Dr. Basant Kumar Misra is a neurosurgeon specialising in treating

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, cerebrovascular and

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disorders, injuries, pathologies and malformations. He is the Vice-President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, and the former President of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons, and the

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. He is a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest medical honour in India.

Early life and education

Basant Misra was born in Bhubaneswar to eminent economist, Dr. Baidyanath Misra and Mrs. Basanti Misra, a homemaker. He did his schooling from the Demonstration Multipurpose School, Bhubaneswar, MBBS from the Government Medical College, Sambalpur, his MS General Surgery from

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, his MCh in Neurosurgery from AIIMS, New Delhi and DNB Neurosurgery from the National Board of Examinations. He received Commonwealth Medical Scholarship to the

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Career

He started his career as a Research officer at the

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, and is currently the Chairman & Chief of Surgery, and Head of the Neurosurgery department at Hinduja Hospitals, Mumbai. His notable patients include

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, Salman Khan, Abhijat Joshi, Anand Kumar, among others * He is the first neurosurgeon in the world to perform image-guided surgery for

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s. * He is the first neurosurgeon in South Asia to perform gamma knife radiosurgery. * He is the first neurosurgeon in India to perform EC-IC bypass for

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. * He is the first neurosurgeon in India to perform endoscopic spinal surgery. * He is the first neurosurgeon in India to perform

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. He is also working wit
Dr. B. Ravi
institute chair professor of Mechanical engineering and the founder of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (incubation) Centre (BETiC) at

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, to co-develop biomedical devices. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He started the 6-year DNB course in Neurosurgery for MBBS graduates (one of the only 32 NBE-accredited tertiary-care institutions in India) and a 3-month fellowship programme (one of only 23 WFNS-accredited Class-1 postgraduate training centres in the world) at Hinduja Hospital. He also conducts cadaveric demonstrations, hands-on dissection workshops, seminars and CME courses. He has previously taught at SCTIMST (an

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), Australian School of Advanced Medicine and

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Posts

Robert Spetzler in a Neurosurgeons Group

He is holding / has held the following positions: * 1st Vice-President of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies * President (2016-'20), World Federation of Skull Base Societies * President (2015-'17), International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery * President (2015-'19), Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons * President (2004-'06), Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons * President (2008-'09), Neurological Society of India * President (2002-'04), Skull Base Surgery Society of India * President (2010-'11), Cerebrovascular Society of India * President (2009-'10), Bombay Neurosciences Association

Awards

* Distinguished Alumnus Award (1969) - Demonstration Multipurpose School, Bhubaneswar * Best Graduate Award (1975) - Sambalpur University * Best Post-Graduate Award (1980) -

* Commonwealth Medical Scholarship (1984) - British Medical Council * Dr. B. C. Roy National Award (2018) -

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* International Lifetime Recognition Award (2020) -

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Charity

He runs a free weekly clinic at Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, providing free consultations to patients from the weaker sections of the society. He also waives off his surgical fees, either partially or completely. Along with Cardiac surgeon, Ramakanta Panda and former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Arup Patnaik, he set up th
Konark Cancer Foundation
for patients coming to the Tata Memorial Hospital for cancer treatment, providing them with financial support of up to INR 1 lac per patient, logistical support such as finding food and shelter for their attendants, providing other voluntary support, collecting and donating blood, medications and prosthesis. Around 10,000 patients and their families have been benefited since its inception. He started the Baidyanath Neurosurgery Charitable Trust to fund travelling fellowships of young neurosurgeons (below 40 years) from both public and private sectors, and of senior neurosurgeons from only the public sector, seeking advanced training abroad.Saran Grote CV
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Misra, B. K. Sambalpur University alumni Delhi University alumni All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Indian neurosurgeons Indian neuroscientists Indian neurologists Indian epileptologists Indian philanthropists Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners 1953 births Living people Medical doctors from Odisha People from Bhubaneswar Medical doctors from Maharashtra Medical doctors from Mumbai