Dr. Ganesh Divakar
Assistant Professor
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Academic Qualifications

Fellowship in Spine surgery

MCh (Neurosurgery) 2006-2008

MS (General Surgery) 2002-2005

MBBS 1995-2001

Professional Record

TCMC Registration No: 29932

Awards

Runner up in paper presentation at Neurological Society of India Annual State Conference 2021

Area of Interest

Spinal deformity correction, Tumors of the spine, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Neurooncology

Fellowships

Spine Surgery fellowship

Membership

Indian Medical Association

Association of Spine Surgeons of India

Neurospinal Surgeons Association

Neurological Society of India

On-going Projects

A prospective study on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion catheter-related infections in a tertiary referral neurosurgical care centre - funded by ICMR

Development of Pedicle Screw-Based Dynamic Stabilisation Systems for degenerative diseases of lumbosacral spine - funded by DST

High strength titanium castings for orthopedic applications (RC06 P04)

Spinal fixation system for thoracolumbar stabilization (TRC/8220/PSN)

Projects Completed

TDF project: Design of novel polyaxial pedicle screws (POC)

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor Neurosurgery, SCTIMST since 2018

Desertations Supervised

Clinico-radiological correlation of outcome following posterior decompression and instrumented fusion in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy due to multisegmental ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Clinical outcome after electrophysiologically and anatomically preserved seventh nerve in vestibular schwannoma patients

No. of Publications

10

No. of Books Authored/ Edited

1

Dissertations Supervised - Ph.D

2

Publications

Article

1
Kesavapisharady K, Divakar G (Corresponding author), George T, Venkat Hariharan E, Compressive vertebral hemangiomas with neurological deficits: diagnosis, surgical strategies and long term outcome, British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021, , doi:10.1080/02688697.2021.1967878
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Sawant N, Abraham M, George T, Divakar G., Clinical, functional and radiological spinopelvic balance parameters assessment after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in grade 1 spondylolisthesis, Int Surg J. 2020 Dec 28;8(1):232., 2020, , doi: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205886

Book Chapter

1
G Divakar, Head injury, Surgical handicraft. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Publishers, 2020,

Case Report

1
Suresh S, Hrishi AP, Divakar G, Sethuraman M, At the Eye of the Hurricane! Perioperative Management of an Unoptimized Metastatic Pheochromocytoma Presenting for Emergency Neurosurgery, J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2022, , doi:10.1055/s-0042-1749457
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Patel B, Divakar G (Corresponding author), George T, Kesavapisharady K, Rajeev S, Easwer H., Dumbbell chondrosarcoma of lumbar spine with intradural extension: A unique case, J Spinal Surg. 2022;9(2):120, 2022, , doi:10.4103/joss.joss_31_21
3
Rudrabhatla P, Sabarish S, Nair S, George T, Divakar G, Sylaja P., Superficial Siderosis Due to Spinal Myxopapillary Ependymoma Mimicking Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022;25(1):156, 2022, , doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_186_21
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George T, Divakar G, Patel B, Nair P, Venkat Hariharan E, Complex split cord malformation with split conus, British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021 Nov 25;1?5, 2021, , doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2005774
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Jamaluddin MA, Nair P, Divakar G, Gohil JA, Abraham M, Split Cord Malformation Type 2 with Double Dorsal Lipoma: A Sequela or a Chance., J Pediatr Neurosci 2020 Apr-Jun;15(2):135-139, 2020, , doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_131_19

Review

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Kesavapisharady K, Jamaluddin A, Kamrudeen A, George T, Divakar G. , Familial chiari malformation, J Spinal Surg. 2022;9(1):15, 2022, , doi:10.4103/joss.joss_32_21
2
Matham G, Divakar G (Corresponding author), AN Deepthi, Thomas B, Easwer HV, Krishnakumar K, Unique presentation of occipital condyle giant cell tumor as occipital condyle syndrome: a review, J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2022, , doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1751228, ISSN: 0976-3147
3
Jaiswal PA, Divakar G (Corresponding author), Krishnakumar K, Karthikayan A, Sawakare Y, Mhatre R, Abraham M, Spinal angiolipoma-a rare but reversible cause of paraplegia in a child, Childs Nerv Syst. 2020 Jun;36(6):1121-1125, 2020, , doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04542-5