Associate Consultant - Neurosurgeon

In Association with Sparsh Hospital, Bengaluru, India Company Description This role will be working with Dr Arvind Bhateja's Neurosurgery Dept at SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru, India. SPARSH has an unsurpassed reputation in Karnataka for its innovation and specialised delivery of healthcare services. Who we are and where we stand today is a direct result of the dedication, hard work, and determination of our team of committed doctors, nurses and staff. We, at SPARSH Hospital, constantly encourage our team to innovate and think outside the box. Role Associate Associate Consultant — Neurosurgery Location: SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka (on-site) Experience: 5–7 years post-MCh/DNB Type: Full-time, permanent About the Role We are hiring a full-time Associate Consultant to join the Neurosurgery department at SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru. This is a permanent consultant position with a high-volume, broad-spectrum caseload — cranial and spinal, elective and emergency. Alongside the hospital's regular practice, you will treat patients whose surgery is funded by GivingBack: people who need neurosurgical care and cannot pay for it. That work is part of the job, not an add-on to it. The department covers neuro-oncology, neurotrauma, complex and degenerative spine, neurovascular, CSF disorders, peripheral nerve, and functional neurosurgery. You will operate across subspecialties rather than in a narrow niche, with senior faculty available for complex cases. Key Responsibilities Independently manage cranial and spinal cases end-to-end: assessment, surgical planning, operating, and post-operative care Perform surgery for brain and spine tumours (supratentorial, infratentorial, skull base), including cases requiring intraoperative neuromonitoring for motor and speech function Manage acute and chronic traumatic brain, spine, and peripheral nerve injury, including emergency decompressive procedures Treat degenerative spine disease, with minimally invasive technique where indicated Manage CSF disorders — hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, NPH, idiopathic intracranial hypertension — including endoscopic and navigation-guided approaches Contribute to neurovascular work (aneurysms, cerebral revascularisation) and functional/epilepsy surgery alongside senior faculty Run outpatient clinics and take part in the emergency and on-call roster Supervise and teach residents; participate in departmental audit, morbidity and mortality review, and journal club Work with the GivingBack team to identify eligible patients, document clinical need, and report outcomes on funded cases Required Qualifications MBBS from a recognised institution MCh (Neurosurgery) or DNB (Neurosurgery) from a recognised institution Valid NMC registration and eligibility for Karnataka Medical Council registration 5–7 years of post-MCh/DNB neurosurgical practice Demonstrated independent operative experience across cranial and spinal caseloads Certification or documented competence in advanced neurotrauma management What Will Set You Apart Training from a high-volume tertiary centre (NIMHANS, AIIMS, SCTIMST, PGIMER, or equivalent) Subspecialty depth in neurotrauma, neuro-oncology, peripheral nerve, or complex spine Publication record in peer-reviewed neurosurgical journals; involvement in clinical trials or multicentre research Hands-on experience with neuronavigation, neuroendoscopy, and intraoperative neuromonitoring Prior work in public health, government, or NGO-funded surgical programmes Fluency in English plus Kannada and/or Hindi — most of our subsidised patients speak one of the two What We Offer A full consultant caseload from day one, not an assisting role A full neurosurgical suite: neuronavigation, intraoperative monitoring, dedicated neuro ICU, 24/7 imaging, owned by GivingBack and operated by SPARSH Mentorship from Dr Arvind Bhateja and the senior neurosurgery faculty Support for academic output like publications, conference presentations, research collaboration Competitive compensation and long-term growth within a leading multi-hospital group Work that reaches patients who would otherwise go untreated To Apply Send your CV and a summary of your operative log (case volume by category over the last three years).