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Dr. Nigel Peter Symss [MBBS, DNB (Neurosurgery), Fellowships (Japan & Australia)]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Nigel Peter Symss [MBBS, DNB (Neurosurgery), Fellowships (Japan & Australia)]
Dr. Nigel Peter Symss is a Neurosurgeon and is Currently Working as Senior Consultant - Neurosurgery in the Neurosurgery Department at Gleneagles HealthCity, Perumbakkam, Chennai, India.
He is having more than 16 years of experience in the field of Neurosurgery.
He has completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, DNB (Neurosurgery) from Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Chennai, Oi-Sami Fellowship (Hydrocephalus & Neuroendoscopy) from Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Spinal Fellowship from Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide and Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery from Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Nigel Peter Symss is a Senior Consultant - Neurosurgery at Gleneagles HealthCity, Perumbakkam, Chennai, with 16 years of experience in cranial and spinal surgery.
- He has performed over 5,000 cranial and spinal neurosurgical procedures in adults and children since qualifying.
- He completed his DNB neurosurgical training at the Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Chennai in 2005 and continued there as consultant neurosurgeon until 2011.
- He received the Oi-Sami Fellowship at Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan (2007) for hydrocephalus and neuroendoscopy research, and completed spinal (2011) and functional neurosurgery (2014) fellowships at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide.
- He specialises in the transcallosal approach to colloid cysts and ventricular tumours, has published widely on colloid cysts and hydrocephalus, and sits on the Hydrocephalus Research World Record Ranking Committee.
Areas of Expertise :
- Brain Tumour Surgery
- Colloid Cyst Surgery
- Intraventricular Tumours
- Transcallosal Approach
- Hydrocephalus
- Shunt Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Neuronavigation
- Microneurosurgery
- Functional Neurosurgery
List of Treatments
- Brain Tumour Surgery
- Colloid Cyst Surgery
- Intraventricular Tumours
- Transcallosal Approach
- Hydrocephalus
- Shunt Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Complex Spine Surgery
- Neuronavigation
- Microneurosurgery
- Functional Neurosurgery
Work Experience
Currently Working as Senior Consultant - Neurosurgery in the Neurosurgery Department at Gleneagles HealthCity, Perumbakkam, Chennai, India.
Past Experience :
- Consultant Neurosurgeon - Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Chennai (2005 - 2011)
Education & Training
- MBBS - Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, 1993
- DNB (Neurosurgery) - Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Chennai, 2005
- Oi-Sami Fellowship (Hydrocephalus & Neuroendoscopy) - Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 2007
- Spinal Fellowship - Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, 2012
- Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery - Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, 2014
Awards & Recognition
- Member - Hydrocephalus Research World Record Ranking Committee
- Oi-Sami Fellowship - Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan (2007)
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Gleneagles Global Health City, Perumbakkam, Chennai
Location
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Gleneagles HealthCity, Perumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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