surgery

Patients with degenerative, traumatic, and neoplastic spinal conditions are assessed and managed with a comprehensive range of spinal surgical procedures:

• Discectomy for disc prolapse
• Laminectomy
• Spinal fixation for trauma and degeneration
• Spinal cord injury management
• Cervical and lumbar spine surgery

Head and Spine Trauma

Patients with acute head and spinal trauma requiring emergency neurosurgical intervention are managed with lifesaving and reconstructive surgical techniques:

• Emergency head injury surgery
• Skull fracture reconstruction
• CSF leak repair
• Spinal cord injury decompression
• Bleed drainage and evacuation

Paediatric and Developmental Neurosurgery

Patients with childhood neurological and developmental conditions requiring surgical correction are managed by Dr Nagarjun with specialist paediatric neurosurgery expertise:

• VP shunt for hydrocephalus
• Craniosynostosis correction and skull remodelling
• Tethered cord release
• Paediatric brain tumour surgery
• Developmental abnormality correction

Skull Base, Pituitary, and Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

Patients with skull base lesions and pituitary conditions requiring interdisciplinary surgical management are assessed and managed with minimally invasive and open approaches:

• Transnasal surgery for pituitary tumours
• Skull base repair and reconstruction
• Supraorbital keyhole approach surgery
• Orbital tumour management
• Interdisciplinary craniofacial surgery

Epilepsy and Pain Surgery

Patients with medically refractory epilepsy and chronic pain conditions are managed with targeted neurosurgical interventions:

• Epilepsy surgery for seizure control
• Trigeminal neuralgia surgery
• Hemifacial spasm surgery
• Stereotactic neurosurgery
• CSF diversion procedures

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru (2009)
• MCh Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bengaluru (2015), secured first rank in All India Entrance for NIMHANS
• Fellowship in Neuroendoscopy, Jabalpur
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 84293 (2009)

Current Affiliations

• Consultant, Neurosurgery, Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Brindhavvan Areion Hospital, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Kusuma Hospital, Banashankari, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Aksha Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru

Research and Publications

Dr Nagarjun M N has 20 peer-reviewed publications in national and international neurosurgery journals and has contributed a chapter to the Operative Manual of Neurosurgery.

• Suprasellar tuberculoma associated with unilateral Moyamoya phenomenon, Neurology India, 2014
• Hemangiopericytoma of pineal region, Neurology India, 2014
• Apoplectic presentation of a cauda equina paraganglioma, Surgical Neurology International, 2016
• Supraorbital keyhole approach: A minimally invasive versatile approach to skull base lesions, Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024
• Surgery for paraclinoid aneurysms, Operative Manual of Neurosurgery: A Step by Step Pictorial Atlas, 2022

Awards and Academic Contributions

• WFNS Young Neurosurgeon Award, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Conference, Turkey, 2017
• Top 10 best presentations, WFNS Neurosurgery Conference, Turkey, 2017, for work on paediatric ependymomas
• Speaker at national and international neurosurgery and subspecialty conferences

Professional Memberships

• Neurological Society of India
• Bangalore Neurological Society
• Neurotrauma Society of India
• Skull Base Society of India
• Neuromonitoring Society of India
• Neurovascular Society of India
• Neurospine Society of India
• Indian Medical Association

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