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Dr Sujoy Sanyal

Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon-Neurointerventionist


Dr Sujoy K Sanyal is based as a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon-Neurointerventionist at the NH Institute of Neurosciences, Rabindranath Tagore Hospital/Armenian Church Trauma Center, Calcutta, India. Dr Sanyal was one of 34 selected from all over India to do medical schooling (MBBS) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, which is the premier medical institution of India. Immediately thereafter, he joined an Integrated 5-year Neurosurgical M.Ch position at the same institution which had only one vacancy every year during his time. He thereafter did extensive Fellowship Training in the USA/Canada which made him India’s First Fellowship-trained Vascular-cum-Endovascular Neurosurgeon. He was awarded the J Douglas Miller Fellowship in Spine Trauma and Neuro-critical Care by the American Association of Neurosurgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He was also awarded an International Paediatric Epilepsy Surgery Fellowship by the American Association of Neurosurgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which he pursued at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Thereafter, he joined the NH Institute of Neurosciences, Rabindranath Tagore Hospital in his hometown Calcutta, India in 2007 with a dream of starting and establishing Advanced Neurosurgery/Neurointervention in Eastern India.

Invited Faculty/Speaker at International Conferences

Versatile, Gifted & Renowned
BRAIN & SPINE SURGEON

Dr Sanyal is probably the world’s most versatile Neurosurgeon with internationally acclaimed expertise in varied Neurosurgical sub-specialties encompassing all the following

  1. Deep Brain Stimulation for Advanced Parkinsons' Disease 
  2. Minimal Access Spine Surgery & Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation
  3. Trigeminal Neuralgia
  4. Motion-preserving Cervical Spine Surgery
  5. Cervical Dislocations and Cervical Myelopathy
  6. Transthoracic Spine Surgery 
  7. Endoscopic Neurosurgery
  8. Meningiomas, Pituitary Tumors , Brain and Spine Tumors
  9. Vascular cum Endovascular Neurosurgery for Aneurysms/AVM’s/Carotid Stenosis
  10. Brain and Spine Trauma
  11. Epilepsy Surgery
  12. Programmable Shunts for NPH

Honours and awards

Invited Faculty on Deep Brain Stimulation for Advanced Parkinsons Disease
  1. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (Special Congress), Beijing, China, 2019
  2. World Congress of Neurosurgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017
  3. World Congress of Neurosurgeons, Seoul, South Korea, 2013
  4. 2nd International Fujita Bantane Interim Meeting of Neurosurgery, Bali,Indonesia, 2018
  5. Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons, Astana, Kazakhstan 2014
  6. 5th International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Phuket, Thailand, 2019
Invited Faculty on Cervical Spine Surgery
  1. World Congress of Neurosurgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017
  2. World Spine VIII, Porto, Portugal, 2018
  3. Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons, Surabaya, Indonesia, 2016
  4. Asian Congress Of Neurosurgeons, Dubai, UAE, 2018
  5. Asian Congress Of Neurosurgeons, Cairo, Egypt, 2024
Invited Faculty on Minimal Access Spine Surgery
  1. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (Interim meeting), Rome,Italy, 2015
  2. 5th WFNS Spine Committee Biennial Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 2018
  3. Spine Surgery in the XXI Century, Serbia, 2018
  4. World Spine VII, Delhi, India, 2016
  5. Asian-Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Jeju Island, South Korea, 2015
  6. 3rd International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Cairo, Egypt, 2016
  7. Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Jerusalem 2022
Invited Faculty on Trigeminal Neuralgia
  1. 4th International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russia, 2018
  2. 3rd International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Cairo, Egypt, 2016
  3. World Congress of Neurosurgeons, Seoul, South Korea, 2013
  4. Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons, Surabaya, Indonesia, 2016
  5. 7th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Tashkent, 2023
Invited Faculty on Vascular-Endovascular Neurosurgery for Aneurysms and AVM’s
  1. International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Prague Neuroweek, Czech Republic, 2018
  2. International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Indonesia, 2014
  3. World Intracranial Haemorrhage Conference, Granada, Spain, 2019
  4. 4th International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Moscow,Russia, 2018
  5. 3rd International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Cairo, Egypt, 2016
  6. Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons, Dubai, UAE, 2018
  7. World Congress of Neurosurgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017
  8. Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Jerusalem 2022
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship 2005 awarded by the Rotary Foundation International (Chosen to be one of 20 candidates from all over the developing world across all disciplines).
Member, Executive Council, International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Invited Faculty, Asian Epilepsy Surgery Congress, 2012 Busan Korea & 2015 Udaipur India
Best Scientific Paper Award and Highest contributor at the 1st International Congress on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Florence, Italy, 2012.
Young Neurosurgeon Award awarded by the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Vienna, 2004.
J. Douglas Miller Fellowship Award awarded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, 2005.
Young Investigator Award awarded by the ILAE, International League against Epilepsy, Paris, 2005.
Represented India on “Epilepsy Surgery Scenario in India” at Workshop on Development of Epilepsy Surgery in Asia organized by the Asian Section of the International League Against Epilepsy and invited to write an Invited Article in Neurology Asia on Solutions to the Problem of Medically Intractable Epilepsy in India and other developing countries.
Invited as Guest Faculty at the Chongqing International Neurological Forum, China, 2009 on "Multitasking in Neurosurgery: From Vascular/Endovascular to Functional to Minimal Access spine".
Awarded Congress Grants by the International Association for the Study of Pain, the European Skull Base Society and the European Neurological Society.
Indian Scholarships-
  1. National Talent Search Scholarship in 11th Standard from the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training)
  2. Paul Foundation Scholarship
  3. Hargobind Foundation Medical Fellowship
  4. Birla Medical Fellowship

What sets Dr. Sanyal apart

CONSERVATIVE NEUROSURGEON & COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICIAN -

Conservative Neurosurgeon- Dr Sanyal is one of the most conservative of Neurosurgeons meaning he does not put his knife on a patient unless he is convinced that the patient absolutely requires surgery and is highly likely to be benefitted by surgery. He is therefore adroit at  medical management of various Brain/Spine conditions besides being a gifted Neurosurgeon.

Adroit Critical Care Physician- Neurosurgical patients pre and post-operatively require Critical care Medical management. Though he is ably assisted by a Critical Care team, Dr Sanyal is himself an expert at Critical Care Medical Management by virtue of the fact that he trained at a time when Critical care was a nascent specialty and a good Neurosurgeon was one who could take care of his patients till they recovered and went home. Dr Sanyal keeps himself abreast of relevant developments in Critical Care Medicine with the objective of ensuring that his patients recover fast and go home well. He does not believe in just operating and leaving post-operative care to other doctors.


TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATION

Personal detailed pre-operative Counselling- Dr Sanyal is a strong believer in detailed pre-operative counselling where he elaborates on (with pictures/videos/data)

  1. Why the surgery is required and what may happen if surgery is not performed on time
  2. Benefits of surgery in short-term and long-term
  3. Risks of surgery
  4. How the surgery will be performed
  5. Pre-operative preparation and post-operative course

Transparent Comprehensive cost estimate- Dr Sanyal believes that every family requires a realistic transparent total cost estimate. He thus always furnishes a total cost estimate in the form of a range inclusive of all hospital expenses. He does not leave it to hospital managers because he believes in direct communication and he believes that too many cooks spoil the broth.
Dr Sanyal’s s fees is more than most other top Indian Neurosurgeons because he believes that his capabilities and commitment to his patients genuinely merits a higher fee.

Communication- Dr Sanyal would be one of the few top Neurosurgeons in the world who shares his whats app number to all his operated patients so that they can contact him in case of any Neurosurgical emergencies. He believes that this boosts the confidence of his patients though they rarely need to contact him. Obviously, the number is not meant for frivolous use.

Pioneer in Eastern India of

  • Deep Brain Stimulation/Brain Pacemakers for Advanced Parkinsons Disease
  • Minimal Access Brain and Spine Surgery & Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation
  • Motion-preserving Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Transthoracic Spine Surgery and Biomechanical Cervical Dislocation Surgery
  • Surgery/Percutaneous Intervention for Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Baclofen pumps for Spasticity
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation and Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence/Retention
  • Combined Endovascular-Vascular Neurosurgical program (AVM Embolisation, Carotid Stenting, Aneurysm Clipping/Coiling)
  • Programmable Shunts for NPH