Dr. Kokkula Praneeth

Qualifications:MBBS, MS, MCh

Experience

5+ Years

Surgeries

1000+ Done

Primary Hospital

Rainbow Children’s Hospital

Second Opinion

24–48h

Professional Background & Biography

Dr. Kokkula Praneeth is an undergraduate (MBBS) from Osmania Medical College and later he joined as Junior Resident for M.S. in Department of Surgical Disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2012. He did his M.Ch. Neurosurgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2018, he continued as Post-Doctoral Fellow in Vascular Neurosurgery at PGIMER till 2019. For 3 months he worked as Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Jodhpur. In October 2019, he joined the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS New Delhi as an Assistant Professor.

He had an excellent academic and surgical record throughout his residency training and practice, with several publications in both national and international journals. He is well versed in all aspects of neurosurgery with special interest in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neuro Oncology and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and is currently working on many national and international research projects.

Clinical Focus & Areas of Expertise

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Vascular Neurosurgery

Oncology

Functional Neurosurgery

Pallidotomy and Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia

Intrathecal baclofen pump, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spasticity

DREZotomy, Intrathecal morphine pump for Pain

Trauma

Minimally invasive/ Endoscopic brain and spine surgery

Skull base surgery

Key Procedures & Surgical Treatments

Cerebrovascular - stroke neuro-oncology,

Brain tumors

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)

Aneurysms

Epilepsy neurosurgery

Functional neurosurgery

General Neurosurgery

Nerve compression syndromes

Peripheral nerve injury

Spinal neurosurgery

Positions & Hospital Appointments

Consultant Pediatric Neurosurgeon At Rainbow Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Jodhpur In October 2019.

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)

Neurological Society of India (NSI)

Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)

Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI)

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Vascular Neurosurgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh

Select Clinical Research & Publications

Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Gupta SK, Singla N. Necessity is the mother of invention: Technical note on the use of self-designed low-cost continuous sump suction for use in microvascular anastomosis. Surgical Neurology International. 2019;10

Praneeth K, Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Malik P. Short Segment C1 - C2 Fusion in a Case of Congenital C2 Spondylolysis Associated with Chiari Malformation. Neurology India. 2019;67(6).

Praneeth K, Karthigeyan M, Salunke P, Ray N. Synchondral Fracture of the Posterior “hemiarch” of Pediatric Atlas with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula following a Penetrating Neck Injury. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2019;54(6).

Praneeth K, Nachiappan DS, Gupta D. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Delayed Presentation of Tension Pneumocephalus as Stroke. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1635-1636. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333488. PMID: 34979661.

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