Dr. Joy Varghese

About Dr. Joy Varghese

Dr. Joy Varghese is a senior consultant Neurosurgeon and Chief coordinator of Neuro interventions at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He is an expert in Endovascular Neurosurgery, Microvascular Neurosurgery, and Skull Base Neurosurgery. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Varghese specializes in complex neurosurgical procedures and has a significant international training and work background.

Qualifications:

• MCh in Neurosurgery from Mumbai University, India.
• Fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology (FINR) from Zurich University, Switzerland.

Areas of Expertise:

• Complex microvascular neurosurgical procedures for the brain and spinal cord.
• Endovascular procedures for brain and spinal cord diseases.
• Endoscopic and microscopic surgeries for complex intracranial and skull base tumors.
• Spine decompressive and fusion surgeries.
• Microsurgical procedures for spinal cord tumors.

Treatments Offered:

• Intracranial Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Endarterectomies, Revascularisation Surgeries.
• Aneurysm Coiling, Flow Diversion Procedures, Intracranial Stenting, Carotid Stenting.
• AVM Embolizations, Dural AV Fistula Embolizations.
• Complex Intracranial and Skull Base Tumour Surgeries.
• Spine Decompressive and Fusion Surgeries.

Professional Experience:

• Apollo Hospital Chennai (Since 2015)
• Global Hospital Chennai (2013 to 2015)
• Lakeshore Hospital Ernakulam (2011 to 2013)
• Zurich University Hospital Switzerland (2010 to 2011)
• Seth GS Medical College (KEM Hospital) Mumbai (2009 to 2010)
• Sudheendra Medical Mission Hospital Kerala (2007 to 2009)
• Sanjoe Hospital Kerala (2006 to 2007)
• Bombay Hospital, Mumbai India (2002 to 2006)

Notable Achievements:

• Reversal of acute stroke in the youngest patient in the country by mechanical means (2013).
• Best paper award for research on cervical spondylotic myelopathy (Aug 2005).
• Trained neuro interventionalists in mechanical thrombectomy in Shanghai, China (2016).
• Treated the first reported case of bilateral direct carotid cavernous fistula in India.

Research and Publications:

• Presented and authored various papers on neurosurgery and neurointerventional techniques at national and international conferences.
• Recognized for research in microsurgery of cranial AVMs, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, and low-grade gliomas.