Dr. Anurag Saxena is a distinguished senior neurosurgeon who leads the Department of Neurosurgery at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi NCR. With a stellar career spanning national and international arenas, he is renowned for his expertise in brain, spine, and peripheral nerve surgeries.
Academic Excellence and Training
Dr. Saxena’s academic journey began with an MBBS (Gold Medalist) from MGM Medical College, Indore, followed by an MS (General Surgery) from MY Hospital, Indore. He furthered his specialization with an MCh in Neurosurgery from GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. His pursuit of excellence led him to the United Kingdom, where he completed fellowships in spinal surgery and pediatric neurosurgery, culminating in the prestigious FRCS in Neurosurgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK.
Clinical Expertise
Dr. Saxena’s expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of neurosurgical procedures including minimally invasive spinal and brain surgeries, complex spinal procedures, endoscopic brain operations, onco-neurosurgery, and pediatric neurosurgery. He has been instrumental in introducing advanced, minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques to Delhi NCR.
- Fellowship in Spine surgery, Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Preston (U.K).
- Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Liverpool Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Liverpool (U.K).
- Fellowship in Neurosurgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (U.K).
- Senior Clinical Fellow Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.
- Society of British Neurological Surgeries.
- Royal College of Surgeries of Edinburgh (U.K).
- Neurological Society of India.
- Delhi Neurological Association.
- Indian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery.
- Microneurosurgery
- Minimally invasive brain surgeries
- Minimally invasive spine surgeries
- Hydrocephalus treatment (Endoscopic and CSF diversion)
- Paediatric neurosurgery (brain, spine and CVJ craniofacial)
Neuro-Oncology (brain and spine tumours) - Cerebrovascular Surgeries
- Functional & complex spine surgeries
- Motion preservation spine surgeries
- Endoscopic brain surgeries
- Endoscopic spine surgeries
- Skull base neurosurgery
- Peripheral nerve surgeries
- Pain management
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- “Excellence in Health Care Award” in Neurosurgery 2018.
- Research work published as an original research article by the British Journal of Neurosurgery.
- Expert Panel for neurosurgery- Educational Society of Bedside Intensive Care Medicine (ESBICM).
- Neurosurgical Quiz Competition winner in DNACON 2010 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
- Award for Paper presentation on “Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in cases of Blocked Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt” at DNACON 2009 at AIIMS New Delhi, India.
- Gold Medal for securing the first position in the Surgical Quiz competition in the MP state chapter meeting of the Association of Surgeons of India.
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) Certificate of Merit and Medal for obtaining a position in merit in MBBS (DAVV University, Indore).
- Dr. B.S. Mehta Gold Medal (DAVV University, Indore) for the first position in ENT (2001).
- Gold Medal (MGM Medical College, Indore) for distinction in ENT(2001).
- Gold Medal (MGM Medical College, Indore) for securing the first position in Forensic Medicine(2000).
- ROLE OF NEUROSURGEON IN MANAGEMENT OF STROKE – Teaching lecture – Stroke Symposium, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram 2019.
- PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY – WHAT TO SEE AND WHEN TO REFER – Invited Guest Lecture – Indian Association of Pediatricians, Gurugram Chapter meet 2019.
- EXCISION OF SPINAL LIPOMA – “HOW DO I DO IT” – Delhi Neurological Association Annual Conference, New Delhi 2019.
- RECENT ADVANCES IN SPINAL SURGERY – “CENTRAL INDIA PERSPECTIVE” – Invited Guest lecturer in Association of Surgeons on India (ASI) Indore City chapter meet 2017.
- ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY – Second Instructional Course in Neurosurgery (Endoscopic Cranial and Spinal Surgery) 7th – 8th Nov 2014, GB Pant Hospital New Delhi, India.
- IDIOPATHIC SYRINGOMYELIA – THE ALDER HEY EXPERIENCE SBNS Annual Conference, April 2012, Aberdeen, U.K.
- IDIOPATHIC SYRINGOMYELIA – ANALYSIS OF 30 CASES Spine Week, May 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR HYDROMYELIA GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi 2011.
- Endoscopic observations of blocked ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt are a step toward a better understanding of shunt obstruction and its removal. British Journal of Neurosurgery, October 2012, Vol. 26, No. 5: Pages 747-753.
- Idiopathic Syringomyelia- Alder Hey experience. British Journal of Neurosurgery, April 2012, Volume 26, No.2, pg169.
- Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars using Bleomycin- Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 2008 Mar; 7(1):43-49 (original article).
- Dr. Anurag Saxsena says Brain Fog persists as one of the new post covid symptoms in TIMES OF INDIA.Click Here
- Dr Anurag Saxsena speaks about Back and cervical pain being on the rise post-COVID pandemic while conducting a OPD in Indore covered in media.Click Here
- Dr. Anurag Saxena Neurosurgeon from HCMCT Manipal Hospitals to visit Indore for a special OPD on 27th May.Click Here
- THE RIGHT DOSE Series: Dr. Anurag Saxena on ” Is Our Young Generation Growing Up with Neurosurgical Issues”.Click Here
- Dr. Anurag Saxena on a challenging case study of a young Iraqi girl suffering from Moyamoya in The Times of India today.Click Here
- Dr. Anurag Saxena on challenging neurosurgery on a 60-year-old giving her a new lease of life after doctors perform brain surgery while keeping her awake in TOI.Click Here
- Dr. Anurag Saxena on World Brain Tumour Day 2023: Understanding The Significance Of Timely Treatment | NDTV.com | Exclusive story.Click Here
- Understanding the link between Brain Tumour and movement disorder | Dr. Anurag Saxena | Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka.Click Here