About Dr.Arun Oommen

Dr.Arun Oommen is the consultant neurosurgeon at VPS Lakeshore global life care hospital Kochi, India. After his super specialty training and fellowship training in neuro endoscopy, he has worked in various super specialty centers. He is well trained to handle major neurosurgical cases including neurotrauma, degenerative spine disease, Steriotaxic neuro surgery and Neuro oncology. He is well versed in neuro navigation and spine instrumentation. He is actively involved in various teaching programs, active participant and presenter in various conferences, regular participant in various TV health shows and regular writer for various medical magazines. He is one of the for most Neurosurgeons in India acquiring a masters degree in business administration (Hospital administration and management).

* Education

MBBS – Govt.Medical College, Trivandrum
MS(Gen.Surgery) – Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
Ch Neurosurgery – Govt.Medical College, Kottayam
MRCS (Ed) – Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK
MBA in hospital administration and hospital management

*Work experience

1) June 2000-May 2001: Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship in Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum and SAT Mother & child Hospital
2) Trivandrum and Primary Health Centers at Vithura ,Vizhingam, Pangapara, Poovar in Trivandrum, Kerala.
3 ) June 2001 – October 2001: Resident Medical Officer in Arumana Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala.
4) February 2002- April 2002: Resident Medical Officer in Najath Hospital, Aluva,Kerala.
5 ) April 2006- July 2006: Lecturer in General Surgery in Govt. Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala.
6) March 2009: Outstation posting in department of Neuroscience, Chennai medical college, Tamil Nadu under Dr V Sunder.
7) August 2009- March 2010: Post M.Ch Neurosurgery Senior Residency in Govt. Medical College Thrissur, Kerala.
8) April 2010- June 2010: Assistant professor in Neurosurgery, Medical college Thrissur, Kerala.
9 ) July 2010- Dec 2013: Associate consultant in Neurosurgery,Medical trust hospital, Kochi.
10) Jan 2014 to Present: Consultant Neurosurgeon, Lakeshore Hospital and research centre, Kochi, Kerala

* Fellowships

Fellowship in Neurosurgery at Paras institute of Neuroscience, Gurgaon, Haryana Under Padmashri Dr V S Mehta (Retired Professor & HOD, AIIMS, New Delhi) 2009
Endoscopic skull base surgery fellowship at Bombay hospital, Mumbai. Nov- Dec 2013