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Dr. C. V. Gopalkrishanan

Dr. C. V. Gopalkrishanan

Neurosurgery (Consultant)
Aster Hospital, Al Qusais
Neurosurgeon
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
Education:MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery), Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery (Canada), Fellow in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (Switzerland)
Specialization: Neurosurgeon
Nationality: Indian
DOH License Grade: Consultant
Type of Physician: Full Time

Credentials

  • MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery)
  • Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery (Canada)
  • Fellow in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (Switzerland)

Professional Associations

  • Visiting Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Life Member of the Neurological Society of India
  • Life member of Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Life Member of the Trivandrum Neuro-club (Kerala chapter of NSI)
  • Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA
  • Life member of the Indian Medical Association

Professional Experience

  • Consultant Neurosurgery, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  • Visiting Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Professor Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, Bangalore, India
  • Chef de Clinique in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships
  • Associate Professor in Neurosurgery Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
  • Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
  • Postdoctoral fellowship in Vascular Neurosurgery Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered

  • Arachnoid cysts
  • Brain tumours
  • Cerebral palsy, including selective dorsal rhizotomy/ baclofen pumps for spasticity
  • Chiari malformation
  • Congenital malformations of the brain and spine
  • Craniofacial syndromes
  • Craniosynostosis including Endoscopic strip craniectomy in infants and post-operative helmeting
  • Epilepsy surgery
  • Hydrocephalus, including endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus coagulation
  • Inflammatory/Infectious processes of the brain and spine (e.g. brain abscess)
  • Neural tube disorders (spina bifida, syringomyelia, tethered cord, etc.)
  • Skeletal dysplasia
  • Spinal cord tumours
  • Traumatic brain and spinal injuries
  • Vascular abnormalities, including moyamoya and pediatric aneurysm
  • Minimally invasive endoscopic techniques
  • Frameless stereotactic guidance
  • Intraoperative mapping to preserve normal brain function

Family & Hobbies

Beyond his academic interests, he is an avid reader and enjoys travelling. He plays table tennis, volleyball and enjoys listening to music.

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A warm THANK YOU from me and my wife for taking good care of everything especially From all the Doctors, Nurses during our stay and also of course from the members of Food and Beverage and House Keeping team. Job well done! "Thank you for treating us well".

-Jerwin Regalado

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The nurses are very helpful and attentive with my needs. Facilities are excellent too. the nurses are so accommodating and friendly... we are grateful to have our first baby here in Aster Mankhool Hospital... thumbs up to the doctors and nurses here.. Thank you so much :)

-Fatimah Carumba

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I sincerely want to thank the staff of Aster Hospital for their endless effort in making my visit a memorable experience. I want to thank Dr Caroline for been there for me, her advice really helped as a first time mum. Also, Melita and Steffi and other staff of Aster Nurture, thank you so much for the guides and lectures I received during the Mummy's circle and Parents connect. Remain blessed

-Stella Charles

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I must truly thank Aster Hospital and the staff for the promptness of their service. Any delay would have resulted in a scary outcome. This is regarding my toddler with a severe infection and is now stable and recovering well. Special thanks to Dr. Santosh and Dr. Shweta and all in duty nurses for timely treatment and impeccable service.

-Aswathy Sivan

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A big shout out of gratitude to Dr. Jisha Pradeep for my full well care throughout my pregnancy and to all the doctors, nurses, and other staffs who take good care of me when i had my C-section surgery. The services were very excellent. They will explain and informed every single details and most especially you will feel safe. You can pay money for the services but the care and concerns that comes from the heart is something that money can't buy. So again, a heartfelt thank you everyone for the care you had given me. Yes, indeed! ASTER will TREAT YOU WELL

-Rosy Sajosh

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Highly appreciate the aster team who supported us with the delivery of our baby Boy. The team was super experienced, I’d like to thank Dr. Jisha and the whole team of nurses (angels) who were with us in each moment. All services from registration till final billing was done perfectly done by Aster.
I’d strongly recommend Aster hospital at Mankhool, Dubai.

-Abin Jacob

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A warm THANK YOU from me and my wife for taking good care of everything especially From all the Doctors, Nurses during our stay and also of course from the members of Food and Beverage and House Keeping team. Job well done! " Thank you for treating us well"
THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO...

-Jerwin Regalado

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The staffs and doctors were very helpful and the service provided were highly satisfying. The health check-up package available at the hospital is highly appreciated. Very thankful for the cooperative services provided here.

-Shamsul Fida

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Thank you so much to all the staff and nurses and doctors for the way they treat. All the staff is very caring and helpful.
The food and housekeeping services are also very good
I would definitely recommend this to my friend and family

-Kamlesh Singh

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I would like to give a special mention to Ms. Jastina for her wonderful customer service. Her support and guidance saved us time and helped us a lot in terms of all the formalities to be completed. I wish her all the best and a sincere thanks for making things easy.

-Mubeen K.P

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Very nice experience. We can never get such an experience in our hospital. The staff was very caring. Dr. Vanesha was very very good. The cleanliness was also very nice.

-MUHAMMAD IKRAM AHMED