Professional Summary

Dr. Chandra Mukesh Dhavade is a skilled neurosurgeon specializing in adult and pediatric brain and spine surgeries. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery Unit at Sri Balaji Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur. With an MCh in Neurosurgery from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Dr. Dhavade has performed over 600 independent surgeries and assisted in more than 800 cases. His expertise includes spine surgeries, brain tumor resection, shunt surgeries, and trauma management. He is actively involved in neurosurgical research and has participated in numerous workshops and conferences to advance his practice.

Visiting Surgeon

• Balgopal Children Hospital
  - Near Mahila Police Thane, Byron Bazar Rd, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001
• Om Super Speciality Hospital
  - Mahadev Ghat Road, Sunder Nagar, near H.P. Petrol Pump, Raipur,Chhattisgarh 492001
• Aarogya Hospital & Test Tube Baby Center
  - Opposite GT heights, Shankar Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492007
• Chanda Devi Tiwari Hospital
  - M45V+FHC, Front of city kotwali, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh 493332
• Chandrayan Health Care
  - Raipur Rd, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh 491995

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of General Surgery (Neurosurgery Unit)
  - Sri Balaji Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur - 28/08/2023 - Present
• Senior Resident, Dept. of General Surgery (Neurosurgery Unit)
  - Sri Balaji Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur - 13/10/2022 - 27/08/2023
• Consultant, Dept. of Neurosurgery (Full-Time)
  - Om Super Speciality Hospital, Raipur - 05/04/2018 - 12/10/2019
• Consultant, Dept. of Neurosurgery (Full-Time)
  - VY Hospital, Raipur - 22/08/2020 - 05/04/2021
• Consultant, Dept. of Neurosurgery (Full-Time)
  - Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre, Vellore - 15/02/2019-31/07/2020
• Senior Resident, Dept. of General Surgery
  - GSVM Medical College, Kanpur - 10/07/2014-30/06/2015
• PG Registrar, Dept of General Surgery
  - GSVM Medical College, Kanpur - June 2011-June 2014
• Internship
  - CIMS, Bilaspur - February 2009-February 2010

Education

• MCh (Neurosurgery) - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. (2018)
• MS (General Surgery) - Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur (2014)
• MBBS - Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (2010)

Training Certificates and Courses

• Delegate, NSI-NEWS, A Hands-on Cadaveric Workshop of Skull Base and Spinal Endoscopy
  - 7th to 9th July 2022, Jaipur, India
• NSSA Spine Delegate, A Hands-on Workshop of Spinal Endoscope
  - 15 to 18 September 2022 Mumbai, India
• Executive Committee Member, 22nd Annual Conference of Server Vascular Society of India
  - 23rd to 25th September 2022, Raipur, India
• Delegate, NSICON
  - 8th to 11th December 2022, Agra, India
• Delegate, NSICON
  - 14th to 17th December 2023, Bhubaneswar, India

Professional Memberships

• ASI (The Association of Surgeons of India) - since 2014
• NSI (Neurological Society of India) - since 2024

Audit Participation and Research Experience

• Review of Diagnostic Radiological Procedures and their Application in Planning the Treatment of Spinal TB - 2011 to 2014
• Assessment of Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Level and its Association with radiological Features, Neurosensory Symptoms, and Cognition in Patients with Acute Mild Head Injury - 2016 to 2018

Clinical/Procedure Skills

• Assisted in over 800 adult and pediatric neurosurgery brain and spine cases.
• Performed independently around 600 adult and pediatric neurosurgery cases.

Procedures Observed/Assisted

• Aneurysm Clipping Surgeries
• Skull Base Tumor Resection Surgeries
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
• Endonasal Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
• DBS Surgery
• Endoscopic Transformation Discectomy
• Craniosynostosis Surgery (Calvarial Vault Remodeling)

Procedures Performed Independently

Pediatric Neurosurgery:

• Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
• Ventriculopleural Shunt
• Meningomyelocele Repair
• Intraventricular Tumor
• Head Injury Surgeries
• Foramen Magnum Decompression

Adult Neurosurgery:

Bedside Procedures Performed Independently

• Emergency endo tracheal intubation
• Tracheostomy
• EVD (External Ventricular Drain) Placement
• Lumbar Puncture
• ICP (Intracranial Pressure) Monitoring
• Subclavian Central line insertion