With about 30 years of experience, Dr V. P. Singh’s competence spans all facets of neurosurgery –- cranial, spinal and peripheral nerves. Dr. Singh has special interest in brain tumor surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, epilepsy surgery and radiosurgery. He has operated over 400 intracranial aneurysms and is actively involved in the treatment of arteriovenous malformations by radiosurgery techniques.
Dr. VP Singh is credited with starting the Gamma Knife Unit and epilepsy surgery program at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he was Additional Professor and Unit Head of Neurosurgery. He has also worked at VIMHANS, New Delhi along with colleague and mentor Prof. A. K. Banerji. In 2007 Dr. Singh joined Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, along with Prof. Banerji. At Apollo Dr. V. P. Singh was working as a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon. In the year 2018 Dr VP Singh and Prof. A.K.Banerji joined Medanta Medicity.
Educational Qualifications
MBBS : AIIMS, New Delhi 1982
MCh (Neurosurgery) : AIIMS, New Delhi 1987
DNB (Neurosurgery) : 1989
Experience
2018 - till date : Director Neurosurgery, Medanta Medicity
2008-2018: Sr. Neurosurgeon, Apollo New Delhi
1996-2008: Chief of Neurosurgery, VIMHANS
Memberships & Certifications
CME Convenor – Neurological Society of India
President of Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Secretary of Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery
Editor – Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Member - Executive Committee of Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Awards & Accomplishments
Diploma of merit for excellent poster at 3rd Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons Nagoya, 2000
Best paper award at the 7th Annual Indian Epilepsy Association Conference, 1999
Best paper award at the 4th Annual Indian Epilepsy Association Conference, 1996
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