About HMC Hospital

Dr Vyom Bhargava is a neurosurgeon with special interest in Spinal surgery and Minimally Invasive (Micro-Endoscopic) Neurosurgery. He did MBBS form King George’s Medical College, Lucknow(1) (one of the oldest and best medical college of India) in 1992. Followed by MS (General Surgery)from GSVM Medical College, Kanpur in 1996 and MCh (Neurosurgery) from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graguate Institute of Medical Sciences (2), Lucknow in 1999. He is also Diplomate of National Board of examinations (Neurosurgery), New delhi since 2001. He was a visiting trainee at National Institute of Mental Health and Neural Sciences, Bangalore, India in Neurotrauma and Neuropathology in 1999.

He is full time consultant Neurosurgeon at HMC Neuro-Trauma and Spine Center, Ludhiana/Moga, Punjab. and Visiting Neurosurgeon at Jindal Neuro Trauma Hospital, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana & Tantia Hospital, Ganganagar, Rajasthan. In the past he has served as a consultant neurosurgeon at LTM Medical College (Sion, Mumbai), Bhopal Memorial Hospital and research center (Bhopal), MD Oswal Cancer and General Hospital (Ludhiana), Christian Medical College (Ludhiana), Deep Hospital (Ludhiana), Bassi Hospital (Ludhiana), & Mediciti Hospital (Ludhiana). At All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, he was appointed as a consultant in Neurosurgery and visited Department of Orthopedics for complex spine surgery as a fellow.

He was a Visiting Fellow for minimally Invasive Surgery with Richard G Fessler (Northwestern Medical Center, Chicago) and H D Jho (UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA) and International Fellow with Prof VKH Sonntag, Prof Robert F Spetzler, Curtis A Dickman and Harold Rekate (Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona). He was a clinical Fellow ( MicroVascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery) at Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan with Prof Tetsuo Kanno & Prof Hirotoshi Sano. Moreover, he has worked as a Clinical Fellow (Spinal surgery and Microneurosurgery) with Dr P S Ramani (Leelawati Hospital, Mumbai), Dr B K Misra (PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai), Dr Atul Goel (KEM Hospital, Mumbai), Dr VJ Lahiri (Spinal orthopedic surgeon, KEM Hospital, Mumbai), Dr S Y Bhojraj (Spinal orthopedic surgeon, P D Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai).

Research work

  • Carcinoma Prostate (R K Garg Memorial Best Paper award of Association of Surgeons of India, UP, 1995-96)
  • Craniovertebral Junction (SGPGIMS, Lucknow)
  • Thoracoscopic spine surgery (BNI, Phoenix)
  • Old Spinal Injuries (HMC Hospital, Moga)
  • Minimally Invasive Approaches to thoacolumbar spine
  • Minimally invasive technique for dumbbell Neurofibroma without disturbing the spine
  • Publications

  • S Behari, S R Nayak, Vyom Bhargava, D Banerji, DK Chhabra, VK jain. Craniovertebral Tuberculosis: Protocol of Surgical Management: Neurosurgery, 2003, 52, 72-81.
  • S Behari, Vyom Bhargava, S R Nayak, MV Kiran Kumar, D Banerji, DK Chhabra, VK jain. Congenital Reducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation: Classification and Surgical Considerations. Acta Neurochir 2002, 144, 1165-77.
  • Sanjay Behari, Vyom Bhargava, Vijendra K Jain, Deepu Banerji, Devendra K Chhabra. Management of pediatric congenital fixed atlantoaxial dislocation: Neurosurgery, 1999, 45(3), 832-33. (Abs)
  • VK Jain, S Behari, P Mittal, D Banerji, Vyom Bhargava, DK Chhabra. Transoral decompression for craniovertebral osseous anomalies: Perioperative management dilemma: Neurology India, 1999, 47(3), 188-195.
  • Naik S, Behari S, Bhargava V, Jain VK, Chhabra DK. Management of congenital reducible atlantoaxial dislocation. Neurology India: 1999, 47, (Suppl 1), 78.
  • Vyom Bhargava, V K Jain, S Behari, D Banerji, DK Chhabra. Transoral surgery for CV Junction anomalies in pediatric cases. Neurology India: 1998, 46, (Suppl 1), 78.
  • VK Jain, S Behari, D Banerji, V Bhargava, DK Chhabra. Transoral decompression for craniovertebral osseous anomalies: Neurology India, 1997, 45 (Suppl. 1), 19.
  • Vyom Bhargava, S Sharma, S Behari, VK Jain, D Banerji, DK Chhabra. Atlantoaxial dislocation with rare association: Rotary subuxation and Hematomyelia: Neurology India, 1997, 45 (Suppl. 1).
  • V Bhargava, VK Malhotra, A Agarwal. A comparative value of tumor markers in cancer prostate: Surgery, 1996, 10, 31-34.
  • Vyom Bhargava. Minimally invasive techniques and approaches in neurosurgery: Progress in Clinical Neuroscience: CME book of MP Neurocon, 2002.
  • Jain VK, Behari S, Bhargava V. Management of Fixed atlantoaxial dislocation. Progress in Clinical Neurosciences: 1999, 14, 77-93.
  • Chapter in book

