Dr. Harisha P N is a senior neurosurgeon at Manipal Hospitals Yeshwanthpur with more than 18 years of experience.  He completed MBBS in 2004 and MCh – Neurosurgery in 2009 from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), where he was awarded the “Best Outgoing Student” gold-medal. He has trained at reputed international centres and brings expertise in advanced neurosurgical techniques including endoscopic skull-base surgery, complex vascular and tumour procedures, and epilepsy surgery; offering a broad spectrum of neurosurgical care.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS — J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore - 2004
• MCh – Neuro Surgery — NIMHANS, Bangalore

Professional Experience:

• Senior Consultant – Neurosurgery, Manipal Hospitals, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore

Awards & Achievements:

• “Best Outgoing Student” gold medal in MCh Neurosurgery  from NIMHANS.
• Best outgoing student in MBBS at J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore
• Gold medals in Surgery, Pharmacology, Pathology during MMBS - awarded by J.S.S Medical College, Mysore.

Professional Memberships:

• Member: Neurological Society of India (NSI)
• Member: Bangalore Neurological Society
• Member: Skull Base Surgery Society of India

Fellowships :

• Clinical observership in endoscopic & minimally invasive cranial-base surgery  at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (USA)
• Clinical observership at St. Luke’s Medical Center (USA) in endoscopic skull-base surgery and ROVOT (Robotically )perated Video Telescopy)
• Course in 3D ultrasound and neuronavigation at the National Centre for 3D Ultrasound in Surgery, Trondheim, Norway.

Articles:

• “Technological advances that have improved patient safety in brain surgery”

Publications

• Presented: “Impact of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism on neural tube defects”  under “Top Ten Abstracts in Paediatric Neurosurgery” at the 2009 annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, USA.