Dr. Shankar Balakrishnan 
Senior Consultant
18 Years of ExperienceNeurologist
MBBS, MD, DM, FINR
Reg. No.:79013, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
English, Hindi
Consultation Fee ₹ 800
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- Dr. Shankar Balakrishnan is a highly qualified interventional neurologist with 18 years of experience.
- His areas of expertise include brain tumor surgery, vagus nerve stimulation, brain suite, deep brain stimulation, and epilepsy surgery,
- Dr. Shankar Balakrishnan is a neuro-rehabilitation and movement disorder specialist proficient in diagnostic cerebral angiograms and procedural angiograms.
- The doctor excels in the treatment of chronic neurological diseases.
- Dr. Balakrishnan is the first doctor in India to help paralyzed children walk using a spinal cord pacemaker.
- Dr. Balakrishnan has conducted Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease in more than 35 patients.
- He has experience in STIMO (Stimulation Movement Overground).
- He completed his MBBS from The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University in 200 and an MD in Pediatrics from Gujarat University in 2010.
- Dr. Balakrishnan attained a DM in Neurology from The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 2015
- He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the International Movement Disorder Society (MDS), the International Headache Society (HIS), etc.
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Education
- MBBS, The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), 2006
- MD in Pediatrics, Gujarat University, India, 2010
- DM in Neurology, The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), 2015
- Fellowship In Intervention Neuroradiology (FINR), University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2018
Past Experience
- Senior Consultant, MIOT International, Chennai
- Junior Consultant, SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, 2016
Awards
- Prof. CUV Gold Medal, DM Neurology, 2015
- Most Admired and Innovative Neurologist of the Year, Iconic Healthcare Summit and Awards, 2022
Associations/Membership
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- International Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
- International Headache Society (HIS)
- Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN)
- Indian Association of Epilepsy (IAE)
- Stroke and Neurointervention Foundation (SNIF)
- European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT)
- International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
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
- Hydrocephalus Treatment
- Image-Guided Neurosurgery
- Intrathecal Pain Pump
- Lesionectomy
- Liberation Therapy
- Meningioma Treatment
- Microsurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
- Microsurgical Tumor Removal
- Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
- Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Brain Tumor
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
- Multiple Subpial Transections (MST)
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Repair Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
- Percutaneous Stereotactic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (PSR)
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- 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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