Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH - Consultant Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Dr. Kokkula Praneeth

Consultant Pediatric Neurosurgeon

M.B.B.S (OMC), M.S. (AIIMS, New Delhi), M.Ch. (Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh), Post Doctoral Fellowship (Vascular Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh)

English, Hindi, Telugu Banjara Hills Himayatnagar

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      Dr. Kokkula Praneeth is an undergraduate (MBBS) from Osmania Medical College and later he joined as Junior Resident for M.S. in Department of Surgical Disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2012. He did his M.Ch. Neurosurgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2018, he continued as Post-Doctoral Fellow in Vascular Neurosurgery at PGIMER till 2019. For 3 months duration he worked as Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery at AIIMS, Jodhpur. In October 2019, he joined the Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS New Delhi as an Assistant Professor. He had an excellent academic and surgical record throughout his residency training and practice, with several publications in both national and international journals. He is well versed in all aspects of neurosurgery with special interest in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurooncology and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and is currently working on many national and international research projects.



        Areas of interest and expertise



        ·       Pediatric Neurosurgery

      o   Craniosynostosis

      o   Spinal dysraphism

      o   Brain and spine tumors

        ·       Vascular Neurosurgery

      o   Intracranial aneurysms

      o   Moya-moya disease – Indirect revascularization and STA-MCA bypass

      o   Arteriovenous malformation – microsurgery and radiosurgery

        ·       Oncology

      o   Operated on wide variety of tumors – Gliomas, craniopharyngiomas, pituitary tumor, skull base tumors using Intra-op Ultrasound, Image guidance, Intraop neuromonitoring

        ·       Functional Neurosurgery

      o   Epilepsy surgery

      o   Pallidotomy and Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia

      o   Intrathecal baclofen pump, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spasticity

      o   DREZotomy, Intrathecal morphine pump for Pain

        ·       Trauma

      o   Wide experience in managing full spectrum of head and spine injury

      o   Special interest in Pediatric head injury including ICP monitoring, microdialysis and barbiturate coma

      o   Surgery for peripheral nerve injury

      o   DREZotomy for brachial plexus neuralgia

      o   Complex cranioplasty with patient specific implants

        ·       Minimally invasive/ Endoscopic brain and spine surgery


        ·       Skull base surgery


        ·       Spine surgery

      o   Minimally invasive spine surgery

      o   Spinal cord tumors

      o   Scoliosis and Deformity correction

        ·       Gamma Knife Radiosurgery


        ·       Brain death certification and organ donation



      Awards and Achievements

       1.     Best Poster – Neurovascon 2018

       2.     Associate Editor – Journal of Spinal Surgery

       3.     Review Editor – Frontier in Neurology

       4.     Section Editor – Neurotrauma - Neurology India

       5.     Reviewer for Neurology India, Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Spinal Surgery, and Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma


                1.     Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Gupta SK, Singla N. Necessity is the mother of invention: Technical note on the use of self-designed low-cost continuous sump suction for use in microvascular anastomosis. Surgical Neurology International. 2019;10

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               2.     Praneeth K, Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Malik P. Short Segment C1 - C2 Fusion in a Case of Congenital C2 Spondylolysis Associated with Chiari Malformation. Neurology India. 2019;67(6).

            

               3.     Praneeth K, Karthigeyan M, Salunke P, Ray N. Synchondral Fracture of the Posterior “hemiarch” of Pediatric Atlas with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula following a Penetrating Neck Injury. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2019;54(6).


              4. Praneeth K, Nachiappan DS, Gupta D. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Delayed Presentation of Tension Pneumocephalus as Stroke. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1635-1636. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333488. PMID: 34979661.


