Profile Brief
Dr. Sumana B. Pallegar is a distinguished neurosurgeon with 12+ years of experience, specializing in brain and spine care in Bengaluru. With expertise in intricate procedures, Dr. Sumana excels in the treatment of brain tumors, skull base surgery, surgery for drug-refractory epilepsy, surgery for Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, surgery for spasticity, and vascular malformations. Additionally, Dr. Pallegar is adept at spine interventions, including disc prolapse, decompressions, fusions, spinal cord stimulation surgery, and intrathecal baclofen for Spasticity. Dr. Sumana’s unwavering commitment to excellence positions him as a prominent figure in the field of neurosurgery. Dr. Pallegar is fluent in multiple languages, including Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali.
Educational qualification
- MBBS - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Rajiv Gandhi university of Health Sciences, Bangalore
- DNB (NEUROSURGERY) - National Board of Examinations ,New Delhi.
- Fellowship in Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery - Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
Experience
- Consultant Neurosurgeon, Brains Super Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru
- Training in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada
- Training in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Park Clinic, Kolkata
- Consultant Neurosurgeon,Narayana Health City, Cayman Islands
- Consultant Neurosurgeon, Majumdar Shaw Medical Centre, NH Health City, Bengaluru
- Consultant Neurosurgeon, Rajagiri Hospitals, Cochin, Kerala
- Consultant Neurosurgeon, People Tree Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Jr consultant, Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru
- Neurosurgery resident, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Expertise
- Brain Tumors
- Spine Surgeries
- Stroke surgeries
- Aneurysms
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Neurotrauma
- Scoliosis correction
- Vascular Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Surgery for Epilepsy and Parkinson's disease and movement disorders.
- Surgery for Spasticity
PUBLICATIONS
- DNB Thesis: An analysis of recurrent Gliomas of the Brain.
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