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Neurosurgeon in Chennai

Dr Kodeeswaran Marappan

M.ch[Neurosurgery], MRCS(I), MBBS

Work Experience

21 yrs+

Registration No

68226

Language

English, தமிழ்

Location

Apollo Firstmed Hospital

Work Experience

  • Duringmy Postgraduatetraining at Stanley medical college(Tertiary carehospital) -Stanleymedical collegeis a 1200 beddedtertiary careteaching hospital with all specialities and superspecialities.
  • Department of Neurosurgery in Stanleymedical college hospital provides roundtheclock emergencyneurosurgical care. Thedepartment is having separate male, female,pediatric,
  • Dedicated Neurosurgery ICU,and Post op wards.Thedepartment runs 24hrs Head injury service.Department conducts outpatient clinic 3 daysperweek and 3 elective operation theatre daysper week.
  • I rotated throughSurgical andmedical specialities (General Surgery/Accident &Emergency/ Head injury unit/NeuroIntensiveUnit/Neurolo/Neuroanatomy&Neuropathology)
  • § Mypost involvesmanagingin patients,making decisionsbased on day-to-day progress of patients and doing Neurosurgery.At outPatient clinics,I examine new and old patients.
  • § Mypost involvesdoingall typeof emergency Neurosurgical procedures with senior supervision if required and assisting ball type of Neurosurgical electiveprocedures, and doing elective procedures with senior supervision if required.
  • § I alsodidSpecialityClinics like Stroke,Epilepsy § Duringmyoncall days, I am responsible for admission of all Acute Headinjury patients from A&E and GP referrals. Mypost involves critical decision-making, liais on with specialist departments and performing oncall emergency Neurosurgical care procedures
  • with senior supervision if required.
  • § The job therefore involves sound decision-making and constant interaction with other members of the team. This experience has given me the confidence towork efficiently in a strong multidisciplinary team.

Awards and Achievements

  • "A case of multiple cerebrospinal cavernous haemangioma- Neuro update 2006 &Neuroendoscopy workshop - Held in NIMHANS,Bangalore,India. in April 2006

Awarded - as best poster:.

  • FIRSTCLASS AGGREGATEinMch(Neurosurgery) Part 1&Part2UniversityExaminations, 2004,2006 at Stanleymedical college, TheTamilnadu DrMGRmedical University,Chennai, India.
  • FIRSTCLASS AGGREGATEinPathology,Microbiology, Medicine,Surgery, ENT MBBSUniversityexaminations atMadrasmedical college(1995-2001),TheTamilnadu Dr MGRmedicalUniversity,Chennai, India.

Research and Publications

RESEARCH:
  • Random isedcontrolled study of Anterior cervicalfusion:Between allograft with plating and carbon fiber cages-Coresearcher with              Dr.Michael.WGroff,chief spine service,BIDMC,Harvard Medical School.

PUBLICATION:

 
International:
  • Subpial transections for epilepsy-protocol publishedinCochranecollaboration- October 2009

National:

University Teaching Course:

  • Decompressive Craniectomy in head injury - should be considered in the treatment of refractory high ICP -2010.


Paper presentations:

As main author:

  • A study of 9 cases of vertex extradural hematoma- Neurocon 2005-. NSI conference held in Vizag-December 2005
  • A case of giant calcified intraventicular pilocytic astrocytoma-Neurocon 2005-NSI conference held in Vizag-December 2005
  • A case of multiple cerebrospinal cavernous hemangioma- Neuro update 2006 & Neuroendoscopy workshop - Held in NIMHANS in April 2005


