Top Neurosurgeon in Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Laxminadh Sivaraju is a renowned Neurosurgeon with expertise in advanced brain and spine surgeries, known for his precise techniques, clinical excellence, and compassionate patient care. He completed his M.B.B.S. from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, and MCh in Neurosurgery from CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

His areas of expertise include awake brain stroke surgery, brain tumor surgeries, craniotomy and excision of gliomas and meningiomas, CP angle lesions, posterior fossa and suprasellar lesions, spine injuries and spinal surgeries, disc problems, intraoperative neuromonitoring, and minimally invasive brain and spine procedures.

He has specialized expertise in Pediatric Neurosurgery, particularly hydrocephalus and VP shunt procedures, tethered cord surgery, and pediatric brain tumors. His experience in managing complex neurological conditions in children enables him to provide specialized and comprehensive neurosurgical care.

Dr. Laxminadh is an honorary member of the Neurological Society of India, Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association of India, Skull Base Surgery Society of India, and Indian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery. He has previously worked as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore, and Continental Hospital, Hyderabad.

Field(s) of Expertise

Dr. Laxminadh Sivaraju is the Top Neurosurgeon in Hyderabad with expertise in:

• Awake brain tumor surgeries 
• Craniotomy and excision of gliomas 
• Meningiomas, and various other tumors
• CP angle lesions
• Spinal surgeries
• Disc problems
• Intra-op neuro monitoring
• Minimally invasive brain and spine surgeries

Research and Presentations

• Podium presentation in September 2011 entitled “Craniovertebral junction realignment surgery with foramen magnum decompression for basilar invagination with syringomyelia at the annual conference of Neurospinal surgeons association (NSSA), 9-10thSeptember, 2011, Bangalore, India.
• Poster presentation entitled “Craniovertebral junction realignment surgery with foramen magnum decompression for basilar invagination with syringomyelia at the annual conference of Association of spinal surgeons of India (ASSICON), 17th – 20th January, Kochi, India.
• Podium presentation in award category entitled “3D-CT angiographic study of the vertebral artery in patients with craniovertebral junction anomalies” at the Neurological Society of India” (NSICON -2013), 12-15th December, Mumbai, India.
• Podium presentation entitled “Far-lateral inferior suboccipital approach” at the Skull Base Conference, 10-12th October – 2014, Puducherry, India.
• Podium presentation in the award category entitled The ‘worse is better ’radiological paradigm in Chiari type 1 malformation: A prediction model analysis. In 65th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India (NSICON – 2016) 15th-18th Dec-2016, Chennai.
• Podium presentation entitled “Vision complications after endoscopic transnasal approach-ACA herniation” at the  ICCN conference, 3rd-5thMarch – 2017, Mumbai, India.

Publications

• Sivaraju L, Sai Kiran NA, Dadlani R, Hegde AS. Spontaneous indirect CSF rhinorrhea following excision of a giant choroid plexus papilloma of lateral ventricle. Neurol India. 2014 Nov-Dec;62(6):700-1. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.149434.
• Sivaraju L, Thakar S, Hegde AS. Lumbar osteolytic and paraspinal lesions in a young male. Spine J. 2015 Jun 1;15(6):1486-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.030.
• Sivaraju L, Thakar S, Hegde AS. Dorsal transdural migration of a sequestered intradural lumbar disc. Spine J. 2015 Sep 1;15(9):2108-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.05.008.
• Sivaraju L, Thakar S, Sai Kiran NA, Hegde AS. Trabeculated thoracic spine lesion with paraparesis. Spine J. 2015 Dec 1;15(12):e25-6. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.432.
• Sivaraju L, Mohan D, Rao AS, Hegde AS. Osteolytic vascular lesion of upper cervical spine. Spine J. 2015 Dec 1;15(12):e39-40. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.450.
• Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Sai Kiran NA, Hegde AS. Lumbar pedicle lesion causing radicular pain. Spine J. 2016 Jan 1;16(1):e5-6. doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.003.
• Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Siddappa AK, Ghosal N, Hegde AS. Primary tentorial liposarcoma. Clin Neuropathol. 2015 Nov-Dec;34(6):364-7. doi: 10.5414/NP300845. Review.
• Thakar S, Dadlani R, Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Mohan D, Sai Kiran NA, Rajarathnam R, Shyam M, Sadanand V, Hegde AS. A value-based, no-cost-to-patient health model in the developing world: Critical appraisal of a unique patient-centric neurosurgery unit. Surg Neurol Int. 2015 Aug 7;6:131. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.162484.
• Sivaraju L, Sai Kiran NA, Ghosal N, Hegde AS. Chondroblastoma of sella and anterior cranial fossa base. Clin Neuropathol. 2016 Jan-Feb;35(1):42-3. doi: 10.5414/NP300896.
• Thakar S, Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Mohan D, Sai Kiran NA, Hegde AS. Lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry and its correlations with demographic and radiological factors in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: a retrospective review of 120 surgically managed cases. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 May;24(5):679-85. doi: 10.3171/2015.9.SPINE15705.

Education

• MBBS from Osmanaia Medical College, Hyderabad
• M.Ch in Neuro Surgery from CMC, Vellore

Awards and Recognitions

• Rajyapuraskar Award in 1994 from “The Bharat Scouts and Guides”
• National Cadet Corps “A” Certificate with Cadet Rank from unit 11 Andhra Bn NCC, Khammam (265 JD TP AP Res school, Survail)
• Certificate of Merit for State 7th Rank in X class S.S.C (Secondary School Certificate) from the Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh
• 36th Rank in Medical Entrance examinations (EAMCET, Andhra Pradesh)
• 2nd place in the mock test conducted for Neurosurgery postgraduates in the 2nd educational course conducted by the Neurological Society of India (NSI) at CMC Vellore, July 2012
• Best Paper in Neurosurgery titled The ‘worse is better’ Radiological Paradigm in Chiari type 1 malformation: A prediction model analysis. In 65th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, 15th-18th Dec-2016, Chennai

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali

Fellowship/Membership

• Neurological Society of India (NSI Member ID: SNS-272)
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS Member ID: 462760)
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS Member ID: 66138) 
• European Association of Neurosurgeons Society (EANS Member ID: 5365, affiliation to skull base section)
• Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology (ISNO)
• Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association India (NSSA Member ID: SNSSA-79)
• Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (INDSPN Member ID: INDSPN0385LMB)
• Skull Base Society of India (SBSSI)

Past Positions

• Worked as a consultant neurosurgeon in Sri Sathya Sai Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore & in Continental Hospital, Hyderabad