About
About Dr. Dilip Panekar Dr. Dilip Panikar is one of the most well regarded and sought-after neurosurgeons in the world. With a booming experience of over 26 years and his unequalled skills to undertake highly complex and innovative surgical procedures, he ranks among India’s most skilled doctors. Dr. Panikar specializes in micro-neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and skull base surgery, craniofacial deformity reconstruction, functional neurosurgery, and neurovascular surgery. Dr. Pankar earned his MBBS and MS degrees from the prestigious M.S. University in Baroda. He then completed his MCH at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram. He is an active member of several notable organizations, including the Neurological Society of India, Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Society of India, Indian Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery, and Neurovascular Society of India. Dr. Dilip Panekar is fluent in English, Hindi, and Malayalam.
List of Treatments
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment
- Endovascular Coiling
- Surgical Clipping
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Lesionectomy
- Hemispherectomy
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Multiple Subpial Transections MST
- Microvascular Decompression MVD
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Stereotactic Radio Surgery
- Percutaneous Steriotactic Treatment – PSR
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy – Neurotomy
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Pineal Region Tumors Treatment
- Gliomas Treatment
- Meningioma
- Schwannomas
- VP Shunting
- Ventriculostomy
- Skull Base Surgery
- Sleep Disorders
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Narcolepsy Treatment
- Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
- Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Liberation Treatment
- Sensory Ataxia Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Paediatric Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Bell’s Palsy Treatment
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Craniotomy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Gamma Knife for AVM or Brain Tumor
- Cranioplasty
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Brain Haemorrhage Treatment
- Blood Clot Brain Surgery
- CyberKnife Treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Alzheimerâs Disease Treatment
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Stroke Treatment
- High Cervical Stimulation
- Electrical Cortical Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain
- Drug Pump Implantation for Chronic Pain Management
- Sacral Neuromodulation
- Conservative management
- Thecoperitonial shunt
- Microsurgical tumor removal
- Endoscopic decompression
- Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
- Deep Brain Stimulation (non-rechargeable)
- NeuroRehabilitation
- Microsurgical repair of encephalocele
- VNS implantation
Work Experience
Senior Consultant, Aster Hospital, Mankhool
Associate Professor, Sri Chitra Thirunaal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
, Professor/Head of Department, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Consultant, Manipal Hospital
Special Interest
Neurosurgery
Neuro-oncology
Skull base surgery
Reconstructive surgery for craniofacial deformities
Functional neurosurgery
Neurovascular surgery