Dr. Kaviraj Kaushik

MBBS, M.S, M.Ch (Neurosurgery)

Consultant Neuro & Spine Surgery

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About

Dr. Kaviraj Kaushik is an expert and leading neurosurgeon with special interest in Neuro-oncosurgery. A gold medalist in neurosurgery training, Dr. Kaviraj Kaushik brings with him a decade of post graduate experience and has previously been associated with some of the best hospitals in India.

Presently working as consultant brain and spine onco-neurosurgeon, he has mastered himself in minimal invasive surgeries of brain and spine and even operated multiple intraspinal tumors through minimal invasive approaches.

Specialized Areas

Minimal Invasive (Endoscopic) Spine Surgery
Image guided surgery (Neuronavigation assisted surgeries)
Endoscopic Brain Surgery
Trans-nasal Endoscopic Surgeries for Pituitary and other brain tumors.
Surgeries for Brain Tumors (Awake Craniotomy, Use of Intra-op neuromonitoring)
Skull Base Surgeries
Surgeries for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Functional Neurosurgery
Surgery for Hydrocephalous
Brain and Spine trauma
Frame Based and frameless stereotactic biopsy

Educational Background

MBBS, Pt. BDS PGIMS Rohtak, India
MS (General Surgery) Pt. BDS PGIMS Rohtak, India
M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) PGIMER & Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi, India

Experience

2011-14 Junior Resident In Dept of Surgery
2014-15 Senior Resident in Dept. of Neurosurgery, Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital, New Delhi
2015-18 Senior Resident in Dept. of Neurosurgery, PGIMER & Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi
2018-19 Associate Consultant Neurosurgery, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.
2019-21 Assistant Professor Neurosurgery, ABVIMS & Dr. RML Hospital New Delhi
2022-24 Consultant Neurosurgery, BLK-MAX Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi

Professional Journey

Achievements

Attended many national and international Neurosurgery conferences and workshops
Presented papers and posters in various national and international conferences
Invited as faculty in 26^th Annual DNA conference.

Awards

Gold Medal for best resident during Neurosurgery training

Publication

Choudhary A, Kaushik K, Ahuja A, Varshney R, Sharma R, Phulware RH. Neurocysticercosis Superimposing Schwannoma: A Unique Combination of 2 Pathologies at Cerebellopontine Cistern. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;146:205-209. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.111. Epub 2020 Oct 24. PMID: 33342760
Kaushik K, Choudhary A, Ahuja A, Varshney R, Sharma R. Camalote sign in intraventricular hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of uncommon disease. Surg Neurol Int. 2021 Oct 25;12:541. doi: 10.25259/SNI_512_2021. PMID: 34754591; PMCID: PMC8571180.
Choudhary A, Varshney R, Kumar A, Kaushik K. A Prospective Study of Novel Therapeutic Targets Interleukin 6, Tumor Necrosis Factor α, and Interferon γ as Predictive Biomarkers for the Development of Posttraumatic Epilepsy. World Neurosurg X. 2021 May 28;12:100107. doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2021.100107. PMID: 34195601; PMCID: PMC8233159
Choudhary A, Kaushik K. Bhaskar S, Gupta L, & Sharma R, Varshney R. (2020). Correlation of Initial Computed Tomography Findings with Outcomes of Patients with Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Prospective Study. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma. 18. 10.1055/s-0040-1713721
Varshney R, Bharadwaj P, Choudhary A, Paliwal P, Kaushik K. A rare case of intramedullary schwannoma at conus medullaris: A case report with review of literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Dec 22;11:454. doi: 10.25259/SNI_718_2020. PMID: 33408939; PMCID: PMC7771414
Choudhary A, Varshney R, Ranade P, Kaushik K. Evaluating the Role of Pre-operative Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion by Lumbar Drain in Transnasal Transsphenoidal Tumor Surgeries. Iran J Neurosurg. 2021; 7 (2) :75-84
Pandey S, Kaushik K, Gupta LN, Varshney R, Saxena P. (2018). Isolated dorsal vertebral Chondroblastoma: A rare case report with review of literature. Romanian Neurosurgery, 32(4), 647–653.
Choudhary A, Kumar A, Sharma R, Varshney R, Munjal S, Kaushik K, Gupta LN. (2021). Emergency Department Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in New Delhi–A Single Institute Cohort Management Data. Indian Journal of Neurosurgery. 10.1055/s-0040-1719236.
Kaushik K, Pandey S. (2019). Primary cerebellopontine angle glioblastoma in a child. A rare entity. Romanian Neurosurgery. 49-51. 10.33962/roneuro-2019-008.
Kaushik K, Singh J, Verma N, Verma S, Godara R, & Garg P. (2014). Adult right-sided Bochdalec hernia containing perforated colon. Hellenic Journal of Surgery. 86. 174-177. 10.1007/s13126-014-0122-0
Singh R, Godara R, Verma S, Singh J, Kaushik K, Verma N, Verma A. (2014). Transmural migration of surgical sponge into the stomach with outlet obstruction: Rare Case. Hellenic Journal of Surgery. 86. 166-168. 10.1007/s13126-014-0120-2.
J Singh, P Garg, S Verma, S Aggarwal, A Narang, V Rathee, K Kaushik, N Verma, Yadav SK. Schwannoma (Neurilemmoma) As Parotid Tumor – A Rare Presentation. The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 2013 Volume 15 Number
S Mittal, P Garg, S Verma, A Narang, S Aggarwal, J Singh, K Kaushik, V Singh Rathee, H Ranga. Aberrant Cystic Artery Causing Pseudo-Bilobed Gall Bladder: An Unknown Entity. The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013 Volume 13 Number 1.
Narang A, Mittal S, Garg P, Aggarwal S, Singh J, Kaushik K, Verma S. (2012). Rectal perforation by impacted fecaloma—a new mechanism proposed. Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. 32. 10.1007/s12664-012-0280-3.
Verma S, Garg P, Mittal S, Singla S, Singh J, Kaushik K. (2014). Sigmoid perforation – LPG tube found on exploration. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3. 1188-1190. 10.14260/jemds/2014/1966
K Kaushik, P Garg, S Aggarwal, A Narang, S Verma, J Singh, V Singh Rathee, H Ranga, S Yadav. Isolated Pancreatic Tail Hydatid Cyst – Is Distal Pancretectomy Always Required? The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013 Volume 13 Number 1.
Ranga HR, Kaushik K, Garg DK, Garg P. (2016). The difference in outcomes of excision versus invagination of hernial sac in management of indirect inguinal hernia. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 5(40), 2426+.