The 7th Walter E.

Dandy
India Neurosurgical Educational Course
April 26th-28th , 2024

Taj Vivanta
Shillong
Dear Colleagues and Neurosurgeons in Training,
It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to the 7th Walter. E. Dandy
Neurosurgery India educational course to be held at Taj Vivanta, Shillong on 26th,
27th & 28th April 2024.
Dandy Neurosurgery resident course has been developed over years, and has
been tested thoroughly. In the portion of the outline listed as "How I Do It" the
Chapter has invited International and Indian experts from all parts of the world to
teach. There will be Detailed Lectures on the Radiological anatomy followed by
Surgical Anatomy which then will be followed by “How I do it.” Surgical
Session.
This conference highlights are multiple stalls from the medical innovation, well
appreciated and valued microvascular and microneural suturing workshops will
run through the 3 days of the conference to give all interested neurosurgeons
adequate time.

Chairman:
Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh ( Director-
Neurosciences, Apollo Speciality
Hospitals, Chennai)

Indian Ambassadors to the Dandy

Assembly:
Prof. Sanjay Behari (SGPGI Lucknow)
Prof. Manjul Tripathi (PGI Chandigarh)

Secretary:
Prof. Atul Goel (Head, KEM Hospital
Parel, Mumbai)

Treasurer:
Prof. Anil Pande (Apollo Speciality
Hospitals, Chennai)
Dear colleagues,
Encourage your Neurosurgery residents to participate in this unique international
educational initiative. The first Dandy India Course held at Temple Bay – Mamallapuram
on 10th and 11th January 2014 was an outstanding academic success. The second Dandy
India Course and the First Microvascular Anastomoses workshop held at the Taj Vivanta –
Kovalam on 29th to 31st. March set the academic standards and excellence in teaching at
the highest level. The 3rd Walter E Dandy Neurosurgical course and the 2nd Walter E
Dandy micro-vascular anastomosis workshop and Neuro Intervention -
A transluminal journey on the 14-16 July at the Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur introduced
3D Anatomy sessions & the Neurovascular Interventional dimension. The 4th course was
held at Agra on 4th to 6th January 2018 and the highlights were Practical Anatomy of the
spine workshop and The first Asian “Introduction to Neurosurgery for Medical Students”.
The 5th course was to be held at Kaziranga, Assam had to be cancelled due to the Covid
pandemic. In 2023 India hosted 9th Global Walter. E. Dandy Global Neurosurgical
Conference and the 6th Walter. E. Dandy India educational course at Vijayran Palace,
Jaipur on 20th , 21st & 22nd January 2023.
This year the Course travels to North East India and will be held at TAJ VIVANTA
Shillong.

Saleem I. Abdulrauf, MD, FACS,

Professor & Chairman,
Department of Neurological Surgery, Saint Louis University
Global President, Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society (WEDNS)
President, Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT)
 TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG

Walter E. Dandy
6TH MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSES

Hands On Workshop.

Microvascular Anastomoses Chicken Arteries.

Micro neural anastomoses Chicken Legs.

Microvascular suturing membranes and tubes.

Due to great demand in the previous courses this workshop

will run concurrently on all 3 days.

FACULTY
Prof. Andrei Giovanni
Dr. Survendra Rai
 TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
Walter E. Dandy
1st STEREOTACTIC NEURORADIOSURGERY WORKSHOP

1. Welcome and Introduction to the course

2. Demonstration of the stereotactic equipment
3. Stereotactic imaging: Nuances & Pitfalls
4. Introduction to the Leksell G and Vantage frame
a. Hands on Function & hardware of the Gamma Knife Unit
b. Frame preparation
c. Frame application, treatment, and removal
5. Demonstration of the LGK planning software
6. Principles of stereotactic targeting
a. CT Guided Stereotactic Biopsy
b. MR guided stereotactic biopsy
7. Case based discussion and planning practice on LGK software
a. Vestibular schwannoma
b. AVM
c. Trigeminal neuralgia
d. Solitary Brain Metastasis

The Faculty shall have Pre-Recorded videos of these steps and

shall be available physically throughout the time to help the
attendees.

Due to great demand in the previous courses this workshop

will run concurrently on all 3 days.

