Dr. Sheena Ali

Dr Sheena Ali is a highly specialised Paediatric and Fetal Neurosurgeon with 12 years of clinical experience in advanced paediatric brain and spine surgery. She is the first and only trained Fetal Neurosurgeon in India, bringing pioneering expertise to the field of prenatal and paediatric neurosurgical care.

She currently serves as Consultant at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai, where she provides comprehensive, patient-centred paediatric neurosurgical care.

She completed her IndSPN Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery from Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital, Mumbai, and a Research Fellowship in Paediatric and Fetal Neurosurgery from Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA.

If you are searching for a trusted paediatric neurosurgeon in Mumbai for spina bifida, hydrocephalus, paediatric brain or spine tumours, or antenatally diagnosed neurosurgical conditions, Dr Sheena offers advanced, evidence-based surgical care with international training and clinical excellence.

She consults in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Sheena Ali specialises in comprehensive paediatric and fetal neurosurgical care, offering expert management for a wide range of neurosurgical conditions in children and unborn babies.

Fetal and Antenatal Neurosurgery

• Antenatally diagnosed neurosurgical disorders
• Fetal surgery for open spina bifida
• Prenatal counselling for neurosurgical anomalies

Paediatric Neurosurgery

• Spinal dysraphisms and spina bifida
• Complex hydrocephalus management
• Craniofacial anomalies
• Paediatric brain and spine tumours
• Paediatric vascular disorders

Advanced Neuroendoscopy and Complex Procedures

• Neuroendoscopic surgery for multicompartmental hydrocephalus
• Endoscopic management of paediatric brain tumours
• Complex reconstructive neurosurgery in children

Professional Experience

Current Affiliation:

• Consultant, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai

Previous Key Affiliations:

• Consultant, Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai
• Fellow, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, USA
• Consultant, Gleneagles Global Hospital
• Registrar, Apollo Specialty Hospital
• Resident, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from DY Patil University (2014)
• MS (General Surgery) from DY Patil University (2018)
• DrNB (Neurosurgery) from Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (2021)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery from BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai
• Fellowship in Paediatric and Fetal Neurosurgery from Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA

Academic Contributions and Achievements

Dr Sheena Ali is the first and only trained Fetal Neurosurgeon in India and played a key role in setting up India's first Fetal Surgery for Open Spina Bifida Centre at Bai Jerbai Wadia and Nowrosjee Wadia Children's Hospital, Mumbai.

She has also established a local Antenatal Registry for Neurosurgical Disorders and a multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic at Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital. She has been instrumental in setting up the Woman and Child Neurosurgery Department at Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity and Women's Hospital and actively trains paediatric neurosurgery fellows.

She has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in national and international neurosurgical journals and has presented several papers and posters at national neurosurgery conferences.

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