  • V K Jain, S Behari, V Bhargava, D Banerji, R Kumar, DK Chhabra. Bony craniovertebral anomalies: The SGPGI experience: In Craniovertebgral Anomalies – The Indian Experience. (Ed-Jain VK, Behari S). 1997, 198-208. SGPGIMS, Lucknow
  • Edited book

  • Vivek Kumar, Vyom Bhargava. Progress in Clinical Neuroscience. CME book for MP Neurocon (Bhopal), 2002.
  • Papers ready or under review for publication

  • Transoral decompression for congenital irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation in pediatric population
  • Mixed Oligodendroglioma-meningioma, a very rare composite tumor: A case report, review of literature, and proposal of a classification for composite tumors
  • Hematomyelia with congenital reducible atlantoaxial dislocation: a case report and the role of MRI in management
  • Extramedullary spinal hematopoiesis: Case report and review of the role of MRI in the management
  • Surgical management of basilar bifurcation aneurysms: Surgical approach and various corridors gained
  • Presence of bleb as an important predictor of rupture of incidental aneurysms: A clinicopathological study
  • Thoracoscopic discectomy: Role of intraoperative monitoring of somatosensory evoked potenial
  • Long term outcome of thoracoscopic discectomy
  • Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor at CV junction in a 3 year boy: A case report
  • Minimally invasive Interscalene Transforaminal Microsurgical Approach for Multicompartment Dumbbell Spinal Neurofibroma
  • Papers presented in Conferences

  • V Bhargava, VK Malhotra, A Agarwal, R Verma. Significance and evaluation of serum Prostate Specific Antigen in the treatment of carcinoma prostate. 21st Annual conference of ASI (UP), 1995 (Agra)
  • VK Malhotra, SN Shankhwar, RK Varma, V Bhargava, AK Agarwal. Is short stay hospitalization rewarding ? A study of common surgical diseases. 21st Annual conference of ASI (UP), 1995 (Agra)
  • V Bhargava, DK Mittal, SN Sankhwar. Knotted catheter in urethra. A case report. 21st Annual conference of ASI (UP), 1995 (Agra)
  • Vyom Bhargava, VK Malhotra. Role of tumor markers in management of CA prostate. 22st Annual conference of ASI (UP), 1995 (Bareily).
  • KK Mukherjee, VK Jain, D Banerji, S Behari, V Bhargava, DK Chhabra. Early surgery in aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage. UP Neurocon, 1997 (Kanpur).
  • VK Jain, S Behari, D Banerji, V Bhargava, DK Chhabra. Transoral decompression for craniovertebral osseous anomalies. Annual meeting of neurological society of India, 1997 (Jaipur).
  • Vyom Bhargava, S Sharma, S Behari, VK Jain, D Banerji, DK Chhabra. Atlantoaxial dislocation with rare association: Rotary subuxation and Hematomyelia (Poster). Annual meeting of neurological society of India, 1997 (Jaipur).
  • Vyom Bhargava, V K Jain, S Behari, D Banerji, DK Chhabra. Transoral surgery for CV Junction anomalies in pediatric cases. Annual meeting of neurological society of India, 1998 (Trivendrum).
  • Sanjay Behari, Vyom Bhargava, Vijendra K Jain, Deepu Banerji, Devendra K Chhabra. Management of pediatric congenital fixed atlantoaxial dislocation: Annual meeting of Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1999 (Boston).
  • Naik S, Behari S, Bhargava V, Jain VK, Chhabra DK. Management of congenital reducible atlantoaxial dislocation. Annual meeting of neurological society of India, 1999 (Hyderabad).
  • Vyom Bhargava, VK Jain, S Behari, D Banerji, S Nayak, R Kumar, P Mittal, DK Chhabra. Surgical Management of congenital reducible atlantoaxial dislocation (Poster). The 3rd Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2000 (Nagoya).
  • Harsh Saxena, Vyom Bhargava, FB Singh. Surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: An early experience. Annual MP Neurocon, 2002 (Bhopal).
  • Mridul Shahi, Vyom Bhargava. Trans-sphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors: a preliminary experience. Annual MP Neurocon, 2002 (Bhopal).
  • Vyom Bhargava. First year of independent neurosurgery: Some lessons learned. Annual MP Neurocon, 2002 (Bhopal).
  • Mahendra Singh Chauhan, FB Singh, Vyom Bhargava. CP angle tumor surgery: An early experience. Annual MP Neurocon, 2002 (Bhopal).
  • Vyom Bhargava. Spinal Injury: How much bad is too bad and how much old is too old? Annual Meeting of Neurological Society of India. 2009 (Lucknow)
  • Vyom Bhargava. Spinal surgery is useful in neurological recovery even years after spinal injury. Combined Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Dec 2010 (Jaipur)
  • Vyom Bhargava. Thoracolumbar anterior approach is very safe even for serious and old patients. Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India 2011 (BANGALORE)
  • Scholarships and Awards

