Dr. Gopal Raman Sharma is a Nepalese neurosurgeon and professor and head of department of Neurosciences, Nepal Mediciti Hospital, Sainbu, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur as well as chief consultant neurosurgeon at Dirghayu Guru Hospital & Research Center Pvt Ltd, Mitrapark , Chabahil. Formerly  he was professor of department of Neurosurgery at National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, and visiting professor of Nepal Medical College, Atterkhel, Jorpati, Kathmandu. Dr. Sharma graduated in medicine and surgery from Institute of Medicine (IOM),TUTH, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1990. In 1991, he joined Nepal Government job and worked in remote districts for two years, then was transferred to Bir Hospital and started working at the Department of Neurosurgery. He went to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan and completed his neurosurgical residency. In 2000, he was awarded with Master Degree (MS) in Neurosurgery by Karachi University, Pakistan.

After that, he returned to Nepal and started practicing neurosurgery at Department of Neurosurgery,NAMS, Bir Hospital. He did fellowship in neurovascular surgery from Kurume University, Japan in 2010. In 2013, he completed Neurovascular training at Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University , Finland. He has been awarded with Fellowship (FICS) in Neurosurgery by International College of Surgeons, USA in 2014. In 2017 he has been recognised as International Fellow of American Association of Neurological Surgeons (IFAANS) by AANS, USA.

Dr. Sharma has been actively involved in clinical as well as academic activities. His area of interest is neurovascular and skull base surgery. He has performed more than 18000 major neurosurgical procedures successfully till to this date. He has already carried out more than 500 microsurgical clipping of cerebral aneurysms and more than 50 cerebral AVM excision with excellent results.

Dr. Sharma has attended more than 100 national and international neurosurgical conferences and presented more than 135 scientific papers. He has delivered  44 guest lectures on cerebral aneurysm, AVMs, skull base tumor surgeries and chaired many scientific sessions. He has actively organized & participated in many neurosurgical workshop.

Dr. Sharma has already published more than 70 peer reviewed articles in national and international neurosurgical journals.

Dr. Sharma has been awarded with “OV Jooma Gold Medal (1997)”, “Birendra – Aishwarya Medal (2001)”, “B & B Best Paper Award (2002)” and “Best Doctor of the Year Award (2007) and (2011)” by NAMS, Bir Hospital. This year, 2017, he was decorated by medal " PRABAL JANASEWASHREE" by Honorable President of Nepal.

Dr. Sharma is a life member of Nepal Medical Association (NMA), Society of Surgeons of Nepal (SSN), Founder and life member of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON), Member of World Federation of Neurosurgeons (WFNS), Member of European Neurosurgical Society (EANS), Member of Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) and Member of American Association of Neurosurgical Society (AANS). He has recently received membership of AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Chapter, Vascular Neurosurgery Section of EANS.

To promote Neurovascular surgery and to encourage young neurosurgeons of Nepal, Dr. Sharma has founded “ Gopal Raman Sharma Neurovascular Oration” and “Gopal Raman Sharma young Neurosrugeon” award in 2020. Young Neurosurgeon award will be distributed for best paper in National Congress of NESON each year. Similary, Neurovascular oration medal will be awarded to national or international neurosurgeon who has significant contributions in the field of Neurovascular sugery.

Dr. Sharma is Past President of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON) and Past General Secretary of South Asian Association of Neurosurgical Society (SAANS). He chaired neurovascular chapter of NESON from 2017 to 2020. In future, Dr. Sharma is planning to establish subspeciality services of neurosurgery in Nepal.

