Dr. Manoj Virani

About
Dr. Manoj Virani passed M.S. Neurosurgery in 1975. He was appointed as Hon. Professor of Neurosurgery and the Head of Department at the Grant Medical College and J.J.Group of Hospitals in 1977 where he worked until 1994. Dr. Virani is a recognized teacher of the Bombay University in Neurosurgery from May 1978. He has been associated with Jaslok hospital since 1995.

Area of expertise
Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and intractable vertigo. Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy and transoral surgery for atlanto axial dislocation.

Achievements:
First in India to perform MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION of the V, VII, VIII cranial nerves in Trigeminal Neuralgia (severe Face Pain), Hemifacial Spasm (Face Twitching), Intractable Vertigo (Giddiness) & Ataxia (imbalance on walking).
First in India to treat Malignant Hypertension (very high blood pressure not responding to any drug therapy) by doing Micro vascular Decompression (shifting vascular loop) of the left Medulla Oblongata.
First in India to perform Video Endoscopic Neurosurgery in the brain, Endoscopic Guided Micro neurosurgery at the base of the skull and in the brain
First in India to perform Percutaneus Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy.. Amongst the very few in India to perform MICROLUMBAR DISCECTOMY . First in India to conduct a workshop on OTOLOGY, SKULL BASE SURGERYANDNEUROENDOSCOPY at Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Bombay, December, 1993 .
The only Indian invited to the First Asian Congress of Stereotactic, Functional and Computer Assisted Neurosurgery and as a faculty member for the Neuroendoscopy Workshop held at Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, December 1994 and was conferred upon an award for scientific contribution in Endoscopic Neurosurgery.

Awards/Fellowship
Dr. Virani was the first Asian International Scholar and fellow in microneurosurgery at the Clinic International Centre, USA in 1979. He has trained in
1. Microneurosurgery under Dr. Charles Wilson, University of California and San Francisco, United States
2. Percutaneous Endoscopic discectomy and limbar microdiscectomy with Prof. M. Brock, Berlin University
3. Neuroendoscopy with Prof. m.R.Gaab, University of Hannover, Germany
4. Minimally invasive neurosurgery and neuroendoscopy at the 1st Asian workshop on Stereotactic, Functional and Computer Assisted Neurosurgery and Neuroendoscopy, Singapore General Hospital.