Neurosciences Doctors in Indore

Neurological care requires subspecialty integration that not every hospital can assemble. A stroke patient may need a neurologist for acute management, a neurointerventionist for mechanical thrombectomy, a neurosurgeon if a haemorrhage requires evacuation and a rehabilitation physician once the acute phase has passed. A patient with a skull base tumour requires a neurosurgeon with microneurosurgical training and a neuroradiologist who can guide the operative approach. The clinical value of having these disciplines in the same department - able to discuss cases directly, operating within a shared institutional framework - is considerable.

Medanta Indore's Neurosciences department encompasses neurosurgery, clinical neurology, interventional neuroradiology and psychiatry - with a fifth clinician holding dual qualifications in both neurology and paediatrics. For patients in Madhya Pradesh and the central India region, this breadth of neurological subspecialty within a single hospital removes the need to navigate multiple institutions for conditions that require more than one discipline.

The team at Medanta Indore covers skull base neurosurgery, microvascular decompression, stroke management and neurointerventional procedures, clinical neurology including epilepsy and movement disorders, interventional spinal pain management, adult and geriatric psychiatry, and paediatric neurology.

Services We Provide

Neurosurgery

Dr. Rajneesh Kachhara, Director, holds an MCh in Neurosurgery alongside an MS in General Surgery and MBBS. His surgical practice is concentrated on the most technically demanding areas of neurosurgery - skull base surgery, which requires operating in the deepest and most anatomically constrained regions of the cranial cavity while preserving critical neurovascular structures; microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, a procedure in which a small sponge or Teflon implant is placed between the trigeminal nerve and the blood vessel compressing it, eliminating the lancinating facial pain of this condition without the need for nerve destruction; management of severe head injuries; and surgery for spinal tumours. Skull base surgery in particular is a subspecialty that demands both extensive microsurgical training and sufficient operative volume to maintain proficiency - it is not routinely available at most hospitals in central India.

Clinical Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology

Dr. Varun Kataria, Senior Consultant, holds a DM in Neurology and an MD in Medicine and manages clinical neurology across its principal domains - stroke and cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy including the investigation and management of drug-resistant seizure disorders, headache disorders, and degenerative spinal conditions affecting cervical and lumbar function. Dr. Leena Rajani, Associate Consultant, holds a DM in Neurology from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and uniquely within this team, a DNB in Paediatrics from Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore. Her dual qualification positions her specifically for paediatric neurological presentations including childhood epilepsy, paediatric stroke, movement disorders in children, and neuro-ophthalmological conditions while also managing adult stroke, epilepsy, and movement disorders.

Dr. Swati Chinchure, Consultant, holds a DM in Neuroradiology, a DNB in Radiodiagnosis, and a DMRD. Neuroradiology at the interventional level - diagnostic and therapeutic neurointerventions - is a subspecialty that bridges radiology and neurology. Diagnostic neurointerventions include cerebral angiography and myelography. Therapeutic neurointerventions include endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke where large vessel occlusion is identified, and embolisation of arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulae. Dr. Chinchure also manages spinal pain interventions including nerve root blocks, facet joint injections, epidural steroid injections and neuro-emergency management. The availability of an interventional neuroradiologist within the Indore neurosciences programme means that endovascular stroke treatment - time-sensitive and requiring specific infrastructure - can be offered locally.

Psychiatry

Dr. Raman Sharma, Consultant, holds qualifications that reflect training within the British psychiatric system - an MRCPsych from the Royal College of Psychiatrists UK, a Certificate of Completion of Training in Old Age Psychiatry, and an MSc alongside his MBBS. The MRCPsych is the membership examination of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and represents the postgraduate standard for psychiatric practice in the United Kingdom. His CCT in Old Age Psychiatry is a UK-recognised specialist qualification in geriatric psychiatric care - a subspecialty that addresses the intersection of dementia, late-onset mood disorders, delirium, and age-related cognitive decline alongside the complex polypharmacy and multimorbidity context of elderly patients. His clinical practice covers adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, alcohol detoxification, and psychological therapy including cognitive behavioural therapy.

FAQs

1. What is microvascular decompression and when is it indicated for trigeminal neuralgia?

   Trigeminal neuralgia produces episodes of severe, lancinating pain in the face - typically unilateral, triggered by eating, speaking, or light touch. In the majority of cases, it is caused by vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root at its entry point into the brainstem. Microvascular decompression is a surgical procedure performed through a small retromastoid craniotomy, in which the offending vessel (most commonly the superior cerebellar artery) is identified and separated from the nerve using a small sponge or Teflon implant. It is the only treatment that addresses the underlying cause rather than ablating or damaging the nerve itself, and it carries the highest long-term pain-free rates of any intervention for trigeminal neuralgia. It is indicated in patients who have failed or cannot tolerate medical management and who are fit for surgery. Dr. Kachhara performs this procedure at Medanta Indore.

2. What is mechanical thrombectomy and is it available at Medanta Indore?

   Mechanical thrombectomy is an endovascular procedure in which a catheter is navigated through the arterial system to the site of a large vessel occlusion causing an acute ischaemic stroke, and the clot is retrieved using a stent retriever or aspiration device - restoring blood flow to the affected brain territory. It is indicated in selected patients with large vessel occlusion presenting within an extended time window (up to twenty-four hours from symptom onset in appropriately selected cases) who have not achieved recanalisation with intravenous thrombolysis or for whom thrombolysis is contraindicated. Evidence for mechanical thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion stroke is among the strongest in acute neurology. Dr. Swati Chinchure, as an interventional neuroradiologist at Medanta Indore, performs this procedure as part of the department's acute stroke service.

3. Can children with neurological conditions be seen at Medanta Indore?

   Yes. Dr. Leena Rajani holds both a DM in Neurology and a DNB in Paediatrics, making her the team's specialist for paediatric neurological presentations. Childhood epilepsy including the investigation of drug-resistant seizure disorders with EEG and MRI, and the selection of appropriate antiepileptic therapy including paediatric stroke, movement disorders in children including dystonia and ataxia, and neuro-ophthalmological conditions are all within her clinical scope.