PROFILE

  • 2017 – IFAANS (International Fellow of American Association of Neurological Society)
  • 2014 – FICS (Fellow of International College of Surgeons) in Neurosurgery, USA
  • 2013 – Neurovascular Traning, Helsinki University, Finland
  • 2010 – Fellowship in Neurovascular surgery, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
  • 1996 – 2000 Master degree in Neurosurgery, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 1990 – 1991 Internship, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 1985 – 1990 MBBS, TU, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 1979 – Certificate in General Medicine, TU,Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 1976 – School Leaving Certificate (SLC)
  • 2017 – Head, Department of Neurosciences, Nepal Mediciti Hospital, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur 
  • 2015-2017 – President of Neplease Society of Neurosurgeon.
  • 2014 – Professor of Neurosurgery, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 2014 – Co-ordinator of MCh of Neurosugery, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 2013 – Visiting Professor of Department of Neurosurgery, Nepal Medical College , Jorpati, Nepal.
  • 2013-2015 – Vice-President of Neplease Society of Neurosurgeon.
  • 2012-2017 – General Secretary, South Asian Association of Neurosurgical Society (SAANS).
  • 2010-2012 – General Secretary of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, Nepal.
  • 2008-2013 – Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Bir Hospital.
  • 2005-2008 – Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, NNRC, NAMS, Bir Hospital.
  • 2004 Oct. – Appointed as a teacher of Neurosurgery department by NAMS, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 2000 Jul. – 2004 Sept. – Senior Registrar, Department of Neurosurger, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 2000 Jan. – 2000 Jun. – Senior Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • 1999 Jan. – 2000 Jan. – Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre , Karachi, Pakistan.
  • 1996 Nov. – 1999 Jan. – Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre , Karachi, Pakistan.
  • 1994 Aug. – 1996 Nov. – Neurosurgical Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 1993 Apr. – 1994 Aug. – Medical Officer, Department of Neurosurgery, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 1991 Nov. – 1993 Apr. – Medical Officer , Kalikot District Hospital, Karnali Zone, Nepal.
  • 2017 – "Bronze EANS Membership" awarded by EANS 2017, Venice, Italy
  • 2017 – “Prabal Janasewashree” decorated by President of Nepal
  • 2011 – ” Best Doctor of the Year” awarded by National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital
  • 2007 – ” Best Doctor of the year ” awarded by National Academy of Medical Sciences , Bir Hospital
  • 2002 – B & B Best Second Free Paper Award for “Factors Predicting the Recurrence of Intracranial Meningiomas after Surgical Excision” in IV International Surgical Conference of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, Kathmandu
  • 2002 – Best Paper Award for “Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion : A retrospective study of 68 cases” in 3rd International Conference of ICS, Nepal, Kathmandu
  • 2001 – Birendra Aishwarya Service Medal from His Majesty the King of Nepal
  • 1997 – O. V. Jooma Gold Medal, Pakistan
  • 2017 – Cadaveric Skullbase & Neuroendoscopic workshops, 1st International & 5th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons in Collaboration with WFNS, AASNS & ACNS, TUTH, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2011 – Live Neurosurgery and Neurointervention workshops, 11th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery.6-9 Oct.2011, AIIMS,New Delhi,India
  • 2009 – Teacher training on helping students learn better, Medical Education Department, IOM ,TU, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 2008 – Neurology, Locoregional anesthesia and pain therapy, SAN, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 1999 – Neuroendoscopy, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 1998 – Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Faislabad, Pakistan
  • 1997 – Bone Dissection and Skull Base Surgery, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Surgery for Cerebral AVMs of an Eloquent Area in NeuroVascular Chapter NELSON and Artemis Agrim Neurovascular CME, webinar, 26 - 26 March 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Neuro-Vascular Chapter NESON & NNI Singapore Joint CME on Aneurysm Surgery, 19 - 19 February 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Risk factors and outcome of patients with intraoperative rupture (IOR) of  the ruptured cerebral aneurysm during microsurgical clipping in 1st Asian congress of Neurological surgeons, virtual international congress,11-13 December 2020
  • Surgical management of ruptured cerebral aneurysm and surgical management of cerebral AVMs in WFNS ACNS Nepal Hann Joint webinar,21-22 November 2020
  • Microsurgical treatment of MCA aneurysm in 5th NESON Virtual congress, 7th November 2020
  • Post operative intracerebral hematoma after excision of large cerebral AVM in 2nd International Conference on Complications in Neurosurgery (2nd ICCN 2019), 25-27 January 2019, Mumbai, India
  • Management of intracranial meningiomas in Updates in CNS tumors organized by Nepal Cancer Hospital & Research Center Pvt Ltd, 22 December 2018, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Surgical results and recurrence of intracranial meningiomas: a retrospective analysis of 187 cases in XIV International conference of the Society of Surgeons of Nepal (SSN), 29 November - 1 December 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Does intraoperative rupture (IOR) or cerebral aneurysm influence outcome of aneurysms surgery in 13th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery (ICCVS), Prague Neurosurgical Week, 30 August– 1 September 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Results and recurrence of intracranial meningiomas: Retrospective analysis of 187 cases in International Meningioma Society Meeting (IMS), Prague Neurosurgical Week 2018, 30 August–1 September 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Management of cerebral AVMs in 2nd Mediterranean Association of Neurological Surgeons (MANS 2018), 18-20 June 2018, Naples, Italy 
  • Does intraoperative rupture (IOR) of cerebral aneurysms influence the outcome of surgical clipping of aneurysms in 2nd Mediterranean Association of Neurological Surgeons (MANS 2018), 18-20 June 2018, Naples, Italy
  • Outcome after intraoperative rupture (IOR) of cerebral aneurysms in 12th International Conference of Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS 2018), 14-18 March 2018, Dubai, UAE
  • Surgical Management of cerebral AVMs in 9th International Neurosurgical Conference, 10-11 March, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Outcome after intraoperative rupture (IOR) of cerebral aneurysms in 6th Annual Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 6-7 April, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Management of intraoperative rupture of cerebral aneurysms in 17th  Annual Meeting of Cerebrovascular Society of India ( NEUROVASCON 2017 ), 16 -17 September 2017, New Delhi, India.
