Rajendra Prasad

Neurosurgeon

FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (Neurosurgery) CCST (U.K) Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery
Clinical Coordinator Department of Neurosurgery Indraprastha Apollo Hospital,
Mathura Road, Sarita Vihar
New Delhi‐ India – 110076

Special Interests

Spine surgery: Minimal Invasive spine surgery including microdiscectomy for cervical and lumbar discs and spinal instrumentation.

Ac ute head and spine injuries and neuro‐intensive care.
Micro surgery and stereotactic surgery for brain and spine tumours.

Neuro‐rehabilitation for head and spine injuries.

Research Projects

  • “Design and Development of technological aids to rehabilitate spinal cord
  • injury patients” ongoing project with Department of Biomedical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology. (IIT). New Delhi (Obtained a grant of Rs. 26,33,000 from Government of India for this project)
  • Effects of Hyberbaric oxygen on acute head and spinal injuries’ together with the hyperbaric Oxygen unit at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.
  • Tuberculosis of the spine: retrospective study of diagnosis and treatment of 48 cases and ongoing prospective study.

Gold Honour

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