• Dr. Deshpande V Rajakumar is the Director of Department of Neurosurgery at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. 
• With a keen interest in brain tumours and expertise in minimal access surgeries of the brain and spine, Dr. D V Rajakumar figures among the very few doctors to conduct Endoscopic Brain Tumour Removals.
• He is renowned for Endoscopic approaches to complex surgeries, and has presented papers on related subjects in international forums.

SPECIALTY 

• Brain Cancer
• He has vast experience as a Neurosurgeon, specializing in Minimal Access Surgeries of the Brain and Spine.
• His areas of interest have been brain tumours (including skull base tumours), cerebrovascular diseases, and spine.

TRAINING 

• MBBS - J.S.S Medical College, Mysore - 1982
• Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA - 1986
• M.Ch - Neuro Surgery - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) - 1989
• DNB (Neurosurgery)

CREDENTIALS

• Dr. D V Rajakumar has been instrumental in developing the cadaver laboratory at the Harper Hospital, carrying out many dissections of the human skull and brain.
• He was Bangalore’s first neurosurgeon to perform pedicle screw fixation for spine injuries.
• He also has an illustrious track record of teaching at eminent hospitals. 
• Dr. Deshpande has presented and published papers on Endoscopic Approach to the Skull Base at the International Congress of Skull Base at San Diego and on several approaches to the brain and spine.

MEMBERSHIP/ EXPERIENCE

• Member, Indian Medical Association
• Member, Neurological Society of India
• Member, Bangalore Neurological Society
• Member, Skull Base Society of India
• Member, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Japan
• Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, USA
• Former Director of Department of Neurosurgery at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore.