Dr. Ashok Pillai

Dr. Ashok Pillai

Professor
MD, DNB
Speciality: Neurosurgery
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Dr. Ashok Pillai is a highly experienced Professor, Neurosurgery at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, with more than 20 years of expertise. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, stereotactic & functional neurosurgery, neurooncology. He is the Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program and plays a key role in advancing research and treatment in epilepsy, functional neurosurgery and neurooncology.

  • Epilepsy Surgery 
  • Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery : surgery for movement disorders, spasticity, and pain 
  • Neurooncology - both adult & pediatric 
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery
  • MD

    Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

  • DNB Neurosurgery

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India

  • Instruction & training in Epilepsy Surgery from Toronto University, Canada

  • Fellow in Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Emory University, USA

  • French
  • English
  • Malayalam
  • Hindi
  • 2025

    Professor

    Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital, Kochi

  • 2016

    Assistant & Associate Professor

    Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital

  • 2000

    Kerala Volunteer Physician (General Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery)

    Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital, Amritapuri

  • 1998

    Emergency Department Physician

    Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana, USA Emergency Department Physician

  • ISPNO 2012 International Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Travel Scholarship
  • Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society
  • American Federation for Medical Research – Medical Student Award (1994)
  • Various academic honors from Purdue University and Indiana University

Dr. Ashok Pillai is a highly experienced Professor, Neurosurgery at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, with more than 20 years of expertise. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, stereotactic & functional neurosurgery, neurooncology. He is the Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program and plays a key role in advancing research and treatment in epilepsy, functional neurosurgery and neurooncology.

  • Epilepsy Surgery 
  • Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery : surgery for movement disorders, spasticity, and pain 
  • Neurooncology - both adult & pediatric 
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Paediatric Neurosurgery

  • MD

    Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

  • DNB Neurosurgery

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India

  • Instruction & training in Epilepsy Surgery from Toronto University, Canada

  • Fellow in Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Emory University, USA

  • French
  • English
  • Malayalam
  • Hindi

  • 2025

    Professor

    Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital, Kochi

  • 2016

    Assistant & Associate Professor

    Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital

  • 2000

    Kerala Volunteer Physician (General Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery)

    Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital, Amritapuri

  • 1998

    Emergency Department Physician

    Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana, USA Emergency Department Physician

  • ISPNO 2012 International Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Travel Scholarship
  • Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society
  • American Federation for Medical Research – Medical Student Award (1994)
  • Various academic honors from Purdue University and Indiana University

Other Doctors

Dr. Ashok Pillai
Professor
MD, DNB Neurosurgery
Dr. Pushkaran J
Consultant
MBBS, M.Ch (Neurosurgery), Post-doctoral fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery, Post-doctoral fellowship in Epilepsy & Functional Neurosurgery, Post-doctoral fellowship in Endo & Microvascular Surgery