Department of Surgery

Neurosurgery Section

The practice of Neurosurgery at AKUH is not only one of the best in the country, but also among the best in the Middle East and South-East Asia. AKUH is the only hospital in Pakistan where both European-trained and US-trained neurosurgeons provide care to the patients. Currently we have three full-time and three non-full-time neurosurgeons working with us. The ethics and experience of these neurosurgeons in combination with strict quality control in AKUH and a solid infrastructure of hospital-based practice have brought neurosurgery to higher levels, comparable to any international standard.

Neurosurgeons at AKUH work with several other services, particularly Neurology, to provide the best of care to the patients. Most of the Neurosurgery clinics run side by side with the Neurology clinics. A very healthy and productive interaction exists with other services including Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Neuroradiology, ENT, Neurophysiology and Oncology. We continuously make an effort to provide multi-disciplinary care to our patients.

Services

We have acquired several state-of-the-art technologies including the Stereotactic Computerised Neuro-navigation System. An emphasis is being placed on minimally invasive surgery and microsurgical procedures.

We are equipped to take excellent care of all neurosurgical problems. These include, but are not limited to:

• Neuro-oncology including tumours of brain and spine;
• Cranial and spinal trauma;
• Neurovascular diseases such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation, intracerebral haemorrhage;
• Spinal problems including degenerative diseases and disc problems,
  spinal instrumentation and fixation;
• Chronic back pain;
• Paediatric neurosurgery;
• Epilepsy surgery;
• Skull base surgery;
• Functional neurosurgery.

Education and Research

The academic activities of the section of Neurosurgery are again one of the best in the country and in this part of Asia. The neurosurgeons working at AKUH are well published and take deep interest in research and training. We offer a well-structured training programme that is monitored at several levels. The academic part of our practice, namely research and training, ensures that the Neurosurgery practice at AKUH is maintained at high standards.

Neurosurgery Section Aga Khan University