About Dr. Visvanathan
Name:
Visvanathan Krishnaswamy
Gender:
male
Category:
Neurology, Surgical
Country:
IN
Address:
Chennai Tamil Nadu
IN
600026
Additional Information
About:
I acquired my Neurosurgical training at Bangalore, India. The Sathya Sai Institute is a busy tertiary referral unit which receives patients from all parts of India. It offers free Medical care for the needy.
I have obtained 2 months training from January-February 2007 at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore in Neurotrauma.
I worked for about 2 months as a Clinical Fellow in the Royal Preston Hospital. I was primarily involved in ward based management of Neurosurgical patients and took part in an on-call rota of 1:7. I was also able to take part in elective and emergency surgeries. This post was very helpful in acquainting me with the systems and practices prevalent in the NHS.
At James Cook University hospital in Middlesbrough, I have worked under Consultant Neurosurgeons with predominant interest in Spinal Surgery. I have been performing basic spinal surgery including degenerative disc surgery (discectomies, laminectomies, artificial disc insertion) and spinal tumours independantly, complex spinal instrumentations under supervision.
I have completed a year’s fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital in London from May 2010. This is one of the busiest neurosurgical units in the UK. Apart from training in Epilepsy and movement disorders surgery, I was exposed to general neurosurgery especially neuro-oncology and trauma. I was on the 2nd tier on-call rota as the senior registrar covering a more junior colleague. I have performed deep brain stimulation for parkinson’s disease, dystonia and assisted in DBS for epilepsy. I have performed temporal lobectomies and vagal nerve stimulations for epilepsy.
I am now in my 2nd year’s Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery at the Walton Centre. I have been performing microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, deep brain stimulation, vagal nerve stimulation besides consolidating my experience in Epilepsy surgery. I have been involved in awake craniotomies, gaining experience withusing tractography and neurophysiological monitoring. Besides this, I am part of the neurosurgical on-call rota.
Qualification:
MBBS Chennai Medical College- Chennai
MRCS Ed Sundaram Medical Foundation
DNB ( Gen Surg) Sundaram Medical Foundation
DNB (Neurosurgery) Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences
FRCS (Neuro.Surg) James Cook University Hospital Middlesbrough
MNAMS National Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
Work Experience:
May 2011 – to date Clinical Fellow in Functional Neurosurgery at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool
May 2010- April 2011 Fellow in Functional Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London
March 2009 – May 2010 Clinical Fellow (Registrar) in Neurosurgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.
Jan 2009 – Mar 2009 Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, Lancashire- PR2 9HT
August 2007 – Dec 2008 Senior Resident- in the Department of Neurosurgery – Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore- 66.
August 2004-2007 Postgraduate resident in the Department of Neurosurgery – Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore- 66.
June 2001-2004 Postgraduate Resident in the Department of General Surgery
Sundaram Medical Foundation, Shanti Colony- Annanagar, Chennai- 40
Dec 1999- June 2000 Resident in the Dept of Neurosurgery Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre (ALNC), Voluntary Health Services Taramani- Chennai
Jan 1998- Jan 1999 Pre-registration house officer in the Government General Hospital, Chennai
