SPECIALIZED AREAS

Image Guided Brain Tumor Surgery

Neurophysiology Monitoring during Brain Tumor Surgery

Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Surgery

Brain Tumor Surgery through nose (Transsphenoidal) by Endoscope

Minimally invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Stereotactic Brain Surgery particularly biopsies of deep seated lesions including Brain stem

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

MBBS, K.G Medical College, Lucknow, India

MS (General Surgery) K.G Medical College, Lucknow, India

M.Ch.(Neuro Surgery), K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India

Commonwealth Fellowship at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK

Senior Registrar, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK

Clinical Fellowship, Neuro Surgery, Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA

Clinical Fellowship, Stereotactic Neuro Surgery, Detroit Medical Centre, Detroit, USA

Clinical Fellowship, Neuro Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

EXPERIENCE

1981 - 1984 Registrar in General Surgery, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow

1984 - 1987 Registrar in Neurosurgery, K.G Medical College, Lucknow

1987 - 1988 Registrar in Neurosurgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

1988 - 1989 Pool Officer in Neurosurgery, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow

1989 - 1997 Consultant Neurosurgeon, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

1995 - 1996 Registrar Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK

1997 - 1999 Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

1999 - 2000 Clinical Fellow Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA

2000 - 2001 Clinical Fellow in Neuro- Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

2001 - 2010 Professor and Head Neurosurgery, Dr RML Hospital & PG Institute, New Delhi, India

2010 - 2014 Senior Consultant & Head Neurosurgery, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, India

2014 - 2016 Senior Consultant Neurosurgery, Max Smart Hospital, New Delhi, India

2016 - 2018 Senior Consultant & Head / Associate Dean Neurosurgery, Thumbay Hospital/Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE

MEMBERSHIP

Life Member, Delhi Spine Society

Life Member, Neurological Society of India

Life member, Neurological Surgeons Society India

Life Member, Neurotrauma Society of India

Life Member, Delhi Neurological Association

Life Member,Indian Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Life Member, Indian Society for Trauma & Acute Care

Life Member, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons of India

Life Member, Georgian Alumni Association, Lucknow

Life Member, Indian Federation of Sports Medicine

International member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA

International member, Association of American Neurological Surgeons

ABOUT

Dr. I.C. Premsagar is one of the leading Brain & Spine surgeons in India. He is having more than 30 years of experience in Brain & Spine Oncosurgery.
He routinely performs procedures such as Image Guided Brain Tumor Surgery, Neurophysiology Monitoring during Brain Tumor Surgery of Eloquent Regions and Spine Surgery.
He also performs awake craniotomy for Brain Tumor Surgery. He has special interest in removing pituitary and adjoining Brain Tumors through nose (Transsphenoidal) by endoscope. He is also experts in endoscopic Brain Surgery for removal of Intraventricular Brain Tumors.
He is expert in dealing of all type of spine problems. He has special interest in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

After 3 years of training as registrar in neurosurgery, He passed M.Ch. in neurosurgery at King George’s Medical College Lucknow. He was awarded prestigious EMerck Gold Medal for Best Research paper in annual conference of neurological society of India. Later he joined as consultant neurosurgeon in Safdarjang Hospital New Delhi. In September 1995 He was awarded Commonwealth Medical Fellowship in an international competition and worked as senior registrar at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK for a year and did all types of cranial base surgery. While in UK he also passed USMLE. In October 1997 he joined Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr.RML Hospital, New Delhi. In 1999 he joined Detroit Medical Center affiliated to Wayne State University. He worked there as clinical fellow in general neurosurgery and later in stereotactic neurosurgery. Then he joined as clinical fellow in neuro-oncology at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland. After experience in premier institutions he came back and joined Dr. R.M.L.Hospital, New Delhi. He upgraded the department, started stereotactic neuro oncology in brain and spine. He also started teaching program in Neurosurgery; first DNB and after few years M Ch. In 2010 He took voluntary retirement from Govt. Service. He worked as professor and head of Neurosurgery at Thumbay Group of Hospitals affiliated Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE for 2 years.He was also associate dean, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. Published : Many research papers in national and international Journals.

International News of Dr. Premsagar

Patient sings during his brain surgery

UAE patient’s brain tumour removed through nostrils