Dr. Santosh Sharma

• Dr. Santosh Sharma is an experienced neurosurgeon of over 30 Years, distinctively skilled in performing surgery. He has had great results performing spinal and cranial surgeries at some point in his career.
• He holds his first medical degree from SMS Medical College Jaipur- MBBS, MS in surgery, and an M.Sc from the University of Salford United Kingdom.
• After completing his medical degree, he worked in many hospitals in UAE, U.K., and India. They include the Tawam Hospital in UAE, Mafraq Hospital in UAE, and Al Ain, in which he served as the Neurosurgery division head.
• He has encountered patients in their infancy, childhood, adolescence, and all through their adulthood. He has some unique and valuable experiences in doing very sensitive and complex neurological surgery.
• Dr. Santosh Sharma has great bilateral fine motor skills and prides himself on being a patient-centered care provider.
• He is such an extraordinary man and with his team achieved amputation of the Pagopagus twins neurosurgical operation in the Mafraq Hospital. Besides the formal academic training in medicine, he also possesses the FRCS qualification, which makes him admissible to work as a Surgeon in Ireland and the UK.
• Because of his practice, he avails the newest and most effective neurosurgical techniques to his clients. He also has extensive research experience in Hydrocephalus and has written a thesis titled: “Hydrocephalus, hunt implant failure” as a master of science thesis to be awarded by the University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom.
• He learned complicated surgical procedures which include craniotomy, lumbar puncture, microdiscectomy, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, and endoscopic surgery. His specialty areas of interest include; cerebral edema, ependymomas, meningioma, hydrocephalus, brain and spinal tumors, cerebrospinal fluid leak, spinal tumor,and epilepsy.

Conditions treated by Dr. Santosh Sharma

• Cerebral Edema
• Brain Tumors (e.g., meningioma, ependymomas)
• Hydrocephalus
• Spinal Tumors
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
• Epilepsy
• Hydrocephalus Hunt Implant Failure
• Cranial and Spinal Trauma
• Congenital Brain Disorders
• Neurovascular Conditions
• Spinal Disorders
• Pagopagus Twin Neurosurgical Dissociation

Area of Interest

• Spinal Surgery
• Cranial Surgery
• Neurosurgical Procedures for Hydrocephalus
• Neurosurgical Management of Epilepsy
• Complex Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Spinal and Cranial Trauma
• Endoscopic Neurosurgery

Qualification

• MBBS – SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• Master's in Surgery – SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• M.Sc. – University of Salford, UK (Thesis on Hydrocephalus Hunt Implant Failure)

Work Experiences

• Consultant Neurosurgeon - Tawam Hospital, Al Ain
• Head of Neurosurgery Division - Mafraq Hospital