Dr. Santhosh N U
Overview
Dr. Santhosh N U, with over 10 years of experience, is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Endovascular Neurosurgeon at Aster CMI Hospital. He has conducted complex brain and spine surgeries and has a special interest in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He secured a fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery from Zurich, Switzerland, under Prof Valavanis.
Dr. Santhosh has treated various cerebro-vascular diseases with minimally invasive Endovascular procedures. He has vast experience in various Neuroendovascular/Neurointerventional procedures like mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke, aneurysm coiling, AVM embolization, tumour embolization, carotico cavernous fistula and Pial AV fistula embolization, carotid angioplasty and stenting. He has effectively managed various spinal vascular malformations.
After completing his MCH in Neurosurgery as a University topper from KEM Hospital Mumbai, he worked in the same institution as Assistant Professor along with Prof. Atul Goel. Later, he worked as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at a private hospital in Bangalore, after which he commenced work at Aster CMI Hospital. Dr. Santhosh is one of the few neurosurgeons in India with vast experience in endovascular neurosurgery.
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Dr. Santhosh N U, with over 10 years of experience, is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Endovascular Neurosurgeon at Aster CMI Hospital. He has conducted complex brain and spine surgeries and has a special interest in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He secured a fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery from Zurich, Switzerland, under Prof Valavanis. Dr. Santhosh has treated various […]
Education
- MBBS - Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra Medical College (JJMMC), 2001
- MS - General Surgery - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 2006
- MCh - Neuro Surgery - Seth G.S Medical College, Parel, 2011
Total Experience
- 10 Years
Specializations
- Neurosurgeon
Areas of Expertise
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Epilepsy)
- Epilepsy surgery
- CSF Rhinorrhoea Repair Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Peripheral Neuro surgery
- Cerebrovascular Surgery
- Brain Suite
- Nerve and Muscle Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Treatment
- Brain infection
- Decompression Micovascular
- Paralysis
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Peripheral Nerve
- Epilepsy Treatment
- Migraine Treatment
- Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Brain Aneurysm Coiling
- Carotid Cavernous Fistula Treatment
- Brain Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization
- Brain Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization
- Spinal and Cerebral Tumor Embolization
- Head & Neck Tumour Embolization
- Petrosal Sinus Sampling
- Carotid Body Tumour Embolization
- Endovascular Neurosurgeon
- AVM Embolizaion
- Tumour Embolization
- Carotico cavernous fistula
- Plal AV Fistula
- Carotid Stenting
Awards & Recognitions
- University topper in MCH, Neurosurgery from MUHS-Mumbai
- Fellowship in interventional neuroradiology, Zurich
- Fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery, Zurich
Memberships
- Society of Neurovascular Interventions – SNVI
- Society of Therapeutic Neuro Interventions - STNI
- Neurological Society of India - NSI
- Bangalore Neurological Society - BNS