Dr. Laxminarayan Tripathy, with over 35 years of neurosurgical experience and more than 15,000 complex surgeries performed, is one of India’s most respected neurosurgeons. He pioneered advanced minimally invasive brain and spine procedures in Kolkata and is actively working to establish a Robotic Brain & Spine Centre. Known for precision and patient-centric care, he also mentors postgraduate neurosurgeons under the National Board of Education.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Utkal University, 1983 (8 Gold Medals & Best Medical Graduate Award)
• MS (Surgery) – PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1987
• MCh (Neurosurgery) – PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1989
• FRCS – United Kingdom, 1998
• CCST – Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board, UK, 2008

Professional Experiences:

• Over 35 years in neurosurgery, specializing in complex brain and spine procedures
• Director, Manipal Institute of Neurological Diseases (MIND), Manipal Hospitals EM Bypass, Kolkata
• Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Manipal Hospitals, Kolkata
• Chief Guide for Postgraduate Thesis and senior-most teacher for DrNB (Super-specialty course in Neurosurgery, NBE) since 2017

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member, Neurological Society of India (NSI); Executive Committee Member & Organising Secretary, NSICON 2024
• Ex-Member, Society of British Neurological Surgeons
• Ex-Member, European Skull Base Society
• Life Member, Association of Neuroscientists of Eastern India
• International Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), USA
• International Member, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies

Awards and Achievements:

• CCST, Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board (UK), 2008
• Rotary International Citation for Service Above Self (2007 & 2015)
• Lifetime Achievement Award in Neurosurgery, Mumbai, 2019
• Prof. M.S. Khadanga Oration Award, Odisha, 2022

Publications:

• Numerous papers published in Neurology India, British Journal of Neurosurgery, Child’s Nervous System, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, and others
• Topics include: intracranial aneurysms, cavernous angiomas, spinal tumours, neuroblastomas, craniovertebral junction disorders, hydrocephalus, subdural hematomas, and case reports on rare neurosurgical conditions
• Contributor to medical textbooks and international neurosurgery research collaborations