Professional overview
About Dr. Rajakumar D V
Dr. Rajakumar D V, or Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar, is a Neurosurgeon with 31+ years of experience.
He is Bangalore’s first Neurosurgeon to perform Pedicle Screw Fixation for Spine Injuries.
His clinical interests include minimal access surgery of brain and spine, endoscopic brain tumor removals, Cerebrovascular Diseases and skull base tumors surgery.
He has presented papers on the Endoscopic Approach to the Skull Base at the International Congress of Skull Base at San Diego and on several approaches to the brain and spine.
Dr. Deshpande has been a member of various organizations such as the Neurological Society of India, Skull Base Society of India, Bangalore Neurological Society, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA and Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Japan.
He has helped to develop the Cadaver Laboratory at the Harper Hospital, carrying out many dissections of the human skull and brain.
Clinical focus
Areas of expertise
Deep Brain Stimulation, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion Surgery, Spine Surgery, Brain Tumour Surgery, Scoliosis Treatment, Spinal Arthroscopy, Lumbar Spondylosis Treatment, Vertebroplasty
Training and experience
Qualifications
- Fellowship, 1986, Skull Base Surgery, Wayne State University, USA
- MCh, 1989, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore
- MBBS, 1982, J.S.S Medical College, Mysore