Dr.Umesh Srikantha

About Doctor DR.UMESH SRIKANTHA

• lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dr. Umesh Srikantha is a highly acclaimed neurosurgeon working as a Consultant and Head of spine services at Aster Hospitals, Bangalore.
• His areas of special interest are Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Spine surgery, complex spine surgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and Neuro-oncology.
• He did his MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, followed by M.Ch training in Neurosurgery from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka.
•  After working as a general neurosurgeon for a few years, he developed an active interest in the field of spine surgery and further pursued his training by doing a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery from South Korea. Apart from attending various training programs on MIS in the early days of his career.
• He is also trained in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and neuro-oncology.
• He has been a part of several research projects on brain tumours as well.
• An ever enthusiastic professional, he has participated in various programs, attended a number of national and international conferences and has several publications to his credit.
• He has conducted several workshops and has trained several surgeons from across the country in minimally invasive spine surgery.