Director & Senior Consultant
MBBS MS (General Surgery) M.Ch (Neurosurgery) Doctor of Science – Honoris Causa, MAHER University (2024)
Dr. K. R. Suresh Bapu is one of India’s most distinguished Senior Consultant Neurosurgeons, with over 53+ years of unparalleled experience in brain, spine, and nerve surgery. He serves as the Director of the Institute of Neuroscience at SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai.
Over the course of his illustrious career, he has held several prestigious positions, including his service in the Tamil Nadu Government Medical Service, as Additional Professor of Neurosurgery at Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, and as Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
Dr. Suresh Bapu is a recipient of the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) awarded by MAHER and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons in 2026, recognizing his exceptional contribution to the field of neurosurgery.
His clinical expertise spans the entire spectrum of neurosurgical care, including complex brain tumor microsurgery, cerebrovascular surgery, awake craniotomy, skull base surgery, epilepsy surgery, functional neurosurgery, spinal surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery.
Renowned for his clinical excellence, surgical precision, and compassionate patient care, Dr. Suresh Bapu is widely regarded as one of the leading neurosurgeons in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. He remains committed to delivering advanced, evidence based neurosurgical care with a strong focus on patient outcomes and quality of life.
Micro Neurosurgery for Brain Tumors and Spinal Cord Tumors
Cerebrovascular Surgery – Intracranial Aneurysms and Arteriovenous (AV) Malformations
Minimal Access Skull Base Surgery – Cerebellopontine Angle Schwannomas
Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery – Pituitary Tumors, Craniopharyngiomas and Skull Base Tumors
Awake Craniotomy for Glioma with Neuronavigation and Neurophysiological Monitoring
Functional Neurosurgery – Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm, DREZ Lesioning
Epilepsy Surgery with Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Pain Procedures – Image-Guided Cervical and Lumbar Root Blocks, Facet Blocks, Kyphoplasty, Glycerol Neurolysis for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pediatric Neurosurgery – Spinal Dysraphism, Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) for Aqueductal Stenosis, VP Shunt
Spinal Surgery – Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Minimal Access Spinal Surgery, Lumbar Spinal Stabilization, Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Surgery for Cervical SpondyloticMyelopathy
Peripheral Nerve Surgery – Brachial Plexus Injuries and Peripheral Nerve Tumors
Best Outgoing Student – Madurai Medical College, 1973–74
Best Teacher Award – MGR Medical University, 2012
Tamil Nadu Medical Council Award for Exemplary Service in Medicine, 2018
Alumni Award for Excellence in Service – Madurai, 2024
Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) – MAHER University, 2024, for Selfless Service to Humanity
Lifetime Achievement Award – Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2026
Invited Orator for prestigious neurosurgery orations including Prof. B. Ramamurthy Oration, Prof. T. S. Kanaka Oration, Dr. Nanjunda Rao Oration, Prof. V. Balasubramaniam Oration, and Dr. Ananthagiri Oration
Publications & Book Chapters:
Brain, Head Injuries, Spine & Spinal Cord – Elsevier's Clinical Manual of Surgery, 2014
Tentorial Meningioma – PGINS Monograph Series on Meningioma
Intradural Spinal Tumors – Textbook of Neurosurgery by Dr. Vincent Thamburaj
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Ramamurthi & Tandon's Textbook of Neurosurgery, 4th Edition
Presentations at numerous national and international neurosurgery conferences
MCh in Neurosurgery – Advanced Surgical Specialization
Additional Professor of Neurosurgery – Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai (1998–2006)
Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon – Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (1998–2014)
Director & Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon – Institute of Neurosciences, SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai (2014 – Present)
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