              5. Praneeth K, Rajasekhar R, Aggarwal A, Jani P, Singla N. Intracranial Eye. Neurology India. 2020;68(6).


               6. Yerramilli SK, Kokula P, Gupta SK, Radotra BD, Aggarwal A, Aggarwal D, et al. Connective Tissue Abnormalities in Patients with Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and No Known Systemic Connective Tissue Disorder. World Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1;141:e829–35. (Co - First Author)


               7.  Singla N, Kumar M, Praneeth K, et al. A Brief Report on the Prevalence of Vitamin D3 Deficiency in Children with Brain Tumors. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2022;56(4):171–173

       

               8. Das SK, Singla N, Gupta SK, Praneeth K et al. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Do Changes in Inflammatory Markers Precede or Succeed Symptomatic Vasospasm? J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2022;56(3):116–120.


              9. Sharma T, Kedia S, Praneeth K, Sharma R, Gupta D. Letter to the editor regarding an iPad-based intervention to improve visual-motor, visual-attention, and visual-perceptual skills in children with surgically treated hydrocephalus: a pilot study [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jan 30]. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023;10.1007/s00381-023-05858-8. doi:10.1007/s00381-023-05858-8


               10. Ruparelia, J., Gosal, J. S., Kokkula, P., Garg, M., Bhaskar, S., Panda, S., Tiwari, S., Jha, D. K., Kaur, M., & Bhatia, P. K. (2022). The Yin and Yang of Operating on a Posterior Fossa Meningioma: The Schmahmann Syndrome. Neurology India70(4), 1661–1664. https://doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.355121


               11. Sahoo, S. K., Gupta, S. K., Salunke, P., Dhandapani, S., Aggarwal, A., Singla, N., Karthigeyan, M., Singh, A., Tripathi, M., Gendle, C., Singla, R., Chhabra, R., Mohindra, S., Tewari, M. K., Rekhapalli, R. S., Kokkula, P., & Gupta, T. (2022). Setting up a Neurosurgical Skills Laboratory and Designing Simulation Courses to Augment Resident Training Program. Neurology India70(2), 612–617. https://doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.344633


               12. Kumar N, Katiyar V, Praneeth K, et al. Challenges and prospects of neurosurgical teleconsultations in a developing country: a reality check. Neurosurg Focus. 2022;52(6):E5. doi:10.3171/2022.3.FOCUS2247


               13.  Hr D, Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Gupta SK, Sachdeva N. Seasonal variation and Incidence of rupture of intracranial aneurysm : A prospective study and Literature review. Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2022;31(3):137-14


       14.  Gupta DK, Praneeth K, Vij V. Archer Struck in Neck. Neurol India. 2022;70(5):2217-2219. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.359167


               15.Decompressive Hemi Craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: Adding years of quality life or mere existence ? – accepted for publication in Neurology India.


               16.  Complications of Decompressive Craniectomy: A Case-Based Review – accepted for publication in IJNT


               17.     Kulandaisamy, R., Kushwaha, T., Dalal, A., Kumar, V., Singh, D., Baswal, K., Sharma, P., Praneeth, K., Jorwal, P., Kayampeta, S. R., Sharma, T., Maddur, S., Kumar, M., Kumar, S., Polamarasetty, A., Singh, A., Sehgal, D., Gholap, S. L., Appaiahgari, M. B., Katika, M. R., … Inampudi, K. K. (2022). Repurposing of FDA Approved Drugs Against SARS-CoV-2 Papain-Like Protease: Computational, Biochemical, and in vitro Studies. Frontiers in microbiology13, 877813. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.877813


               18. Gupta S, Narayanan R, Aggarwal A, Mohanty M, Ahuja C, Verma N, et al. Outcome following Surgical Revascularization in Patients of Moyamoya Disease with Focus on Graft Patency and Angiographic Changes. Neurology India. 2021;69(3).


              19. Gosal JS, Shukla K, Praneeth K, Tiwari S, Garg M, Bhaskar S, et al. Coexistent pituitary adenoma and frontal convexity meningioma with frontal sinus invasion: A rare association. Surgical Neurology International. 2020;11.


             20. Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Praneeth K, Kaur S, Takkar A. Convergence Weakness with Intact Medial Rectus Function in Proptosis due to Orbital Tumors. Neurology India. 2020;68(4).


