Dr. Sandeep Raja Pittala - Best Neuro and Spine Surgeon in Nampally

Research and Presentations

• Mini craniotomy for chronic subdural hematoma - NSICON 2014
• Tumour to Tumour metastasis - NSICON 2014
• An uncommon cause of Dorsal Myelopathy - NSICON 2015
• Odontoid fractures - A review of cases requiring different management options - TNSCON 2017
• Technology-based learning for the young neurosurgeons - AANSIM 2019 (Joint meeting of the Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society of India, and International Meningioma Society)
• Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery (Invited Talk), NSSICON 2023, Hyderabad

Publications

• Simple Improvisation to Enhance Utility of Fluorescein Sodium in Resection of Intracranial Lesions at Routine Neurosurgical Centers Gollapudi Prakash Rao, Mohammed Imran et al. World Neurosurgery, Volume 112, 14-17
• Rao G P, Reddy M S, Mohammed I, Reddy K A, Reddy E S. A case of intraorbital intraconal lymphangioma with post-traumatic apoplexy. J Pediatr Neurosci 2018;13:208-10
• Musali SR, Mohammed I, Gollapudi PR, Maley SK. Dorsal spinal intradural intramedullary epidermoid cyst: A rare case report and review of literature. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2019;10:352-4. 
• Ravi K, Reddy MS, Gollapudi PR, Mohammed I, Manne S, Beniwal HK. Posttraumatic isolated intraventricular hemorrhage a rare entity: Case series. Asian J Neurosurg 2019;14:162-5
• Gollapudi PR, Musali SR, Mohammed I, Pittala SR. A frontal giant intradiploic giant pearl (epidermoid cyst) with extracranial and intracranial extension: A rare entity. J Pediatr Neurosci 2018;13:480-2.
• Reddy, M. S., Rao, G. P., Imran, M., & Nookathota, U. G. (2019). Ossifying Fibroma of Dorsal Spine in a Postpartum Female: A Rare Case Report. Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 08(02), 136–138. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1695087
• Manne, S., Musali, S., Gollapudi, P., Nandigama, P., Mohammed, I., Butkuri, N., & Asma. (2019). Surgical outcomes in depressed skull fractures: An institutional experience. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 14(3), 815. https://doi.org/10.4103/ajns.ajns_111_19
• Siddartha Reddy Musali, Ravi Karla, Prakash Rao Gollapudi, Imran Mohammed & Prathap Kumar Nandigama (2020) Anterolateral versus posterolateral decompression and spinal stabilization in thoracolumbar Potts spine: a comparative study, British Journal of Neurosurgery, DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1849540
• Rao GP, Imran M, Raju RN, Sandeep P, Reddy KA. Mini-Craniotomy for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Reliable Surgical Option. Asian J Neurosurg. 2024 May 13;19(2):256-262. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786703

Education

• MBBS: 2002 - 2008, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
• MS (General Surgery); Resident 2009-2012. Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
• Mch (Neurosurgery); Resident 2013-2016.Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
• Senior Resident, Dept of Neurosurgery 2016- 2017, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad

Awards and Recognitions

• Dr. VV Satyanarayana Medal for best outgoing student in MS General Surgery (2009-12)
• Prof MRC Naidu (Gold medal) by Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, for best outgoing student in Mch Neurosurgery statewide (22nd Convocation)
• VS Ramavtar medal by Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, for the best outgoing student in Mch Neurosurgery (22nd Convocation)
• Best Paper Award In the 1st Conference of Telangana Neurosciences Society (TNSCON 2017)
• Iconic Healthcare Leader award - Neurosurgeon and Spine surgeon - (ASIA GCC) 6. Times Icons of Healthcare Award

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu

Past Positions

• Assistant Professor; Dept of General Surgery, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Medchal (2012-2013)
• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad (2017)
• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Prathima Hospitals, Hyderabad (2017- 2021)