FACULTY
Prof. Manjul Tripathi
Dr.Shankar Vangipuram
 DAY 1 (26.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG

INTRODUCTORY TALKS & INAUGRATION

8:30 – 9:00 AM Prof. Saleem I. Abdulrauf

Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh
Prof. Atul Goel
Prof. Sanjay Behari

GLIOMA

SURGICAL ANATOMY OF MOTOR CORTEX

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

SURGICAL ANATOMY OF INSULAR GLIOMA

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

ROLE OF IONM IN MOTOR CORTEX

Prof. Aliasgar Moiyadi (12 Minutes)

SURGICAL APPROACH OF FOCAL CORTICAL DYSPLASIA IN LANGUAGE AREA

09:00 – 10:30 AM Prof. Ravi Mohan Rao (12 Minutes)

AWAKE CRANIOTOMY FOR MORTOR CORTEX GLIOMA

Prof. Aliasgar Moiyadi (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF INSULAR GLIOMA

Prof. Kuntal Kanti Das (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF THALAMIC GLIOMA

Prof. Mathew Abraham (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Ravi Mohan Rao

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

CAVERNOUS SINUS

SURGICAL ANATOMY OF CAVERNOUS SINUS

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

SURGICAL STEPS IN THE DISSECTION OF CAVERNOUS SINUS LESION

10:30 – 11:14 AM
Prof. Manmohan Singh (12 Minutes)

SURGERY OF CAVERNOUS SINUS HEMANGIOMA

Prof. Ashish Suri (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Ashish Suri

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

11:14 – 11:24 AM TEA BREAK

 DAY 1 (26.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG

TRIGEMINAL SCHWANNOMA
STRATEGIES AND PHILOSOPHY: EXCISION OF TRIGEMINAL SCHWANNOMA
Prof. Atul Goel (12 Minutes)

A RARE LARGE TRIGEMINAL SCHWANOMMA IN A YOUNG ADULT

11:24 AM – 12:22 Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh (12 Minutes)
PM
COMBINED SUPRA-INFRATENTORIAL APPROACH TO TRIGEMINAL
SCHWANNOMA
Prof Rajneesh Kachhara (12 Minutes)
Prof Awadesh Jaiswal (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Atul Goel

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

PINEAL TUMORS

MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY OF POSTERIOR III VENTRICULAR REGION

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

12.22PM – 01.06 MIDLINE SUPRACEREBELLAR APPROACH TO PINEAL TUMOR

PM Prof. Sanjay Behari (12 Minutes)

LATERAL SUPRACEREBELLAR APPROACH

Prof Atul Goel (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Atul Goel

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

ANTERIOR AND MIDDLE SKULL BASE TUMOR

ANATOMY OF ANTERIOR AND MIDDLE SKULL BASE

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

SURGERY OF ANTERIOR SKULL BASE MENINGIOMA

Prof. Anil Pande (12 Minutes)

SURGERY OF MEDIAL SPHENOID WING MENINGIOMA

01.06 PM – 02:26 Prof. Vernon Velho (12 Minutes)
PM
MICROSURGICAL APPROACH OF CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA
Prof. Aadil Chagla (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGERY OF GIANT INVASIVE PITUITARY ADENOMA

Prof. Suresh Dugani (12 Minutes)

SUPRASELLAR MENINGIOMAS SURGICAL OPTIONS

Prof. Manas Panigrahi (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Aadil Chagla

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10Minutes)
 DAY 1 (26.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
02.26 – 03:26 P M LUNCH
LATERAL SKULL BASE TUMORS

SURGICAL ANATOMY OF LATERAL SKULL BASE

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA – KOO’S 2 +/- 3

BEARING ON HEARING PRESERVATION
Prof. B K Misra (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL APPROACH TO LARGE AND GIANT VESTIBULAR

SCHWANNOMA – KOO’S GR-IV BEARING ON FACIAL NERVE PRESERVATION
Prof. B K Misra (12 Minutes)

03:26 PM – 04:58 P M ROLE AND RESULTS OF GAMMA KNIFE SURGERY FOR TREATMENT OF SUB
TOTALLY EXCISED VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA
Prof. Manjul Tripathi (12 Minutes)

MODIFIED KAWASE’S APPROACH TO PETROUS APEX PATHOLOGY

Prof. Ashish Suri (12 Minutes)

PETROCLIVAL MENINGIOMA TREATMENT STRATEGIES

Prof. B K Misra (12 Minutes)

COMBINED TRANS CAVERNOUS AND TRANS PETROUS APPROACH FOR

PETROCLIVAL MENINGIOMA
Prof. Kuntal Kanti Das (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. B K Misra

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)
POSTERIOR SKULL BASE AND FORAMEN MAGNUM TUMORS
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF POSTERIOR SKULL BASE AND FORAMEN MAGNUM
Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

SKULL BASE CHORDOMA – CHOOSING THE RIGHT APPROACH

Prof. B K Misra (12 Minutes)