             21. Tiwari S, Yadav T, Pamnani J, Mathew JM, Elhence P, Praneeth K, et al. Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor: A Unique Leptomeningeal Tumor Entity. World Neurosurgery. 2020;135.


             22. Gosal JS, Ruparelia J, Garg M, Praneeth K, Bhaskar S, Jha DK. Giant skull vault defect in a child caused by Langerhans cell histiocytosis: the “calvaria-eating disease.” Child’s Nervous System. 2020;36(3).


            23. Pal R, Singla N, Praneeth K, Dutta P. Uncommon calcified suprasellar mass mimicking a craniopharyngioma. International Medicine. 2020;2(2):158.


            24. Ashwath KG, Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Singla N, Gupta K. Neutrophil-To-lymphocyte ratio: Can it be used as an adjunct tool to predict histopathological grade of brain tumor? Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2019;10(4).


             25. Singla N, Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Ahuja C. Supergiant cavernous carotid aneurysm: Successful management with ligation of internal carotid artery and sta-mca bypass. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2019;10(4).


             26. Aggarwal A, Praneeth K, Kumar A, Jindal N, Malhotra P. Acute Myelopathy as the First Manifestation in a Hitherto Undiagnosed Case of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2019;35(2). (Corresponding Author)


             27. Vyas S, Modi M, Singla N, Gupta SK, Bindal S, Singh P, et al. Effect of Extent of Hippocampal and Amygdala Resection on Seizure Outcome in Patients with Refractory Epilepsy Secondary to Medial Temporal Sclerosis. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research. 2019 Mar;53(1):11–6.


            28.  Dhandapani S, Singh A, Singla N, Praneeth K, Aggarwal A, Sodhi HB, et al. Has outcome of subarachnoid hemorrhage changed with improvements in neurosurgical services? Study of 2000 patients over 2 decades from India. Stroke. 2018;49(12).

              

            29.  Aggarwal A, Dhandapani S, Praneeth K, Sodhi HBS, Pal SS, Gaudihalli S, et al. Comparative evaluation of H&H and WFNS grading scales with modified H&H (sans systemic disease): A study on 1000 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical Review. 2018;41(1).


            30.  Aggarwal S, Praneeth K, Rathore Y, Waran V, Singh P. Laparoscopic management of mesh erosion into small bowel and urinary bladder following total extra-peritoneal repair of inguinal hernia. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 2016;12(1).



                    Chapters in books

              1.       Praneeth K, Singh HI, Borkar SA. (2022). Occipital Condylar Fracture. Salubris. AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book – Cervical Spine Trauma (1dt ed., pp. 1-6). New Delhi.

             2.       Praneeth K, Kumar R, Gupta D. (2022). Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation. Salubris. AIIMS Neurosurgery Case Book – Cervical Spine Trauma (1dt ed., pp. 7-14). New Delhi.




                 




          




      ·       Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)

      ·       Neurological Society of India (NSI)

      ·       Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI)

      ·       Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI)

      ·      Post Doctoral Fellowship in Vascular Neurosurgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh

      Banjara Hills

      Road No. 2, Near Hotel Park Hyatt, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034

      Himayatnagar

      Old MLA Quarters Rd, AP State Housing Board, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500029

      Where does Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH Practice?

      Dr Kokkula Praneeth Practices at Rainbow Children's Hospitals, Hyderabad, Banjarahills

      How can I take Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH appointment?

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      What is Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH education qualification?

      Dr Kokkula Praneeth had completed M.B.B.S (OMC), M.S. (AIIMS, New Delhi), M.Ch. (Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh), PDF (Vascular Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh)

      What does Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH Specialized in?

      Dr Kokkula Praneeth is specialized in Pediatric Neurosurgery

      How many years of experience does Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH have?

      Dr Kokkula Praneeth is having 5 years of experience

      What are the services provided by Dr. KOKKULA PRANEETH

      The services provided by Dr Kokkula Praneeth are Pediatric Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery, Oncology, Functional Neurosurgery, Trauma, Minimally invasive/ Endoscopic brain and spine surgery, Skull base surgery ,Spine surgery, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Brain death certification and organ donation.