Role & responsibilities

1. Clinical Responsibilities

- Diagnose and manage neurosurgical conditions, including trauma, tumors, vascular lesions, congenital anomalies, spine disorders, and nerve injuries.
- Perform elective and emergency neurosurgical procedures (cranial and spine).
- Provide specialist opinion for OPD, IP, emergency, ICU, and trauma cases.
- Manage pre-operative evaluation, operative planning, and post-operative care.
- Perform bedside procedures in the ICU/ward as necessary.

2. Emergency & Critical Care

- Attend neurosurgical emergencies, including head injury, spine injury, stroke requiring intervention, and acute neurological deterioration.
- Support the critical care team with neuro ICU management, ventilator support decisions, and monitoring of neurosurgical patients.
- Participate in trauma team response when required.

3. Surgical Skill & Procedures

- Perform surgeries such as:
- Craniotomy, craniectomy, tumor excision

- Skull base surgeries
- Aneurysm clipping/vascular surgeries (as applicable)
- Endoscopic neurosurgery Spine surgeries (decompression, fixation, instrumentation)

- Microneurosurgery procedures
- Ensure adherence to sterile techniques, surgical safety standards, and OT protocols.

4. Patient Monitoring & Documentation

- Conduct regular rounds in the wards and ICU.




- Maintain explicit, accurate case sheets, operative notes, consent forms, and discharge summaries.
- Ensure timely updating of EMR/HIS documentation.

5. Coordination & Multidisciplinary Care

- Work collaboratively with neurologists, anesthetists, intensivists, the rehabilitation team, radiology, and emergency physicians.
- Participate in clinical discussions, tumor boards, and interdisciplinary case reviews.

6. Quality, Standards & Compliance

- Follow hospital clinical protocols, NABH standards, and infection control practices.
- Participate in audits, morbidity-mortality meetings, and quality improvement activities.
- Ensure accurate and ethical clinical decision-making.

7. Teaching & Mentoring (If applicable)

- Guide junior doctors, residents, and nursing staff.
- Conduct training sessions on neurocritical care, emergency management, and operative techniques.

Qualifications & Experience

- MBBS + MS (General Surgery) + MCh / DNB (Neurosurgery).
- Valid medical registration and eligibility to practice in the region.
- 06 years of experience (depending on consultant/junior consultant role).
- Experience in handling neurosurgical emergencies and trauma preferred.

📌 Walk-in - Consultant - Neurosurgeon - 3-6 yr Exp - Pallikaranai (Chennai)
🏢 Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital
📍 Chennai