Dr. Prakash Paudel is a full-time Neurosurgeon working at Nepal Mediciti Hospital. His clinical expertise focuses on management of both brain and spine related pathologies. He has rich experience of performing a wide spectrum of cranial as well as spinal procedures.
He has completed his MBBS in 2009 AD from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University. He has completed the 5-year neurosurgery fellowship (Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons) program from Pakistan. After completion of the fellowship, Dr. Paudel worked in the department of neurosurgery in Bir hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) where he was actively involved in both clinical and academic activities. He did Neuroendoscopy (both skull base and intra-ventricular) fellowship from Germany in 2017.
Besides, regular clinical works, he is actively involved in a different international professional organization and clinical research activities. He has published research articles and has presented his works in different national and international forums.
Clinical Expertise:
Spine trauma and spinal cord injury management
Deformity correction
Management of craniocervical junction anomalies
Decompression and fixation of spinal spondylolisthesis
Microdiscectomy for herniated lumbar disc
Anterior and posterior cervical surgery for cervical radiculopathy/myelopathy
Repair of myelomeningocele and spinal tumor surgeries.
Cranial surgeries- skull base, brain tumor, and hydrocephalus
Areas of Interest:
Spinal surgery
Neuro-endoscopy
Paediatric neurosurgery
Awards & Affiliation:
Awarded with Prof Naqibullah Achakzai Gold Medal 2016 for the scoring highest mark in neurosurgery final examination in 2016.
Spinal Cord Injury Collaboration- Nepal, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
AO Spine - - a global academic spine community promoting excellence in patient care and outcomes
Executive member of Spine Chapter of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON) and currently holds the position of member secretary of Clinical Audit & Patient Safety Committee at Nepal Mediciti Hospital.