Dr. Sumit Joshi
Sr. Consultant
Dr. Sumit Joshi is a highly experienced Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Nepal Mediciti Hospital. With a distinguished career spanning over 2,000 successful neurosurgical procedures, Dr. Joshi specializes in treating complex neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury, neurovascular disorders, degenerative spinal diseases, advanced spinal surgeries, peripheral nerve disorders, and brain tumors.
His core surgical expertise lies in neurovascular surgery, skull base surgery, and intricate spinal procedures, where he employs the latest, cutting-edge surgical techniques to manage challenging and high-risk cases. Dr. Joshi’s advanced skills and dedication position him as one of the top neurosurgeons in Nepal, committed to delivering exceptional patient care with precision and safety.
Apart from his clinical practice, Dr. Joshi is an esteemed faculty member recognized by the National Board of Medical Specialties in Neurosurgery, underlining his commitment to neurosurgical education and mentorship. He actively contributes to neurosurgical research with numerous publications and presentations at national and international neurosurgery conferences, helping to advance the field and improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Joshi holds prominent leadership roles within the Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON), serving as an executive member of NESON and its Neurovascular Chapter. He has played a key role in organizing continuing medical education (CME) programs, national neurosurgery conferences, and international symposiums, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing among neurosurgery specialists.
Education
Area of Focus
- Neurosurgery
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- HINDI
- BENGALI
- THARU
- RUSSIAN
- DEUTSCH
- MBBS (USTC, Chittagong, Bangladesh)
- MS (Neurosurgery, LSMU, Ukraine)
- Ex-vivo Preservation of autologous bone flap in a resource limited settings: A retrospective analysis of outcome in a single institute of Nepal. Nepal Journal
- Of Neuroscience 2022; 19(1):45-51. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v19i1.40675
- Risk factor and outcome analysis of patients with intraoperative rupture of ruptured cerebral aneurysm during microsurgical clipping.
- G. R. Sharma٭, S. Joshi٭, P. Paudel, D. B. Shah, P. Karki, A. Basnet and G. Y.
- H.R. Evans. (Equal Contribution ٭).British Journal of Neurosurgery DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2022096 https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2021.2022096.
- Association of the Presenting Glasgow Coma Scale in patients who requires ICU admission or operative intervention following traumatic brain injury with the Marshall computed tomography (CT) classification of traumatic brain injury. NMMJ | Volume 3 | Number 1 | Jan - June 2022. 10.3126/nmmj.v3i1.48520
- Analysis of risk factors for prolong hospitalization in chronic subdural hematoma undergoing single burr hole and drainage. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 18(1):39- 44.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v18i1.34938.
- Lower thoracic schwannoma presenting as psedotumor cerebri: A case report. British journal of neurosurgery sept 2020. September 2020 British Journal of Neurosurgery. DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1817319.
- Giant choroid plexus papilloma in a child: A case report. October 2016Nepal
- Journal of Neuroscience 13(1):57.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v13i1.15916.
- Kissing aneurysms at anterior communicating artery, Report of an extremely rare case, NMCJ (Nepal Medical collage Journal) vol 17, sept-dec.2015.
- Outcome of decompressive Craniectomy for traumatic brain injury .An institutional–based analysis from Nepal. May 2021.Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 16(2) Follow journal. DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_392_20.
- Larger hematoma volume is related with poorer postoperative clinical outcome in patient with unilateral chronic subdural hematoma
- Student I.D no 029556 (LSMU, Ukraine).
- Clinical outcome and recurrence after meningioma surgery: An experience from a developing country, Nepal. December 2020.World Neurosurgery 148(Suppl4) DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12
- Micro vascular decompression using muscle graft for vertebral artery medullary compression syndrome. December 2020Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 17(3):55- 58.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v17i3.33128.
- Lymphoplasmacytic rich meningioma: A rare variant of meningioma mimicking diffuse granulomatous disease with leptomeningeal spread. Nepal
- Journal of Neuroscience 2020; 17(3):36-40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v17i3.33123.
- Patient reported outcome analysis after posterior decompression and poster lateral fusion surgery in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis .Nepal journal of neuroscience Aug 2020. August 2020Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 17(2):35- 41.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v17i2.30498.
- Carpel ligament release for carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) under local anaesthesia: Our experience with 277 cases. October 2019.Nepal Journal of Neuroscience16 (2):3-7.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v16i2.25938.
- Colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Histopathological and ultrastructural study. September 2019Journal of Pathology of Nepal 9(2):1590.DOI: 10.3126/jpn.v9i2.24882.
- Giant Rhabdomyosarcoma in a child: A Rare entity. Nepal journal of neuroscience May 2018. May 2018Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 15(1):35.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v15i1.20027.
- Giant thrombosed aneurysm of P2 anterior segment of left posterior cerebral artery: case report and review of literature. December 2017Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 14(3):42.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v14i3.20526.
- Micro vascular decompression using muscle graft for interposition: A retrospective study. Nepal journal of neuroscience June 2021. June 2021Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 18(2):55-60.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v18i2.36673.
- Retrospective study and outcome predictor after microsurgical resection of cerebral arteriovenous malformation in Nepal. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 16(2):356-362 Follow journal. DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_509_20.
- Our experience with infratentorial supracerebellar (ITSC) approach for pineal region tumor excision. October 2016Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 12(1):38.DOI: 10.3126/njn.v12i1.15923.
- Young neurosurgeon fellow award 2016
Kolkata, India, 16-18 September, NSSA (Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association of India)
Received from honorable Minister, Dr. Sashi Panja (Health, Women and Child Welfare, Social welfare minister of West Bengal, India).
- The best young neurosurgeon award
3rd international conference of the Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons ( INCONESON III),2ND Annual meeting of the spine chapter of NESON, and 2nd interim meeting of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological surgeon(AASNS). 26-227 November 2021
- Past Executive Member of NESON (Nepalese society of neurosurgeon)
- Past Executive member of neurovascular chapter at present (NESON)
- Member of surgical society of Nepal (SSN)
- Member of world federation of neurosurgery (WFNS)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS September 2021)
- Member of the European association of Neurological Societies
