Dr. Visvanathan Krishnaswamy
Neurosurgeon Spine Surgeon Senior Consultant Fellowship, DNB, DNB, MBBS, Chennai, India Works at Prashanth Multi Speciality Hospital, Chennai 22 years of experience
- A highly proficient Neurosurgeon, Dr Visvanathan Krishnaswamy has 22 years of experience in the medical field.
- Dr Visvanathan Krishnaswamy’s areas of interest are General Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery including Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, and a special interest in Functional Neurosurgery including Epilepsy Surgery.
- In Neuro-Oncology, he has experience in operating with ALA and using Gliadel wafers, Awake craniotomies, Epilepsy surgery including both Resections, Intracranial monitoring, and insertion of Vagal Nerve Stimulators.
- He was also associated with Deep Brain Stimulation for a wide variety of disorders including Adult and Paediatric Movement Disorders, Surgery for Intractable pain and spasticity, and Epilepsy and Pain.
- He has rich experience in Neurosurgery having worked at hospitals in the UK as well as reputed hospitals in India.
- He earned his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2009 (FRCS). He also did a Fellowship in Neurosurgery and Functional Neurosurgery for 3 years at KIng’s Hospital, London, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool and other renowned hospitals in the UK.