-Awarded - as best poster

  • Evolution in the surgical management of lumbar disc prolapse, from open laminectomy to endoscopic surgery,A government medical college experience - Neurocon 2006-NSI conference held in Madurai-December 2006
  • Reverse coning and pre reverse coning, two case reports with CT evidence- Neurocon 2006-NSI conference held in Madurai-December 2006
  • Anterior cervical fusion:Randomised controlled study between carbon fiber cages and allograft with plates- Neurocon 2007-NSI conference held inAgra -December 2007
  • Penetrating brain injury caused by Nailgun- A case report- Neurocon 2007-NSI conference held in Agra -December 2007
  • Sacrectomy for Primary Sacral tumors-Our experience- Neurocon 2008 -NSI conference held in Pune -December 2008
  • A Combination Of Two Rarities: Idiopathic Cd4+ Lymphocytopenia And Cerebellar Phaeohypomycosis- Neurocon 2008-NSI conference held in Pune - December 2008
  • Vertex epidural hematoma - Our experience & largest series reported in the literature.- Neurotrauma 2010 held in Chennai-India.
  • Penetrating brain injury caused by Nail Gun- A case report and review of literature. Neurotrauma 2010 held in Chennai- India.


As co author:

  • MR Spectroscopy and Histopathological correlation - Neurocon 2005-. NSI conference held in Vizag-December 2005
  • Benign Intracranial hypertension-our experience- Neurocon 2005-NSI conference held in Vizag-December 2005 Clinico -radiological correlation of Tuberculous spine- AAN 2007 held inBoston.
  • Head injury in elderly above 70 years-Neurocon 2006 held inMadurai,India.
  • Brain abscess: Our experience-Neurocon 2006 held in Madurai,India.
  • Regional meetings: PLEXUS:Regional Neuroscientists meeting held once in a month at Chennai.


Presented papers:

  • Recurrent Intracerebral hemorrhage with intraventricular extension due to basal ganglion AVM: April 2006
  • Neuroenteric Cyst :a rare cause of Quadriparesis:June 2007.Regional Neuropathology Meet:Combined Neurosurgeons and Neuropathologists meeting


Presented papers:

  • Acoustic Schwannomas:January 2007.
  • Sellar and Suprasellar Sol:May 2007.


International:

  • A Combination Of Two Rarities: Idiopathic Cd4+ Lymphocytopenia And Cerebellar Phaeohypomycosis - WFNS Congress held in Boston- 2009.
  • Vertex epidural hematoma: Conservative treatment is the main modality of management.- AANS 2009 Held in Philadelphia, USA
  • Spinous process osteotomy and laminectomy is a better alternate for conventional laminectomy- NSI & CNS meeting held in Jaipur -India 2010.Conferences,Workshops Attended/Presented papers:

 

  • Neurological society of India(NSI)-Neurocon 2005-Held in Vizag.India
  • Cochrane protocol development workshop 2005-by SAEN Cochrane Network held in Chennai
  • NeuroUpdate 2006,Neuroendoscopy workshop -Held in NIMHANS,Bangalore India.
  • Cochrane protocol development workshop 2006-by SAEN Cochrane Network held in Chennai
  • Neuropedicon 2006-Held in Goa India
  • Neurological society of India(NSI)-Neurocon 2006-Held in Madurai,India.
  • AIIMS 9th Microneurosurgery Workshop Held in New Delhi Feb 2007.
  • Microneurosurgery workshop -VHS hospital Held in Chennai October 2007
  • Neurological society of India(NSI)-Neurocon 2007-Held in Agra.India
  • Neurological Society of India(NSI)-Neurocon 2008 Held in Pune, India
  • WFNS Congress -2009, Held in BOSTON,USA
  • Neurological Society of India(NSI)- Neurocon 2009 Held in Lucknow,India
  • AANS annual meeting -2010, Held in Philadelphia, USA
  • CNS& NSI Joint meeting -2010 held in Jaipur, India
  • National Neurotrauma Conference - 2010 held in Chennai, India.
  • Neuroendoscopy fellowship workshop- 2011 held in Jabalpur, India
  • Fungal tonsillar abscess-a rarecauseof quadriparesis:Neurology India-inJuly 2007 issue.

HandBook:

  • Working as a Coeditor in the preparation of hand book in Neuro radiology with Prof.M.Dhanaraj.
 
 

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • Tamilnadu MedicalCouncil (IndianMedical council)
  • Life member of Neurological Society of India
  • American association of International member Neurological surgeons
  • NorthAmericanSpineSociety
  • Life member of Neurospinal surgeonsassociationof India
  • Member of Royal collegeofSurgeons - Edinburgh
  • Life member of Indian Medical Association
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