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Dr. Naren Nayak completed his MCh in Neurosurgery in December 2008 from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, after securing first attempt passes in both M.S. in General Surgery in December 2004 and MBBS in January 2000 from Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai University.

During his three-year neurosurgery residency at SCTIMST, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Suresh Nair, Dr. Nayak was involved in a variety of complex neurosurgical cases, including anterior and posterior circulation aneurysms, vascular bypass surgeries, skull base procedures, and neuroendoscopy. He also gained valuable experience in neurosurgical trauma management at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

Dr. Nayak has been a dedicated educator, having served as an Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai for 12 years, where he independently performed around 500 surgeries, including cases for gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, and cerebellopontine angle tumors.

In 2019, Dr. Nayak further honed his expertise with a Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan, under the guidance of Prof. Takaomi Taira.

Area Of Interest:

• Functional Neurosurgery

Dr. Nayak has contributed significantly to the field of neurosurgery with over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals, including:

• A case of isolated spinal extradural extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia: A rare cause of cord compression in children.
• Primary melanocytic melanoma of the foramen magnum.
• Juvenile PLA2G6-Parkinsonism Due to Indian 'Asian' p.R741Q Mutation, and Response to STN DBS.
• Management of Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus.
• A Unique Pediatric Case of Intratumoral Hemorrhage in a Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma.