Dr. A.K. Banerji
Specialist: Neurosurgeon / Vascular Neurologist
Experience: 59+ years of experience
Hospital: Medanta – The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon
Brief about doctor:
A. K. Banerji is a legend and 59+ years of experienced doctor in the field of Neurosurgery in India.
He is credited with establishing microneurosurgery in India, standardizing neurosurgical training and evaluation in the country.
He systematically developed aneurysm surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, transsphenoidal surgery, surgery for pineal region tumors among other pioneering interventions.
Banerji joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1965 and was instrumental in setting up the Neurosurgery Department from scratch.
He went on to become the chief of the Neurosciences Centre at AIIMS in 1988 and held that position until his retirement in 1995.
A. K. Banerji has the rare distinction of being bestowed as Emeritus Professor at AIIMS, Delhi for his contributions and dedication to the field of Neurosurgery.
Banerji worked as the Director of VIMHANS until 2007 and continues to be an Emeritus Consultant at the hospital. He has the rare distinction of having two orations named after him.
Education & Fellowships:
S. (Neurosurgery) Christian Medical College, Vellore 1964
S. (Surgery) K.G. Medical College, Lucknow 1961
MBBS G. Medical College, Lucknow 1957
Special areas of interest:
Brain Tumors
Microneurosurgery
Aneurysm surgery
Peripheral nerve surgery
Transsphenoidal surgery
Spinal Tumors
List of treatment procedures:
Brain Tumor Surgery
Skull Base Surgery
Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
Narcolepsy Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Extracapsular Cataract Extraction
Occuloplasty
Intraocular Implants (IOLs)
Cranioplasty
Deep Brain Stimulation
Carotid Endarterectomy
Cerebral Angioplasty
Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
Endovascular Coiling
Surgical Clipping
Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
Metastatic Tumors Treatment
Gamma Knife for AVM of Brain Tumor
Microvascular Decompression MVD
Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
Cervical Corpectomy
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Spinal Fusion Surgery
Cervical Spine Surgery
Spinal Endoscopic Surgery
Spine Tumour Surgery
Scoliosis Spine Surgery
Spine Decompression Surgery
Comprehensive Myelopathy – Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Instrumentation