Mahesh Krishna Pillai

CONTACT INFORMATION

EMAIL

ac9rmy@r.postjobfree.com

.in

ADDRESS

Road A, Street 3, Villa 4,

Sultan Qaboos University

Hospital Campus, Al Khoud,

Muscat, Oman, 123

PHONE

+968********

LANGUAGES

English

Advanced

Hindi

Advanced

Malayalam

Advanced

SKILLS

Precise Neurological

examination and clinical

diagnosis

Fast organization of emergency

imaging of the brain and spine

as the situation demands

Accurate interpretation of MRI

and CT scans, Angiogram, X ray

of the brain and spine

Flawless decision making

regarding the need for

Neurosurgical or non-surgical

management

Dedicated Senior Neurosurgeon with over 13 years experience in micro neurosurgery, of the brain and spine, by state of the art means. To excel in the eld of micro neurosurgery and neurosurgical practice as a whole.

EXPERIENCE

Expertise in managing all neurosurgical conditions

(trauma, tumor, vascular, congenital, degenerative, functional, epilepsy, cranial and peripheral nerves) of the brain and spine, employing state of the art

techniques and technology.

Started Neurosurgery department in the Hospital

with one dedicated modern operation room, 5

bedded ICU, 5 bedded HDU. Performed 100 major

surgeries (brain and spine) in this short span. One surgical technique performed here was published in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case management

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2016.08.003). A rare case managed here was published under the title " A True Human Tail in a Neonate in SQU Medical journal

(https://dx.doi.org/10.18295%2Fsqumj.2016.17.01.02 0)

Renovated the existing Neurosurgical department in this Hospital which is the biggest super speciality Hospital in the district with a bed strength of 650. Performed about 200 surgeries out of which 150

were major.

The rst and only Hospital in the state of Kerala

dedicated exclusively for brain and spine diseases. Performed about 150 major surgeries, which

included Endoscopic, Skull base and stereotactic

procedures

Senior Specialist

Neurosurgeon

Sultan Qaboos

University Hospital

Muscat, Oman

May-2014 - Currently

Consultant

Neurosurgeon

Bharath Hospital

Kottayam, Kerala,

India

February-2013 - April-

2014

Consultant

Neurosurgeon

Caritas Hospital

Kottayam, Kerala,

India

February-2009 -

January-2013

Consultant

Neurosurgeon

(part time)

Indo-American

Hospital Brain and

Spine center

Effective communication with

the patient and relatives about

the disease and management

strategies

Micro neurosurgery of the brain

and spine implementing state

of the art techniques and

technology. Ambidextrous

surgeon.

Expertise in pre operative and

post operative care of patient in

the ward, high dependency and

intensive care units to expedite

the process of recovery and

minimize time of Hospital stay

Lead role in decision making if

required after healthy

discussion with colleagues

either in operation room or ward

especially in the management

of complicated cases

Keep electronic register of the

patients seen in clinic,

emergency department,

inpatients, operations, outcome

including complications

Continuing neurosurgical

education by attending

workshops, lectures etc

Established modern Neurosurgery Unit in the only

Super speciality Hospital in the high range with a bed strength of 450. Conducted about 70 major surgeries. Started off my Neurosurgical career in this Super

speciality Hospital considered one of the best in the city of Kochi. Performed about 80 major surgeries. Vaikom, Kottayam,

Kerala, India

March-2010 - June-2011

Consultant

Neurosurgeon

St John's Hospital

Kattappana, Idukki,

Kerala

September-2007 -

January-2009

Specialist

Neurosurgeon

Lakeshore Hospital

and Research Center

Kochi, Kerala, India

March-2006 - August-

2007

EDUCATION

Christian Medical College, popularly known as CMC, Vellore, is one of the top medical colleges in India and famous all over the world. The Neurosurgery

Department inaugurated by Sir Wilder Pen eld, in

1946, under the auspices of Dr Jacob Chandy, the

father of Neurosurgery in India, is the rst of it's kind in India,and continues to be one of the few best in India. About 40,000 out-patients and 3000 in-patients are served here annually.The rigorous Neurosurgical training program of 6 years makes sure that each

candidate passing out is capable of independently

handling all Neurosurgical cases with precision and perfection. In fact there is no need for the candidate to go for fellowships to further their expertise. I am proud to be one among those privileged.

