Dr. Sandeep Vaishya
Executive Director – Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.
Qualification
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery), Sundt Fellowship (USA).
About Doctor
Dr. Sandeep Vaishya is a renowned Neurosurgeon in India with more than 25 years of experience in the field having worked with some of the top institutions and hospitals of India. He is an awardee of the Herbert Krause Medal and the Sundt Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, USA. He has worked as a faculty in the Neurosurgery Department at AIIMS. He is one of the foremost surgeons in the world for Brachial Plexus Injuries and in South Asia for Gamma Knife Surgery. He also specialises in Minimal Invasive and Image-Guided Neurosurgery, Intracranial Tumour Surgery including skull base tumours, Functional Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, and Peripheral Nerve Surgery.
Work Experience
- Worked as Faculty & Additional Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi for 10 years
- Head of Department- Neurosurgery, Max Institute of Neurosciences, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
Professional Memberships
- Treasurer – World Spinal Column Society
- Secretary – Middle East Spine Society
- Past President – Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Past President – Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Board Member – Indian Society of Neuromodulation
- Member – International Gamma Knife Society
- Reviewer for World Neurosurgery & Functional Neurosurgery
Speciality Interests
- Intracranial Tumor Surgery, including – skull base tumors
- Minimal Invasive and Image-Guided Neurosurgery
- Spinal Surgery & Minimal invasive spinal Surgery
- Functional Neurosurgery: Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson, Dystonia, OCD & Epilepsy, Surgery for spasticity and Surgery for pain
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery with special interest in Brachial Plexus Injuries
Awards and Honours
- Herbert Krause Medal for Best Paper in Neuro-Oncology (NSI 2001)
- Sundt Fellowship by Mayo Clinic, USA
- Life Membership Award by Mayo Alumni Association
- Gold Medal in Medical School
- Dr. Majeed Memorial Oration Karachi, Pakistan (2008)
Research Experience
- Has contributed more than 100 papers and chapters in peer reviewed medical journals and text books
- Has delivered more than 200 guest lectures in India and abroad
- Languages : English , Hindi
- Gender : Male