Harsh Jain

Biography

Graduated from SCB Medical College, Cuttack (Utkal University) as the Best Medical Graduate with 8 University Gold Medals in 1983. ï‚· Trained in AIIMS (Residency) and then M.S (Surgery) and M.Ch (Neurosurgery) from PGI, Chandigarh in 1987 and 1990 respectively. ï‚· Worked as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at I.G.H, Rourkela from 1990 till 1993. ï‚· Worked in U.K as a Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery from 1993 till 1999 and passed intercollegiate exam (FRCS) in Surgical Neurology from Glasgow in 1998. ï‚· Worked as Head of Neurosurgery at National Neurosciences Centre, Peerless Hospital, Kolkata from 1999 till 2001. Established Department of Neurosurgery in Suraksha Hospital, Kolkata (now AMRI, Salt Lake) in 2001 and headed the Department till April 2010. Also Head of the Department of Neurosurgery in Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata as Senior Consultant till April 2010. ï‚· CCST- awarded by Post-graduate Medical Education and Training (UK) – 2008. ï‚· Presently Director of Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata from April 2010. Took over as Vice-Chairman, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata from 2nd July 2010. ï‚· Performed over 5000 major Neurosurgical procedures including Aneurysm Clipping, Microsurgeries for Brain & Spinal Tumours, Spinal fixations, Endoscopic, Stereotactic procedures, Traumatic Brain Injury etc. ï‚· Presented many papers at National & International Seminars. ï‚· Published many articles in National & International journals. ï‚· Visited (as invited guest) many International Neurosurgical Centres like Barrow Neurological Institute Arizona, USA, (Dr. R. Spetzler); Dr. Samii (Hannover), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London (Prof. L. Symon, Prof Alan Crockard) & many European Centres of excellence. ï‚· Conducted and participated as invitee in many national and international conferences & workshops in Neurosurgery in India & abroad. ï‚· Special interest in Aneurysm clipping, microsurgery for brain & spinal cord tumour and spinal degenerative diseases (microdiscectomy) using BrainLAB, spinal fixation and arthroplasty Stereotactic, Endoscopic and Functional Neurosurgery ï‚· Award - Rotary International Citation for Service Above Self in 2007.

Research Interest

Aneurysm clipping, microsurgery for brain & spinal cord tumour and spinal degenerative diseases (microdiscectomy) using BrainLAB, spinal fixation and arthroplasty Stereotactic, Endoscopic and Functional Neurosurgery