Neurosurgery at Apollo Hospitals in India
200+ dedicated neurosurgeons performing 15,000+ neurosurgical procedures annually, treating brain tumours, AVM, spinal conditions, epilepsy, and movement disorders.
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India's first LINAC radiosurgery centre and the largest dedicated neuroscience programme in South Asia.
- 200+ dedicated neurosurgeons across Apollo's network
- 15,000+ neurosurgical procedures annually
- Robot-assisted and minimally invasive neurosurgery available
- India's first LINAC radiosurgery for brain tumours
- Awake craniotomy for eloquent brain tumour removal
- International patients from 150+ countries treated
Neurosurgery Technology at Apollo Hospitals in India
- ROSA Robotic Neurosurgical System
- Intraoperative MRI (iMRI)
- Neuronavigation System
- LINAC Radiosurgery
- 5-ALA Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM)
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Neurosurgery at Apollo Hospitals in India for International Patients
Your neurosurgery treatment plan is personalised to your specific diagnosis, imaging, and neurological assessment.
Brain Tumour Surgery
Removes benign and malignant brain tumours with 5-ALA fluorescence guidance to visualise tumour borders invisible under white light.
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Implants electrodes in precise brain targets to control tremors in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia with programmable stimulation.
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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Treats spinal conditions through small incisions using robotic guidance and navigation, reducing tissue disruption and enabling faster recovery.
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Cerebrovascular Surgery
Treats aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and carotid disease through microsurgical clipping, coiling, or flow diversion using advanced neuroradiology.
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Epilepsy Surgery
Identifies and removes the seizure focus in drug-resistant epilepsy using iEEG monitoring, awake mapping, and SEEG depth electrode implantation.
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Awake Craniotomy
Removes tumours in eloquent brain areas (speech, motor) while the patient is awake and responding, enabling real-time functional monitoring.
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Spinal Cord Surgery
Treats intramedullary and extramedullary spinal cord tumours, tethered cord, and syringomyelia through microsurgical decompression and resection.
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Paediatric Neurosurgery
Treats hydrocephalus, brain tumours, epilepsy, craniosynostosis, and spinal dysraphism in children using growth-sparing and minimally invasive approaches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question? Our support team is here to guide you through each step of your treatment journey with personal care and attention.How do I contact the international patient team for neurosurgery at Apollo Hospitals?
How long will I need to stay in India for neurosurgery at Apollo Hospitals?
Stay duration depends on the procedure and individual recovery. As a general guide:
- Brain tumour surgery: 10 to 21 days
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's: 7 to 14 days
- Epilepsy surgery: 7 to 14 days
- Minimally invasive spine surgery: 5 to 10 days
- Complex spinal fusion or deformity correction: 10 to 21 days
- Stroke treatment (mechanical thrombectomy): 7 to 14 days inpatient, followed by neurorehabilitation
- Cerebrovascular surgery (aneurysm, AVM): 10 to 21 days including ICU stay
Your coordinator provides a specific estimate once the treatment plan is confirmed.
Is Apollo Hospitals safe for brain and spine surgery, and what are the outcomes?
Apollo Hospitals has performed over 180,000 neurosurgeries and carries out 6,000 brain and spinal operations every year. The programme is listed in the Newsweek World's Best Specialised Hospitals for neurology.
Apollo Hyderabad Jubilee Hills is the first hospital in India to receive JCI certification specifically for stroke management, the most rigorous international standard for emergency neurological care.
Navigation-guided surgery is used across complex brain and spine cases, with intraoperative spinal cord monitoring actively protecting against neurological injury throughout surgery. Apollo also performed the world's first keyhole surgery for insular brain tumour at Apollo Chennai in 2024, and AI-powered stroke diagnosis in partnership with Medtronic reduces scan-to-treatment time from 60 minutes to 2 minutes.
What does neurosurgery or neurology treatment cost at Apollo Hospitals for international patients?
The cost varies by procedure type, complexity, the surgical approach chosen, length of hospital stay, and individual clinical needs.
Brain tumour surgery, Deep Brain Stimulation, epilepsy surgery, stroke treatment, and spine surgery each carry different cost structures. India is significantly more affordable than the USA, UK, Germany, or the Gulf for equivalent procedures.
Send your MRI, CT, EEG, or diagnosis reports to the My 1Health team. The Apollo neurosurgery team reviews your case and provides a written cost estimate before you make any travel decision. No charge for the initial review.
What makes Apollo different from other neurosurgery hospitals in India?
Key confirmed distinctions:
- 180,000+ neurosurgeries performed; 6,000 brain and spinal operations every year
- India's first JCI-certified stroke management hospital (Apollo Hyderabad Jubilee Hills)
- World's first keyhole surgery for insular brain tumour, performed at Apollo Chennai in 2024
- AI stroke diagnosis in partnership with Medtronic cuts scan-to-treatment time from 60 minutes to 2 minutes
- South India's first Advanced Centre for Movement Disorders, launched at Apollo Chennai in 2024
- Redo Deep Brain Stimulation performed on a patient from Mauritius in 2023, confirming experience with the most complex DBS cases
- Intraoperative spinal cord monitoring throughout every complex surgery, actively preventing neurological worsening in real time
- Apollo Proton Cancer Centre Chennai provides proton therapy for CNS and spinal cord tumours, the only facility of its kind in South Asia
Will Apollo accept my existing brain and spine scans, or do I need new investigations?
Apollo's neurology and neurosurgery team accepts your existing imaging and clinical reports before you travel. Send:
- MRI brain or spine scans in DICOM format (reports accepted if images are unavailable)
- CT scans where relevant
- PET-CT images or reports for tumour cases
- EEG or video-EEG reports for epilepsy
- Nerve conduction studies or EMG for nerve and muscle conditions
- Previous surgical notes and discharge summaries
- Current medication list
The team provides a treatment recommendation, confirms the right specialist and branch, and gives a cost and stay estimate before you book flights.
