Dr. B G Ratnam, a distinguished Neurosurgeon, brings over two decades of expertise to the Neurosurgery Department.

Dr. B G Ratnam has become a trusted name in the field of Neurosurgery. His extensive 21+ years of experience both from premier institutes in India as well as abroad are marked by a commitment to providing exceptional and compassionate care. Dr. Ratnam offers a comprehensive range of neurosurgical service and is adept at diagnosing and managing conditions such as brain and spine tumours, spinal cord injuries and disorders, head injuries and normal pressure hydrocephalus. He is an astute academician and an excellent guide for the postgraduate neurosurgical trainees at our institute. He has a keen interest in the field of Neuro-trauma.

In his free time Dr Ratnam follows his passion of landscape and nature photography. He is also a devoted family man.

Educational Qualification

• MBBS from Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore in 1987
• M.Ch (Neurosurgery). in Mar 1997 at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore
• NOVALIS CIRCLE – Stereotactic Radiosurgery training at Munich Germany.

Professional Experience

India

• Neurosurgery Registrant at CMC Vellore Hospital
• Consultant at CDR Hospital
• Consultant at Mediciti Hospital
• Consultant at Flinders Med Center
• Consultant at Apollo Hospital

Publications

• Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 31/1/2024 DOI https://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0043-1777677. ISSN 0973-0508. (A Jehovah’s Witness Patient with Polytrauma: Deontology, Law, and Faith Yagna Munesh Gali1 K.SubbaReddy2 M.I. Alam2 B.G. Ratnam3)
• J Neurosurg. 2017 Jun 2:1-11. doi: 10.3171/2016.11.JNS161187 Exosomes as a biomarker platform for detecting epidermal growth factor receptor-positive high-grade gliomas. Manda SV, Kataria Y, Tatireddy BR, Ramakrishnan B, Ratnam BG, Lath R, Ranjan A, Ray A. AHERF and Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
• Neurol india ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2014 Volume : 62 Issue : 5 Page : 532-539 Endoscopic management of CSF rhinorrhea Rajesh Reddy Sannareddy1, K Rambabu2, Vinay EC Kumar2, Ratnam Boola Gnana1, Alok Ranjan1 Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
• Neurol India 2013 [cited 2013 Dec 17];61:562. The significance of redundant nerve roots of cauda equine S Rajesh Reddy, BG Ratnam, Rahul Lath, Alok Ranjan Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
• Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec;16(Suppl 2):S421-2. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.104115. Postmenopausal osteoporosis: Our experience. Mehrotra RN, Ranjan A, Lath R, Ratnam R.
• Neurol India. 2010 May-Jun;58(3):392-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.65923. Decompressive surgery for severe cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Lath R, Kumar S, Reddy R, Boola GR, Ray A, Prabhakar S, Ranjan A. Stroke Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Neurol India. 2009 Jan-Feb;57(1):76-8. Olfactory ensheathing cell tumor. Ippili K, Ratnam BG, Gowrishankar S, Ranjan A, Lath R. Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India. .
• J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Feb;6(2):174-7. Diagnosis and treatment of multiple hydatid cysts at the craniovertebral junction. Case report. Lath R, Ratnam BG, Ranjan A. Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India.
• Neurol India. 2006 Sep;54(3):314-5.] Desmoplastic fibroma of the frontal bone. Lath R, Ranjan A, Ratnam BG, Gowrishankar S. Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Areas of Expertise

• Life member of the neurological society of india (nsi).
• Life member andhra pradesh neuroscientists association (apnsa)
• Life member of assi association of spine surgeons of india

Areas of Expertise

• Neuro Trauma : Head and Spine
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Psedotumor Cerebri
• Theco-peritoneal shunts
• Neuro oncology
• Image guided Neurosurgeries
• Spine surgery