Dr. Rajesh Pasricha

(M.S., M.Ch (Neurosurgery PGI)

Dip. VENS (Germany), Spinal & Microneurosurgeon

Micro Neurosurgery & Spinal Surgeon

• M.B.B.S. Govt. Medical College, Patiala, 1980
• M.S. (Surgery) Govt. Medical College, Patiala, 1984
• M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) PGI, Chandigarh, 1989

Foreign Experience

• Training in Aneurysm & Microvascular Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
• Fellowship in Skull Base & Cavernous Sinus Surgery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Diploma in Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Greifswald, Germany
• Fellowship in CT Guide Stereotaxie, Freiburg, Germany
• Fellowship in Frameless Stereotaxie, Melbourne, Australia
• Visiting Consultant Neurosurgery at Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Surgeries
Conducted over 6000 Neurosurgeries over 27 years

• Microneurosurgery
• Aneurysm Surgery
• Tumour Surgery
• Trans Callosal Surgery
• Trans Oral Surgery
• Skull Base Surgery
• VP Shunt
• Spine Surgery
• Micro Lumbar Discectomy
• Stereotaxy
• RFL & MVD for Trigeminal
• Tethered Cord
• Syringomyelia
• Meningomyelocele
• Trauma Surgery
• C1 – C2 Fixation
• Trans Nasal Surgery for Pituitary
• Screw Plating for Dorsal & Lumbar Spine
• ACDF & Ant Cervical Corpectomy
• Dorsal & Lumbar Laminectomy
• Transthoracic Surgery for Dorsal Spine

Professional Experience

Director & Head of Neurosurgery Department
Satyam Hospital & Trauma Centre, Jalandhar, 2000 – Current  

Head of Neurosurgery Department
Pasricha Hospital, Jalandhar, 1996 - 2000

Associate Professor and Head of Neurosurgery Department
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, 1995 – 1996

Assistant Professor
Bombay University, Lokmanya Tilak Medical College Bombay, 1995
Lecturer of Neurosurgery at K.E.M. Hosp. Bombay, 1990-1995
Lecturer of Neurosurgery at Grant Medical College, Bombay, 1990

Senior Registrar- Neurosurgery
PGI, Chandigarh, 1987-1989
DMC, Ludhiana, 1987

Surgical Specialist

Simla Sanitorium Hospital, Simla & Surgical Specialist at Kakkar Hospital Amritsar, 1985-1987

Industry participation

• World Conference of Neurosurgery (WFNS), Delhi, 1989
• Presented a lecture on ‘Role of Instrumentation in Spinal Stabilization’ at National Neurological Conference, Penang, Malaysia, 1996
• Member of Managing Committee, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, 1995-97
• World Conference of Neurosurgery (WFNS), Sydney, Australia, 2001
• Organized a state level workshop on Stereotactic Surgery and RFL at Satyam Hospital, 2003
• Organized National Neuro-Trauma conference as Joint Organizing Secretary and also presented a paper on Spinal Instrumentation at CMC Ludhiana, 2004
• Secretary & Life Trustee at 50 bed R.B. Sewak Ram Maternity Hospital
• Secretary & Life Trustee at 300 bed Gulab Devi Charitable Hospital

                               
Interests

• Ardent lover of Cricket         
• Intervarsity player of Cricket
• Fastest bowler award, 1978
• Best bowler award at all India level, 1979
• State level player of Table Tennis
• IMA Jalandhar Champion in Singles and Doubles in Table Tennis
• Represented Punjab in Table Tennis Nationals in Veterans section, 2008
• Ardent traveler, long distance driver and explorer
• Short story & poetry writer
• Travelled six continents