Dr. Gopal Raman Sharma

Principal Consultant & HoD

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Dr. Gopal Raman Sharma is a renowned Neurosurgeon and the Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosciences at Nepal Mediciti. He brings extensive experience in neurosurgery, specializing in neurovascular surgery and skull base surgery. Dr. Sharma graduated with a medical degree from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1990. After joining the Nepal Government service in 1991, he served in remote districts before transferring to Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, where he began his career in the Department of Neurosurgery.

He completed his neurosurgical residency at the prestigious Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan, and earned a Master’s Degree (MS) in Neurosurgery from Karachi University in 2000. Returning to Nepal, Dr. Sharma practiced at the Department of Neurosurgery, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, contributing significantly to neurosurgical care and training.

Dr. Sharma further enhanced his expertise through advanced fellowships in neurovascular surgery at Kurume University, Japan (2010) and Helsinki University, Finland (2013). He is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS, USA, 2014) and was honored as an International Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (IFAANS, USA, 2017).

With over 18,000 major neurosurgical procedures performed, Dr. Sharma is a leading expert in microsurgical clipping of cerebral aneurysms—having completed more than 500 successful cases, and has excised over 50 cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with excellent patient outcomes.

He is actively engaged in clinical practice, academic research, and neurosurgical education, having presented more than 135 scientific papers at over 100 national and international neurosurgical conferences. Dr. Sharma has delivered 44 guest lectures on topics including cerebral aneurysms, AVMs, and skull base tumor surgeries, and has chaired multiple scientific sessions. He also plays a key role in organizing and conducting neurosurgical workshops to advance the field in Nepal and internationally.

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