DR ARJUN SRIVATSA

Areas of Special Interest

Spine Surgery:
– Trained in anterior and posterior instrumentation of spine in spondylolisthesis, tuberculosis, and trauma with special emphasis on minimally invasive spine surgery

Brain Disorders:
– Trigeminal neuralgia, hemifascial pasms and other tumors of the brain: Both primary and revision surgeries

Awards and Recognitions

– President of Indian Medical Association-2003
– Secretary of The Bangalore Golf Club- Honorary Administrative Position for 2 years

Key Achievements

– Worked in the SAKRA world hospital and was a part of operationalization of the hospital for official launch, involved in marketing activities for the proposed launch including public awareness, corporate awareness and mass publicity campaigns planning
– Worked in the Columbia Asia Hospital and was engaged in planning, designing, implementation for a total project cost about 300 crores. Also was a part of the business plan and project financial planning. Arranged with the Partners group from Boston to look at medical program associations for improving the patient experience and also effectiveness of the programs
– Worked as a Neurosurgeon at the Mahaveer Jain Hospital and handled all the Neurosurgery work including trauma, tumors of brain and spinal problems
– Attended the World Spine Congress held at Berlin, Germany from August 27th to September 1st 2000
– Attended the update for young Neurosurgeons Held at Osaka, Japan from 25th to 31st November 1999
– Hands On workshop in Endoscopic Discectomy at the MARI Centre, Memphis in December 2000
– Minimal Access Spinal Surgery at Phuket
– Bryan Artificial Cervical Disk Implant Surgery-Cadaver Workshop in Memphis, USA

Membership of Academic Bodies

– Life member of Neurological Society of India
– Life member of Bangalore Neurological Society
– Life member of Association of the Spine Surgeons of India
– Member of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
– Member of Indian Medical Association

Publications

– Trapped Temporal Horn published as Letters to editor, Neurology India, 45: 1, 44-46, 1997
– Multiple Brain Tumours-case report, published as letters to the editor in Neurology India, 45:3,1997
– Encapsulated Chronic Extradural Hematoma published as letters to editor in Neurology India
– Intraspinal Extradural Hematoma in a Hemophiliac published as letters to editor in Neurology India
– Glioma mimicking a tuberculoma published as letters to editor in Neurology India