Dr. P. V. Ramana is a renowned Brain and Spine Surgeon in Visakhapatnam who has accumulated experience of over 30+ years. Currently HOD Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery, and Director Pinnacle Institute of Neurosciences at Pinnacle Hospital, Health City, Arilova, Visakhapatnam.
His accomplishments in his field include successful neurosurgeries, number of research publications, memberships in various societies and awards.
He has a designation of Head of Department in Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery, and Director Pinnacle Institute of Neurosciences and is likewise very renown in Andhra Pradesh and India.
His special interests are Endoscopic and Endoscope-assisted Brain & Spine Surgery, complex Skull Base Surgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Academic & Professional experience:
• MBBS 1990, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa
• Diplomate of National Board Neurosurgery 1996, ALNC, VHS Medical Center , Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Five years residency to qualify for National Board of Examination in Neurosurgery. Programme Director – Prof. B.Ramamurthi
• Clinical Attachment 2001 New Castle General Hospital, New Castle Upon Tyne to Prof. R.P.Sengupta
• Clinical assistant 2001 Bombay Hospital and Post Graduate Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Over 30+ accumulated experience as a Neuro, Brain & Spine Surgeon.
Training / Fellowship:
• Fellowship Microneurosurgery (1998), Fujita Healthy University Nagoya, Japan
• Fellowship Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (2004) University Medical Centre, St. Rabound Nijmegen, Holland
• Fellowship Endoscopic Microdiscectomy (2006) Bagatelle Hospital Bordeaux, France
• International Observer Spinal Surgery (2008) Centre for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
• Fellowship Spinal Surgery (2009) Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, S. Korea
Awards:
• Dr. Vyagreshwarudu Talent Gold Medal for Young Scientists (1997), IMA – Visakhapatnam.
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences Best Paper Award and Fellowship at APNSA Annual Conference, Vijayawada, (1997).
Specialist in:
- ⚫ Trauma – Head
- ⚫ Trauma Neck
- ⚫ Trauma Spine
- ⚫ Degenerative Disease – Spine
- ⚫ Tumors – Brain
- ⚫ Spinal Tumor
- ⚫ Spinal Trauma
- ⚫ Surgery for Stroke
- ⚫ Functional Neurosurgery
- ⚫ Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumors
- ⚫ Congenital Disorders
- ⚫ Peripheral Nerve
- ⚫ Neuro Endoscopic Surgery
- ⚫ Neuro – Vascular
- ⚫ Neuro Infections
- ⚫ Reconstructive Surgery Vascular - AVMs
- ⚫ Aneurysm Surgery
- ⚫ Stroke Surgery
- ⚫ Endoscopic Evacuation
