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Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar — Director of Neurosurgery in Chennai

MBBS, MS, MCh

Director of Neurosurgery

MGM Healthcare, Chennai

  • Director of Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Consults in English, Tamil, Hindi

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  • Experience

    20+ years of experience

  • Hospital

    MGM Healthcare, Chennai, India

  • Education

    MBBS, MS, MCh

  • Languages

    English, Tamil, Hindi

About Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar

Professional summary

Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar is Director of Neurosurgery at MGM Healthcare, Chennai, with more than 20 years of experience. His profile records neurosurgery together with spine surgery.

His list covers tumour, vascular and functional work. He performs brain tumor surgery, glioma surgery and meningioma surgery, skull base tumor surgery and skull base surgery, pituitary tumor surgery and craniotomy, with aneurysm clipping for brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformation surgery on the vascular side, and deep brain stimulation on the functional side.

His three degrees were taken over eight years. He read MBBS under Dr. MGR Medical University in 1996, took his MS in general surgery at Madurai Medical College under the same university in 2001, and his MCh in neurosurgery at NIMHANS in Bangalore in 2004.

His recognition is recent and regional. In 2022 the Top-Notch Foundation named him Best Neurosurgeon in Tamil Nadu, the Atal Achievement Awards, supported by the Ministry for Rural Development and Steel, named him Most Trusted Neurosurgeon of South India, and he received the Mayan Award for Best Neurosurgeon in Chennai. In 2023 the Pride of Nation Awards by Brand Solutions named him Outstanding Neuro-Oncologist of the Year for 2022–23, which points to the tumour half of his list.

He practises at MGM Healthcare in Chennai.

Practises at

MGM Healthcare, Chennai

Chennai, India

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of Approval
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of Care
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

MGM Healthcare, Chennai is a 400-bed JCI campus from 2016. Radiation oncology here includes senior consultants with Tata Memorial and Princess Margaret time — SBRT for liver and spine, IMRT, brachytherapy. ASTRO and ESTRO talks do not replace a plan you can read. International patients get the same slot. If Chennai photons are enough, nobody should be sent up the road for protons.

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Specializations

  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery

Procedures & Expertise

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Glioma Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Brain Aneurysm Clipping
  • Craniotomy
  • Pituitary Tumor Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Meningioma Surgery
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Aneurysm Clipping
  • AVM Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation

Education & Qualifications

  • MBBS — Dr. MGR Medical University (1996)
  • MS (Master of Surgery in General Surgery) — Madurai Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University (2001)
  • MCh (Master of Chirurgiae in Neurosurgery) — NIMHANS, Bangalore, India (2004)

Hospital Affiliations

  • MGM Healthcare, Chennai, India

Awards & Recognition

  • 2022: Best Neurosurgeon in Tamil Nadu by Top-Notch Foundation
  • 2022: Most Trusted Neurosurgeon of South India — Atal Achievement Awards (supported by Ministry for Rural Development and Steel)
  • 2022: Mayan Award for Best Neurosurgeon in Chennai
  • 2023: Outstanding Neuro-Oncologist of the Year 2022–23 — Pride of Nation Awards by Brand Solutions

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Quick Answer

Who is Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar?

Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar is a listed neurosurgery specialist at MGM Healthcare, Chennai in Chennai with 20 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MS, MCh. Documented procedure relationships currently include Brain Tumor Surgery, Glioma Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, AVM Surgery. This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.

Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar profile

Quick facts

Specialty
Neurosurgery
City
Chennai, India
Hospital
MGM Healthcare, Chennai
Experience
20 years listed
Qualifications
MBBS, MS, MCh
Languages
English, Tamil, Hindi

Why this doctor may be relevant

Dr. V. R. Roopesh Kumar is a listed Director of Neurosurgery at MGM Healthcare, Chennai in Chennai with 20 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Brain Tumor Surgery, Glioma Surgery, Skull Base Surgery. Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.

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