Board-certified neurosurgeon (M.Ch., AIIMS New Delhi) with 3+ years of progressive experience in cranial and spinal surgery. Fellowship-trained in endoscopic spine surgery (South Korea), with strong expertise in minimally invasive techniques and evidence-based care.

Independently manages complex cases including brain tumors, spinal instrumentation, neurotrauma, and CSF diversion procedures. A published author in leading peer-reviewed journals, committed to precision, patient safety, and optimal surgical outcomes.

• Craniotomy (tumor, trauma, vascular)
• Skull base surgery
• Endoscopic lumbar discectomy
• Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)
• Microsurgical tumor resection
• Lumbar fusion (TLIF/PLIF)
• Cervical laminoplasty
• Intracranial pressure monitoring
• Neurocritical care management
• Spinal deformity correction
• Traumatic brain injury management
• Aneurysmal SAH management
• Functional neurosurgery
• Clinical assessment

• M.Ch: Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, 12/2023
• M.B.B.S., Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, India, 03/2018  (Gold Medalist, Honors)

• Park Hospital, Faridabad, India
• Associate Consultant (Neurosurgery), 01/2025 - 03/2025, Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, India
• Post M.Ch. Chief Resident (Neurosurgery), 01/2024 - 12/2024, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Aiims), New Delhi, India
• Senior Residency, 01/2022 - 12/2023, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (Aiims), New Delhi, India
• Junior Residency, 01/2019 - 12/2021, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (Aiims), New Delhi, India
• Fellowships, Ain Hospital, Incheon, South Korea
• Endoscopic Spine Surgery Fellowship

Awards

• Gold medalist: Otorhinolaryngology, physiology, and biochemistry (WBUHS)
• Academic honors: Community medicine, biochemistry, and anatomy
• Competitive excellence: winner of the 29th IAP Pediatric Quiz (college, divisional, and zonal rounds)

Publications

• Beyond traditional training: exploring the benefits of virtual reality simulator in lumbar pedicle screw insertion, Alam I, et al., World Neurosurg., 2024
• Can musical therapy be the next innovative way for ras activation, Alam I, et al., Neurol India, 2023
• Managing traumatic brain injury during the COVID-19 pandemic, Alam I, et al., World Neurosurg., 2022
• Analysis of neurosurgical cases before and during the COVID-19 pandemic,
• Sharma R, Alam I, et al., World Neurosurg., 2021
• Factors predicting loss of cervical lordosis following cervical laminoplasty, Alam I, et al., J Craniovertebral Junction Spine, 2020
• Concomitant use of vasopressors and nimodipine in aneurysmal SAH, Alam I, et al., J Neurosurg, 2019
• Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) in the absence of tuberous sclerosis,
• Sharma R, Alam I, et al., EC Pediatrics, 2019

Presentations    

• Surgical removal of cerebellar hemangioblastoma, video presentation, AIIMS Microneurosurgery Conference, 2022
• Traumatic L1-L2 spondyloptosis, video presentation, Delhi Spine Meet, 2022
• TBI management during COVID-19, paper presentation, Annual Neurotrauma Conference, 2023