Medical ReviewerNeurosurgeryNeuro-EndovascularSpine SurgeryStroke Intervention

Dr. Narendrakumar Ashok

MBBS, MS, MCh (AIIMS — Batch Topper), DrNB, MRCS (Glasgow), FINR, FNE

Attending Consultant — Neuro-Endovascular & Spine Surgeon · Kailash Deepak Hospital

MCh

AIIMS — Batch Topper

MRCS

Royal College Glasgow

FINR

Neuro-Endovascular

400+

Cases Operated (Residency)

About Dr. Narendrakumar

Dr. Narendrakumar Ashok is a dual-certified Hybrid Neuro-Endovascular and Spine Surgeon with a distinguished academic and clinical record. He completed his MCh in Neurosurgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, graduating with Distinction as the Batch Topper. He subsequently earned his MRCS from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, a Fellowship in Interventional Neuro-Radiology (FINR) from the Society of Neuro-Vascular Intervention (SNVI), and a Fellowship in Neuro-Endoscopy (Brain & Spine) from NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur.

His clinical expertise spans advanced endovascular procedures — including complex aneurysm coiling, AVM and dural AVF embolisation, and intracranial stenting — alongside minimally invasive spine surgery, neuro-endoscopy, and acute stroke interventions. He has presented operative videos at the AIIMS Annual Micro-Neurosurgery Workshop across three consecutive years and at the South Asian Neurosurgical Congress in Nepal. His research has been published in PubMed-indexed journals including Neurosurgical Focus and Neurology India.

As Medical Reviewer for neurosurgery and neurology content on Patient-Help.com, Dr. Narendrakumar reviews all articles related to brain tumours, spine surgery, stroke, aneurysms, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological conditions — ensuring clinical accuracy, current evidence, and patient-friendly language.

Areas of Expertise

Complex Aneurysm Coiling
AVM & Dural AVF Embolisation
Tumour Embolisation
Intracranial & Extracranial Stenting
Acute Stroke Intervention (Mechanical Thrombectomy)
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Neuro-Endoscopy (Brain & Spine)
Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Emergency Neurosurgical Procedures
Brain Tumour Surgery
Spinal Cord Surgery

Qualifications & Fellowships

FINR — Fellowship in Interventional Neuro-Radiology

SNVI (Society of Neuro-Vascular Intervention)

2026

Advanced endovascular management of cerebrovascular diseases and acute stroke care

FNE — Fellowship in Neuro-Endoscopy (Brain & Spine)

NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, MP

2025

Endoscopic brain and spine procedures

MRCS (Surgery)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK

2024

DrNB — Neurosurgery

National Board of Examinations (NBE)

2024

MCh — Neurosurgery (Distinction, Batch Topper)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

2024

Dissertation: Challenges and prospects of neurosurgical teleconsultations in a developing country. Assisted and operated over 400 cases during residency.

MS — General Surgery

Stanley Government Medical College, Tamil Nadu

2020

Dissertation: Solitary Thyroid Nodule — Incidence, Management, and Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital

MBBS

Madras Medical College, Chennai (Distinction in Pathology, PSM)

2015

Clinical Experience

Attending Consultant — Neuro-Endovascular & Spine Surgeon

Kailash Deepak Hospital

Jan 2024 – Present

Complex brain and spine surgery, endovascular procedures, acute stroke interventions

Senior Resident Medical Officer

Stanley Government Medical College, Chennai

May 2020 – Dec 2020

Emergency neurosurgical procedures and general surgery care

Internship

Madras Medical College, Chennai

Mar 2015 – Mar 2016

Broad clinical training across surgical and medical specialties

Publications

Kumar N et al. Challenges and prospects of neurosurgical teleconsultations in a developing country: a reality check. Neurosurg Focus. 2022 Jun;52(6):E5. PMID: 35921188.

Neurosurgical Focus (PubMed-indexed)

Narendrakumar, Ashok et al. Neurocysticercosis by Autoinfection. Neurology India 72(4):905-906, Jul–Aug 2024. DOI: 10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-24-00078

Neurology India (PubMed-indexed)

Conference Presentations

8th South Asian Neurosurgical Congress (SANC), Nepal — Neurosurgical Teleconsultations

AIIMS Annual Micro-Neurosurgery Workshop 2021 — Transoral Odontoidectomy & Posterior Occipito-Cervical Fixation

AIIMS Annual Micro-Neurosurgery Workshop 2022 — Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Thoracic Tubercular Kyphosis

NSSA SPINECON 2023 — Tubular Microdiscectomy

AIIMS Annual Micro-Neurosurgery Workshop 2023 — Anterior Transpetrosal Kawase's Approach for Petroclival Meningioma

ASICON 2019, Bhubaneswar — Nodular Skin Metastasis from Breast Carcinoma

Role on Patient-Help.com

Dr. Narendrakumar Ashok serves as the Medical Reviewer for Neurosurgery & Neurology on Patient-Help.com. He reviews all articles covering brain tumours, spine surgery, stroke, cerebral aneurysms, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hydrocephalus, peripheral nerve disorders, and other neurological and neurosurgical conditions — ensuring every article reflects current clinical evidence and is accurate for patients seeking information about their care.

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