COMBINED MICROSCOPIC AND ENDOSCOPIC APPROACH FOR CHORDOMA

Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh (12 Minutes)
04:58 P M- 06.20 PM
MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF CHORDOMA
Prof. Rajneesh Kachhara (12 Minutes)

POSTERIOR FOSSA SCHWANOMMA VI NERVE

Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh (12 Minutes)

FAR LATERAL APPROACH TO FORAMEN MAGNUM MENINGIOMA

Prof. Dwarakanath Srinivas (12 Minutes)

EXTREME LATERAL TRANSCONDYLAR APPROACH WITH VERTEBRAL ARTERY

MOBILISATION FOR FORAMEN MAGNUM AND ANTERIOR CLIVAL LESION
Prof. Sanjay Behari (12 Minutes)
 DAY 2 (27.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
PAEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

CHIARI DECOMPRESSION – INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES

Prof. Deepak Gupta (12 Minutes)

CONTROVERSIES AND TREATMENT ALGORITHMS IN SEVERE PEDIATRIC TBI

09.00AM-10.10AM Prof. Deepak Gupta (12 Minutes)

TELO-VELO TONSILLAR APPROACH TO MIDLINE POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOR

Prof. Dattatraya Mazumdur (12 Minutes)

SURGERY OF LIPOMENINGOMYELOCELE AND TETHERED CORD

Prof. Muthukumar (12 Minutes) Prof. Sandip Chatterjee (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)
EPILEPSY

ANATOMY OF MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE

Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)

PRESURGICAL EVOLUTION OF DRUG RESISTANCE EPILEPSY

10:10AM– 11.06 Prof. Manjari Tripathi (12 Minutes)
AM
SURGERY OF MTS
Prof. Dr. Ashok Pillai (12 Minutes)

EVOLUTION OF HEMISPHEROTOMY FOR EPILEPSY

Prof. P. Sarat Chandra (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Sarat Chandra

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

ENDOSCOPY

ENDONASAL SURGICAL ANATOMY

Prof. Narendra Kumar (12 Minutes)

MIDSURGICAL CORRIDOR FOR MIDLINE TUMORS

11.06AM- 12.04 Prof. Dhandapani (12 Minutes)
PM
PARASAGITTAL ( TRANSPTERIGOID ) APPROACH TO PARASAGITTAL TUMORS
Prof. Prakash Nair/Dr. Gowtham (12 Minutes)

EXTENDED ENDONASAL APPROACH TO GIANT INTRACRANIAL TUMOR

Prof. Dhandapani (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Dhandapani

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION (10 Minutes)

12.04PM – 12.14 TEA BREAK

PM
 DAY 2 (27.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
ANTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSM
ANATOMY OF CIRCLE OF WILLIS
Prof. Abhidha Shah/ Prof. Sukhdeep Jhawar (10 Minutes)
CLIPOLOGY OF ANEURYSM SURGERY
Prof . Sarat Chandra (12 Minutes)

OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF ANEURYSM

Prof. B K Misra (12 Minutes)

12.14 P M – MICROSURGICAL APPROACH OF COMPLEX ACOM ANEURYSM

Prof. Mathew Abraham (12 Minutes)
01.46PM
MICROSURGICAL APPROACH TO COMPLEX MCA ANEURYSM
Prof. Mathew Abraham (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CAROTICO-OPHTHALMIC ANEURYSM

Prof. Mathew Abraham (12 Minutes)
MICROSURGICAL CLIPPING OF DACA ANEURYSM
Prof Kunal Kanti Das (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof . Sarat Chandra

Panel Discussion & Interactive Session (10 Minutes)

01.46PM-02.46 LUNCH
PM

POSTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSM

SCOPES AND PITFALLS OF POSTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSM
Prof. L. N. Tripathy (12 Minutes)

02.46 PM – 03.32 MICROSURGICAL APPROACH TO PICA ANEURYSM

PM Prof . Sanjay Behari (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL APPROACH TO BASILAR TOP ANEURYSM

Prof . Sanjay Behari (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof . Sanjay Behari

Panel Discussion & Interactive Session (10 Minutes)
AVM
MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF AVM
Prof. Ravi Mohan Rao (12 Minutes)

MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF AVM

Prof. Mathew Abraham (12 Minutes)
03.32 PM – 04.30
MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF AVM
PM
Prof. Batuk Deora (12 Minutes)

STRATEGY AND PHILOSOPHY BEHIND MICROSURGICAL EXCISION OF AVM

Prof. Atul Goel (12 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Atul Goel

