About

Dr Savitr Sastri completed his undergraduate medical training (MBBS) from JIPMER, Pondicherry, MS in General Surgery from Bangalore Medical College, and MCh Neurosurgery at NIMHANS, Bangalore. He worked as Assistant and Associate professor at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore, before joining Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, as full-time consultant. Following this, he was the Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon at Health City Cayman Islands, under Narayana Health. He currently works as Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon at KIMS Hospital, Kondapur, Hyderabad.

He has worked at AIIMS, New Delhi and undergone specialized training in Spine Surgery and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Cleveland Clinic and Riverside Hospital, USA. He has performed over 3000 surgeries independently. These include aneurysms, endoscopic skull base surgeries, and pediatric neurosurgery. He has a special interest in minimal access spine surgeries including degenerative, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic conditions, and cranio-vertebral junction anomalies. His expertise is in the management of brain tumors, head injuries, strokes and aneurysms, spinal disorders, minimal access spine surgery, image-guided surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, skull base surgery and neuro-oncology.

He is trained in the use of the latest technological innovations in Neurosurgery such as neuronavigation, image-guided surgery and neuromonitoring to ensure the best possible safety in all brain and spine surgeries.

He has a keen interest in the design and use of medical technology and surgical ergonomics. He is an avid wildlife photographer, scuba diver and underwater photographer.