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Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan

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Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan is a highly accomplished neurosurgeon at Apollo JBP Hospitals, with advanced training from SCTIMST and JIPMER and expertise in skull base neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, endoscopic surgery, and complex neurovascular disorders.

Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan has gained extensive neurosurgical experience through SCTIMST, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, and Kauvery Hospitals, with expertise in complex brain, skull base, neurovascular, and minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures. ExperienceMBBSEnglish · HindiJabalpur
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Speciality

Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan has gained extensive neurosurgical experience through SCTIMST, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, and Kauvery Hospitals, with expertise in complex brain, skull base, neurovascular, and minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures.

Experience

MBBS

Qualification

By appointment

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About

Getting to know the specialist

Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Apollo JBP Hospitals, Jabalpur, with advanced training from SCTIMST, Trivandrum and JIPMER, Pondicherry.

His clinical expertise includes skull base neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, endoscopic surgery, complex neurovascular disorders, awake craniotomy, stereotactic procedures, and minimally invasive or keyhole neurosurgery.

At Apollo JBP Hospitals, he provides multidisciplinary care for brain tumors, spinal disorders, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, vascular lesions, pediatric neurosurgical conditions, and functional neurosurgery.

His approach combines advanced neurosurgical techniques and technology with comprehensive, patient-centered care.

MCh

Neurosurgery – SCTIMST

Skull Base

Advanced Neurosurgery

Neuro-Oncology

Brain Tumor Surgery

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Professional Experience

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  1. Consultant Neurosurgeon

    Kauvery Hospitals, Alwarpet, Chennai

    Provided comprehensive neurosurgical care across complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions.

  2. Associate Consultant Neurosurgeon

    Kauvery Hospitals, Alwarpet, Chennai

    Managed neurosurgical cases with focus on advanced and complex procedures.

  3. Junior Consultant Neurosurgeon

    Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai

    Worked in neurosurgical care within a JCI-approved cancer centre.

  4. Senior Resident – MCh Neurosurgery

    Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum

    Advanced neurosurgical training in a tertiary academic institute.

  5. Assistant Professor – General Surgery

    AVMC, Pondicherry

    Contributed to clinical and academic teaching in General Surgery.

  6. Part-time Consultant

    SR Multispeciality Hospital, Arumbakkam, Chennai

    Provided surgical consultation and patient care.

Specialized Training

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  1. MCh Neurosurgery training at SCTIMST, Trivandrum.

  2. Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopic and Lateral Skull Base Neurosurgery from World Skull Base Foundation.

  3. Advanced exposure to skull base, neuro-oncology, neurovascular, endoscopic, minimally invasive, and functional neurosurgical techniques.

  4. International and national professional involvement through CNS, AANS, NSI, SBSSI, AO Spine, NSSA, TANS, ASI, and IMA.

Professional Memberships

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  • International Member – Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • International Member – American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
  • Member – Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Life Member – Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI 507)
  • Member – AO Spine
  • Life Member – Association of Neuro Spinal Surgeons of India (NSSA)
  • Life Member – Tamil Nadu Association of Neurosurgeons (TANS)
  • Life Member – Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
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  • Life Member – Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Research & Academic Work

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  • Research and academic work in skull base neurosurgery, neurovascular surgery, brain tumors, spinal neurosurgery, and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques.
  • Clinico-radiological work on vestibular schwannoma and the use of DTI metrics for prognostication.
  • Research and case-based academic work involving spinal angiolipoma, hypothalamic hamartoma, pineal region tumors, spinal metastasis, CSF rhinorrhea, aneurysms, and microvascular decompression.

Research Details

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  • Faculty and invited presentations on stroke surgery, advanced endoscopic skull base surgery, awake craniotomy, decompressive craniectomy, brain tumor supramaximal resection, neuroimaging, neuromonitoring, and neuronavigation.
  • Presented work on open fork versus closed fork technique for clipping ACOM artery aneurysms.
  • Podium presentation on clinico-radiological correlates of vestibular schwannoma and DTI metrics for prognostication.
  • Academic case presentations included dorsal spinal angiolipoma, hypothalamic hamartoma with precocious puberty, pineal region squamous cell carcinoma, occult spinal metastasis, CSF rhinorrhea, and post-traumatic inguinal hernia.

Research & Publications

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  1. 1

    Sudhir BJ, Karthikayan A, Amjad JM, Arun KG. Strategic tunnelling of superficial temporal artery during bypass surgery for moyamoya disease. Acta Neurochirurgica. 2022.

  2. 2

    Jaiswal PA, Divakar G, Krishnakumar K, Karthikayan A, Sawakare Y, Mhatre R, Abraham M. Spinal angiolipoma – a rare but reversible cause of paraplegia in a child. Child's Nervous System. 2020.

  3. 3

    Rajasekar G, Nair P, Abraham M, Felix V, Karthikayan A. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea from the lateral recess of sphenoid sinus: More to it than meets the eye. Neurology India. 2019;67(1):201.

  4. 4

    Assessing the risk for development of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients using Adapted Caprini Scoring System. International Journal of Surgery. 2016;30:68–73.

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  1. 5

    Karthikayan A, Sureshkumar S, Kadambari D, Vijayakumar C. Low serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels are associated with aggressive breast cancer variants and poor prognostic factors in patients with breast carcinoma. Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018;62(4):452–459.

  2. 6

    Singh HK, Prasad MS, Kandasamy AK, Dharanipragada K. Tamoxifen-induced hypertriglyceridemia causing acute pancreatitis. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 2016;7(1):38.

  3. 7

    Chapter in Comprehensive Textbook of Radiology by IRIA: CT and MRI in surgical planning and intraoperative imaging – applications in CNS awake surgeries and functional imaging.

  4. 8

    Roopesh Kumar VR, VS Madhugiri, Karthikayan Arunkumar. Simplifying the surgical strategies for excising medial sphenoid wing meningiomas – a stepwise approach. Neurology India. 2022.

  5. 9

    Kumar RV, Sanjeevi V, Karthikayan A, Rajendran A. Mirror Aneurysms of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery: A case report and literature review. J Cerebrovasc Sci. 2022.

  6. 10

    Kumar RV, Karthikayan A. A concise operative atlas of microvascular decompression – different intraoperative scenarios and technical nuances. J Cerebrovasc Sci. 2022.

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    Kumar RV, Karthikayan A, Rajendran A. Optico-chiasmatic hypothalamic cavernomas: A report of three cases and review of literature. J Cerebrovasc Sci. 2022.

  8. 12

    Kiruba SM, Arunkumar Karthikayan, Roopesh Kumar VR. Ipsilateral Nasoseptal flap for reconstruction during transpterygoid approaches. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2022 (Submitted).

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who is Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan and what is his expertise?डॉ. अरुणकुमार कार्तिकेयन कौन हैं और उनकी विशेषज्ञता क्या है?

Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan is a highly experienced consultant neurosurgeon at Apollo JBP Hospitals with expertise in advanced skull base surgery, neuro-oncology, minimally invasive spine surgery, and functional neurosurgery.

डॉ. अरुणकुमार कार्तिकेयन अपोलो जेबीपी हॉस्पिटल्स में वरिष्ठ न्यूरोसर्जन हैं, जो खोपड़ी की सर्जरी, न्यूरो-ऑन्कोलॉजी, मिनिमल इनवेसिव स्पाइन सर्जरी और फंक्शनल न्यूरोसर्जरी में विशेषज्ञ हैं।

What are Dr. Arunkumar’s educational qualifications?डॉ. अरुणकुमार की शैक्षणिक योग्यताएं क्या हैं?

He completed MCh Neurosurgery from SCTIMST Trivandrum, MS Surgery and MBBS from JIPMER, and fellowship in advanced endoscopic skull base neurosurgery from World Skull Base Foundation.

उन्होंने एमसीएच न्यूरोसर्जरी एससीटीआईएमएसटी त्रिवेंद्रम से, एमएस और एमबीबीएस जेआईपीएमईआर पांडिचेरी से पूरा किया है और वर्ल्ड स्कल बेस फाउंडेशन से एंडोस्कोपिक न्यूरोसर्जरी में फेलोशिप ली है।

What conditions and surgeries does Dr. Karthikayan handle?डॉ. कार्तिकेयन किन बीमारियों और सर्जरी में विशेषज्ञ हैं?

He manages brain tumors, spinal conditions, trauma, epilepsy surgeries, skull base tumors, pituitary lesions, aneurysms, and advanced functional and vascular neurosurgeries.

वे ब्रेन ट्यूमर, रीढ़ की समस्याएं, ट्रॉमा, मिर्गी की सर्जरी, स्कल बेस ट्यूमर, पिट्यूटरी विकार, एन्यूरिज्म और फंक्शनल व वैस्कुलर न्यूरोसर्जरी करते हैं।

Where did Dr. Karthikayan gain his surgical experience?डॉ. कार्तिकेयन को सर्जरी का अनुभव कहां से मिला?

He served at SCTIMST, Apollo Proton Centre, and Kauvery Hospitals, and conducted numerous lectures and workshops in neurosurgery and skull base procedures.

उन्होंने एससीटीआईएमएसटी, अपोलो प्रोटॉन सेंटर और कावेरी हॉस्पिटल्स में सेवा दी है और न्यूरोसर्जरी तथा स्कल बेस प्रक्रियाओं से संबंधित कई व्याख्यान और कार्यशालाएं आयोजित की हैं।

Has Dr. Arunkumar published research or attended conferences?क्या डॉ. अरुणकुमार ने रिसर्च पब्लिश की है या सम्मेलनों में भाग लिया है?

Yes, he has over 10 publications in reputed journals and has been invited to present at global conferences like WFNS, AANS, NSI, and more.

हां, उन्होंने प्रतिष्ठित जर्नलों में 10 से अधिक रिसर्च पब्लिश की हैं और WFNS, AANS, NSI जैसे अंतरराष्ट्रीय सम्मेलनों में भाग लिया है।

How can I consult Dr. Arunkumar Karthikayan?मैं डॉ. अरुणकुमार कार्तिकेयन से परामर्श कैसे ले सकता/सकती हूं?

You can book an appointment online at https://apollojbphospitals.com/make-appointment/ or call 7566123666.

आप https://apollojbphospitals.com/make-appointment/ पर अपॉइंटमेंट बुक कर सकते हैं या 7566123666 पर कॉल करें।

Focus Areas

Areas of expertise

Skull Base NeurosurgeryAdvanced Endoscopic NeurosurgeryLateral Skull Base SurgeryNeuro-OncologyBrain Tumor SurgeryAwake CraniotomyStereotactic NeurosurgeryMinimally Invasive & Keyhole NeurosurgeryComplex Neurovascular SurgeryCerebral Aneurysm SurgeryStroke & Vascular NeurosurgerySpinal NeurosurgeryTraumatic Brain Injury ManagementPediatric NeurosurgeryFunctional NeurosurgeryNeuroimagingNeuromonitoringNeuronavigation

Credentials

Education & training

  1. MBBS

    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry

  2. M.S. General Surgery

    Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry

  3. MCh Neurosurgery

    Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum

  4. Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopic & Lateral Skull Base Neurosurgery

    World Skull Base Foundation

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