Neruo Surgery, which is also called as Neurological Surgery is a medical specialty that deals with the rehabilitation, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of disorders that affect any part of the nervous system, which includes peripheral nerves, spinal cord, spinal column, brain and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

M. Ch in Neuro Surgery course is offered in two streams namely six-year course and three-year course. The six-year course is meant for candidates who have completed their MBBS, wherein general surgery is taught for one year and neurosurgery for five years. Three-year course is meant for post MS General Surgery candidates. A number of colleges in India offer M. Ch in Neuro Surgery course and the names of government colleges offering this course are given below:

West Bengal:

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata

Andhra Pradesh:

• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

• Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Assam:

• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Uttar Pradesh:

• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

Tamil Nadu:

• Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai

• Madurai Medical College, Madurai

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

Delhi:

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Goa:

• Goa Medical College, Panaji

Punjab:

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Rajasthan:

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Gujarat:

• B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

Jharkhand:

• Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi

Orissa:

• SCB Medical College, Cuttack

Maharashtra:

• Grant Medical College, Mumbai

• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Karnataka:

• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore

Kerala:

• Govt. Medical College, Thrissur

• Govt. Medical College, Calicut

• Government Medical College, Kottayam

• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapura

Madhya Pradesh:

• Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior

Subject covered under the M. Ch in Neuro Surgery course:

Both the three-year and six-year Neuro Surgery course covers the following subjects:

• Neurochemistry

• Neurophysiology

• Neuroanatomy

• Neuropathology

• Clinical neurology

• Neuropharmacology

• Recent development in the research methods of neurosurgery

• Usage of all special surgical tools like stereotaxic surgery tools, neuroradiology, radiosurgery, neuroendoscopy, CUSA, LASER, etc…

Qualification requirement:

For seeking admission to the three-year M. Ch in Neuro Surgery course, candidates must have completed their MS in General Surgery, while for five-year course, they must have completed their MBBS and these courses must have been completed from an institution approved by the Medical Council of India.

What does a neurosurgeon treat?

Candidates, who have completed their M. Ch in Neurosurgery are called as Neurosurgeons and these professionals treat nervous system, peripheral and cervical disorders. They offer both surgical and non-surgical treatments to patients with problems in their nervous system. This specialty treats spinal tumors and brain tumors inclusive of epilepsy and disc degenerative diseases.

Scope of Neurosurgery in India:

Neurosurgeons in India not only offer treatments to Indian patients, but many foreign patients are also approaching Indian neurosurgeons for treatment mainly because of a lot of delay in getting appointment with a neurosurgeon in their countries. Neurosurgeons in India have proven their dexterity in treating foreign and Indian patients. Until 1980, the neurosurgery and other medical procedure hospitals were run by the Government of India and therefore services were limited to Indian patients alone. However, after 1990s, this trend has changed and many private medical care centers entered this field thereby widening the scope for better treatments at affordable cost. Therefore, the demand for neurosurgeons is higher in India at the present stage, which will also develop further in the near future.