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Dr. Sudheer Kumar Tyagi

Experience: 32+ years

Education: MBBS (KGMC), MS (KGMC), M.Ch. Neurosurgery (AIIMS)

Specialization: Neurosurgeon

Department: Neurosurgery

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

INTRODUCTION:

Dr. Tyagi is a renowned neurosurgeon with more than 32 years of experience in the field of neurosurgery. And is a medical graduate of the prestigious King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow. He is an expert in treating cerebral aneurysms, excisions of AVM malformations, and all kinds of spinal tumor surgeries with results comparable to the best international standards.

He is the first surgeon in India to use the image fusion technique to localize the targets in the deep part of the brain to do functional stereotactic surgeries. He is also known for his frameless stereotactic navigation work in cases of epilepsy caused by small lesions that are close to eloquent areas of the brain. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is another area in which he has done the largest number of cases at the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi. He is actively involved in neurosurgical training and research work at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

Experience

  • Working in the neurosurgical field for the last 25 years.
  • Practicing successfully brain & spine surgery at Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi.
  • 9000 neurosurgical procedures.
  • AIIMS (January 1994 to May 1997).

Membership

  • Member of the Neurology Society of India.
  • A member of the Indian community or both stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
  • Member of the association of spinal surgeons of India.
  • Neurological Society of India Member of the Delhi Neurological Association.

Certifications

  • Written chapter on ‘Functional Stereotactic Neurosurgery in the Text Book of Operative Neurosurgery.
  • Delhi Medical Association’s VISHISTH CHIKITSA RATAN Award (2015).

Awards and Achievements

  • Delhi Medical Association has recognized his excellent and highly skilled, precise neurosurgical work and decorated him with the VISHISHT CHIKTSA RATNA AWARD on Doctor’s Day this year in July 2015.
  • Awarded a Certificate of Honor during medical graduation.
  • Elected member of the National Committee of the Indian Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery.
  • A scroll of appreciation from the Indian Medical Association, South Delhi Branch, for his extraordinary work in the field of neurosurgery.
  • Awarded as a LEGEND in the field of neurosurgery by the Times of India in August 2017 for exceptional performance in the field of neurosurgery. The parameters of assessment were clinical outcomes, number of patients in OPD & in-patient care, research & publications, citations, & patient feedback.

Research and Publications

  • In multiple neurosurgery textbooks, Dr. Sudheer Kumar Tyagi has authored chapters on functional neurosurgery. His work on deep brain stimulation surgery has been published in the Apollo journal of medicine.
  • His research work has been published in international journals.
  • Author of chapters in the Textbook of Operative Neurosurgery.

Specialities

  • Neurooncology: minimally invasive therapist; liquid biopsy for the diagnosis of tumors.
  • Image-guided surgeries.
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery.
  • Neuro Endoscopy.
  • Brain & spine surgery.
  • Neuro-trauma – head + spine injuries.
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery.