Prof. Dr.V.G.Ramesh | Senior Consultant Neurosurgery | Chettinad Super Speciality Specialists

Brief Profile

Dr Ramesh is the Head and Chief of Chettinad Superspeciality’s Neurosurgery team and a Professor in this department since 2012. With over 35 years of expertise, he is one of our seniormost consultants.

He was educated in Coimbatore and Madras Medical Colleges, both of which are considered to produce the highest standard of doctors. He also briefly trained in Micro- Neurosurgery in Japan and in AIIMS (Delhi). He also previously held positions in prestigious institutions such as MMC, Chengalpattu Medical College, King Khalid hospital (Saudi Arabia) and Stanley Medical College.

He was awarded the ‘Best Doctor Award’ at King Khalid Hospital and also the Dr. Jawahar Memorial Oration in Madurai Medical College and the Dr. Rajagopal Memorial Oration in Thanjavur Medical College. He is also an Examiner for MCh (Neurosurgery) at various universities such as Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad and University of Calicut.

He is also a member of the University boards at TN Dr MGR Medical University and Chettinad University.He is also well known globally for his research work and has over 23 international publications, 94 citations and 10 indexed articles. Additionally, he is a reviewer and an editorial board member for over 10 medical journals.

He has also chaired several national and international conferences.

He is well known for his ardent passion toward his patients, his extensive knowledge and his outstanding surgical outcomes.

Educational Qualification

M.B.B.S. Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore. University of Madras – 1977
D.N.B. (General Surgery) National Board of Examinations, Delhi -1984
M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai, University of Madras -1986
D.N.B. (Neurosurgery) National Board of Examinations, Delhi - 1988

ADVANCED TRAINING IN NEUROSURGERY

Training in Microneurosurgery, 1988
Department of Neurosurgery,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Training in Spinal Surgery, 1992
LTMG Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Training in Microneurosurgery, 1993,
Fugita Health University, Aichi, Japan.

Achievements

Life Member, Indian Medical Association
Life Member and Executive Committee Member(2013-14), Neurological Society of India.
Life Member, Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Fellow, International College of Surgeons.
Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA.
Fellow of Madras Medical College
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow)
International Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

OTHER HONOURS:

1. Adviser, Neurosurgery Board of Education, Neurological Society of India.

2. Visiting Professor, TamilNadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai.

AWARDS/HONOURS:

1. Medals in Surgery, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine during MBBS course

2. Best Doctor Award, King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Saudi Arabia, 1997-1998.

3. Dr. Jawahar Memorial Oration, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, 2006.

4. Dr. Rajagopal Memorial Oration, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, 2008.

5. Prof. V. Balasubramaniam Oration. Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2016.

6. Prof. S. Kalyanaraman Oration. Madras Medical College, Chennai, 2019.

Research & Publications

CITATION INDICES

Publications - 62
Citations - 320
h-index - 11
i10-index - 12

1. En plaque intradural extramedullary spinal tuberculoma and concurrent intracranial tuberculomas: Paradoxical response to antituberculous therapy, Muthukumar N, Sureshkumar V, Ramesh VG. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2007 Feb;6(2):169-73. Impact Factor: 1.98. Citations: 19.
2. Extradural hematoma at the vertex, Ramesh VG, Sivakumar S. Surgical Neurology, 1995;43(2):138-9. Impact Factor: 1.67. Citations: 17
3. A new scale for prognostication in head injury, Ramesh VG, Thirumaran KP, Raja MC. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2008;15(10):1110-3. Impact Factor: 1.25. Citations: 11
4. A case of coup and contrecoup extradural hematoma. Balasubramaniam V, Ramesh VG. Surgical Neurology, 1991;36 (6), 462-464. Impact Factor: 1.67. Citations: 11
5. Concomitant Tuberculous and Pyogenic Cerebellar abscess, Ramesh VG, Sundar KS.Neurology India 2008 Jan-Mar;56(1):91-2.Impact Factor: 1.04. Citations: 9
6. Vertex extradural hematoma in association with Paget's disease of the skull. Ramesh VG, Deiveegan K, Soundappan V. Neurology India. 2005; Mar;53(1):115-6. Impact Factor: 1.04. Citations: 9
7. An anatomical study of the neurovascular relationships at the trigeminal root entry zone, Ramesh VG, Premkumar G. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2009;16(7):934-6. Impact Factor: 1.25. Citations: 5
8. Holoventricular glioma in a child, Hercules SA, Ramesh VG, Paramasivan S, Kodiarasan P, Kumar MS. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2007 Feb;106(2 Suppl):134-5. Impact Factor: 3.15. Citations: 4
9. Whither neurosurgical teaching? Neurology India,. 2006 Sep; 54(3):317-8. Impact Factor: 1.04. Citations: 3
10. Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma -- a case report. Balasubramanian D, Ramesh VG, Deiveegan K, Ghosh M, Mallikarjuna VS, Annapoorneswari TP, Chidambaranathan N, Ramani KV. Neurology India. 2004 Sep; 52(3):384-6. Impact Factor: 1.04. Citations: 3
11. Giant parenchymal cysticercosis with unusual imaging features. Ramesh VG, Parthiban A. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2008 Dec;15(12):1404-6. Impact Factor: 1.25. Citations: 2
12. Neurosurgical training in India at the crossroads? Neurology India, 2004 Jun;52(2):271-2. Impact Factor: 1.04. Citations: 1
13. Outcome prediction in traumatic brain injury, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013 Nov;119(5):1351. Impact Factor: 3.15.
14. Holocord abscess in association with congenital dermal sinus. Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Kitchanan S, Sriraman B. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences 2013;8:198-200. Impact Factor: 0.304
15. Pituitary ependymoma: Report of a rare case with an insight into the histogenesis, Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Rajaraman S, Rao R. Neurology India, 2013 Sep-Oct;61(5):545-6. Impact Factor: 1.04.
16. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and cingulotomy, Ramesh VG, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013 Aug;119(2):526. Impact Factor: 3.15.
17. Cervical extradural and extraspinal ependymoma mimicking dumb-bell schwannoma: An unusual tumor, Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Rao KR, Balasubramanian C. Neurology India, 2013 May-Jun;61(3):303-5.
18. Tuberculous abscess: The correct perspective, Ramesh VG, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2013 Jan;8(1):85.
19. Aggressive behavior, Ramesh VG, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014, 120:1, 287-288. Impact Factor: 3.15.
20. Vertex extradural hematoma, Neurology India, Ramesh VG, 2012 May-Jun;60(3):369. Impact Factor: 1.04.
21. Extraskeletal intracranial mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, Ramesh VG, Ravisankar S, Chander RV, Saminathan P. Neurology India. 2011 Nov-Dec;59(6):929-31. Impact Factor: 1.04.
22. Neurosurgical training in India,( Re: Neurosurgical training in Europe, problems and possible solutions) Ramesh VG, Surgical Neurology, 2007 Nov; 68(5):579. Impact Factor: 1.67.
23. Letter to the Editor: Assessment of intracranial dynamics in hydrocephalus. Ramesh VG, Journal of Neurosurgery 2014, 120 (5): 1246. Impact Factor: 3.15.
24. Pathogenesis of trigeminal neuralgia. Ramesh VG, Neural Regen Res 2014;9:877. Impact Factor: 0.216
25. Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics study in communicating hydrocephalus. Ramesh VG, Narasimhan V, Balasubramanian C. Asian J Neurosurg 2017;12:153-8 Impact Factor: 0.524
26. Vertex epidural hematoma: An analysis of a large series. Ramesh VG, Kodeeswaran M, Deiveegan K, Sundar V, Sriram K. Asian J Neurosurgeon 2017;12:167-71. Impact Factor: 0.524
27. Prognostication in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Proposal for a new simple practical scoring system.Ramesh VG, Kannan MGV, Sriram K, Balasubramanian C. Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 ;12(3):525-528. Impact Factor: 0.524
28. Percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia: A simple, safe, cost-effective procedure Kodeeswaran M, Ramesh VG, Saravanan N, Udesh R. Neurol India 2015;63:889-94. Impact Factor: 1.232
29. The Madras Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai. Ramesh VG, Bhanu K, Jothi R. Neurol India. 2015;63:940-6. Impact Factor: 1.232
30. Neurosurgical teaching in the present context. Ramesh VG. Neurol India 2015;63:1003-4. Impact Factor: 1.232
31. Bedside computed tomography in traumatic brain injury - Editorial. Ramesh VG. Neurol India 2016;64:12-3. Impact Factor: 1.232
32. Diagnosis and prediction of surgical outcome in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ramesh VG. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016 ; 125(3) :783-4 Impact Factor: 3.15.
33. Bruno-Mascarenhas MA, Ramesh VG, Venkatraman S, Mahendran JV, Sundaram S. Microsurgical anatomy of the superior sagittal sinus and draining veins. Neurol India 2017;65:794-800. Impact Factor: 2.166
34. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor presenting as en plaque mass. Gautam S, Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Krishnakumar M. Neurol India 2017;65:1169 Impact Factor: 2.166
35. Jayendrapalan J, Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Devi S. Primary lymphoma of the radial nerve presenting as nerve sheath tumor. Neurol India 2018;66:258 Impact Factor: 2.166
36. Ramesh VG. Prognostication in traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurgery 2019;130:334-5. Impact Factor: 4.318
37. Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV, Chitala M, Balasubramanian C. Thalamic abscess caused by a rare pathogen - streptococcus sanguinis - A report and a review on thalamic abscess. Neurol India 2019;67:875 Impact Factor: 2.708
38. Ramesh VG. Postgraduate Training in Neurosurgery in India: The Problems and the Possible Remedies. Neurol India 2021;69:505-6. Impact Factor: 2.708
39. Moorthy PE, Subbarayan D, Raghavan V, Kanna RN, Ramesh VG, Karthikeyan KV. Pineal Anaplastic Ependymoma - A Rare Entity. Neurol India 2021;69:1045-7. Impact Factor: 2.708
40. Ramesh VG. Vestibular Schwannomas: PGINS Monograph Series. Neurol India 2021;69:784-5

Dissertation: Staging of intracranial tumors, submitted for M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) Degree, University of Madras, 1986.

Prof. Dr. V. G. Ramesh

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