Dr. Anirban Deep Banerjee

Brief Profile:

Dr. Anirban Deep Banerjee is a distinguished neurosurgeon renowned for his extensive expertise in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, as well as Skull-base Neurosurgery. Previously, he served as a Senior Consultant in Neurosurgery and was the head of the Movement Disorder Clinic at the Institute of Neurosciences, Apollo Kolkata. Dr. Banerjee earned his MBBS from the University of Calcutta and completed his residency in Neurosurgery (M.Ch.) at NIMHANS. He further enhanced his qualifications by undertaking prestigious AANS-recognized fellowships in the United States, specializing in Skull-base Neurosurgery at Louisiana State University and Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

His primary areas of interest encompass Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgical techniques for managing intractable movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Essential Tremor, and Dystonia, as well as spastic disorders including Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, and conditions resulting from head or spinal cord injuries and strokes. He also addresses psychiatric disorders like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and epilepsy. Dr. Banerjee was instrumental in establishing the first advanced Movement Disorder Clinic in Eastern India, which serves as a comprehensive center of excellence for Neuromodulation and Functional Neurosurgery.

To date, he has performed over 400 neuro-modulation surgeries, including more than 200 Deep Brain Stimulation procedures, and has contributed to the field with published innovations in novel skull-base neurosurgical techniques. His extensive experience also includes advanced micro-neurosurgical and neuro-endoscopic management of thousands of neurosurgical patients. Dr. Banerjee has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in esteemed international and national journals, as well as neurosurgical textbooks. He is often invited as a visiting faculty member to conduct live surgical workshops and to establish deep brain stimulation surgery programs at various prestigious medical institutions, both in India and internationally. At the official invitation of the government of Bangladesh, he initiated a program to further advance these surgical techniques.

Work Experience:

• Fellowship in Restorative Neurosurgery - Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, 2012

Education:

• MBBS - Nil Ratan Sircar medical college, 2002
• MCh - Neuro Surgery - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), 2008
• Fellowship in Restorative Neurosurgery - Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, 2012
• Fellowship in Skull-Base & Complex Vascular Neurosurgery - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, USA, 2011

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Pioneer & Head of Eastern India’s first advanced Movement Disorder Clinic
• Graduated in the Top 3% category in Final M.B.B.S. Examination, N.R.S. Medical College, University of Calcutta, India - 2000
• Gold Medalist (Anatomy) in M.B.B.S., N.R.S. Medical College, University of Calcutta, India - 1997
• Senior Prosectorship Award (Anatomy) in M.B.B.S., N.R.S. Medical College, University of Calcutta, India - 1996
• Gold Medalist (School First rank holder) in All India Secondary School Examination - 1993
• Has numerous peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals and neurosurgical textbooks as well as invited-speaker presentations, including Faculty to the 16th World Congress of Neurosurgery, WFNS 2017, Istanbul, Turkey

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• West Bengal Medical Council
• Medical Council of India
• Member of ECFMG
• USMLE Step 3 (Maryland, USA)
• Life Member: Neurological Society of India (NSI)
• Life Member: Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (IndSPN)
• Life Member: Indian Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery (ISSFN)
• Life Member: The Neuromodulation Society of India (TNS)
• Life Member: International Neuromodulation Society (INS)