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Best Hospitals for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai, India

Review 4 validated hospitals and 9 associated neurosurgeons for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai, India. Relationships require matching hospital and doctor procedure data.

“Best” reflects the hospital-discovery search phrase. Hospitals are ordered alphabetically and are not clinically ranked, scored or endorsed.

Quick answer

Quick Answer

What is Brain Tumor Surgery?

Brain tumor surgery in India may involve open craniotomy, minimally invasive or endoscopic approaches depending on tumour location, size, pathology and surgical goals. Treatment planning typically includes imaging, neurosurgical evaluation, anaesthesia, surgery, hospital care and postoperative monitoring. After anaesthesia and positioning, a planned craniotomy or keyhole corridor exposes the lesion. The tumour is removed or debulked under magnification, often with neuronavigation. Tissue goes to pathology; the bone flap is replaced and the patient recovers in a neuro-ICU or high-dependency bay.

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Which hospitals in Chennai offer Brain Tumor Surgery?

4 validated hospital relationships currently match Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai: Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Rela Hospital. Inclusion requires both a hospital procedure mapping and an affiliated neurosurgeon mapped to the same procedure.

Which doctors are associated with Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai?

9 listed neurosurgeons currently have an exact Brain Tumor Surgery relationship at the hospitals shown. A catalog relationship is not a guarantee that a clinician will accept every case.

At a glance

Validated catalog relationships

Hospitals
4
neurosurgeons
9
Treatment guides
1
Cost guides
2

Hospital inclusion requires a Neurosurgery relationship and an affiliated neurosurgeon. Procedure pages additionally require matching hospital-procedure and doctor-procedure relationships.

Hospitals

Hospitals offering Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai, India

Cards use factual campus data and validated relationship counts. Ordering is alphabetical by city and hospital name, not a ranking.

Showing 1–4 of 4

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of ApprovalJCI Accredited
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of CareNABH Accredited
Beds
745 beds
Established
Established 1983

Apollo Hospital, Chennai is listed for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai because GAF's current data records the procedure at this campus and connects 1 affiliated neurosurgeon with the same procedure. This is a catalog relationship, not confirmation that the procedure is suitable or currently scheduled for a specific patient.

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  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of ApprovalJCI Accredited
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of CareNABH Accredited
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration LaboratoriesNABL Accredited
Beds
1000 beds
Established
Established 1999

Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai is listed for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai because GAF's current data records the procedure at this campus and connects 3 affiliated neurosurgeons with the same procedure. This is a catalog relationship, not confirmation that the procedure is suitable or currently scheduled for a specific patient.

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  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of ApprovalJCI Accredited
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of CareNABH Accredited
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration LaboratoriesNABL Accredited
Beds
400 beds
Established
Established 2016

MGM Healthcare, Chennai is listed for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai because GAF's current data records the procedure at this campus and connects 2 affiliated neurosurgeons with the same procedure. This is a catalog relationship, not confirmation that the procedure is suitable or currently scheduled for a specific patient.

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Rela Hospital

Chennai, India

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of ApprovalJCI Accredited
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of CareNABH Accredited
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration LaboratoriesNABL Accredited
  • DHADHA
Beds
450 beds
Established
Established 2018

Rela Hospital is listed for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai because GAF's current data records the procedure at this campus and connects 3 affiliated neurosurgeons with the same procedure. This is a catalog relationship, not confirmation that the procedure is suitable or currently scheduled for a specific patient.

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Compare hospital facts

This table compares recorded attributes only. It does not score or rank hospitals.

HospitalCityAccreditationBedsEstablishedValidated proceduresListed doctors
Apollo Hospital, ChennaiChennaiJCI · NABH745198381
Gleneagles HealthCity ChennaiChennaiJCI · NABH · NABL10001999123
MGM Healthcare, ChennaiChennaiJCI · NABH · NABL4002016102
Rela HospitalChennaiJCI · NABH · NABL · DHA4502018153

Procedures

Related Neurosurgery neurosurgical procedures

Cities

Cities with hospitals offering Brain Tumor Surgery

Doctors

neurosurgeons associated with Brain Tumor Surgery

Each doctor has a matching hospital and Neurosurgery relationship. Procedure pages additionally require that exact doctor-procedure mapping.

Dr. M. Anbuselvam

Neurosurgery

Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon

  • 42+ years Experience
  • Designation: Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon
  • MBBS, MCh

Dr. M. Anbuselvam is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Rela Hospital, Chennai, with more than 42 years of experience. His profile records neurosurgery together with spine surgery. His list covers tumour, vascular, fun…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Meningioma Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Cavernoma Surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Endoscopic Brain Surgery

Dr. M Balamurugan

Neurosurgery

Senior Consultant

  • 30+ years Experience
  • Designation: Senior Consultant
  • MBBS, DNB, FRCS, FAANS

Dr. M Balamurugan is a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, with more than 30 years of experience. His profile records neurosurgery together with spine surgery. His list covers tumour, vascular, functional and…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Glioma Surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Pediatric Hydrocephalus Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Dr. Arul K

Neurosurgery

Associate Consultant

  • 27+ years Experience
  • Designation: Associate Consultant
  • MBBS, MS, FRCS

Dr. Arul K is Associate Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised neurosurgery in India for 27+ years experience. Craniotomy versus endoscopic corridor, clipping versus coiling, and…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Endoscopic Brain Surgery
  • Acoustic Neuroma / Vestibular Schwannoma…

Director of Neurosurgery

  • 20+ years Experience
  • Designation: Director of Neurosurgery
  • MBBS, MS, MCh

