Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma, Lead Consultant Neurosurgery & Program Director – Global Centre of Excellence in Neurosciences, Aster Hospitals Bangalore

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• 1991: MBBS M.S.Ramaiah medical College, Bangalore, India
• 1995: MS(General Surgery Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal , India
• 1998: MCh (Neurosurgery) Sri Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
• 2003: Clinical Fellowship London Health Sciences Center, Univeristy of Functional and stereotactic Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada

WORK HISTORY :

• May 2016 – Till date: Aster CMI Hospital Aster DM Healthcare Ltd, Bangalore, Chief of Neurosciences, Lead – Consultant Neurosurgeon
• May 2008 – April 2016 M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Professor & Head, Department of Neurosurgery
• Dec 2003 – April 2008 M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• Member of the Neurological Society of India
• Member of Bangalore Neurological Society
• Member of ISSFN, Indian society for stereotactic and functional Neurosurgery
• Member of Indian Society for pediatric Neurosurgery

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Established fully functional and equipped Movement Disorder Programme in M.S. Ramaiah Medical College.
• Initiated DBS program for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease at NIMS,
• Initiated DBS program for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease at KEM Hospital

COMPLEX SURGERIES PERFORMED:

• DBS for Parkinson’s disease and secondary dystonia
• Complex skull-base surgeries
• Surgeries for complex aneurysms
• Endoscopic neurosurgeries
• Dorsal column stimulation for chronic pain