Dr. Bushan Joseph / Neuro Spine Surgeon

  • SVIMS doctors remove tumour from girl's brain

    A complicated surgery on removing a tumour situated deep inside the brain was successfully done using state-of-the-art equipment by the neurosurgeons of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS). The surgery was successfully performed by Bushan Joseph, by making a small incision on the head.

    The Hindu

  • Neurosurgeons at SVIMS perform rare surgery

    The neurosurgeons of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) have performed a rare surgery on three patients suffering from problems relating to facial pain. The neurosurgeon, Bushan Joseph performed the surgery.

    The Hindu

  • Tackling trauma

    According to Dr Bushan Joseph, neurosurgeon Hosmat Hospital “Very often, victims of road accidents die en route to a hospital because they are sent off from one place to the other due to lack of facilities or the sheer ignorance of how to handle the situation. This merry-go-round causes their lives.The City is in utter chaos and many accident victims end up losing their lives en route.More awareness needs to be brought in with focus on the need for trauma care.”

    Deccan Herald

Surgery for Failed back

Dr Bushan Joseph and his team have been successfully treating patients with Failed back syndrome for more than 13 years at HOSMAT.

With the increasing number of spine surgeries being done all over the world, the syndrome of failed back surgery is gaining importance in the recent years . Common causes for the failed back syndrome include

  • Late development of instability
  • Infection
  • Too little or too extensive decompression
  • Excessive scar tissue formation at operative site
  • Improper patient selection in the initial stage
  • Failure of implants

Treatment of failed back can be very challenging and often requires a mutidiciplinary approach . The team which is lead by the Neuro-spine surgeon comprises of a neurologist, pain medicine specialist, physiotherapist and a psychiatrist.