Dr. Narasinga Rao Kannepalli is a distinguished neurosurgeon with nearly two decades of post-M.Ch experience, trained at some of the most reputed neurosurgical institutes in India and abroad. He has performed hundreds of complex neurosurgical procedures, including over 80 intracranial aneurysm surgeries and 100 vestibular schwannomas, along with several advanced skull base operations.
He is credited with pioneering minimally invasive techniques such as the COIN craniectomy for trigeminal neuralgia and routinely practices retractor-less surgery for safer brain tumor resections. His international fellowship in skull base surgery at Osaka City University, Japan, further enhanced his expertise in advanced cranial procedures.
In addition to his surgical acumen, Dr. Rao has a strong academic and research background, with 40+ publications in peer-reviewed journals, multiple invited lectures, and contributions as examiner and faculty at national neurosurgical forums. He has guided Ph.D. and M.Ch students, holds a patent for an innovative wearable physiotherapy device, and has played key administrative roles at NIMHANS.
Dr. Rao is also actively associated with several professional bodies, including the Neurological Society of India, Skull Base Surgery Society of India, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (USA). His commitment to patient care, teaching, and research makes him one of the leading figures in neurosurgery in India.