Dr. Venkatesan Sanjeevi

Dr Venkatesan Sanjeevi is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon in Chennai with 23 years of experience. He serves as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Gleneagles Hospital.

He specializes in brain tumour surgery, skull base surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, aneurysm coiling, stroke interventions, and paediatric neurosurgery.

Areas of Expertise

Brain Tumour, Neuro-Oncology, and Skull Base Surgery

For patients coping with benign or malignant brain tumours, pituitary adenomas, or skull base neoplasms, Dr Venkatesan Sanjeevi provides surgical interventions. He performs micro-neurosurgical craniotomy, endoscopic skull base tumour resection, and intraoperative image-guided tumour excision.

Neuroendovascular Surgery and Acute Stroke Intervention

For individuals diagnosed with intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, or acute ischemic stroke, he delivers catheter-based vascular treatments. He conducts endovascular aneurysm coiling, mechanical thrombectomy, carotid stenting, and neurovascular decompression.

Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Paediatric Neurosurgery

For patients suffering from herniated spinal discs, spinal canal stenosis, spinal cord tumours, or congenital paediatric brain malformations, he provides restorative surgical care. He performs full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy, spinal decompression, hydrocephalus shunt insertion, and paediatric cranial reconstruction.

Educational Background

• MBBS, Government Medical College, Salem, 2003
• MS in General Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2013
• MCh in Neurosurgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2018

Fellowships

• Fellowship in Neuroendovascular Surgery and Stroke Intervention, Kameda Medical Center, Japan, 2025
• Fellowship in Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Suyash Hospital, Raipur (2022)

Current Affiliations

• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Gleneagles Global Health City, Perumbakkam, Chennai

Previous Affiliations

• Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore
• Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, MIOT International, Chennai
• Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai
• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai
• Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai
• Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

Research and Publications

Author of over 30 peer-reviewed research publications in national and international neurosurgical journals covering brain and spine tumours, neurovascular interventions, and endoscopic spine techniques.

• Author of the medical reference textbook "Clinical Handbook of Neurosurgery" (First Edition 2020, Second Edition 2025).

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