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 f…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Glioma Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
  • Brain Aneurysm Clipping
  • Craniotomy

Dr. Nigel Symss

Neurosurgery

Senior Consultant

  • 16+ years Experience
  • Designation: Senior Consultant
  • MBBS, DNB

Dr. Nigel Symss is a Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, with more than 16 years of experience. His profile records neurosurgery together with spine surgery. His list has a strong paediatric component. H…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Endoscopic Brain Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery

Clinical Lead for Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery

  • 15+ years Experience
  • Designation: Clinical Lead for Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery
  • MBBS, MCh, MSc, Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Dr. Natesan Damodaran is Clinical Lead for Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery at Rela Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised neurosurgery in India for 15+ years experience. Craniotomy versus endoscopic corridor,…

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Key Procedures

  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Craniotomy
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Endoscopic Brain Surgery

Senior Consultant

  • 15+ years Experience
  • Designation: Senior Consultant
  • MBBS, MS

Dr. Vijay Sundar Ilangovan is Senior Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised neurosurgery in India for 15+ years experience. Craniotomy versus endoscopic corridor, clipping versus coiling, and o…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Glioma Surgery
  • Meningioma Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumor Surgery
  • Craniotomy

Consultant

  • 14+ years Experience
  • Designation: Consultant
  • MBBS, MCh

Dr. Muralidharan Vetrivel is a Consultant at Rela Hospital, Chennai, with more than 14 years of experience. His profile records neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology and spine surgery. His list covers open and end…

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Key Procedures

  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Glioma Surgery
  • Meningioma Surgery
  • Acoustic Neuroma / Vestibular Schwannoma…
  • Pituitary Tumor Surgery
  • Brain Aneurysm Clipping

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City context

Why patients consider Chennai for Neurosurgery

Chennai has Radiation Oncology listings in the wider GAF directory, but this article does not infer that every listed institution delivers SRS. Only dynamically resolved procedure relationships should produce clinician or hospital cards, and a card is not a ranking, machine inventory or outcome claim.

Chennai has Radiation Oncology listings in the wider GAF directory, but this article does not infer that every listed institution delivers CyberKnife. Only dynamically resolved procedure relationships should produce clinician or hospital cards, and a card is not a ranking, machine inventory or outcome claim.

Clinician and hospital cards for Chennai appear only when live directory relationships currently tag Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS). An empty section is a catalog fact, not a hidden ranking. Neighbouring technique tags must not be reused, and placement is not a volume, machine-model or outcome claim.

Confirm the actual bunker campus, machine class if named, fraction calendar, image guidance, and the first post-treatment review in writing. A general oncology or accreditation label does not answer those case-specific questions.

Send pathology, imaging and prior radiation records before booking travel to Chennai.

Arrive with enough time for radiation oncology, physics and simulation review; Families using Gulf or South-Asian air links should still preserve time for simulation, peer-reviewed planning and a rest interval before the first fraction.

Chennai International Airport: Airport access can be comparatively direct for several hospital districts, but lodging should still follow the named bunker. Heat and humidity affect skin care during breast, head-and-neck or pelvic courses. Indoor rest and skin care should be planned rather than assumed as beach-hotel recovery. A shorter airport road is not a shorter IMRT course.

Chennai International Airport: Several ENT campuses have comparatively direct airport access, but heat, humidity and travel after anaesthesia still require a planned vehicle and companion. Heat can worsen dehydration after tonsil or throat surgery. Fluid and diet targets must come from the treating team.

Treatment guides

Canonical GAF treatment content

  • Brain Tumor Surgery treatment guide

    Brain tumor surgery in India may involve open craniotomy, minimally invasive or endoscopic approaches depending on tumour location, size, pathology and surgical goals. Treatment planning typically includes imaging, neurosurgical evaluation, anaesthesia, surgery, hospital care and postoperative monitoring. After anaesthesia and positioning, a planned craniotomy or keyhole corridor exposes the lesion. The tumour is removed or debulked under magnification, often with neuronavigation. Tissue goes to pathology; the bone flap is replaced and the patient recovers in a neuro-ICU or high-dependency bay.

Cost guides

Indicative planning ranges

India planning ranges are not city tariffs, hospital quotations or patient-specific prices. A named hospital must confirm the written estimate.

Conditions

Explicitly related conditions

Conditions appear only when the controlled specialty profile or canonical procedure content records the relationship.

  • Brain tumours

    The appropriate neurosurgical procedure depends on the confirmed diagnosis, severity, patient factors and whether it will change treatment or function.

Questions

Best Hospitals for Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai, India — frequently asked questions

What is Brain Tumor Surgery?

The concise definition on this page comes from the canonical GAF Brain Tumor Surgery treatment and cost content. This hospital page does not duplicate the full medical guide.

Which hospitals in Chennai offer Brain Tumor Surgery?

4 hospitals currently meet the hospital-specialty, hospital-procedure, doctor-hospital and doctor-procedure validation rules for this page.

Which cities offer Brain Tumor Surgery?

Validated relationships currently appear in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai.

Which neurosurgeons are associated with Brain Tumor Surgery?

9 listed doctors have the exact procedure relationship at a hospital shown on this page. Inclusion is not a clinical ranking.

What is the cost of Brain Tumor Surgery in Chennai?

Use the linked GAF cost guide as an indicative planning range. A hospital quotation is required after records review, and an India range is not a city-specific or patient-specific price.

Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.

Content Curator

Dr. Shabnam Choudhary

BDS

Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru

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Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.

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Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary

BDS

Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru

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