Dr. Sathwik R Shetty

Dr Sathwik R Shetty is a consultant neurosurgeon in Bengaluru with 23 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

He holds triple international fellowship training in Functional Neurosurgery from KIMS Secunderabad, Deep Brain Stimulation from Toronto Western Hospital Canada, and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery from Weill Cornell Medicine New York, and has received the Best Poster Award at ESSFN 2023, the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

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

Area of Expertise

Deep Brain Stimulation and Functional Neurosurgery

Dr Sathwik R Shetty manages patients with Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and refractory pain using advanced neuromodulation and stereotactic surgical techniques:

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
• Radiofrequency ablation for movement disorders
• Functional neurosurgery planning
• Tremor and dystonia surgical management
• Refractory pain surgical intervention

Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Dr Shetty performs advanced endoscopic and open skull base surgical procedures for complex intracranial tumours and structural pathologies:

• Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery
• Craniopharyngioma resection
• Olfactory groove meningioma surgery
• Pituitary tumour surgery
• CSF rhinorrhoea and Sternberg canal repair

Brain Tumour Surgery

Dr Sathwik Shetty manages patients with intracranial tumours including complex and rare brain tumour presentations requiring precision microsurgical intervention:

• Brain tumour resection
• Sphenoorbital meningioma surgery
• Ependymoma and posterior fossa tumour surgery
• Skull base tumour management
• Transorbital endoscopic approach surgery

Epilepsy and Cerebrovascular Surgery

Dr Shetty manages patients with refractory epilepsy and cerebrovascular conditions using advanced surgical and interventional neurosurgical approaches:

• Refractory epilepsy surgery
• Cerebrovascular surgical management
• Bow hunter stroke and CV junction anomaly
• Craniovertebral junction surgery
• Neurenteric cyst surgery

Spine Surgery and Neurotrauma

Dr Sathwik R Shetty manages patients with complex spinal conditions and traumatic brain and spinal injuries with structured neurosurgical care:

• Complex spine surgery
• C1 C2 joint distraction and fusion
• Open vertebroplasty
• Spinal trauma management
• Head injury and neurotrauma care

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, 2003
• DNB Neurosurgery, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2011
• Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery, KIMS, Secunderabad
• Fellowship in Deep Brain Stimulation, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 67460, 2004

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Best Poster Award, ESSFN 2023, European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
• Best Paper Award, SPINE 2011, Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India, C1 C2 Joint Distraction and Fusion with Spacers
• Best Poster Award, NEUROCON 2012, Neurological Society of India, Radiofrequency Ablative Procedures for Movement Disorders
• Best Paper Award, SKULL BASECON 2015, Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Persistent Sternberg's Canal as Rare Cause of CSF Rhinorrhoea
• Best Poster Award, 61st Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India
• Member Organising Committee, NEUROVASCON 2013
• Faculty, NEUROCON 2013, Neurological Society of India
• Visiting Neurosurgeon, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland, May 2015

Research and Publications

• Limitations of the Endonasal Endoscopic Approach in Treating Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: A Systematic Review
• Predictors and Incidence of Orthostatic Headache Associated with Lumbar Drain Placement Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
• Open C2 Vertebroplasty: Case Report, Technique, and Review of Literature
• Neurenteric Cyst at the Craniovertebral Junction: A Report of Two Cases
• Bow Hunter's Stroke: A Rare Presentation of CV Junction Anomaly
• Chiasm Pituitary Corridor Size and Gross Total Resection in Endonasal Endoscopic Craniopharyngioma Resection
• Transorbital Endoscopic Eyelid Approach for Sphenoorbital Meningiomas with Predominant Hyperostosis: Report of 2 Cases
• Pigmented Ependymoma of the Fourth Ventricle: Report of a Rare Case with Review of Literature
• Primary Cerebellar Nocardiosis in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

Professional Memberships

• Neurological Society of India
• Skull Base Surgery Society of India
• Neuro Trauma Society of India
• Bangalore Neurological Society
• Indian Medical Association
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA
• European Association of Neurological Societies

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

Previous Associations

• Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bengaluru, Senior Resident, 2010 to 2011
• Narayana Multi Specialty Hospital, Junior Consultant, 2012 to 2013
• Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland, Visiting Neurosurgeon, 2014 to 2015

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