About

Dr. Shejoy Joshua is a renowned neurosurgeon with over 13 years of experience and a remarkable track record of performing more than 5,000 neurosurgical procedures. He has received extensive training at some of the world’s leading medical institutions, including AIIMS Delhi, Weill Cornell University in New York, USA, and Yamagata University in Japan. Dr. Shejoy is the recipient of multiple research awards in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field. His academic work includes 19 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals, along with 3 book chapters in esteemed neurosurgical textbooks.

He is frequently invited to speak at both national and international conferences, where his expertise and research continue to gain global recognition.

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Subspecialties

Neuro-oncology - Awake craniotomy and intra-operative monitoring for brain tumors, Neurovascular – complex vascular surgery for brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation & cerebral revascularization surgery for Moya-Moya disease, Functional neuro surgery - Deep brain stimulation for movement and other disorders, Epilepsy surgery, intra-thecal baclofen  pumps for Spasticity and Spinal cord stimulation, Endoscopic Skull base surgery – Trans-nasal & trans-ventricular surgeries for pituitary and intraventricular tumors, Neurotrauma – ATLS certified to deal with complex craniofacial and spinal trauma, Pediatric Neuro surgery –Craniosynostosis surgery, Spinal Dysraphism repair, Hydrocephalus treatment
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Affiliation

Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India

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About

Dr. Dhandapani SS is Additional Professor of Neurosurgery in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, an Institute of National Importance in India. He is specialized in Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Brain & Spine Surgery, encompassing Pituitary, Skull Base, Cerebrovascular, Degenerative Spine, Spinal Tumors and Trauma. He has around 120 peer reviewed publications and 10 best paper awards to his credit. Dr. Dhandapani has received advanced training from some of the world’s most prestigious medical institutions, including Weill Cornell, NY, USA, INI, Hannover, Germany; NCVC, Osaka, Japan; NTRI, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; DYBTRH, Ankara & EUH, Kayseri: Turkey.

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Key Achievements : First in the World (Published Journal):

• First Endoscopic nasal surgery for Craniopharyngioma in 16 mth child (Oper Neurosurg)

• First ever Endoscopy for Giant spinal intradural tumors (Spine Journal)

• First to show the Outcome of clipping improves with better services (STROKE)

• First successful Endoscopic assisted surgery for Giant Pineal tumor (World Neurosurg)

• First to show the impact of routine Navigation/ Angled optics in EE (Neurosurg Review)

• First Minimal invasive surgery for anterior spinal Meningioma (World Neurosurg)

• First Endosc. nasal surgery for Giant GH tumor in McCune-Albright (J of Clin Neurosci)

• First Minimal invasive surgery for complete Spondyloptosis (World Neurosurg)

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Other Novel Contributions to Neurosciences:

• Introduced new grading for “Compound depressed fractures” (World Neurosurg)

• First ever endoscopic classification of ‘Pediatric PF cysts (World Neurosurg)

• Defined threshold of Cavernous Sinus Invasion in Pituitary Tumors (World Neurosurg)

• Introduced modified H&H grade sans systemic disease in SAH (Neurosurg Review)

• Novel Median Supraorbital Keyhole for clipping DACA aneurysms (World Neurosurg)

• Neuropsycholog. Outcome of Endoscopic GTR of Colloid Cyst (Clin Neurol Neurosu)

• Rotational technique for simultaneous ETV & Pineal region biopsy (Child Nerv Sys)

• Showed efficacy of repeat COVID-19 testing in Neurosurgery (Neurosurg Focus)

• CRH-R Molecular Imaging in Corticotropinoma (J Clin Endocrinol Metab)

• pEGFR T693 for NFPT recurrence (Frontiers in Endocrinology)

• Imatinib in Somatotropinomas (Frontiers in Endocrinology)

• Aneurysm Biomarker Proteomics (OMICS)

• Temozolomide in Aggressive Pituitary Tumors (Frontiers in Endocrinology)

• First-ever orbital rim-sparing single‑piece FO keyhole approach (Neurology India)

• First ever post-op dietary DI bundle for pituitary region tumors (J Adv Nurs)

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Education and Training

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M.B.,B.S., M.Ch.(Neuro), Endosc. Neurosurg. Fellow (Cornell)

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Subspecialties

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Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgeon (Ortho), Spine And Pain Specialist, Spine Surgeon (Neuro)

Courses/Affiliations : NSI, NASS, NESI, NSSI, NTSI, SBSSI, CVSI, NSSA, AO Spine, ATLS, DNA, ANNWZ

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Affiliation

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

NAMS Awardee, EC member (SBSSI & NTSI)

Associate Editor (Neurology India), ExEd (IIMA & IIMB)

Former Treasurer, Neuroendoscopy Society-India

Former Co-chair of Webinar Committee & EC member, NSI

Fellow of Min. Inv. & Endoscopic Neurosurg, Cornell, NY, USA

Professor of Neurosurgery & GKRS, Core Faculty Skull Base Fellowship

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

(PGIMER)(Institute of National Importance)

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