Dr. V S Mehta

Procedures / Treatments

• Microsurgical tumour excision
• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Image-guided brain surgery
• Aneurysm clipping
• Neuronavigation for tumour resection

Clinical Interests

• Brain tumours
• Spinal cord tumours
• Aneurysms
• Traumatic brain injury
• Brachial plexus injury
• Degenerative spine disorders
• Spinal cord compression
• Intracranial haemorrhage

Qualifications

• M.Ch. (Neurosurgery) from AIIMS
• M.S. (General Surgery)
• M.B.B.S.
• FNASc
• FAMS

Education & Training

• MBBS and MS General Surgery from SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• MCh Neurosurgery from AIIMS New Delhi
• MCh Neurosurgery — AIIMS, New Delhi
• MBBS and MS General Surgery — SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Previous Positions

• Chief, Neurosciences Centre and Head of Neurosurgery — AIIMS, New Delhi

Memberships / Fellowships

• Former President – Neurological Society of India
• Former President – Delhi Neurological Association
• Founder Member – World Academy of Neurological Surgeons
• Trustee – World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (India)
• Founder Trustee – Neurosciences Trust
• Chairman – Advisory Committee for Neurosurgery, National Board of Examinations
• Chairman – Human Ethics Committee, National Brain Research Centre
• Member – Governing Body, National Brain Research Centre
• Member – Executive Council, IHBAS
• Permanent Member – Global Advisory Committee, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
• Member – National Advisory Council, National Health & Family Welfare Foundation

Awards & Honours

• Padma Shri , Government of India (2005)
• AIIMS Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Hon'ble Vice President of India (2026)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Paras Health (2025)
• Golden Medal Honour & Lifetime Achievement Award – Academy for Advancing Neurosurgery (2024)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Indian Society of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (2024)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – DNA (2018)
• "Legend in Neurosciences" – Times Healthcare (2017)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – ASSOCHAM (2017)
• Outstanding Contribution in Brachial Plexus & Peripheral Nerve Surgery (2016)
• Teachers of Teachers Award – AIIMS (2015)
• Madhu Memorial Excellence Award (2015)
• Swasthya Bharat Samman – Zee News & LIC (2010)
• E. Merck Gold Medal (1980 & 1985)
• Senior Commonwealth Fellowship
• Jack & Monica Britton Travelling Fellowship

Hospital Affiliation

Paras Health, Gurugram