  • District Junior Merit Scholarship (Lucknow), 1980-83
  • Unified State Merit Scholarship (Uttar Pradesh), 1983-85
  • National Talent Search Scholar (UP) 1986
  • Hargbind Foundation Medical Fellow, 2001
  • Memberships

  • Congress of Neurological Surgeon (USA
  • Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons (Japan)
  • Neurological Society of India (India)
  • New York Academy of Science (USA)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (UP chapter)
  • National Academy Medical Sciences (India)
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (USA)
  • Spinal Cord Society (Indian chapter)
  • Indian Medical Association (Ludhiana & Moga Chapters)
  • National Society of Neurotrauma (India)
  • Chaired session

    Intramedullary spinal tumors at Combined Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Dec 2010 (Jaipur)

    Personal milestones

  • 2001 Aneurysms, Trans-sphenoidal microsurgery, Microdiscectomy, Minimally Invasive Unilateral approach for lumbar canal stenosis
  • 2002 Endoscope guided Transsphenoidal excision of pituitary tumor, Complete removal of Acoustic Neuroma with functional facial nerve preservation
  • 2003 Cervical disc preserving surgery, Vertebral replacement, Brainstem tumor surgery.
  • 2004 Endoscopic cervical disc, Endoscopic ventricle surgery, Complete removal of Intramedullary spinal tumor , Glomus Jugulae excision
  • 2005 Endoscopic MCA aneurysm, Endoscopic CSF rhinorrhoea repair, Endoscopic Colloid cyst removal,
  • 2006 Endoscopic interlaminar removal of cervical intraspinal Neurofibroma, Surgery for Neglected Old spinal injury cases
  • 2007 Minimally Invasive Thoraco_Lumbar lateral approach
  • 2008 Endoscopic Transoral Odontoidectomy, Endoscope guided Pineal tumor removal
  • 2011 Endoscope guided Tethered cord release
  • 2012 Dumbell neurofibroma through Spine preserving Transforaminal single approach
  • Equipment and tools

    Neurosurgical OT with dedicated and experienced staff and well equipped

  • Surgical Microscope : Leica (Switzerland), Zeiss (Germany), and Bell (India)
  • C-Arm- 9” Meditronics-Philips (India)
  • Drill_ Midas-Rex Legend (USA): Second international installation outside USA
  • Endoscopic system: Karl Storz (Germany)
  • Neuro-ICU: well equipped with trained and experienced staff

  • Ventilators: Seimens
  • Patient monitors: Spacelab, L&T, Marquet
  • Infusion pumps: BBraun
  • Centralized gas supply
  • Resuscitation equipments
  • Other areas of current practice:

    • General and Advanced Micro
          Neurosurgery
    • Pediatric Neurosurgery
    • Skull base Surgery
    • Microvascular Neurosurgery (Aneurysm)
    • Peripheral nerve surgery
    • Stereotactic neurosurgery
    • Neuro and Spinal trauma

    Other Specialities

    • Anesthsia
    • ENT surgery
    • General surgery
    • Laparoscopic Surgery
    • Orthopedic Surgery
    • Oral and Faciomaxillary surgery
    • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
    • General Medicine
    • Endocrinology