Dr. Harisha P N

Dr. Harisha P N

Senior Consultant 

20 Years of Experience

Neurosurgeon

MBBS, M.Ch

Reg. No.:68303, Karnataka Medical Council

Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. Harisha P N

  • Dr. Harisha P N is a well-established neurosurgeon and spine surgeon with 20 years of experience.
  • His specialties include endoscopic and minimally invasive skull base surgery, which treats skull base pathologies such as chordoma, CSF rhinorrhea, non-functioning and functioning pituitary adenomas, and craniopharyngiomas.
  • Dr. Harisha is specialized in performing vascular procedures such as carotid endarterectomy and bypass surgery.
  • He also specializes in performing microsurgery for tumors of the brain and spine, including meningiomas, gliomas, juvenile brain tumors, spinal intramedullary tumors, and others.
  • Dr. Harisha earned his MCh in neurosurgery from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in 2009 after completing his MBBS at J.S.S. Medical College (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), Mysore, in 2004.
  • He is a member of the Skull Base Surgery Society of India, the Bangalore Neurological Society, and the Neurological Society of India.

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Education

  • MBBS, J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore, 2004
  • MCh in NeuroSurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), 2009

Training & Certificates

  • Clinical Observership (Endoscopic and minimally invasive cranial base surgery) - Center for Cranial Base Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Clinical Observership (Endoscopic skull base surgery and ROVOT) - St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
  • 3D Ultrasound and Neuronavigation - National Centre for 3D Ultrasound in Surgery, Trondheim, Norway

Past Experience

  • Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College, 2015
  • Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, 2013
  • Consultant Neurosurgeon, Vikram Hospital, 2011
  • Senior Resident, Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, 2010

Awards

  • Silver Jubilee Award, Best Outgoing Student, MCh Neurosurgery - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 2009
  • Best Outgoing Student, MBBS - J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore
  • Gold Medals (Surgery, Pharmacology, and Pathology) - J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore

Associations/Membership

  • Neurological Society of India
  • Bangalore Neurological Society
  • Skull Base Surgery Society of India

Paper Published

  • He has published over seven publications in both national and international journals.
  • Agrawal, A., Reddy, P., Harisha, P., & Reddy, V. (2017). Adrenocorticotropic hormone secreting monohormonal double pituitary microadenomas causing Cushing’s disease. Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science/Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 22(2), 113. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmgims.jmgims_26_15
  • Harisha, P., Ghotra, S., & Agrawal, A. (2016). Giant osteoma of the skull vault: A rare case of mixed variety. Romanian Neurosurgery, 30(4), 547–551. https://doi.org/10.1515/romneu-2016-0088
  • Reddy, V. U., Harisha, P., Hegde, K. V., Agrawal, A., & Kandukuri, K. (2015). Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: Value of multidetector CT scan in pre-operative evaluation. Medical Journal of Dr. D Y Patil University/Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 8(6), 804. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-2870.169940
  • Harisha, P., Reddy, V. U., Agrawal, A., & Kodali, G. (2014). Massive spontaneous corpus callosal hemorrhage with intraventricular extension. Romanian Neurosurgery, 21(2), 209–212. https://doi.org/10.2478/romneu-2014-0023
  • Agrawal, A., Prasad, M. V., Kumar, S. S., Subrahmanyan, B. V., Harisha, P. N., & Rao, G. M. (2014). Developing a Traumatic Brain Injury Registry: Lessons Learned from Difficulties. Romanian Neurosurgery, 21(3), 309–314. https://doi.org/10.2478/romneu-2014-0042
  • Harisha, P. N., Devi, B. I., Christopher, R., & Kruthika-Vinod, T. P. (2010). Impact of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism on neural tube defects. Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 6(4), 364–367. https://doi.org/10.3171/2010.8.peds1072

Field of Expertise

  • Aneurysm Coiling
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Stimulant Therapy
  • Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  • Brain Surgery
  • Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cervical Artificial Disk Replacement
  • Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
  • Cranioplasty
  • Craniotomy
  • CyberKnife Surgery
  • Decompressive Craniectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Digital Nerve Repair
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Endovascular Surgery for AVMs
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Gamma Knife Surgery
  • Hemispherectomy
  • High Cervical Stimulation
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Intrathecal Pain Pump
  • Lesionectomy
  • Liberation Therapy
  • Microsurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
  • Microsurgical Tumor Removal
  • Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
  • Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Brain Tumor
  • Multiple Subpial Transections (MST)
  • Nerve Blocks
  • Nerve Repair Surgery
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  • Percutaneous Stereotactic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (PSR)
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Rhizotomy
  • Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy
  • Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Speech Therapy
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Temporal Lobectomy
  • Thecoperitoneal Shunt
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
  • Trigeminal Nerve Block
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
  • VP Shunt
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
  • ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis)
  • Arachnoid Cysts
  • Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Arthritis of the Spine (Spondylosis)
  • Astrocytoma
  • Ataxia
  • Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Basal Ganglia Stroke
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Psychosis
  • Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Botulism
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Atrophy
  • Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor)
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Brain: Temporal Lobe, Vagal Nerve, & Frontal Lobe
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Childhood Schizophrenia
  • Chordomas
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Delay in Children
  • Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis)
  • Discitis
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Glioblastoma Tumors
  • Gliomas Tumors
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • Headaches in Children and Adolescents
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Herniated Disk (Slipped, Ruptured or Bulging Disk)
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus in Children
  • Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
  • Hypothalamic Hamartoma
  • Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature)
  • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Infantile Spasm
  • Insomnia
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's Syndrome
  • Leukodystrophy
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Migraines in Children and Adolescents
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Motor Stereotypies
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narcolepsy in Children
  • Neck Sprain
  • Nerve Injury
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
  • Neurogenic Bladder
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Osteoma
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Partial Seizures
  • Pediatric Brain and Spine Injuries
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
  • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) in Adults
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Poland Syndrome
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
  • Pseudomeningocele
  • Rasmussen's Encephalitis
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts (RCCs)
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schwannomas
  • Seizures
  • Sensory Ataxia
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy (SFSN)
  • Spasticity
  • Spina Bifida
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Susac Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS)
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Tonic-Clonic Seizures
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini Stroke
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vasculitic Neuropathy
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

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