Dr. Aadil S. Chagla

Dr. Aadil S. Chagla is a neurosurgeon based in Mumbai, with clinical, teaching and academic experience in neurosurgery. His surgical work includes complex spinal procedures, craniofacial and skull base approaches, and the excision of lesions in areas of the brain associated with speech and motor function. His spinal surgery experience covers anterior approaches to the cervical spine, transthoracic approaches to the dorsal spine, and retroperitoneal and posterior approaches to the lumbar spine. He has treated spinal fractures and performed stabilization procedures, including corpectomy, interbody fusion, pedicle screw and plate fixation, and lateral mass fusion. His skull base and craniofacial experience includes anterior, anterolateral and lateral temporal bone resections, as well as preauricular infratemporal, transsphenoidal and transoral approaches for skull base tumours. Dr. Chagla has held academic and clinical positions at major Mumbai teaching hospitals, including Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, and has served as a consultant neurosurgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital. His professional activities have included postgraduate teaching, examining M.Ch. Neurosurgery candidates, and visiting professorships in India and the United States. His documented clinical scope also includes cerebrovascular conditions, brain and skull base tumours, epilepsy-related procedures, minimally invasive neurosurgery, head injuries and other complex neurological conditions.

Educational Qualifications

• M.Ch. in Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, January 1992.
• M.S. in General Surgery, Grant Medical College, University of Bombay, August 1988.
• MBBS, Grant Medical College, University of Bombay, December 1983.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• The supplied profile does not list a separate fellowship qualification.
• Complex spinal surgery, including spinal fracture fixation and stabilization.
• Skull base and craniofacial surgery.
• Surgical excision of lesions near the speech area and motor strip.
• Cerebrovascular neurosurgery, including aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.
• Brain tumours, pituitary tumours and minimally invasive neurosurgery.

Research Contributions & Publications

Dr. Chagla’s documented original research examined intra-arterial versus intravenous mannitol for controlling experimentally induced raised intracranial pressure in a canine model.

• This work received first place in the Neurosurgery N.S.I. Award in 1994.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• First place, N.S.I. Award for Neurosurgery, 1994.

​​​​​​​Specialization

• Neurosurgery
• Spinal Surgery and Stabilization
• Skull Base and Craniofacial Surgery
• Brain and Pituitary Tumours
• Cerebrovascular Surgery, including Aneurysms and AVMs
• Epilepsy-Related Neurosurgical Procedures
• Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Neurosurgery
• Head Injury and Trauma Surgery

• Professor of Neurosurgery, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, from March 2003.
• Consultant Neurosurgeon, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, April 1999–March 2011.
• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, April 1998–March 2003.
• Lecturer/Junior Consultant in Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, October 1995–April 1998.
• Lecturer/Junior Consultant in Neurosurgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, February 1993–October 1995.
• Senior Registrar in Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, February 1989–January 1992.
• Visiting Professor, University of Loyola, Chicago, May 2007; Semmes-Murphey, Memphis, May 2008.
• Teaching and postgraduate examination roles at medical institutions and universities in Mumbai and elsewhere in India.