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Dr. Santosh D. Lad

Dr. Santosh D. Lad

Senior Consultant – Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery (Visiting)

  • MS
  • FICS
  • CBNS
  • FRSH
  • Brain & Spine Surgery
  • Spinal Decompression & Laminectomy
  • Craniotomy & Cranioplasty
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Spinal Nerve Compression Treatment
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Experience
25+ years
Highest qualification
FRSH
Languages
English, Hindi, Arabic
Nationality
India
Profile

About Dr. Santosh

Dr. Santosh is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon and a Visiting Consultant at Muscat Private Hospital. He is the former Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Oman.

Dr. Santosh completed his postgraduate studies at Goa Medical College, affiliated to the University of Bombay, and his initial neurosurgical training at J.J. Hospital in Mumbai. He then trained further in neurosurgery in the United Kingdom, and holds a certificate of training from the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and Fellowship of the International College of Surgeons.

Before joining Khoula Hospital, he worked regularly in the UK as a Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon at Morriston Hospital in Swansea and the Royal Free Hospital in London, spending three months each year there. At Khoula Hospital he developed the current set-up of the National Neurosurgical Centre.

His surgical work covers both the spine and the brain: spinal decompression and laminectomy for nerve compression, craniotomy for conditions inside the skull, cranioplasty to restore the skull after earlier surgery or injury, and surgery at the base of the skull.

What we treat

Conditions Treated

  • Spine

  • Slipped (herniated) discs and sciatica

  • Spinal stenosis and nerve compression

  • Chronic neck or back pain caused by nerve compression

  • Brain and skull

  • Brain tumours

  • Skull base tumours

  • Head injuries requiring surgery

  • Skull defects following earlier surgery or injury

Care offered

Procedures & Services

  • Spine surgery

  • Spinal laminectomy

  • Spinal decompression

  • Cranial surgery

  • Craniotomy

  • Cranioplasty (bone flap replacement)

  • Skull base surgery

  • Consultation

  • Neurosurgical and spine consultation

  • Review of MRI and CT scans and surgical second opinions

Career record

Professional Experience

  • Visiting Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery

    Muscat Private Hospital, Muscat

  • Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and former Head of the Department of Neurosurgery

    Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Oman

  • Developed the current set-up of the National Neurosurgical Centre

    Khoula Hospital, Muscat

  • Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon

    Morriston Hospital, Swansea, and the Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

Qualifications

Education & Training

  • MS

    Goa Medical College, University of Bombay, India

  • Neurosurgical training

    J.J. Hospital, Mumbai, India

  • Advanced neurosurgical training

    United Kingdom

  • Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS)

  • Certificate of Training, Society of British Neurological Surgeons (CBNS)

  • FRSH

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Santosh treats conditions of the spine and the brain. In the spine, that includes slipped discs, sciatica and spinal stenosis causing nerve compression. In the brain and skull, it includes brain and skull base tumours, head injuries that need surgery, and skull defects left by earlier surgery or injury.
No. Many disc and spine problems improve with medication, physiotherapy or injections. Surgery is usually considered when these treatments have not helped, or when nerve compression is causing weakness, numbness or loss of function. Dr. Santosh will explain whether surgery is likely to help in your case.
A laminectomy removes part of the bone at the back of a vertebra, called the lamina, to make more room for the spinal cord and nerves. It is used to relieve pressure from spinal stenosis or other causes of nerve compression, and can ease leg or arm pain, numbness and weakness.
In a craniotomy, the surgeon temporarily removes a section of the skull, called a bone flap, to reach the brain, then usually puts it back at the end of the operation. Sometimes the bone flap cannot be replaced straight away, for example after swelling from a head injury. A later operation called a cranioplasty restores the skull, using the original bone or a shaped implant.
Skull base surgery treats tumours and other conditions on the underside of the brain, where the skull meets the face and neck. This area contains important nerves and blood vessels, so these operations are planned in detail using MRI and CT scans.
Dr. Santosh is a visiting consultant at Muscat Private Hospital. Please check his clinic days when you book.
Please bring any MRI or CT scans with their reports, previous medical reports, and a list of the medicines you take.
Dr. Santosh consults in English, Hindi and Arabic.
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