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About Dr. Goutham Hanu

Dedicated neurosurgeon committed to excellence in patient care and advanced surgical techniques

Education

  • MCh Neurosurgery
    Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati (2017-2020)
  • MS General Surgery
    JIM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka (2014-2017)
  • MBBS
    Sri Venkateswara Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pondicherry (2007-2012)

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor
    Dept of Neurosurgery, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
    2022 - Present
  • Former Assistant Professor
    Dept of Neurosurgery, SVIMS, Tirupati
    2020 - 2022

10+

Years Experience

3000+

Surgeries Performed

20+

Publications

15+

Workshops Attended

Research & Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

Journal Publications

RSK Karthik Nerusu, Bodda Arvind Kumar, T Goutham Hanu, KVV Satyanarayana, DK Giri Rao, MV Vijayasekhar. Predictive factors for outcome in Paediatric head injury. Int J Med Pub Health 2024; 14 (2); 854-860.
Hanu G, Thota S, Venkat K, Ramesh Chandra VV, BCM Prasad, Reddy SK, Geetanvita N, Indupriya E. Comparative study of microsurgical lumbar discectomy and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy based on clinical outcome and muscle injury markers. J Krishna Inst Med Sci Univ 2023; 12(3):12-19
Chandra VV, M Prasad BC, Hanu TG, Kale PG. Comparison between Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF) and Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MISTLIF) for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurol India 2022;70:127-34.
Ramesh Chandra VV, Prasad BC, Hanu TG. Gooseneck Flexible Brain Retractor—Utility of Flexible Gooseneck Tubing in Neurosurgery. Neurol India 2020;68:880-1.
Ramesh Chandra Vemula, Bodapati C.M. Prasad, Venkat Koyalmantham, Goutham Hanu. Role of Surgery in Intracranial Tuberculomas and Proposal of a Novel Diagnostic Criteria for Diagnosis (Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences Criteria). World Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 1;138:e52-65.
Vemula RC, Hanu G. History of Neurosurgery at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati. Neurol India 2019;67:207-17.

Book Chapters

Vemula RC, BCM Prasad, V Sharma, G Hanu. Role of Minimally Invasive Approaches for Dorso-Lumbar Traumatic Fractures. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery A Ready Reckoner. Salubris. 2019.
Supracerebellar Transtentorial (SCTT) Approach for a Posteromedial Tentorial Meningioma. The Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery, Volume I. Thieme publication. 2020.
Telo-Velo-Tonsillar Approach to Fourth Ventricular Tumors. The Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery, Volume I. Thieme publications. 2020.
Far Lateral Approach to a Foramen Magnum Meningioma. The Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery, Volume I. Thieme publications. 2020.
Infratentorial Supracerebellar (ITSC) Approach to the Posterior Third Ventricular Tumors. The Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery, Volume I. Thieme publications. 2020.
Chandra, Prasad M, T. Goutham, Venkat K, D. Sasank, Xianli Lv. Recent Advances in Cerebral Aneurysms. Endovascular surgery of cerebral aneurysms. Springer. 2022.

Paper Presentations

VCR for treatment of severe spinal deformity a single institutional study - NSICON, Jaipur (Dec 2018)
Primary intra spinal PNET: A report 9 cases - NSICON, Jaipur (Dec 2018)
Clinical, Radiological profile and outcomes in management of Spetzler-Martin Grade I-III AVMs - 68th NSI Annual Conference, Mumbai (Dec 2019)
Management of Tumors of IV ventricle and their outcomes - 68th NSI Annual Conference, Mumbai (Dec 2019)
Comparison between OLIF and MIS TLIF for lumbar spondylolisthesis - MISSAB Surgical Symposium (Apr 2021)
Difficult Cases- Analysis of factors for ease of surgery in Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy - APNEUROCON 2022, Tirupati
MISTLIF for Spondylolisthesis - Video Presentation at APNEUROCON 2022, Tirupati
Endoscopic Assisted evacuation of Non Acute SDH: A short case series - CME by Kakinada Neuro Club (Apr 2025)
Endoscopic Assisted evacuation of Non Acute SDH: A short case series - NSICON 2025, Indore (Dec 2025)

Awards & Recognitions

First Prize at Neuro-Radiology Quiz at the 2nd APNSA Neuroclinics - SYNAPS at SVIMS Tirupati December 2019
Dr Subhashini and Dr Kamalakar Reddy Endowment Award for Best Original Article 2020 at SVIMS, Tirupati on 26 February 2021
Best paper presentation "Difficult Cases" - Analysis of factors for ease of surgery in Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy at APNEUROCON 2022, Tirupati

Professional Memberships

Neurological Society of India (NSI) Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Association (APNSA) Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) Neuroendoscopy Society of India (NESI) Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India (NSSA) AO Foundation Cerebrovascular Society of India (CVSI) Skull Base Surgery Society of India (SBSSI) Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (ISPNS)

Workshops & Training

Advanced surgical workshops attended & conducted

Workshops Conducted

Organizing Secretary for "Minimally Invasive Spine Hands-on Cadaver workshop on UBE and MISTLIF" by Dept of Neurosurgery, RMC, Kakinada at Cadaver Lab, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry under aegis of NSI and Kakinada Neuro Club (KNC) on 4th and 5th October 2025

Selected Workshops Attended

Live workshop and symposium on DBS for Parkinson's disease at SVIMS, Tirupati (May 2018)
2nd Annual CME and SKULL BASE Surgery Cadaver Live Workshop at SVIMS, Tirupati (Oct 2018)
Microvascular suturing and Micro-drilling workshop at 23rd AIIMS Annual Microneurosurgery workshop, New Delhi (Mar 2021)
Intraoperative ultrasound and fluorescence guided tumour dissection at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai (Mar 2022)
Cadaveric skull base and spinal endoscopy workshop by NESI at Jaipur (Jul 2022)
25th AIIMS Annual Microneurosurgery workshop, New Delhi (Feb 2023)
Spinal Endoscopy workshop at NEUROENDOCON 2023, PGIMER, Chandigarh
NSI Zonal Hands-on Microsurgery and Microvascular course, Visakhapatnam (Jul 2023)
Brain and Spinal Neuroendoscopy Fellowship, NSCB Medical College Jabalpur (Oct 2023)
12th AIIMS Annual Spine Workshop 2024 on Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy, AIIMS New Delhi
Microvascular and Endovascular skill training, PANRF & CVSI, Hyderabad (Jun 2025)
Minimally Invasive Spine - UBE and MISTLIF Cadaver workshop, GSL Medical College (Oct 2025)
Microscopic and Endoscopic Skull base approaches, Madras Medical College, Chennai (Oct 2025)
Peripheral nerve surgery and anastomosis, AIIMS New Delhi, ISPNSCON 2026 (Jan 2026)
Transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery, MS Ramaiah Medical college, Bangalore (Mar 2026)
Anterior approaches to Spine, Sri Sathya Sai Medical College, Chengalpattu (Apr 2026)