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Dr Gurneet Sawhney

Dr Gurneet Sawhney | Best Neuro & Spine Consultant and Surgeon at Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai

Dr Gurneet Sawhney

Senior Consultant Neuro & Spine Surgery


Overview

Dr Gurneet Singh Sawhney is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurology & Spine Surgery at Fortis Hospital, Mulund. He has more than 17 years of experience and is well-recognised for his innovation and skills in the field of his specialization He has built his reputation through dedication, personal attention to his patients, and excellent surgical outcomes. He brings a unique perspective to the highly technical field of modern-day Neuro and Spine surgery.

Dr Sawhney completed his MBBS from Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, MS (General Surgery) from St John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, and MCh (Neurosurgery) from the same institute. He pursued Fellowships in Functional Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Neurosurgery from Japan (2019-2020). He went on to obtain a Fellowship in Neuroendoscopy from Jabalpur. He also did a Certificate course in Endovascular Neurointervention from Delhi, followed by another certificate course in Pain and Palliative from St. John’s Hospital. He publishes widely and has been conferred with many esteemed awards.
 

Areas Of Expertise

  • Functional Neurosurgery, encompassing epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS)
  • Stereotactic neurosurgery
  • Neuro-Oncology, including all kinds of malignant and benign brain tumours in both adults and pediatrics
  • Neuroendoscopy 
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Vascular Neurosurgery, including stroke surgery, intracerebral bleed (brain hemorrhage), aneurysm, AV malformation, endovascular and open techniques
  • Management of complex brain and spine trauma
     

Dr. Sawhney achieved 1st position in MCh [Neurosurgery] from St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science. He also holds medical degrees in MS [General Surgery] from St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science and MBBS from Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.      

Having a keen interest in Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery, Dr. Sawhney has achieved a Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery from prestigious Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan and Fellowship in Epilepsy Neurosurgery from Juntendo University, Japan in 2019-2020. Further, he has also achieved a Fellowship in Neuroendoscopy from Jabalpur in 2017. He has participated in the Cadaveric Workshop for Minimally Invasive Spine – Interlaminar Endoscopic (Destendau) Procedures - held in MIS Live Cad 2017 in Bangalore. He also has successfully completed a Certificate course in Endovascular Neurointervention from Delhi in 2018.  He undertook certificate course of “Pain and Palliative” at St. John’s Hospital in 2008.

With his insightful exposure across various Medical Services, Disease Management, Research and Neurological Treatments, he was earlier leading as Consultant and Head Neurosurgery Department at City Care Trust Hospital in Ahmednagar. His key roles comprised of handling all neurosurgical emergencies and elective neurosurgical cases as well as managing all preop and postop neurosurgical cases. He also delivered his medical expertise at St. John’s Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore (parent institute) as an Assistant Professor Neurosurgery.

  • One of the Top Doctors in Mumbai in Neurosurgery by India Today Health
  • Most Preferred Neurosurgeon in Mumbai by Golden Aim in 2021 
  • One of the Best Neurosurgeons in Mumbai in the September 2020 edition of India Today Magazine
  • Most Promising Neurosurgeon in Maharashtra, 2016, by Times Group

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