One of the best Medical Colleges under the

prestigious Karnatak University, Dharwad

M Ch

Christian Medical

College, Vellore

Tamil Nadu, India

2006

MB,BS

BLDEA'S Medical

College - Currently

Shri B M Patil

Medical College

Bijapur Currently

Vijayapura,

Karnataka, India

1994

ACHIEVEMENTS

Poster presentation in the 84th annual meeting of American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), in Chicago, USA, on 30 April- 4 May: Title - "Neuro-Urogenic claudication and proposed classifacation of Cauda Equina Syndrome" Video presentation of surgical technique " Use of Hemostat forceps in clipping saccular aneurysm" in The European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS) Annual meeting, Madrid, Spain on 18-21 October 2015 Poster presentation "New born with a Tail" in Walter E Dandy First Quadrennial meet in Dubai on 18-22 November 2015

CERTIFICATIONS & COURSES

Pediatric Neurosurgery Course 31 March-1 April 2019 conducted by Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Helath City, Benguluru, India CME Lecture on Functional Neurosurgery in Parkinsons Disease and Epilepsy on 04 May 2018, Muscat, Oman

Attended Masterclass in Neurosurgical Oncology - Maximizing resections, Minimizing Morbidity on 26-28 January 2018 in Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India Micro Neuro Vascular Workshop in Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education, Mumbai held on 21-23 September 2012

Advanced Microscopic and Endoscopic Workshop in Christian Medical College, Vellore, on 20-22 October 2011

CME on Basic Spine Instrumentation on 25 September 2011 in Kochi, India Cadaveric Workshop on Spinal Instrumentation on 09-11 September 2011, in Benguluru, India

Health Professions Education Course conducted by College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University on 17-19 February 2015 HONORS & AWARDS

Award for outstanding performance conferred on Sultan Qaboos University Day 2019 PUBLICATIONS

Extradural Hematoma Following Decompressive Craniectomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma: Two Case Reports Illustrating Different Mechanisms: Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Oct-Dec; 13(4): 12131215.

doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_87_17

Spontaneous Ventriculostomy into the Subdural Space in a Neonate with Congenital Hydrocephalus: Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018;53(3):188-192. doi: 10.1159/000487087. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

Complex congenital atlantoaxial dislocation in an infant: case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Jun;34(6):1255-1258. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3733-x. Epub 2018 Jan 29. A True Human Tail in a Neonate

Case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2017 Feb; 17(1): e109e111.

Published online 2017 Mar 30. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.01.020 Dorsal cervical spinal arachnoid cyst (Type III) presenting with dorsal column dysfunction: A case report. J Spinal Cord Med. 2017 Mar;40(2):250-252. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2016.1244987. Epub 2016 Nov 9.

Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jan;33(1):193-196. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9. Epub 2016 Jul 30.

Hemostat forceps a simple and useful adjuvant to clip applicator forceps for clipping saccular cerebral aneurysms Technical note. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Volume 6, December 2016, Pages 62-64.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2016.08.003

REFERENCES

Dr Sunil V Manjila, MD, FACS, Consultant Neurosurgeon; Mclaren Bay City Hospital, Michigan, USA; Phone: 989-***-****

Fax: 989-***-****; e mail ac9rmy@r.postjobfree.com Dr Ipe Cherian, M Ch, Director and Chair, Nobel Institute of Neurosciences, Nobel

Medical College and Teaching Hospital ( NMCTH ), Biratnagar, Nepal; Phone - 00977-981-***-****

Email drrajucheriangmail.com

Dr Rajeev Kariyattil, MCh, HOD, Department of Neurosurgery, SQU Hospital, Muscat, Oman, +968-********; Email ac9rmy@r.postjobfree.com Dr Rajinder Kumar, Professor of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; Phone +91-901*******; Email ac9rmy@r.postjobfree.com

GAVE LECTURE ON TRAUMATIC SPINE INJURIES

Orthopedic Emergencies Symposium conducted by Emergency Medicine and Orthopedic Departments of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital on 07 January 2019 LECTURE OF CSF RHINORRHOEA

Surgical Grand Rounds held on 14 January 2019 in SQU Hospital SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL

Lecture on spinal cord neoplasm in SCRAPS (Surgery, Clinical disciplines, Radiology, Anatomy, Pathology and Laboratory Sciences) session in 2017 A CHAIN IS AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK

Lecture of Congenital Atlanto-axial rotary dislocation in SCRAPS session in 2017

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