Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar

Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar
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Experience: 23 years of experience
Hospital: Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata

About

About Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar is a  Senior Neurologist and Vice-Chairman at The Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata. His primary area of interest and training aligns with a sub-field of neurology which deals with patients of movement disorders (like Parkinson’s disease, gait disorders and tremor). He is trained in this discipline from top universities of UK (UCL, London) and Canada (University of Western Ontario).  He is fortunate to contribute in discipline and represent India in the global platform as the general secretary of the apex body called – Movement Disorder Society of India. Dr.Kumar also representing India in the Asia-Oceanian chapter of global Movement Disorder Society as the member of their education committe. He has written several book chapters including multiple chapters for the text book of Indian Academy of Neurology. The doctor has eceive frequent invitations from academic bodies for lectures from around the world. He is chief editor of Indian edition of two reputed international journals (Headache, Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice) and member of the editorial board of other international and national journals.

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
  • Alzheimer’s 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

Vice President, Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata

Special Interest

Movement disorders