Dr. Gopal Achari

Dr Gopal Achari is a brain and spine surgeon in Kolkata, currently practising at Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake and Belle Vue Clinic, Loudon Street, with 36 years of clinical practice covering brain tumour surgery (including acoustic tumours, meningiomas, and pituitary tumours), skull base and vascular brain surgery, spine surgery, spinal cord injury management, Parkinson's disease surgical treatment, and complex microsurgical procedures.

If someone in your family needs brain or spine surgery, or has been diagnosed with a brain tumour or complex spinal condition, Dr Achari brings more than three decades of neurosurgical experience to their care. He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Achari's practice focuses on complex brain and skull base surgery, spinal surgery, and movement disorder management, using microsurgical techniques that aim for precision and tissue preservation.

Brain Tumour Surgery in Kolkata

Removing tumours inside and around the brain:

• Acoustic Neuroma Surgery (Tumour on the Hearing and Balance Nerve)
• Meningioma Surgery (Tumour Growing on the Brain Covering)
• Pituitary Tumour Surgery (Often Done Through the Nose, Without Opening the Skull)
• Glioma Surgery
• Metastatic Brain Tumour Surgery (Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain)

Skull Base and Vascular Surgery

Some of the most technically demanding operations in neurosurgery:

• Skull Base Tumour Surgery (Tumours at the Base of the Brain, Near Critical Structures)
• Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping (Treating a Bulge in a Brain Blood Vessel)
• AVM Surgery (Removing Abnormal Tangles of Blood Vessels)
• Cavernoma Excision

Spine Surgery in Kolkata

Surgery for neck and back conditions affecting the spinal cord and nerves:

• Cervical Disc Surgery (Neck Disc Pressing on a Nerve)
• Lumbar Disc Surgery (Back Disc Causing Leg Pain — Sciatica)
• Spinal Canal Decompression (Creating Space When the Canal Is Too Narrow)
• Spinal Fusion Surgery (Stabilising an Unstable Segment)
• Spinal Cord Tumour Surgery
• Spinal Cord Injury Management
• Spine Trauma Surgery

Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Surgery

Surgical options when medication is no longer enough:

• Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Assessment and Surgery (A Brain Pacemaker That Reduces Tremor)
• Movement Disorder Evaluation
• Parkinson's Surgical Candidacy Assessment

Microsurgery and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Precision-focused techniques with less disruption:

• Microneurosurgical Brain Procedures
• Endoscopic Neurosurgery
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Keyhole Brain Surgery

Conditions Treated

• Acoustic Neuromas
• Meningiomas
• Pituitary Tumours
• Gliomas
• Cerebral Aneurysm
• Slipped Disc (Neck and Back)
• Spinal Canal Narrowing
• Spinal Cord Tumours
• Spinal Injuries
• Parkinson's Disease (DBS Candidates)

Professional Experience

• Consultant Brain and Spine Surgeon, Manipal Hospital (formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Kolkata
• Consultant, Belle Vue Clinic, Loudon Street, Kolkata
• Previous Consultant, Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kankurgachi
• Previous Director, Neuro Axis Clinic

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

• MBBS from Calcutta University (1990)
• MS General Surgery
• MCh Neurosurgery from SGPGI, Lucknow
• Fellowship in Micro Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine Surgery

Registration Number

Registered with West Bengal Medical Council, Registration Number 48589 (1991)

Professional Memberships

• Asian Council of Neurological Surgeons

Book an Appointment

To check consultation fees and book a priority appointment with Dr Gopal Achari, brain and spine surgeon in Kolkata, visit HexaHealth for seamless booking at Manipal Hospital Salt Lake and Belle Vue Clinic, Loudon Street, Kolkata.