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    Abhidha Shah, MD, M.Ch.

    Professor
    Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M Hospital

    Dr. Abhidha Shah, M.Ch. Neurosurgery,
    Professor (Additional), Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai, India
    Consultant Neurosurgeon, K.J Somaiya Hospital and Research Center
    Consultant Neurosurgeon, Apollo Hospital, Navi Mumbai

    Leadership Positions

    • Chair, Neuroanatomy Committee, Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    • Member, International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy
    • Neurological Society of India, Executive Committee Member, 2021-2024
    • Member, World Federation Neuroanatomy Committee, 2021- 2023
    • Associate Board Member, Craniovertebral Junction and Spine Society
    • Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons: Women in Neurosurgery Section – Secretary

    Publications/Presentations
    • Publications in peer reviewed and indexed National and International journals - 177
    • Book Chapters - 16
    • Presentations in national and international meetings - 134

    Book
    Functional Anatomy of the Brain – A view from the Surgeon’s Eye, Eds. Abhidha Shah, Atul Goel, Yoko Kato, Springer, 2023

    h index – 39 (Google scholar)

    Interests and Surgical Experience

    • Skull Base Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery (Open and Endovascular), Craniovertebral Junction surgery, Neurooncology (Awake surgery, brain mapping and intra-operative monitoring).
    • Study of microsurgical neuroanatomy with a special interest in white fiber anatomy.

    Awards and Honors

    • Best paper – International Conference on Complications in Neurosurgery, virtual meeting, Mumbai, India, 2021
    • Best paper – Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, virtual Meeting, Chennai, India, 2020
    • Indian Society of Neuro-oncology President’s Award for Best Clinician Researcher, 2019
    • Vesalius Award for paper entitled “Management of Basilar Invagination- A Historical Perspective” at the 2016 American Association of
    Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Awarded the Spring 2014 Women In Neurosurgery - Greg Wilkins- Barrick Chair Visiting International Surgeon Award at the 2014
    American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting San Francisco, California.
    • Awarded Young Neurosurgeon Scholarships to attend International Conferences in Osaka, Malaysia, Nagoya and Boston, 2007 - 2012
    • Dr. Suresh Sadhashiv Wagh’ scholarship for securing highest points in Neurosurgery examination conducted by the University of Mumbai
    August 2008
    • Dr. Dipak L. Kothari Gold Medal for securing highest points in the M.Ch. Neurosurgery Examination, University of Mumbai, August 2008
    • B.Braun Medical Trust Foundation award for outstanding Post Graduate studies in Neurosurgery awarded at national level,September 2007
    • Distinctions in Physiology (2nd in University), Pharmacology and Microbiology.
    • Most moral student award, final year of school.

    Editorial Positions

    Editor, Neurology India Case Reports
    Associate Editor – Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
    Editorial Board – International Journal of Neuroscience
    Section Editor – Neurology India
    Topic Editor – Neurosurgical Focus November 2025


    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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