Panel Discussion & Interactive Session (10 Minutes)
 DAY 2 (27.04.2024) – TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG

BYPASS SURGERY

STA-MCA ANASTOMOSIS FOR MOYAMOYA DISEASE

Prof. Ashish Suri (12 Minutes)

HIGH FLOW BYPASS SURGERY

Prof. Dwarakanath Srinivas (12 Minutes)
04.30 – 05:34 PM
HIGH FLOW BYPASS AND ABDULRAUF BYPASS
Prof . Saleem Abdulrauf (30 Minutes)

Moderator: Prof. Ashish Suri

PANEL DISCUSSION & INTERACTIVE SESSION
(10 Minutes)

8.30 PM ONWARDS GALA DINNER

 DAY 3 (28.04.2024) - TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
DEBATE SESSION

DEBATE 1 - VESTIBULAR SCHWANOMMA

TOTAL EXCISION AND PRESERVATION OF VIITH NERVE FUNCTION

9.00 – 09:30 AM Prof. Basant k Misra
SUBTOTAL / NEAR TOTAL EXCISION
Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh
SRS
Prof. Manjul Tripathi & Prof. Shankar

DEBATE 2 - AVM

Surgery - Prof. Mathew Abraham

09:30- 10:00 AM SM Gr 1/2 & SM Gr 3/4 - Prof. Batuk Deora

INTERVENTION - Prof. Uday limaye

GAMMA KNIFE - Prof. Manjul Tripathi

DEBATE 3 - CRANIOPHARINGIOMA

10:00 – 10:30 AM FOR-TOTAL EXCISION - Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh

SRT/ SRS - Prof. Manjul Tripathi

10:30 – 10:45 AM TEA BREAK

DEBATE 4 - PITUITARY TUMOURS ( HORMONALLY INACTIVE AND LARGE)

10:45 – 11:15 AM 1. MICROSURGICAL EXCISION AND FOLLOW UP - Prof. Suresh Dugani

2. SRS/ SRT FOR RESIDUAL TUMOR - Prof. Manjul Tripathi

 DAY 3 (28.04.2024) - TAJ VIVANTA, SHILLONG
DEBATE SESSION

DEBATE 5 - BASILAR TOP ANEURYSM

11:15 – 11:45 AM SURGERY - Prof. Sanjay Behari

COILING - Prof. Uday Limaye

DEBATE 6 - ANTERIOR CIRCULATION ANEURYSM

11:45 AM – 12:15
PM SURGERY - Prof. Mathew Abraham

COILING - Prof. Uday Limaye

DEBATE 7 – SUPRA SELLAR MENINGIOMA (WHO-GR-2)

12:15 – 12:45 PM

MICROSURGICAL EXCISION - Prof. Sarat Chandra

ENDOSCOPIC EXCISION - Prof. Dhandapani

12:45 PM ADJOURN

12:45 PM – 1:30
PM PHOTO SESSION FOLLOWED BY LUNCH
 For registration to the 7th Walter. E. Dandy Educational Course 26th-28th
April 2024, please send an email to dandychapterindia@gmail.com with
the details ( Name, Age, Sex, Attached Institution, Designation, E-mail,
Phone Number, City)

 The course is subsidised for Bonafide neurosurgery residents and a

Registration fees of 5000 INR will be charged (Non-efundable).

 The Course Registration fees for the young neurosurgeons( <40 years) is
10,000 INR (Non-Refundable).

 The First 100 Neurosurgery Postgraduates registered will be sponsored by

the Walter E. Dandy India society (local hospitality and stay).

 Rooms for the sponsored young neurosurgeons will be allotted only for
Three nights 25th, 26th and 27th April 2024.

 All delegates are requested to be in time for the sessions and utilize this
unique educational opportunity.

 All delegates are requested to stay back till the afternoon of 28.04.2024
(i.e. end of the programme)

 The last date for registration is 10th April 2024.

www.dandysocietyindia.com

Coordinators :
Ms. Souparnikaa KV - +91 9840728247
Ms. Sandhya Ruby Sebastin -
 The Dandy India Neurosurgical Course is
supported by unrestricted educational grant

ORGANIZING SECRETARY

Prof. Anil Pande Prof. Manjul Tripathi

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Giridharan Dr. Mangalkumar Rachatte
Dr. Saran Raj Dr. Anil Jackson
Dr. Pranav Kumar

CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
Ms. Souparnikaa K.V Ms. Sandhya Ruby Sebastin
Sr. Executive Sr. Physician Associate
Apollo Hospitals Apollo Hospitals
+91 9840728247 +91 7358251827