OPD Schedule
Monday
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Profile
Dr. Harshad Parekh is one of India’s most respected senior neurosurgeons with 36+ years of experience in advanced Brain and Spine Surgery. With qualifications including MBBS, MS, MCh (Neurosurgery) and international training from the UK and Switzerland, he is renowned for his expertise in minimally invasive, endoscopic, vascular, and skull base surgeries.
He has extensive experience in treating brain and spinal tumors, disc diseases, trauma, and complex skull base disorders, delivering precise, high-end care using modern microsurgical techniques. He has trained at leading global centers such as Royal Preston Hospital (UK) and UniversitätsSpital Zürich (Switzerland) and has served as Lecturer & Consultant Neurosurgeon at the J.J. Group of Hospitals.
Currently, he practices at Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, offering specialized care for complex brain and spine conditions.
Overseas Experience
- 1990: Observer, Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital, UK
- 1990–1992: Registrar, Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital, UK
Awards & Achievements
- Gold Medal – Nagpur University (Highest Marks in Ophthalmology)
- Top Rank – Indira Gandhi Medical College (First Rank in Final MBBS)
- Scholarship – Bombay University (Neurosurgical Training)
Areas of specialization
- Minimally invasive & micro-neurosurgery
- Skull base surgery (vascular & tumor-related)
- Endoscopic neurosurgery
- Microvascular & stereotactic neurosurgery
- Brain tumors: gliomas, meningiomas, pediatric tumors
- Spinal tumors & disc disorders
- Trauma & emergency neurosurgical procedures
- Anterior cervical micro-neurosurgery
Education
- MBBS
- MS (General Surgery)
- MCh (Neurosurgery)
- FRPH (UK)
- Advanced Training & Fellowship:
- Royal Preston Hospital, UK
- Universität Zürich Hospital, Switzerland
Affiliations
- Member of leading global neurosurgery societies
- Associated with Lilavati, Nanavati, Reliance, and Saifee Hospitals
- Active academic involvement with national & international neurosurgical forums
Publications
- 200+ peer-reviewed publications
- Active involvement in neurosurgical research and DNB teaching
- Noted research work includes studies on:
- Chronic intracerebral hematoma mimicking abscess
- Dorsal canal stenosis as a rare cause of compressive myelopathy
- Cerebral aneurysms in identical twins
- Ossified ligamentum flavum in Caucasian populations
- Multifocal giant cell glioblastoma
- Extradural pyogenic granuloma mimicking acute transverse myelitis