Dr. Deepak B S
Consultant - Neuro Surgery and Spine Surgery
Dr. Deepak B S is currently working as a consultant in the Neurosurgery Department at Aster CMI Hospital. He specializes in keyhole or minimally invasive spine surgery and focuses on treating spinal disorders through lateral access surgery, minimally invasive techniques, and endoscopic spine surgery.
Dr. Deepak completed his MBBS from Mysore Medical College, Mysore (2009), followed by a postgraduate degree in General Surgery from BJ Medical College, Pune (2013). He furthered his specialization by obtaining a DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in Neurosurgery from the renowned Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Research Institute in Mumbai in 2018. He also holds a fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgery from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
Dr. Deepak has published several scientific papers, articles, and made presentations on the management of spinal disorders at academic conferences.
- Minimally Invasive and Full Endoscopic Surgeries for Cervical and Lumbar Degenerative diseases.
Memberships
- Member of Neurological Society of India
- Member of Bombay Neuroscience Association
- Member of Minimally invasive spine surgeons of Bharat
- Member of Association of spine surgeons of India
Papers Published
1. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Enabling the Feasibility of Single-stage Surgery for Tandem Spinal Stenosis Srikantha, Umesh; Somasundar, Deepak B; Hari, Akshay; Lokanath, Yadhu K.; Chavan, Vikas:Journal of Spinal Surgery. 10(2):61-65, Apr-Jun 2023.
2. Interlaminar Full-Endoscopic Discectomy for L5-S1 Disc Herniations Surgical Technique and Early Outcomes during the Learning Curve. Srikantha, Umesh; Lokanath, Yadhu K; Hari, Akshay; Deepak, B.S Journal of Spinal Surgery. 9(4):205-211, Oct-Dec 2022.
3. Delayed C5 palsy following anterior cervical discectomy and arthroplasty – Rare presentation of two cases by an unusual phenomenon of “flosealoma”Srikantha, Umesh; Hari, Akshay; Lokanath, Yadhu K; Somasundar, Deepak; Rao, Shilpa ,Journal of Spinal Surgery. 9(2):128-133, Apr-Jun 2022.
4. MIS-TLIF: Technical Note, Learning Goals behind Case Selection during Early Part of Learning Curve and Clinical Outcomes in First 150 Cases:Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics | Vol 7 | Issue 1 | Jan-Jun 2022 | page: 85-93 Umesh Srikantha, Parichay Perikal, Akshay Hari,Yadhu Lokanath, Deepak Somasundar, Nirmala Subramaniam, Ravi Gopal Varma.
Conferences and Workshops
- Cadaveric Workshop on Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion held in MSR, Bangalore in 2016.
- AO Spine Course on MIS TLIF held in Mumbai in 2016.
- Walter Dandy Course in Udaipur in 2016 under the guidance of Dr. Saleem Abdulrauf.
- Attended NSICON 2016 and 2017.
- Presented several presentations at Monthly Bombay Neurosciences Association Meetings.
- Presented papers at MISSABCON 2023 and 2024.