Biography

Dr. V. K. Jain is the Senior Director of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery at Max Hospitals in Delhi.

He did his MBBS from King George's Medical College in Lucknow in 1974 and his MCh from the famous National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore. Dr. Jain completed a Micro neurosurgery Fellowship at Fujita Health University in Nagoya, Japan.

Dr. Jain's professional career spans many years and has involved in a variety of significant capacities in hospitals all around the world. This has also increased his skills and given him valuable field experience. He has worked in the field of neurosurgery for almost 30 years. He has worked at prestigious Indian institutes such as NIMHANS Bangalore and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He has also served as a Professor and Lecturer, since he has always been interested in sharing his medical knowledge as a neurosurgeon with students and medical professionals.

Dr. Jain has not only been asked to chair key conferences across the world, but he has also been elected by the medical community to serve as President of some of India's largest medical organisations and societies for Neurosurgery.

Specialties

• Spine Surgery
• Cerebro-Vascular Surgery
• Base of Skull Surgery
• Intraventricular Tumour Surgery
• Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

Qualifications

• MBBS from King George Medical College, Lucknow, 1974
• M.ch (Neurosurgery) from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, 1981
• Micro-neurosurgery Fellowship at Fujita Health University for 1 year (November 1985 to October 1986)
• Course of Technical Instruction and study at the Brain Atlas Operators course in June 1992 at Mundelein, IL, USA
• International Workshop on Stereotactic Techniques Oct 1998 at Karolinska Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Stockholm, Sweden
• Dosimetry & Dose planning course at Gamma Knife Centre, Komaki City Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, May 1999

Experience

Assistant Professor at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, September 1981 to December 1984

Associate Professor at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, December 1984 to September 1987

Additional Professor at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, September 1987 to April 1999

Professor at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, April 1999 to February 2010.

Head of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, since Feb 2010

Membership

Past President of Neurological Society of India

Past President of Skull Base Surgery Society of India

Past President of Indian Society of Cerebro-Vascular Surgery

Past President of Neurotrauma Society of India

Past President of UP Neuroscience Society

Past Vice-President of Asian Congress of Neurosurgery

Research & Investigation

Authored a book "Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies – The Indian Experience” published in 1997

Numerous publications, articles, book chapters in international and national publications/journals

Languages

Hindi

English