Brief About Dr. Prasanna AV
Dr. Prasanna AV is a highly regarded Neurosurgeon based in Kolkata, India, with over 19 years of experience specializing in brain and spine surgery. He obtained his MBBS degree in 1994 from Govt Medical College, Mysore, followed by an MS from BJ Medical College Pune in 1998. In the same year, he also completed his DNB. Dr. Prasanna further pursued his M.Ch from Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai in 2001.
Dr. Prasanna is renowned for his expertise in performing various surgeries related to brain tumors, spine conditions, strokes, and trauma. He is skilled in sub-specialties of the spine and brain, including disc prolapse, microscopic lumbar discectomy or decompression, microscopic anterior cervical discectomy, endoscopic discectomy, spinal decompression with or without fusion, degenerative disc diseases, minimally-invasive spinal fusion, advanced instrumentation, total disc replacement, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty surgeries, and surgeries for spine tumors.
His scope of work also encompasses microsurgery for brain tumors, endoscopic brain surgery, skull base surgery, brain trauma surgery, brain aneurysms & AVM, surgery for congenital cranial deformity, and craniofacial surgery with FMS (facio-maxillary surgery). Throughout his career, Dr. Prasanna has successfully performed 9,000 surgeries and provided care to 60,000 outpatients. He is also experienced in treating conditions such as epilepsy, stroke, pituitary tumors, acoustic Schwannoma, cranioplasty, and pediatric neurosurgery.
Dr. Prasanna has contributed to the medical field by co-authoring papers for various publications. His special interests lie in disc prolapse, microscopic lumbar discectomy or decompression, microscopic anterior cervical discectomy, endoscopic discectomy, spinal decompression with or without fusion, degenerative disc diseases, minimally-invasive spinal fusion, advanced instrumentation, total disc replacement surgery, spinal deformity (congenital & acquired), surgery for spine trauma, osteoporosis of the spine, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty surgery for spine tumors.
