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Verified Senior ConsultantNeurologyKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Abhaya Kumar
Qualifications:MBBS, DNB, MS
Experience
20+ Years
Surgeries
8000+ Done
Primary Hospital
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Second Opinion
24–48h
Professional Background & Biography
Dr. Abhaya Kumar has operated over 8000 cases in the last 15 years at KDAH. Of these 3500 have been Spine cases and 5500 are brain cases. He is one of the few neurosurgeons who have expertise in treating both Brain and Spine cases. He has done more than 2500 Minimally Invasive spine cases in the last 15 years with a success rate of 96%. Conversion to open surgery was needed in only 2% of cases. Kokilaben Hospital is one of few centres in Mumbai offering full-fledged Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery services using Tubular retractors, Endoscopy and O-arm.
Clinical Focus & Areas of Expertise
Brain Tumor Surgery
Pituitary Tumors
Spine Tumors
Key Procedures & Surgical Treatments
Brain Tumors
Craniovertebral Junction abnormalities
Epilepsy
Head injury
Pituitary tumors
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Pediatric brain tumors and Hydrocephalus
Minimally Invasive Spine surgery
Spinal Dysraphism
Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
Positions & Hospital Appointments
Consultant - Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai.
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
Walter E Dandy Neurosurgical Society, USA
Congress of Neurological surgeons, USA
Neurological Society of India
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Association of Medical Consultants, Mumbai, India
Bombay Neurosciences Association, Mumbai, India
Minimally Invasive Spine Society of Bharat.
Association of Spine Surgeons of India
Neuro-spine Society of India(NSICON)
North American Spine Society, USA(NASS)
Select Clinical Research & Publications
Clinical Study And Management Of Ureteric Calculi In Goa. This has been published in the Goa university newsletter. This was the topic for my dissertation for MS [General Surgery] degree at Goa Medical College, India.
Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Unilateral Limb Pain Syndromes
Published in STROKE Journal.
Abhaya Kumar, Catriona Felderhof, M. Sam Eljamel. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2003;81:70-74.
Vagal Nerve stimulation for medically intractable epilepsy-Dundee experience with 17 patients Kumar, Sam Eljamel, R.Roberts British Journal of Neurosurgery 2003; 17(1):95-96
Simultaneous living donor liver transplant with sleeve gastrectomy for metabolic syndrome and NASH-related ESLD—Indian journal of Gastroenterology.
Treatment of Elizabeth king in meningoseptica Neonatal Meningitis with Combination Systemic and Intraventricular Therapy -The Indian Journal of Pediatrics.
Neuroschistosomiasis: An Unusual Intracranial Space Occupying Lesion-Indian Pediatrics.
Dosimetric Comparison of 6 MV flattening filter free and 6 MV stereotactic Radiosurgery beam using 4 mm conical collimator for Trigeminal Neurlagia Radiosurgery- Journal of Radiation protection and Research.
Successful treatment of C. auris shunt infection with intraventricular caspofungin.
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