Dr. Chirag Solanki

Neurosurgery training under stalwarts of the field from NIMHANS, Bengaluru – A premier neuroscience Institute of National Importance (INI)
Institutional residency training in the subspecialties of Neurosurgery, including Stereotactic & Functional, Epilepsy, Gamma knife Radiosurgery, Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeries, which are available in only a few top institutes in India
Fellowship in Functional Neuromodulation surgery from John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford, UK under the mentorship of Prof. Tipu Aziz – a pioneer and a giant in the field
Training in DBS, SCS, PNS, ITDD, VNS, and programming under the Functional Team of JR, consisting of Prof Alex Green, James Fitzgerald, and Stana Bojanic
Fellowship in endoscopic neurosurgery under Prof. Y R Yadav from NSCB, India
Special training in ‘Key-hole’ Brain surgery under Prof. Charles Teo from Australia
M.B.B.S. and M.S. in General Surgery from B. J. Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

Extensive experience of 11 years with more than 5500 neurosurgeries under his belt, which also includes exclusive Neurosurgical subspecialty surgeries apart from other surgeries

DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) for: Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Tremors, Epilepsy, Psychiatric disorders like OCD, Major depression, etc.
Ablation surgeries: Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Tremors, Psychiatric diseases, pain, spasticity, etc
SCS (Spinal cord stimulation) for: Intractable pain syndromes like CRPS, FBSS, Phantom limb pain, Neuropathic pain including diabetic neuropathy; Peripheral arterial occlusive diseases & angina; post-traumatic paraplegia, etc.
ITDD (Intrathecal drug delivery) for: Spasticity in cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, HSP, and other causes; Intractable pain syndrome,s especially cancer-related pain, etc.
PNS (Peripheral nerve stimulations) for: SNS for bowel-bladder incontinence; VNS for epilepsy; Phrenic stimulation for diaphragm palsy; ONS/STN/SON for intractable headaches like migraine, cluster headaches
Programming of DBS, SCS, VNS, SNS, ITDD, and other neuromodulation systems
Surgeries/injections/stimulations for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm
Epilepsy surgeries: Lesionectomies with corticography & cortical mapping; ablations including in hypothalamic hamartoma; SEEG implantation; ATL-AH; disconnections; functional hemispherotomy; VNS, DBS, RN, S, etc.
Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgeries: Brachial plexus injuries- Neuotization/grafts/distal nerve transfers, Entrapment syndromes like Carpal/Cubital tunnel syndromes, Tardive ulnar nerve palsies

The FIRST institute & fellowship trained Functional Neurosurgeon of Gujarat
Started Gujarat’s FIRST Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Functional Neurosurgery Program
Received scholarship from an accolade of the International Functional Neuromodulation Societies
Runner up in the Global Quiz on Deep Brain Stimulation & Neuromodulation out of 22 participants from all over the world
Awarded a bursary by SBNS (Society of British Neurological Surgeons) for fellowship in Functional Neuromodulation Surgery
Awarded for his research by WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies) – The global highest governing body of neurosurgeons
Multiple podium presentations in International conferences as a faculty, award paper presentations, and free papers by INS (Intern
Awarded Distant Mentorship Program by (International Neuromodulation Society)
Certified by the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, for training in trauma care

INS (International Neuromodulation Society)
International Deep Brain Stimulation Society
AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
EANS (European Association of Neurological Surgeons) with Functional Neurosurgery Chapter
MDS (International Movement Disorder Society)
TNS (The Neuromodulation Society of India)
ISSFN (Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)
MDSI (Movement Disorder Society of India)
ISPNS (Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery)
Neurological Society of India (NSI)
Neurotrauma Society of India (NTSI)

There are multiple research papers and 13 publications in international journals as a primary author under his name
He also has authored 4 chapters in two neurosurgery books

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