Chithra Thomas
CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON
Kochi
Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Professor
OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Neuro Surgery Dept – Assistant Professor
- Attending out-patient department with 100+ patients per day
- Performed over 200 surgeries traumatic brain and spinal injuries annually
- Part of surgical team for complex surgeries including intra cranial tumors (75- adult, 12-children), clipping of aneurysms(14), spinal tumors(30+), endoscopic lumbar discectomies(5), endoscopic intra cranial bleed evacuation(10)
- Leading surgeon for 50+ cervical laminectomies, 100+ lumbar laminectomies and discectomies, 50+ dorsal and lumbar pedicle screw fixations, 100+ pediatric and adult VP shunts, melomeningocele repair (30)
- Presenting author in YASARGIL’S MICRO NEURO SURGERY CONGRESS, ISTANBUL, TURKEY 2024 for YOUNG MICRO NEURO SURGEON AWARD
- Attended ISPN conference, Hyderabad organized by NIMS, Hyderabad
- Participated in cadaveric endoscopic endonasal skull base workshop organized by GB Pant medical college
- Neuro Surgery Dept – Assistant Professor
- Duty Surgical Officer(DSO) in Acute Neuro Surgical Care
- Leading and assisting surgical teams in the elective OT
- Teaching Supervisor for 18 Mch students
- ICU on call(trauma ICU- 30 beds, surgical ICU- 15 beds) and attending referrals from other departments
- Attending out patient department with 100+ patients on a daily basis, inpatient wards with around 50 patients
Specialist, Surgical Gastro Enterology
ASTER MEDCITY KOCHI
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: SPECIALIST, SURGICAL GASTRO ENTEROLOGY
- Worked together with a brilliant team of doctors, arguably Kerala’s finest in routine clinical care, specialized ICU care and complex gastro intestinal surgeries with cutting edge laparoscopic and robotic technologies
- SPECIALIST, SURGICAL GASTRO ENTEROLOGY
Education
Mch - NEURO SURGERY
OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
HYDERABAD 01.2020 - 04.2023
MS - GENERAL SURGERY
GMC AMRITSAR
01.2016 - 04.2019
MRCS - undefined
EDINBURGH
MBBS - undefined
GMC
ERNAKULAM 01.2008 - 04.2014
Skills
Diagnosis and therapeutic planning for neurological illnesses
Surgical procedures for traumatic brain injuries
Endoscopic evacuation of intracranial bleeds
Spine surgeries including pedicle screw fixation and decompressive laminectomies
Elective brain surgeries
Elective spine surgeries
Pediatric surgeries including VP shunt and myelomeningocele repair
Review of clinical documentation
Training and workshops facilitation
Coordination of multidisciplinary teams
Preparation of academic plans
Conducting theory seminars
Journal presentations
Neuro radiology discussions
Clinical case presentations
Timeline
Assistant Professor
OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
01.2024 - 01.2025
Mch - NEURO SURGERY
OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE
01.2020 - 04.2023
Specialist, Surgical Gastro Enterology
ASTER MEDCITY KOCHI
01.2019 - 01.2020
MS - GENERAL SURGERY
GMC AMRITSAR
01.2016 - 04.2019
MBBS - undefined
GMC
01.2008 - 04.2014
MRCS - undefined
EDINBURGH