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Dr. Asheesh Tandon

Chief of Neurosurgery

M.Ch. Neurosurgery (AIIMS), DNB (All India Gold Medalist)

International Fellowship

1. Skull base and Neurooncology Fellow Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto. Canada

2. Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery Fellow Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney Australia

3. Spine Fellowship Technical University Munich Germany

Date of Graduation:- March 1996

Date of Postgraduation:- April 1999

Date of Specialisation:- January 2004

Present Position	Director Advance Neurosurgery Brain & Spine Center, Jabalpur India
	Chief Neurosurgeon, Aditya Super Speciality Hospital Jabalpur India

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About

Dr Asheesh Tandon is a highly acclaimed neurosurgeon who is the force behind the Advance Neurosurgery Brain and Spine Center. He has an experience of more than 2 decades in minimally invasive brain and spine surgeries. Along with his team of neurosurgeons and other supportive departments the center has been offering world class treatment to their patients.

Advance Neurosurgery Brain and Spine center boasts of the best in class technology for management of neurosurgical ailments. This includes high end operating microscopes, neurosurgical endoscopes, intraoperative neuromonitoring, Intraoperative Doppler and USG, Radiofrequency cautery, Holmium laser, Ultrasonic Surgical aspirator, high end neurosurgical drills and latest minimally invasive surgical equipment to name a few.

Dr Tandon has been trained at the best of centers around the world including AIIMS New Delhi, Toronto Western Hospital Canada, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney Australia, Technical University Munich Germany to name a few. He currently heads the Department of Neurosurgery at Aditya Superspeciality Hospital Jabalpur India.

The center is also devoted to academic excellence in way of training young neurosurgeons from around the world. Dr Asheesh Tandon is actively involved in developing and propagating endoscopic safe neurosurgery.

We welcome you to Advance Neurosurgery Brain and Spine Center and sincerely hope and pray for the wellbeing of your near and dear one's.

Academic Record

Certificate	Institute	Year From	Year To	Licence	Attempt	Distinctions
Hr. Secondary	Gyanodaya (C.B.S.E.) Narsingarh (MP)	-	1989	-	I	Biology
1st MBBS	Govt. Medical college, Jabalpur (MP)	Sept. 1990	April. 1992	-	I	Biochemistry
2st MBBS	Govt. Medical college, Jabalpur (MP)	Apr 1992	Nov 1993	-	I	Forensic Medicine
3st MBBS	Govt. Medical college, Jabalpur (MP)	Nov 1993	Mar 1995	-	I	Paediatrics
Internship	Govt. Medical college, Jabalpur (MP)	Apr 1995	Mar 1996	558/95		-
MS (Gen. Surg.)	Govt. Medical college, Jabalpur (MP)	Apr 1996	1999	MP-429	I	-
DNB (Surgery)	Diplomate National Board		2000	-	I	B.Ramamurthi All India National Gold Medal
MCh NeuroSurg	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi	Jan 2001	Jan 2004	23222 Delhi Medical Council	I	-
Skull base Fellowship	Toronto Western Hospital Canada	July 2004	June 2005	CPSO - 81575		Under Prof. Fred Gentili
Fellow Minimal Invasive Neurosurg	Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney Australia	Jan 2007	Jun 2007			Under Dr. Charles Teo

Professional Experience

1. Compulsory rotating internship April 95 - March 96 at Medical College Jabalpur

2. Senior Resident in the Department of Surgery and Neurosurgery, NSCB (Govt.) Medical College, Jabalpur, (MP) India, June 1999 to July 2000.

3. Teaching of undergraduate as well as postgraduates.

4. Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, LNJP Hospital, August 2000 to January 2001.

5. Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, January 2001 to January 2004

6. Associate Consultant at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, February - June 2004.

7. Skull Base fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Canada - July 2004 to June 2005.

Fellowship

1. Clinical fellow under Prof. Fred Gentili ( Skull Base Fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital Toronto Canada - July 2004 to June 2005).

2. Clinical Fellow Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery under Dr Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney Australia : Jan 07 to Jun. 07.

3. Clinical Fellow Spine. Technical University Munich.

4. Visiting Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), 1st-14th October, 2003.

5. Visiting Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh, 16th -31st October, 2003.

Papers Published

1. Pituitary adenoma associated with intraventricular meningioma: case report. Leodante B da Costa, Jay Riva- Cambrin, Asheesh Tandon, Michael Tymianski. Skull Base. 2007 Sep ;17 (5):347-51.

2. Supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage following infratentorial surgery. Tandon A, Mahapatra AK. J. Clin Neurosc. Australia 2004; Jan 11(7): 762-765.

3. Tubercular appendicitis in India. Agarwal P, Sharma D, Agarwal V, Tandon A et al. Tropical Doctor. 2004 Jan;34(1): 36-8.

4. Multiloculated, Multiorganism Brain abscess in a neonate - A case report - Tandon A, Mahapatra AK. Neurosciences Today. 2003; 7: 155-157.

5. Malignant Prolactinoma - is metastasis a must? A case report. Vaishya S, Tandon A. J Neurosurgical Sciences Italy 2004 March; 48(1): 37-41.

6. Chilaiditis Syndrome: A Reappraisal. Tandon A, Agarwal P, Sharma D, et al. Antiseptic Feb., 2000; Vol 97: 170 - 173.

7. Hypertonic Saline Enema in Intestinal Ascariasis Tandon A, Choudhary SP, Sharma D. Indian J. Paediatrics. 1999; 66:675-680.

8. Feeding Jejunostomy: A Review. Tandon A, Sharma D, Raina VK. Ind. J. Surg., Oct. 1999 (IJS/98/68-61(5) 1999).

9. Gastrointestinal Perforations in Children. Ekka S, Tandon A, Somashekhar U et al J. Ind. Asso. Paed. Surg. Vol.3. April-June 98; 53 - 58.

10. Role of SAAG as a Predictor of Variceal Bleeding. Tandon A, Sharma D Souvenir Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (Abstr.) 1998.

11. Small Intestinal Malignancies. Tandon A, Sharma D Souvenir Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (Abstr.) 1998.

Papers Under Consideration

1. Paraplegia following spinal anaesthesia in a patient with dorsal intradural neurofibroma. Tandon A, Vaishya S. Spinal Cord.

2. Orbital hydatid cyst. A study of four cases and review. Tandon A Mahapatra A, Suri A. Journal of clinical neurosciences.

3. Endocrine abnormalities and pituitary lesions in severe traumatic brain injury: prospective clinico-pathologic study. Tandon A, Suri A, Mahapatra A et al

4. Lingual spasms in clival chordoma. A case report and review of literature. Tandon A, Gentili F. Canadian Journal of Neurosciences.

5. Paranasal Schwannomas : Report of two cases and review of Literature. Tandon A, Gentili F. Journal Skull Base

Paper Presented

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Long term follow up and recurrence patterns in Esthesioneuroblastoma. 25 year UHN experience. 16th North American Skull Base Annual meet. Toronto 7 - 10 April 2005

2. Giant Paranasal Schwannoma. Three cases and review of literature. (Poster). 16th North American Skull Base Society Annual meet. Toronto 7 - 10 April 2005

NATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. SAAG - A prognostic factors in variceal bleeding. 8th National Conference of IASG, PGIMER, Chandigarh, September 18 - 20, 1998.

2. Role of Ceftriaxone in Prevention of Post Operative Neurosurgical Infections MP Chapter ASICON-99 Feb 27th - 28th 1999 Khajurao.

3. Outcome in Non-traumatic Paraplegia - "A preliminary study". - Spine 2002 National Conference on Spine Surgery. 19 - 21 July 2002 Kanniyakumari (P.S. Ramani Gold Medal - BEST PAPER).

4. Endocrine abnormalities in severe head injury - A preliminary report. 51st Annual Conference Neurological Society of India, 14 - 17 December 2002 Cochin.

