Dr. Avinasha KM is a highly skilled Neurosurgeon specializing in both Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Surgery, particularly in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He has an impressive 16 years of medical experience, including 13 years as a specialist in the field of Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Surgery.
Dr. Avinasha KM’s dual expertise in both open microvascular and endovascular cerebrovascular surgery is a rare and valuable skill set that allows him to offer tailored treatment options for his patients.
Dr Avinasha completed his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from JJM Medical college, Davangere and earned his MCh in Neurosurgery from the prestigious King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM Hospital) & Seth GS medical College, Mumbai, which is the Mecca of surgical training in India. Department of Neurosurgery at KEM hospital in one of the pioneering institutes in India and is the only department in India to have WFNS (World Federation of Neurological Surgery) accredited training for Skull Base Surgery. Having completed his training in general Microneurosurgery and Skull base surgery Dr Avinasha went on to do sub- super-speciality training in Interventional Neurosurgery (Endovascular Neurosurgery) at University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. He also completed training in Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Neuro and Spine surgery at University Hospital Stuttgart Germany. He visited world renowned centre for vascular neurosurgery at Sapporo, Japan for advanced training in vascular neurosurgery and brain bypass surgeries. He also completed Fellowship Training in Neuro-endoscopy and Endoscopic spine surgery at India
In his previous position, he served as a senior consultant in these specialties at Columbia Asia Hospitals, with consulting services at multiple units in Bangalore. Later continued at Manipal Hospitals at Yeshwanthpur and Hebbal Branch. His educational background and advanced training equip him to handle a wide range of neurological conditions, from brain and spine surgeries to vascular and endovascular procedures.
- Spinal type c Perimedullary arteriovenous fistula in less then 2 years age group-A case report with review of literature. Avinasha KM, Journal of cerebrovascular sciences.2016 volume 2, issue 2, sept 2015-march 2016:67-72.
- Infected cervico-dorsal dermoid cyst with fluid – fluid level. Mahore A, Avinasha KM, Muzumdar D, Ramadasi R. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2015 Apr-Jun;10(2):137-9.
- Cavernoma of the septum pellucidum in the region of foramen of Monro. Muzumdar D, Avinasha KM, Ramdasi R. Neurol India. 2015 Jan-Feb;63(1):68-71.
- Cranial dural arteriovenous shunts. Part 2. The shunts of the bridging veins and leptomeningeal venous drainage. Baltsavias G, Kumar R, Avinasha KM, Valavanis A. Neurosurg Rev. 2015 Apr;38(2):265-71;
- Avinasha KM, Amit Mohare, Kalpesh Bhoyar. Is laryngeal mask airway safe in pediatric patients with tonsilar herniation? J Neurosurg Anesthesiol _ Volume 24, Number 1, January 2012.
- Dange N, Mahore A, Avinasha KM, Joshi V, Kawale J, Goel A. Chronic intradiploic hematoma in patients with coagulopathy. J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Aug;17(8):1047-9.
- Mahore A, Avinasha KM, Dange N, Epari S, Goel A. Diencephalic juvenile pilomyxoid astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination. Turk Neurosurg. 2011;21(2):222-5.
- RESEARCH: “A CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF PRIMARY MALIGNANT LESIONS OF SKIN”- A prospective study done over two years. This study was compiled as a dissertation, which was accepted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in 2003, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Qualifications
- MBBSJJM Medical College, Davangere
- MS (General Surgery)JJM Medical College, Davangere
- MRCSRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
- MCh (Neuro Surgery)King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM Hospital) & Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai
- Fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology (Endovascular Neurosurgery – FINR)University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fellowship Training in Skull base and Vascular NeurosurgerySapporo, Japan
- Fellowship Training in Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Neurosurgery (FMINS)University Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
Affiliations
- Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
- Neurological society of India(NSI)
- Bangalore neurological association(BNA)
- Society of Neuro Vasular Interventions (SNVI)
