Prof. Vikas V

Dr. Vikas is a Professor of Neurosurgery at NIMHANS, Bangalore. He has been working at NIMHANS for over a decade. He completed his MCh in 2008 from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram. Following MCh, he has obtained DNB in Neurosurgery and a fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery. Apart from clinical work, he also has a deep interest in Deep tech development. He pursues independent programs on neurosurgical robotics, autonomic neurosurgery, novel imaging techniques and is pursuing a Ph.D. in data sciences at IIIT-B. He has more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the field of neurosurgery and biomedical engineering. These include comprehensive clinical studies as well as engineering solutions for brain tumor management. He has developed machine learning models based on MR spectroscopy for the classification of gliomas. He has also developed devices for neurosurgical applications and rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders. He is an expert in intraoperative ultrasound for neurosurgery.
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