Dr. Anoop Thomas is an experienced Neurosurgeon and Neurospine Surgeon at Aster Medcity, Kochi, with expertise in advanced brain and spine microsurgery. His areas of specialization include complex spinal surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery, spinal tumours, degenerative spine disorders, spinal reconstruction, and neuro-oncology.
He completed his MBBS from Government Medical College, Kottayam, followed by MS in General Surgery from Madurai Medical College and MCh in Neurosurgery from Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai. He also underwent a two-year fellowship in Skull Base Surgery and Neuro-Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, with additional training in advanced spine surgery.
Dr. Thomas is a Diplomate of the National Board and MRCS (Edinburgh). Before joining Aster Medcity, he worked as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, and as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
His clinical and academic experience includes treating complex spinal disorders, spinal tumours, degenerative conditions, spinal deformities, spinal injuries, and complex cranial disorders. He has also been involved in training MCh Neurosurgery students and postgraduate fellows in advanced and minimally invasive spine surgery.
Awards & Recognition
Assistant Professor & Faculty – Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme in Advanced Spine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Member – Neurological Society of India
Member – Neurospinal Surgeons' Association of India (NSSA)
Member – AO Spine
Postgraduate Teacher – Neurosurgery
Faculty Member – National and International Neurosurgical Conferences
Published Researcher – Multiple research articles in peer-reviewed journals
Craniovertebral (CV) junction surgeries
Scoliosis surgery
Deformity correction
Surgery for spinal tumours
Surgery for lumbar and cervical discs
Sacral tumours
Spinal dysraphism
Surgery for spine injuries, cervical, thoracic and lumbar.
Minimally invasive spine fixation, minimally invasive spine tumour surgery, MIS TLIF, etc
Laminectomy, laminoplasty.
Cervical lateral mass fixation
Trans oral odontoid excision
Surgery for spinal metastasis
Spinal stabilisation in oncologic diseases
Dr. Anoop Thomas has extensive experience in neurospine surgery, complex spine procedures, and brain microsurgery.
He specializes in minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques that can help reduce surgical trauma and support faster recovery in suitable patients.
His expertise covers degenerative spine diseases, spinal tumours, spinal deformities, traumatic spine injuries, and complex spinal reconstruction.
He has advanced training in skull base surgery, neuro-oncology, and minimally invasive spine surgery.
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