Dr. Tarun Sharma

Dr. Tarun Sharma is a renowned Neuro Surgeon with expertise in Brain & Spine Surgery. He has done his neurosurgical training from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (P.G.I. Chandigarh) in 2008.  After finishing his neurosurgical residency he went for a clinical fellowship at division of neuro-oncology, Toronto Western Hospital, (University of Toronto, Canada). He also had an opportunity for Visiting fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Hospital for sick-kids, Toronto (Canada).  He has worked as assistant professor neurosurgery at Indra Gandhi Medical College Shimla (H.P.).  He has also  worked  as Consultant Neurosurgeon at various reputed hospitals in north India. He is practicing in Faridabad since last 12 years. He is the first neurosurgeon in Faridabad region to implement the technique of Awake Craniotomy for resection of brain tumors. He has many publications to his credit and chapters in books. He has a rich experience of neurosurgery & performed more than fifteen thousand brain & spine surgeries. Dr. Tarun Sharma has expertise in all kinds of brain & spine surgeries.  He has a special interest in awake craniotomy for brain tumors, endoscopic neurosurgery & minimally invasive spine surgery techniques.

Education

• Fellowship in clinical Neuro-oncology at university of Toronto (Canada)
• Visiting fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Hospital for sick-kids, Toronto (Canada)
• MCh (Neurosurgery) – PGIMER, Chandigarh in the year 2008
• MS (General Surgery) – S.S Medical College Rewa, APS University in the year 2004.
• MBBS – G.R Medical College, Jivaji University in the year 1999

Area of Interest

• Complex spinal reconstruction including Transthoracic and transabdominal spine surgeries
• Kyphoscoliosis correction surgeries
• Minimal access brain & spine surgeries including endoscopic & stereotactic surgeries
• Skull base tumor surgeries
• Pediatric Neurosurgery

Membership/Awards

• MCh dissertation-“Elderly head injury clinical profile and outcome”
  • Jr . Residency Thesis –“Mortality in surgical patients”
  • Mohindra S, Gupta R, Sharma T, Das A, Radotra BD. Calvarial Lymphoma; Bri!sh J. Of Neurosurgery 2007; 21 (6): 629-30
  • S.K. Gupta, Tarun Sharma. Acute post-trauma!c hydrocephalus in an infant due to aqueductal obstruc!on by a blood clot: a case report; Child Nervous system 2009;25 :373-76
  • Tarun Sharma, V. K. Khosla, Rahat Brar. Primary extradural hyda!d cyst associated with nephro!c syndrome in a pediatric pa!ent. Child’s Nervous System 2010;26(9) 1247-49
  • Tarun Sharma, V.K.Khosla, Rahat Brar. Primary Cerebellar GBM mimicking infarct; Neurology India; 2010;58(5) 808-810
  • Rahat Brar, Abhishek Prasad, Tarun Sharma, Nitin Virmani. Multifocal lateral and fourth ventricular lymphoma- case report. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery. 11/2011;
  • Tarun Sharma, Sachin Goel, Rahat Brar. Bifrontal extradural haematoma a rare complica!on of VP shunt surgery; Child’s Nervous System2013,14(6)900-902
  • Tarun Sharma, Sachin Goel, Rahat Brar. Ruptured giant aneurysm with totally avascular angiogram case report and review of literature; Neurology India; 2013;61(4) 310-312
  • Tarun Sharma, Sachin Goel, Rahat Brar. Unusual case of type 2 Arnold chiari
  malformation Child’s Nervous System 2014;82,820-22

Experience

• Worked as Director, Neuro Spine Surgery at Metro Hospital, Faridabad.
• Worked as HOD, Neuro Spine Surgery at ORG Central Hospital, Faridabad.
• Worked as HOD, Neurosurgery at Sarvodaya Group of Hospitals, Faridabad.
• Worked as Consultant Neuro surgery at Fortis Hospital, Mohali (Punjab) and Fortis Hospital, Noida (U.P.).
• Worked as Assistant Professor Neuro surgery at I.G.M.C. Shimla, (H.P.).
• Worked as Mch. Neuro Surgery Registrar at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
• Worked as Senior Resident Neuro Surgery at R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi.
• Worked as Senior Resident Neuro Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.
• Worked as M.S. General Surgery Resident at S.S. Medical College, Rewa (M.P.).