Dr. V. K. Jain (Mohali)

Qualification:      MBBS, MCH Consultant:      Neurosurgeon at Fortis Hospital, Mohali Among the few pioneers of modern Neurosurgery in India, Dr. Jain completed his MBBS from King George Medical College, Lucknow (1974) and his MCh in Neurosurgery from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore (1981). During his long and distinguished career, Dr. Jain has held numerous coveted positions. He was Associate Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery in NIMHANS, Bangalore (1981-1987), and worked as Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow prior to joining Fortis Hospital, Mohali. He obtained the prestigious Micro Neurosurgery fellowship at Fujita Health University, Japan and has trained in diverse aspects of neurosciences from premier institutes at USA, Germany, Japan and Sweden. He has been Special Associate Professor at Fujita Health University, Japan (1985 -1986), and visiting professor at Fujita Gakuen Health University, Japan (1999) and University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland (2001). His key areas of interest are micro neurosurgery (especially cerebro-vascular aneurysmal surgery and vestibular schwannoma CP angle surgery) and cranio vertebral anomalies. He has been internationally credited for the description of a new surgical technique known as the "Jain's Technique" in cranio vertebral anomaly surgery which has been widely published in national and international journals. He has set protocols for early surgery of ruptured aneurysms that have been accepted internationally and over the years have achieved results that excel. Dr. Jain has guided many generations of neurosurgeons and has been examiner for Post Doctoral courses at all the major universities of the country. He has been invited to many micro neurosurgery workshops to demonstrate micro neurosurgical operations in the country. He was also invited to Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg to demonstrate transoral surgery in a case of cranio vertebral junction anomaly in July 2001 He has held key posts in several scientific societies. He has been President of the UP Neuroscience Association, President of Neurotrauma Society of India, Vice President in Asian Congress of Neurological Surgery (ACNS) and an Executive Committee Member in the Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery.
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