Where does Dr. Rajendra Prasad currently practice?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

What is Dr. Rajendra Prasad's role at the Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation (AHERF)?

He is a Distinguished Clinical Tutor at the Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation (AHERF).

What notable medical technology advancements has Dr. Rajendra Prasad been involved with?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first in Asia to use the da Vinci Robot for robotic spine surgery, and he was part of the development of clinical protocols for brain tumor imaging during the development of the first MRI.

What are some of Dr. Rajendra Prasad's specific interests within neurosurgery and spine surgery?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad's specific interests include minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal instrumentation, back pain treatment, microsurgery and stereotactic surgery for brain and spine tumors, neuro-rehabilitation, and assistive technology in neuro-rehabilitation.

What are Dr. Rajendra Prasad's educational qualifications?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad holds an MBBS, MD, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (Neurosurgery), and is a Fellow of the Intercollegiate Speciality Board, U.K.

Does Dr. Rajendra Prasad have any involvement in research or teaching?

Yes, Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a Distinguished Tutor for AHERF and a PG thesis guide for students of the Diploma of the National Board in Neurosurgery. He is also a journal reviewer for several publications.

Has Dr. Rajendra Prasad received any awards or recognition for his work?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was awarded the British Medical Journal Award in 2014 for the 'Surgical Team of the Year' for his pioneering work in robotic spine surgery.

What is Dr. Rajendra Prasad's experience in spine surgery?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad has extensive experience in spine surgery, having completed a Spine Surgery Fellowship at the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital in London. He also has extensive experience as a Registrar and Senior Registrar in Neurosurgery at various hospitals in the UK.

What is the KARA Medical Foundation, and what is Dr. Rajendra Prasad's role in it?

The KARA Medical Foundation is a medical foundation that Dr. Rajendra Prasad is a Founder Trustee of. However, specific information about the foundation's goals and activities are not provided in the text.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Sr. Consultant - Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery

Consults at:

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

4.5

Surgeries

N/A

Experience

36+ years

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Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
Distinguished Clinical Tutor, Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation, (AHERF).
Honorary Medical Director, Indian Head Injury Foundation (IHIF), New Delhi.
Founder Trustee of KARA Medical Foundation.

CLINICAL CAREER / TRAINING:

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi : Senior Consultant Neuro and spine surgeon on going since July 1996.
Spine Surgery Fellowship : Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London. 1995-96
Senior Registrar/ Registrar in Neurosurgery: Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. U.K. 1991-92.
Registrar in Neurosurgery: Nottingham University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. 1984-87.
Registrar in Neurosurgery: National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, 1983.
Senior House Officer in Neurosurgery: Cork Regional Hospital, Cork, Ireland 1979-80
General Surgery/ Emergency pre-fellowship training jobs at Senior House Officer level at Harrogate, Huddersfiels and Mallow.

EDUCATIONAL WORK

Distinguished Tutor for AHERF and PG thesis guide for students of the Diploma of the National Board in Neurosurgery.
MRCS Examiner for Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Journal reviewer for the British Journal Of Neurosurgery, Indian Spine Journal and Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery
Large number of presentations at National and International meetings.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INTEREST

First in Asia to use da Vinci Robot for robotic spine surgery in 2013 For which was awarded the British Medical Journal Award in 2014 for the ‘ Surgical Team of the year”.
Amongst first users in India of artificial disc for Cervical and Lumbar disc Replacement (Bryan Disc) and Interspinous Dynamic stabilization devices before its approval for use in the USA by FDA.
Amongst first users of Robotic Navigation in brain surgery (ISG) in 1991-92 while working at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. U.K..
Part of development of clinical protocols for brain tumour imaging during development of first MRI in 1985-86 while working at Nottingham University Hospital. U.K .
Collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T) Delhi for development of Tele-metric wireless brain monitoring system.

Special Interest

Minimal invasive spine surgery (MISS) including microdiscectomy for cervical and lumbar disc disease and artificial disc replacement, and cervical and lumbar canal stenosis.
Spinal instrumentation for spinal injuries, tumor, Tb and degenerative spine.
Back pain treatment including Radio frequency rhizotomy for facet joint and sacro-illiac pain.
Microsurgery and stereotactic surgery for brain and spine tumors.
Neuro-rehabilitation for head and spine injuries.
Assistive Technology (AT) in neuro-rehabilitation.

Education

MBBS
MD
FRCS (Glasgow)
FRCS (Neurosurgery)
Fellow of the Intercollegiate Speciality Board. U.K.

Awards

Distinguished Clinical Tutor, Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation, (AHERF).
Winner of the first BMJ Awards India in 2014 for the “Robotic Spine Surgery” in the category of “Surgical Team of the Year”.
Finalist of BMJ awards 2015 South Asia on behalf of Indian Head Injury Foundation, in the category of “Healthcare Advocacy” for work on decreasing the impact of road traffic trauma through activism and policy change in India.
Winner of BMJ Awards, South Asia 2017 on behalf of Indian Head Injury Foundation in the category of “Non-Communicable Disease Initiative of the Year” for our work involving road safety programme for children’s and distribution of 12,000 children’s helmets under our Children’s “Ride with Safety” Programme.
Life Time Achievement award for distinguished services in the field of Neurosciences from Delhi Neurological Association (DNA) on 2nd & 3rd February 2019 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, 15-Janpath, New Delhi.
First in Asia to perform Da Vinci Robotic Spine Surgery.