About Prof. Dr. Satish Rudrappa

Dr. Satish Rudrappa serves as the Group Director for the International Institute of Neurosciences & Spine care at ASTER Whitefield Hospital. He is also a Visiting Professor of Neurosurgery at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Recognized for his outstanding contributions as a surgeon and teacher in the field of Neurosurgery, he has been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Glasgow, UK. In the past, he held positions such as Visiting Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, and Education Officer of AOSpine Asia Pacific. He also served as the Past President of the Neurosurgeons Spine Society of India.

Dr. Satish Rudrappa is renowned as the pioneer of Brain and Spine Image guided procedures in India and has been involved in numerous ground-breaking surgeries. His areas of expertise include Brain Tumor surgery, Skull Base tumor surgery, Epilepsy surgery, Complex Spine and Reconstructive surgery, Craniovertebral junction anomaly surgeries, Spinal Cord Tumor surgery, and Scoliosis & deformity correction surgery.

Alongside his surgical expertise, Dr. Satish Rudrappa is actively engaged in academic pursuits. He has delivered numerous lectures on Neurosurgery and Spine surgery at National and International forums, sharing his knowledge and expertise with fellow professionals. He is recognized as an International teacher of repute. His research contributions are evident through the publication of scientific papers and multiple articles in esteemed peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, Dr. Satish Rudrappa serves as a reviewer for several international journals, contributing to the advancement of the field through his expertise and critical evaluation.

Area of expertise

• Skull base surgeries
• Epilepsy Surgeries
• Complex spine & reconstructive surgeries
• Craniovertebral anomalies
• Spine & spinal cord tumor surgeries
• Minimally invasive spine & deformity surgeries
• Sacrectomy spine surgeries

Awards and recognitions

• National merit scholarship ( 1982-1990) , Govt. of Karnataka, India
• “Silver jubilee Gold medal award” as Best outgoing student in Neurosurgery, NIMHANS University (1995 –96)
• Travelling Spine Fellowship– “Lee Foundation- Singapore”( 2001)
• Asst. Prof. of research, Louisiana state Univ., Shreveport, USA (2004 )
• Published “ Operative video –Lumbar Microdiscectomy” for AOSpine India (2007)
• Kempegowda Award for community service, Mahadevapura Constituency, Karnataka, (2011)
• Paul Harris fellow from Rotary International ( 2012)
• Distinguished Rotarian 2013 for rendering excellent community Services, RBITC, Bangalore (2013)
• Navarathna of Rotary International Dist.3190 for community Services ( 2014 )
• Editor, Karnataka Medical Journal, Indian Medical Association ( Nov 2015 )
• Rotary Ratna Award for rendering selfless service from Rotary international 3190 (2016)

Membership

• Neurological Society of India
• Bangalore Neurological Society
• Association of Spine surgeons of India
• Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association
• AOSpine International
• Indian Medical Association
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons Association of India
• Rotary International