Dr. Balamurugan M is an acclaimed Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist in Chennai with more than 25 years of surgical excellence. He currently practices at the flagship Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, managing high-complexity cranial, spinal, and neuro-oncological conditions.
He completed his undergraduate medical studies (MBBS) and super-specialization in Neurosurgery (M.Ch) from premier medical universities in Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to mastering modern surgical innovations, Dr. Balamurugan underwent advanced post-doctoral clinical fellowships in skull base microneurosurgery, neuro-endoscopy, and complex spinal reconstruction.
Dr. Balamurugan has performed thousands of microsurgical neurosurgical procedures with exceptional safety records. He is widely recognized for his precision in cranial navigation, awake craniotomies for tumors in eloquent brain zones, endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery, and minimally invasive keyhole spinal decompression.
His clinical practice focuses on brain tumor resections (gliomas, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas), skull base surgeries, cervical and lumbar disc surgeries, minimally invasive spine stabilization, craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies, trigeminal neuralgia decompression, and severe traumatic neuro-spine injuries.
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