Damodar Rout

Biography

Damodar Rout obtained his MBBS (1966) from Cuttack Medical College, Utkal University. Thereafter, he joined the Postgraduate Institute (PGI) of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and got his MS (General Surgery) and MCh (Neurosurgery). He joined the PGI Faculty as a Lecturer in Neurosurgery (1972) and was promoted as Assistant Professor (1975). Thereafter, he was deputed (1975-79) by the Government of India to upgrade the Department of Neurosurgery in a referral hospital in Tehran. Then, he joined the Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Medical Centre, Trivandrum (1979) and headed it from 1981 when the Centre was upgraded as Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). Subsequently, he became the Professor and Head SCTIMST in 1985. He was invited in 1996 to join the Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (SRMC & RI) at Chennai as Professor & Head of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuro Care Centre.

Research Interest

Neurosurgery, Microneurosurgery, Microvascular Surgery & Neurosciences