Dr. Milind Deogaonkar

Dr Milind Deogaonkar is a director and senior consultant neurosurgeon in Kolkata with over 38 years of clinical and research experience in functional neurosurgery, neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, and complex spinal surgery, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Manipal Hospital Mukundapur, and Manipal Hospital Dhakuria.

A Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University, USA, and former Head of Neurosurgery at the Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, he has been a principal investigator in over 50 clinical trials, holds over 42 patents, and has received multiple Gold Medals and international awards including the Gildenberg Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

He consults in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Marathi.

Area of Expertise

Deep Brain Stimulation and Functional Neurosurgery

Patients with movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and epilepsy are managed with advanced deep brain stimulation and stereotactic surgical techniques:

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
• DBS for dystonia and tremor
• DBS for epilepsy
• Lesioning procedures
• Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

Neuromodulation Therapies

Patients with chronic pain, spasticity, and neurological dysfunction are managed with implantable neuromodulation devices and therapies:

• Spinal cord stimulation
• Peripheral nerve stimulation
• Intrathecal drug delivery pumps
• Vagus nerve stimulation
• Sacral neuromodulation

Spinal Surgery and Spinal Cord Disorders

Patients with degenerative, traumatic, and complex spinal conditions are managed with surgical and neuromodulation-based interventions:

• Complex spinal surgery
• Spinal cord stimulation for paraplegia
• Dorsal selective rhizotomy
• Spinal canal stenosis surgery
• Spinal cord injury rehabilitation planning

Peripheral and Brachial Plexus Surgery

Patients with brachial plexus injuries and peripheral nerve disorders are managed with reconstructive and neuromodulation-based surgical approaches:

• Brachial plexus surgery
• Peripheral nerve repair and reconstruction
• Nerve injury assessment and surgical planning
• Peripheral nerve stimulation
• Complex nerve disorder management

Brain Tumour and Complex Cranial Surgery

Patients with intracranial tumours and complex cranial conditions are managed with precision microsurgical techniques:

• Intracranial tumour resection
• Pituitary surgery and apoplexy management
• Skull base cranial surgery
• Intraparenchymal lesion surgery
• Complex cranial reconstruction

Epilepsy Surgery

Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy are assessed and managed with surgical and neuromodulation-based epilepsy treatment:

• Epilepsy surgery evaluation
• Electrocorticographic assessment
• Temporal lobe epilepsy management
• VNS for epilepsy
• DBS for refractory epilepsy

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Milind Deogaonkar currently serves as Director and Senior Consultant at:

• Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata
• Manipal Hospital (Formerly AMRI), Mukundapur, Kolkata
• Manipal Hospital (AMRI), Dhakuria, Kolkata

Previous Associations

• Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, Head of Department of Neurosurgery
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Fellow in Functional Neurosurgery
• Ohio State University, USA, Faculty
• West Virginia University, USA, Professor Emeritus

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Nagpur University (1988)
• MS General Surgery
• MCh Neurosurgery, Mumbai University (1995), Gold Medallist
• ECFMG Certified
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Fellow in Functional Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Medical Council Registration: Maharashtra Medical Council, Registration No 61525 (1989)

He is a member of the International Brain Research Organisation, New York Academy of Science, Movement Disorder Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, British Neurosurgery Research Group, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society of India, and American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

He serves on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and the American Journal of Applied Sciences.

Awards and Recognition

• Gildenberg Award, Best Research in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2007
• CCF Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, consecutively from 2007 to 2012
• Anandibai Joshi National Award, Best Young Achiever Physician, IRDS Lucknow, 2011
• Global Physician of Excellence Award, Hakim Ajmalshah Foundation, 2012
• Bharat Gaurav Award, 2015
• Dr NV Moodliar Gold Medal, Highest Marks in General Surgery, Nagpur University
• DB Bhivapurkar Gold Medal, Highest Marks in General Surgery, Nagpur University
• MCHECS Gold Medal, Highest Marks in Final MBBS, Government Medical College Nagpur
• Dr DL Kothari Gold Medal, Highest Marks in MCh Neurosurgery, Bombay University
• Rhone-Poulenc Rorer CNS Fellow Scholarship, Boston, 1999
• Allergan Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2004
• Movement Disorder Society Travel Award, New Orleans, 2005
• Top 5% of Doctors in Patient Satisfaction Surveys Nationally, Ohio State University, 2014 to 2017

Research and Publications

Dr Milind Deogaonkar has published extensively in Indian and international neurosurgery journals and holds over 42 patents in neuroscience and neuromodulation:

• "Changing Role of Psychosurgery in Modern Neurosurgery" — Archives of Indian Psychiatry, 1994
• "Intraparenchymal Schwannoma of the Frontal Lobe" — Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 1994
• "Fatal Postoperative Pituitary Apoplexy: Its Cause and Management" — British Journal of Neurosurgery, 1995
• "Extradural Lipomatosis Presenting with Paraplegia" — Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 1995
• "Thoracic Intradural Anterior Epidermoid Manifesting as Sudden Onset of Paraplegia" — Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica, 1995
• "Extraaxial Clival Blastomycosis Granuloma" — British Journal of Neurosurgery, 1996
• "Respiration Induced Target Drift in Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery" — Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 1999
• "Electrocorticographic Factors Associated with Temporal Lobe Epileptogenicity" — Pathophysiology, 2000
• "Spinal Cord Injuries: Concepts of Surgical Management and Rehabilitation" — International Conference on Rheumatological and Neurological Rehabilitation, Kolkata, 2003
• "Socio-Economic Inequality and Its Effect on Healthcare Delivery in India" — Electronic Journal of Sociology, 2004
• Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials and research projects

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