Dr. K. RagurajaPrakash | Consultant Neuro Surgeon

Experience

Junior Resident - St Mary’s Hospital, Coimbatore-2004-2005
Junior Resident - Saravana Surgery Hospital, Coimbatore - 2005-2007
Junior Resident - RA hospital, Coimbatore - 2006-2007
Junior Resident - Sri Ramakrishna Hospitals, Coimbatore - 2008
DNB General Surgery Resident -Sri Ramakrishna hospitals, Coimbatore - 2009-2012
Assistant surgeon - Sri Ramakrishna hospitals, Coimbatore - 2012-2013
MCh Neurosurgery Resident, Madurai Medical College -2013-2016
Junior Consultant Neurosurgeon- Royal Care Hospital -Coimbatore -2016-2020
Consultant Neurosurgeon - Royal Care Hospital - from 2020 - till date.

Academic Activities

ASI -2009. Tamilnadu chapter. Paper presentation- Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula
ASICON -2009. 69th Annual National Conference. Poster presentation- Phylloides tumour
EROCON-2011.Tamilnadu chapter. Paper presentation- Paraduodenal Hernia (First Prize)
ASICON -2011. 71st Annual National Conference. Paper presentation- Noble’s Plication
Surgery Update. CME Surgery 2012. KMC, Manipal.Quiz competition (First Prize)
NSICON 2014 - Poster presentation - 63rd Annual Conference (NSI) - A rare, interesting case of spinal tumour
NSICON 2015- Award poster presentation - 64th Annual Conference (NSI) - An unusual presentation of an Epidermoid Cyst in lumbosacral region.
NSICON 2015- - Paper presentation in Neurotrauma session - 64th Annual Conference (NSI) - Growing Skull Fracture of Orbital Roof - A rare entity in adults.
FMG-MEDCON-2018- Paper presentation -Neurosurgery- Spine secrets
Webinar- CME on topic - Post Traumatic Seizures -24-07-2020–6-(Abbott CNS BU)
TN SDFI - Tamilnadu region - regional meet and CME program- 15-11-2020 - Management of chronic pain.
6th -World congress on spine and spinal disorders - December 2021-Dubai, UAE - Paper presentation - Advanced neuromuscular therapy protocol for vertical spinal instability / Degenerative disc disease of the spine.
NSICON 2022 - Paper presentation - 70th annual conference(NSI) - Knifeless brain surgery - MRgFUS(MRI-guided focused ultrasound) treatment for essential tremors and tremor-dominant parkinsonism disease.
TANSCME - 4 - Webinar -31-01-2023 - topic - Scope of MRgFUS in Neurosurgery.
NSSICON 2023 - Paper presentation - 11th annual conference (NSSI) - MRI-guided focused ultrasound(MRgFUS) - Recent advancement in treatment strategy.
TANS 2023 - Paper presentation- Annual Conference of Tamilnadu Associations of Neurosurgeons- - Evolving treatment options of movement disorders - MRGFUS
NSICON 2023 - Paper presentation - 71 th annual conference(NSI) - Recent advances in treating movement disorders - MRgFUS( MRI guided focused ultrasound)
TANS 2024 - Paper presentation- Annual Conference of Tamilnadu Associations of Neurosurgeons- MRGFUS - Evolving updates for treating all movement disorders
NSICON 2024 - Paper presentation-72 nd Annual conference of Neurological Society of IndiaMRgFUS - Evolving updates for treating all movement disorders
FIICU 2025 - First Indian International Conference on Focused Ultrasound- Paper Presentation - "Budha's Knife" Lesioning Surgery for Brain; Past, Present & Future
TANS 2025 - Paper presentation- Annual Conference of Tamilnadu Associations of Neurosurgeons- Updates in treating Movement Disorders- MRGFUS

Journal Publications

Ragurajaprakash K, Hanakita J, Takahashi T, et al. Giant Invasive Sacral Schwannoma with Aortic Bifurcation Compression and Hydronephrosis. World Neurosurg. 2020;135:267-272. doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.12.088
Ragurajaprakash Kirubakaran, Junya Hanakita, Takahashi et al. Posterior Arch Screw for Type II Odontoid Fracture: An Alternative Procedure.World Neurosurgery, 2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.014.
Ragurajaprakash K. Vertical spinal instability – Advanced neuromuscular therapy protocol. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management .2021:25. 101165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2021.101165
Ragurajaprakash K. Spine degeneration – Advanced neuromuscular therapy protocol. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management .2021:26. 101347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2021.101347
Ragurajaprakash K, Senthilkumar R, Sathish Prabu SS, Madeswaran K, Kiruthika P. Posttraumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis – Institutional study and literature review. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management 2022:27. 101398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2021.101398

Activities

Conducted many brain training classes for children and adolescents to improve their brain potential, performance, and personality (One-day program-Conquer your Brain for Excellence) - Certified course
Designed Advanced and Comprehensive Neuromuscular Therapy protocol for a healthy spine. (Even after successful spine surgery, some patients do not improve symptomatically, and they need a specialized recovery program)
Created a website -www.Brainandspinesecrets.com, for public awareness, promoting Advanced and Comprehensive Neuromuscular therapy protocols for Brain, Spine, Mind, and Musculoskeletal dysfunction.

Name	Dr. K. Ragurajaprakash Consultant Neuro Surgeon
Department	Neuro Surgery
Degree	MRCS (UK), DNB (Surgery), FMAS, CNMT (USA), M.Ch (Neuro)., Fellow in Spine / Neuroendoscopy
Extension Number	0422 - 2227043