Dr. Amit Dhakoji

Fellowship & Membership

• Indo-Japanese Fellowship at Hiroshima and Fukushima University, Japan.
• Cerebrovascular Anastomosis Observership at Fukushima Medical University, Japan.
• Observership at Cleveland Clinic for Epilepsy Surgery and Stereo EEG, Ohio, Cleveland.
• Neurological Society of India (NSI).
• Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
• Walter E Dandy Neurological Society.
• Member of AO Spine(Bronze).

Field of Expertise

• Neurosurgery
• Epilepsy Surgery
• Cerebrovascular Surgery
• Spine Surgery
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Awake Craniotomy
• Telovelar Approaches
• Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery
• Endoscopic Transnasal Pituitary Surgeries
• STA-MCA Bypass
• Aneurysms Intramedullary Spinal Tumours
• Craniovertebral Junction Surgeries
• C1-C2 Fixations

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Marathi
• Malayalam

Talks & Publications

• C.V. Gopalkrishnan, Amit Dhakoji, Suresh Nair, Adesh Shrivastava. Neurenteric cyst of the cerebellopontine angle with fetal type posterior circulation, Volume 20, Number 4, December 2010, Neurosurgery Quarterly.
• C.V. Gopalkrishnan, Amit Dhakoji, Suresh Nair, Mathew Abraham. Sudden Paraplegia in Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Rupture: A Rare Presentation. November 2012 - Volume 22 - Issue 4 - p 245–248.
• C.V. Gopalkrishnan, Amit Dhakoji, Suresh Nair.Brainstem epidermoid cysts in children: Case-based update. J Child Neurol. 2012 Jan; 27(1):105-12.
• Amit Dhakoji, Gopalakrishnan CV, Suresh Nair. Hemimasticatory spasm following surgery for vestibular schwannoma.
• Movement Disorders Volume 26, Issue 14, pages 2481–2482, December 2011.
• Giant vertebral artery aneurysm presenting as hemiplegia cruciata; under review in The Neurologist. [Manuscript id NRL-11-59].
• Gopalakrishnan CV, Dhakoji A, Nair S, Menon G, Neelima R. A retrospective study of primary cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme in adults. J Clin Neurosci 2012 Dec; 19(12):1684-8.
• Gopalakrishnan CV, Dhakoji A, Menon G, Nair S. Factors predicting the need for cerebrospinal fluid diversion following posterior fossa tumor surgery in children Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012; 48(2):93-101.
• Gopalakrishnan CV, Amit Dhakoji, Suresh Nair. Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma of idiopathic etiology: case report and review of the literature. J of Spinal Cord Cord Med 2012;35:113-117.
• Epilepsy Surgery: My Experience; was presented at the 6th Maharashtra Chapter of Neurological Surgeons, held at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
• My Experience in Epilepsy Surgery -Finding Cure for the Curse presented at Epilepsy Forum, Organised by the 7th Maharashtra Chapter of Neurological Surgeons, held at Nashik, Maharashtra.
• Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms - Management presented at Neurology CME, Association of Physicians India, Vidarbha Chapter, 2015, Nagpur.
• Complications in Epilepsy surgery: A Steep Learning Curve, presented at MCNS, Wardha, April 2022.
• Dr. Amit Dhakoji successfully performed a direct anastomosis surgery on an 8-year-old boy suffering from MoyaMoya disease covered in the media.Click Here
• Learn the secrets to a healthy ageing brain | Dr. Amit Dhakoji | India Times. Click Here
• Dr. Amit Dhakoji explains how Keyhole Surgeries are Less Invasive, causing Less Damage to the Brain | Manipal Hospitals Baner | ESKAL. Click Here
• Brain Tumor Patients Take Note: Neurosurgeon Shares Some Do's And Don'ts For A Healthy LifeClick Here

Awards & Achievements

• Best paper award at NSI Chapter Kerala 2009 held at Trivandrum for "Focal cortical dysplasia surgical challenges.