5. Endocrine abnormalites and pituitary lesions in fatal head injury - Annual Neurotrauma Conference 21 - 23 August 2003, Pune (SURESH KARE - INDOCO REMEDIES -BEST POSTER AWARD)

6. Endocrine abnormalities in severe traumatic brain injury : a prospective clinico-pathologic study - 52nd Annual Conference, Neurological Society of India, 12th - 15th December 2003 Chandigarh

7. Low cost Indigenous Technique of Percutaneous Transpedicular Vertebroplasty. 2nd Instructional Course in Spine Simla 2008 - 7th - 10 August 2008

Research Papers

1. Role of ceftriaxone in prevention of post operative neurosurgical infections (Jabalpur, 1999). (Presented at MP ASICON 1999)

2. Endocrinal abnormalities in severe traumatic brain injury: A prospective study of correlation of endocrine parameters, clinical outcome and histopathology (AIIMS, 2003). (Awarded Best Poster Award Neurotrauma Conference Pune 2003)

3. A retrospective study of 191 cases of orbital tumours and tumor like lesions: Clinico-pathological spectrum and skull base approaches (AIIMS, 2003). (Under publication)

Conferences & Workshops (International)

Organising Secretary Instructional Course in Spine Khajuraho 14th -16th August 2009 India. Conference organized under the aegis of Association of Spine Surgeons of India and Eurospine

1. 16th North American Skull Base Annual Meeting, Toronto.7-10 April 2005

2. AANS Annual Meeting New Orleans. USA. 15- 21 May 2005

3. Loughheed Microvascular Workshop - (September 27 - October 1 2004) Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada

4. AANS Practical Clinic 003. Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Entrapments and Tumors. Management paradigm. AANS May 15 - 21 New Orleans, USA

5. AANS Practical Clinic. Management of Upper cervical instability. AANS May 15 - 21 New Orleans, USA

Conferences & Workshops (National)

-- Demonstration Live Surgery at 2nd ISPNS Pain & Neuromodulation Live Operative & Cadaveric from 1st May to 3rd May 2025 at AIIMS, New Delhi

-- Successfully Organised "Endoscopic Spine Operative Surgery, Cadaveric & Pain Management Course - Under the aegis of NESI", from 11th to 13th April 2025 at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

-- Successfully Organised "NSSA - Live Operative Spine Surgery Course" from 12th to 14th April 2024 at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

1. Successfully Organized "Instructional Course in Spine 2009" as organizing secretary from 14^th to 16^th August 2009 at Khajuraho

2. 8^th National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Chandigarh. September 18-20, 1998.

3. 58^th Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Ahmedabad, December 25-30, 1998.

4. 16^th Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India (MP Chapter), Khajuraho, February 27-28, 1999.

5. Workshop on Laparoscopic surgery. 2^nd May 1999 Jabalpur.

6. Annual Microneurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2001.

7. Annual Microneurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, 8-10^th February 2002.

8. 11^th Annual National Neurotrauma Conference, Agra, August 20-22, 2002.

9. Spine 2002 - National Conference on Spine Surgery, Kanniyakumari, July 19-21, 2002.

10. 1^st Mid Neurocon 2002 (NSI), AIIMS, New Delhi, August 23-25^th, 2002.

11. 51^st Annual Conference Neurological Society of India, Cochin, December 14-17, 2002.

12. Annual Microneurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi, February 2003.

13. 12^th National Neurotrauma Conference, Pune August 22-24^th, 2003.

14. 52^nd Annual Conference, NSI, Chandigarh 12 - 15 December 2003.

15. 2^nd Instructional Course in Spine Simla 2008 - 7^th - 10 August 2008

Membership

1). NESI - Executive Member

2). NSSA - Life time Member

Distinctions & Awards

1. Certificate of merit in Biochemistry, April 1992.

2. Certificate of merit - Forensic Medicine, November 1993.

3. Certificate of merit - Pediatrics, March 1995.

4. Sportsman of the year Award 1994 NSCB Medical College Jabalpur MP.

5. B.Ramamurthi Gold Medal - Diplomate National Board (General Surgery - 2000)

6. P.S. Ramani Best Paper Award for "Outcome in non-traumatic Paraplegia - A Preliminary study". Spine 2002 Kanyakumari

7. Neurotrauma - Best poster award for "Endocrine abnormalities and pituitary lesions in fatal head injury. 12th National Neurotrauma conference Pune 2003

8. Selected for the Lougheed Microvascular course under Dr Chris Wallace at Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto Canada

Referees :	Prof Fred Gentili (UHN Toronto) (fred.gentili@uhn.on.ca)
	Prof Abhijit Guha (UHN Toronto) (abhijit.guha@uhn.on.ca)
	Prof AK Mahapatra (AIIMS Delhi) (akmahapatra_22000@yahoo.com)