Dr. Priyamvadha K

Dr Priyamvadha K is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon with 24 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru.

She holds an MCh in Neurosurgery from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and has completed additional training at AIIMS New Delhi, Shinshu University School of Medicine in Japan, and the European Course in Minimally Invasive Neurotherapy (ECMINT) at St Anne's College, Oxford University, UK.

Whether a patient is dealing with a brain tumour, a spinal disc problem, a head or spine injury, a brain haemorrhage, or a child needs neurosurgical care, Dr Priyamvadha K provides thorough assessment and structured surgical management.

Her clinical practice covers brain tumour surgery, spine surgery, neurotrauma, paediatric neurosurgery, cerebrovascular surgery, and endoscopic skull base procedures.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Priyamvadha K offers comprehensive neurosurgical and spine care covering tumour resection, trauma management, vascular neurosurgery, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures for both adults and children.

Brain Tumour Surgery (Neuro-Oncology)

Patients diagnosed with brain tumours receive structured surgical planning using microsurgical, endoscopic, and awake craniotomy techniques.

• Glioma resection
• Meningioma surgery
• Cerebellopontine Angle Tumour surgery
• Medulloblastoma resection
• Pituitary Adenoma surgery (endoscopic and open)
• Awake Craniotomy for tumours in functionally eloquent brain areas
• Brain Biopsy

Spine Surgery

Patients with disc problems, spinal tumours, degenerative conditions, or spinal injuries receive both open and minimally invasive surgical options.

• Lumbar Microdiscectomy for disc prolapse
• Lumbar Laminectomy for Lumbar Canal Stenosis
• Pedicle Screw Fixation and Fusion for degenerative spine disease
• Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
• Cervical Disc Replacement
• Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty
• Spinal Instrumentation
• Spinal Tumour surgery (extradural, intradural, and intramedullary)

Brain and Spine Trauma

Patients with head injuries or spinal trauma receive prompt neurosurgical assessment and intervention.

• Decompressive Craniotomy for severe head injury
• Subdural Haematoma evacuation
• Depressed Skull Fracture repair
• Brain Contusion management
• Spinal Fracture stabilisation and fixation
• Cranioplasty

Cerebrovascular Surgery

• Brain Haemorrhage surgical management
• Brain Aneurysm surgery
• AV Malformation treatment
• Surgery for Brain Stroke
• Cerebral Angioplasty

Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

Dr Priyamvadha K performs endoscopic skull base procedures with fellowship-level training from Jabalpur Medical College.

• Endoscopic Skull Base Tumour surgery (transnasal approach)
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
• Endoscopic CSF Rhinorrhoea closure
• Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma surgery

Paediatric Neurosurgery

Children with brain tumours, hydrocephalus, or head injuries receive age-appropriate neurosurgical care.

• Paediatric Brain Tumour surgery
• Hydrocephalus treatment and VP Shunt placement
• Paediatric Head Injury management
• Split Cord Malformation surgery

Other Neurosurgical Procedures

• Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Baclofen Pump Insertion for spasticity
• Epilepsy surgery (Anterior Temporal Lobectomy, Lesionectomy)
• Brain Abscess drainage
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome surgery
• Peripheral Nerve Surgery
• Scalp Tumour removal

Credentials and Trust

Dr Priyamvadha K brings nearly two and a half decades of neurosurgical experience with training from India's premier neurosurgical institutes and international centres.

• MBBS, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore (2002)
• MS (General Surgery), PGIMER, Chandigarh (2006)
• MCh (Neurosurgery), PGIMER, Chandigarh (2009)
• Visiting Neurosurgeon, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan (2012)
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Brain and Spine Surgery, Jabalpur Medical College (2013)
• European Course in Minimally Invasive Neurotherapy (ECMINT), St Anne's College, Oxford University, UK

She has previously served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon at Fortis Hospitals, Delhi and Noida (2010 to 2012), and as Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Max Institute of Neurosciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun (2012 to 2016). She joined Manipal Hospitals Whitefield in 2016.

She received the Rising Star Award in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery at the Times of India Healthcare Achievers Summit (December 2019) and the Huashan International Honor Award for outstanding contribution to neurosurgery in a developing country. She was also awarded at the 13th Online Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (October 2022).

She is registered with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (Registration No. 69473, 2002).

Professional Memberships

• Neurological Society of India, Life Member
• Neurological Surgeons Society of India, Life Member
• Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Life Member
• Indian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Life Member
• Neurotrauma Society of India, Life Member
• Delhi Neurological Association, Life Member

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Priyamvadha K currently consults at Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bengaluru. Her consultation fee is ₹850.

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals is one of India's largest multispecialty healthcare networks, headquartered in Bengaluru.

The group operates across multiple cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Jaipur, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and others. Manipal Hospitals offers advanced care across departments including neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, neurology, organ transplantation, orthopaedics, and more.

The hospitals are accredited by NABL and NABH and are known for tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a strong focus on research and academic medicine.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Priyamvadha K has authored eight publications in international and national peer-reviewed neurosurgery journals and has presented research at conferences in Japan, Kazakhstan, Scotland, and England.

Key Publications

• Cystic Lesion of the Sella Turcica: Interesting Case Report and Review of Literature (International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2021)
• Dorsal Arachnoid Web: A Missed Entity (Neurology India, 2018)
• Delayed Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage Following Posterior Fossa Surgery (Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016)
• Cerebellopontine Angle Ependymoma in a 2-Year-Old Child (Journal of Neuroscience in Rural Practice, 2012)
• Mixed Split Cord Malformation: Are We Missing Something? (Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2011)
• Fatal Bilateral ACA Territory Infarcts after Pituitary Apoplexy (Skull Base, 2010)
• Extra-Axial Ependymoma Mimicking a Parasagittal Meningioma (Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2011)
• Falcotentorial Subdural Empyema: Analysis of 10 Cases (Acta Neurochirurgica, 2011)

Research Audits

• Decompressive Craniotomy in Severe Head Injury
• Clinical Features and Outcome of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms

Awards and Recognitions

• Rising Star Award, Times of India Healthcare Achievers Summit (2019)
• Huashan International Honor Award for outstanding contribution to neurosurgery
• Award at the 13th Online Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (2022)
• Invited guest lecture on Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis management at an international conference

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