  • Management of intraoperative rupture of cerebral aneurysms in XVI World Congress of Neurosurgery ( WFNS ), 20 -25 August 2017, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Surgical management of intracranial AVMs in XVI World Congress of Neurosurgery ( WFNS ), 20 -25 August 2017, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Surgical Management of Cerebral AVMs in 1st International and 5th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 10-11 March 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Microsurgical Clipping of Cerebral aneurrysms: our experience with 329 ruptured aneurysms in 65th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India (NSI) 15-18 December 2016, Chennai, India
  • Surgical Management of Cerebral AVMs in 12th International Conference of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 23-24 December 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Management of cerebral AVMs in 4th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 1-2 October 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Clipping of anterior communicating artery aneurysms via pterional approach in 10th National Congress of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 23-29 February 2016, Chitwan, Nepal
  • AVM surgery in 5th Mt. Bandai and Pan – Pacific Joint Neurosurgical Convention, 7 – 10 April 2016, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Role of Clipping in cerebral aneurysms in 11th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS), 8 – 12 March 2016, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Cerebral AVM surgery in Joint Meeting of the 12th ICCVS and 1st Interim Meeting of AASNS, 26 – 28 February 2016, Mumbai, India
  • Role of microsurgical clipping of for cerebral aneurysms in 3rd Neson and 4th JNNC combined meeting, 30 – 31 October 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Role of Clipping for cerebral aneurysms in Breakfast Seminar of 15th WFNS Interim Meeting, 8 – 12 September 2015, Rome, Italy
  • Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and management of cerebral aneurysms in CME of Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal (SIMON), 1st August 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Result of microsurgical clipping of ruptured cerebral aneurysms in an underdeveloped country in 14th Asian Australasian Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons, 15 – 18 April 2015, Jeju Island, South Korea
  • Infratentorial supracerebellar approach for pineal region tumors in 11th SAARC – AA Congress and 16th SAN National Congress, 26 – 28 February 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Microsurgical clipping of cerebral aneurysms in 6th ACNS (Asian Congress of Neurosurgical Society) educational course, 10 – 12 February 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Infratentorial supracerebellar approach for pineal region tumors in 12th International Congress of Society of Surgeons Nepal, 26 – 28 November 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Cerebral AVMs: Literature Review and our Experience of AVM surgery in Bir Hospital in 11th International Surgical Conference of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 14 – 15 December 2012, Kathmandu Nepal
  • Development of aneurysm surgery in Nepal and overview of microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms in Bir Hospital in 5th South Asian Neurosurgical and 2nd National Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESONS), 11 – 13 March 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Intracranial meningioma surgery: our experience in 5th South Asian Neurosurgical Conference and 2nd NESON Congress, 11 – 13 March 2012
  • Critical Care Management of Aneurysmal SAH and Microsurgical Clipping of Intracranial aneurysms in Bir Hospital in 12th SAN National Conference and 4th SAARC Critical Care Congress, 8 – 9 April 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Development of Cerebral Aneurysms Surgery in Nepal in 25th All Nepal Medical Conference, 24 -26 February 2011, Nepalgunj, Nepal
  • Microsurgical Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysms in Bir Hospital in 10th International Surgical Conference of Society of Surgeon of Nepal, 25 – 27 November 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Permanent member of Nepal Medical Association (NMA), Nepal
  • Life member of Society of Surgeons of Nepal (SSN)
  • Permanent member of Nepalese Society of Clinical Neurosciences, Nepal
  • Member of Lions Club of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath, Devpatan
  • Member of the Rotary Club of Himalayan Gorkhas, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • Founder & Life member of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON)
  • Permanent member of World Federation of Neurosurgeons(WFNS)
  • Member of European Association of Neurosurgical Society(EANS)
  • Member of Asian Congress of Neurosurgical Societies (ACNS)
  • Member of Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)
  • Member of American Association of Neurosurgical Society (AANS)
  • Member of AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
  • Surgery for Cerebral AVMs of an Eloquent Area in NeuroVascular Chapter NELSON and Artemis Agrim Neurovascular CME, webinar, 26 - 26 March 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Neuro-Vascular Chapter NESON & NNI Singapore Joint CME on Aneurysm Surgery, 19 - 19 February 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 1st International and 5th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 10-11 March 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 12th International Congress of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 23-24 December 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 4th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 1-2 October 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal
  •  5th Mt. Bandai and Pan – Pacific Joint Neurosurgical Convention, 7 – 10 April 2016, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  •  11th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS), 8 – 12 March 2016, Surabaya, Indonesia
  •  Joint Meeting of the 12th ICCVS and 1st Interim Meeting of AASNS, 26 – 28 February 2016, Mumbai, India
  •  3rd National Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON) and 4th Japan, Nepal Neurosurgical Congress combined meeting, 30–31 October 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
  •  6th ACNS educational Course, Chitwan, Nepal, 10-12 February 2015
  •  3rd Himalayan Epilepsy Workshop organized by the Annapurna Neurological Institute, 3rd December 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal
  •  5th South Asian Neurosurgical and 2nd National Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON), 11-13 March 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal
  •  10th International Surgical Conference, Society of Surgeons of Nepal(SSN).November 25-27, 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 3rd Nepal- Japan Neurosurgical Conference. March 14-15, 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 7th National Surgical Conference of Society of Surgeons of Nepal. December 4-5, 2009, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
  • 1st National Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons and WFNS course. April 18-20,2009,  Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 23rd All Nepal Medical Conference. Nov. 1-3, 2007, Biratnagar
  • 2nd Nepal- Japan Neurosurgery Conference. Sept. 22-23, 2006, Pokhara