B. K. Misra

Dr. Basant Kumar Misra
Dr. Misra at Harvard University
Born (1953-01-18) 18 January 1953 (age 71)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS, MS, MCh, DNB, PDC
Alma materAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
University of Edinburgh
OccupationNeurosurgeon
Organization(s)Indian Council of Medical Research, Delhi
Hinduja Hospitals, Mumbai
Known forPioneering image-guided aneurysm surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, EC-IC bypass, awake craniotomy and endoscopic spinal surgery.[1]
AwardsDr. B. C. Roy Award

Dr. Basant Kumar Misra is a neurosurgeon specialising in treating brain, spine, cerebrovascular and peripheral nervous system disorders, injuries, pathologies and malformations.[2][3][4] He is the Vice-President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies,[5][6][7] and the former President of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons,[8] and the Neurological Society of India.[9] He is a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest medical honour in India.[10]

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  2. ^ "There is no profession that is more challenging and demanding than neurosurgery: Dr. B K Misra - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com.
  3. ^ "Neurosurgery in India is as good as anywhere else in the world: Dr. Basant Misra - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com.
  4. ^ "Experts make a case for more neurosurgeons | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 January 2006.
  5. ^ "Administrative Council * All of them are voting Officers - WFNS Officers | WFNS". wfns.org.
  6. ^ Magazine, Kongres (15 March 2017). "An Official Visit From WFNS Representatives To Istanbul".
  7. ^ "Neurochirurgul Stefan Florian: "Când am o operatie dificila, spun ca daca am fi pe stadion si eu as fi Hagi, lumea m-ar aclama. Cum nu sunt..."". adevarul.ro. 9 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Past Presidents | AASNS".
  9. ^ "Past Office Bearers Of The NSI – Neurological Society of India".
  10. ^ "Mumbai neurosurgeon named for Dr B.C. Roy award". Business Standard India. 31 August 2018 – via Business Standard.