Dr. Mahesh Krishna Pillai

MB,BS; MCh (Neurosurgery); Diploma Neuro trauma (Global Neuro); Diploma Skull base (Global Neuro)

Work Experience

• Senior Specialist Neurosurgeon - Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman (2014-2025-11 years).
• Consultant Neurosurgeon – Bharath Superspecialty Hospital, Kottayam, India (2013-2014 – 1.2 years).
• Consultant Neurosurgeon - Caritas Hospital, Kottayam, India (2009-2013 – 4 years).
• Consultant Neurosurgeon - Indo-American Hospital Brain & Spine Center, Kottayam, India (2010-2011-1.3 years).
• Consultant Neurosurgeon – St John’s Hospital, Kattappana, India (2007-2009 – 1.2 years).
• Specialist Neurosurgeon – Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center (2006-2007 – 1.4 years).

Languages Spoken

• English
• Malayalam
• Hindi
• Tamil

Special Interests:

• Neuro-oncology (Brain and Spine)
• Neurovascular (Brain and Spine)
• Neuro-trauma (Brain and Spine)

Research and Publications:

• Post-craniotomy leptomeningeal cyst: a new presentation of an old problem; June 2024; Child's Nervous System 40(9); DOI:10.1007/s00381-024-06515-4
• Tension Subdural Hygroma Following Resection of Posterior Fossa Tumour in a Child: A new clinico-radio-pathological entity; September 2023; Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 24(2); DOI:10.18295/squmj.9.2023.056
• Complex congenital atlantoaxial dislocation in an infant: case report; June 2018; Child's Nervous System 34(5); DOI:10.1007/s00381-018-3733-x
• Spontaneous Ventriculostomy into the Subdural Space in a Neonate with Congenital Hydrocephalus; April 2018; Pediatric Neurosurgery 53(3); DOI:10.1159/000487087
• . A True Human Tail in a Neonate: Case report and literature review; March 2017; Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 17(1):e109-111; DOI:10.18295/squmj.2016.17.01.020
• Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports: January 2017; Child's Nervous System 33(1); DOI:10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9
• Dorsal cervical spinal arachnoid cyst (Type III) presenting with dorsal column dysfunction: A case report; November 2016; The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 40(2):1-3; DOI:10.1080/10790268.2016.1244987
• "Hemostat Forceps" A Simple and Useful Adjuvant to Clip Applicator Forceps for Clipping Saccular Cerebral Aneurysms – Technical note; September 2016; Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 6(C); DOI:10.1016/j.inat.2016.08.003