Nigel Symss
Specialty: Neurosurgeon, Pediatric neurosurgeon
Experience: 19 years
Clinic: Global Hospital Chennai
Admission fee: To be clarified
About doctor Nigel Symss
Dr. Nigel Symss is a highly qualified neurosurgeon with over 26 years of clinical experience, including over 15 years in spine and brain surgery. He is currently serving as a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Functional Neurosurgeon at Global Hospital Chennai and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai. Dr. Symss has performed over 3,500 neurosurgical procedures in his career.
Dr. Nigel Symss is a renowned specialist in functional neurosurgery and has international experience with the latest technologies used to treat brain tumors, degenerative spinal diseases, intervertebral disc replacements and skull base surgery. He is also active in pediatric neurosurgery, neuro-oncology and spine surgery. Dr. Symss conducts research into hydrocephalus. His work has been published in leading medical journals. The doctor is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Neuroendoscopy and the Journal of Hydrocephalus.
Professional experience
- 2005 – Consultant Neurosurgeon, Voluntary Hospital, Chennai;
- 2007 – Internship in pediatric neurosurgery and neuroendoscopy at Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo;
- 2011 – Spinal and Microneurosurgery Fellowship, Flinders Medical Centre and Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide;
- 2012 – Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon, Global Hospital, Chennai;
- 2014 – Internship in Functional/Microneurosurgery and Spinal Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre and Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide;
- 2017 – Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Functional Neurosurgeon, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai;
- 2018 – Clinical Director/Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery, Global Hospital, Chennai.
Doctor’s specialty
Dr Nigel Symss’s main areas of clinical practice and research are:
- Alzheimer’s disease treatment;
- brain clot removal surgery;
- cerebral hemorrhage treatment;
- brain tumor removal;
- hydrocephalus treatment;
- cerebral angiography;
- cerebral angioplasty;
- cervical disc replacement surgery;
- cranioplasty;
- CyberKnife treatment;
- deep brain stimulation (DBS);
- Gamma Knife use for brain aneurysms and tumors treatment;
- minimally invasive spine surgery;
- multiple sclerosis treatment;
- pineal gland tumor treatment;
- pituitary tumor treatment;
- spondylodesis;
- spinal stenosis treatment;
- spinal decompression surgery;
- spinal tumor removal surgery.
Doctor’s education
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1993
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore;
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2005
DNB degree, Post Graduate Institute of Neurosurgery, VHS Medical Centre, Chennai.
Membership in medical associations
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Neurological Society of India (NSI);
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Chennai Neurological Society.
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