Deepak Agrawal

Deepak Agrawal
Born (1970-11-10) November 10, 1970 (age 54)
Delhi, India
OccupationNeurosurgery[1]
Websitedrdeepakaiims.com

Deepak Agrawal [2][3] born 10 November 1970, is a professor neurosurgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi[1] is one of the top 10 surgeons in the neurosurgery.[4] During his stint as chairman computerization,[5][6][7][8] he reformed the ICT processes at AIIMS, New Delhi and also helped patients in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi to get a Unique Health Identification (UHID), which documents their journey in the hospital.[9][10] He also pioneered stem cell research in spinal cord injury in India and set up the Stem Cell translational research in Neuroscience LAB (SCRTN) at AIIMS, New Delhi.[11][12][13]

Pain Surgery

Agrawal has pioneered DREZotomy technique for neuropathic pain in India and has refined the procedure to make it safer and more accessible to patients.[14][15][16][17] He has the largest series of Cervical DREZOTOMY in the Indian subcontinent.[18]At Present. He is the only Neurosurgeon in the world who is performing Lumbar DREZOTOMY for lower limb spasticity and pain.[19]

Agrawal was responsible[20] for the care of Baby Falak and raising the issue in the media[21] which led a national outcry against Child Abuse and Human trafficking.[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

He developed an UHID system in AIIMS to take appointment easily through ors.gov.in portal.[27][10][28]

Agrawal developed mechanical AgVa Ventilator in collaboration with Indian scientist Diwakar Vaish of A-SET Robotics.[29][30][31][32] During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 10,000 ventilators were manufactured and sold to various public and private hospitals across the Indian subcontinent.[33]

Agrawal has been instrumental in setting up the most advanced Neurotrauma center in India (JPNATC). He equipped the department with India's first Intraoperative spine CT (O-arm) and portable CT scanner, which has benefited more than 20000 patients till now.[34][35][36]

He has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (JPNS) since 2019,[37] and editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of Neurotrauma (IJNT) since April 2019.[38]

He has 3818 citations on his published research with an h-index of 33 and i10-index of 95 as on 10 Oct 2024.[39]

Career in Gamma Knife

Agrawal has expertise in gamma knife (stereotactic radiosurgery) and has treated the most patients with gamma knife in India.[40] He has the most experience in treating ocular malignancies by Gamma-knife Radiosurgery in India.[41] Agrawal is an authority on Gamma-Knife radiosurgery for brain tumors and vascular malformations and has extensively compared gamma knife with other forms of radiotherapy like cyberknife and proton beam and is a strong proponent of Gamma-knife vis-a-vis other modalities. [42] He has published ground breaking research on gamma knife, including a policy paper on improving neurosurgical access in developing countries using gamma knife.[43]

Awards

  • 'CNS-CSNS young neurosurgeon of the year' award by the US Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) at the annual CNS meeting in September 2008 at San Diego, California.[44][45]
  • ‘Tata Innovation Fellowship’ by DBT for a 3-year period from 2013 of Rs 22.5 lakhs.[46]
  • "Dynamic CIO of the Year 2016" in the fifth Annual Healthcare Summit.[47]
  • AAPI International research award (1st prize) in 'Innovation in healthcare' at Global health summit (2016).[2]
  • Award given by Birac under the Department of Biotechnology of 50 lakhs.[48]

References

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  12. ^ Saini, R.; Pahwa, B.; Agrawal, D.; Singh, P.; Gurjar, H.; Mishra, S.; Jagdevan, A.; Misra, M. C. (2022). "Safety and feasibility of intramedullary injected bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells in acute complete spinal cord injury: Phase 1 trial". Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 37 (3): 331–338. doi:10.3171/2022.2.SPINE211021. PMID 35395638. S2CID 248050473. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  13. ^ Saini, R.; Pahwa, B.; Agrawal, D.; Singh, P. K.; Gujjar, H.; Mishra, S.; Jagdevan, A.; Misra, M. C. (2022-03-31). "Efficacy and outcome of bone marrow derived stem cells transplanted via intramedullary route in acute complete spinal cord injury – A randomized placebo controlled trial". Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 100: 7–14. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.033. PMID 35367733. S2CID 247846931. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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  17. ^ Doddamani, Ramesh Sharanappa; Garg, Sharat; Agrawal, Deepak; Meena, Rajesh Kumar; Sawarkar, Dattaraj; Singh, Pankaj Kumar; Verma, Satish; Chandra, Sarat P. (2021). "Microscissor DREZotomy for Post Brachial Plexus Avulsion Neuralgia: A Single Centre Experience". Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 208. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106840. PMID 34418706. S2CID 236906804.
  18. ^ Doddamani, R. S.; Garg, S.; Agrawal, D.; Meena, R. K.; Sawarkar, D.; Singh, P. K.; Verma, S.; Chandra, S. P. (2021). "Microscissor DREZotomy for post brachial plexus avulsion neuralgia: A single center experience". Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 208: 106840. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106840. PMID 34418706. S2CID 236906804. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
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