{"id":573,"date":"2025-10-16T05:33:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:31:35","slug":"ntpc-centre-for-advanced-neurosurgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/ntpc-centre-for-advanced-neurosurgery\/","title":{"rendered":"NTPC Centre for Advanced Neurosurgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MoU signed on 29 September 2025 in the presence of Shri Gurdeep Singh, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Govindan Rangarajan, Director of IISc to establish a framework for the development of the NTPC Centre for Advanced Neurosurgery at the Tata IISc Medical School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The NTPC Centre for Advanced Neurosurgery\u00a0at the Tata IISc Medical School\u00a0has been established with generous support from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited\u00a0under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The centre addresses India\u2019s critical gap in advanced neurological care by combining cutting-edge neurosurgery, research, and rehabilitation to tackle the nation\u2019s growing burden of neurological disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Provide High-Quality Neurosurgical Care<\/summary>\n

Offer comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of complex neurological
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Conduct Advanced Research and Development<\/summary>\n

Undertake clinical and translational research in areas such as brain tumors, spinal disorders, epilepsy, neurovascular diseases, and neurotrauma. Collaborate with biomedical engineering and neuroscience departments for innovation in neurosurgical tools and procedures.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Procure State-of-the-art equipment<\/summary>\n

MRI Machines, Ceiling Mounted Body Brain Robot, Functional Proprioceptive Stimulation Device, Mechanical Gait Trainer with Harness, Portable CT Scanner-Cranial, Surgical Microscope, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Unit
12 Camera Gait & Motion Analysis lab with Force plate and many more<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Promote Clinical Excellence and Innovation<\/summary>\n

Implement and continuously upgrade the use of state-of-the-art technologies such as neuronavigation, intraoperative MRI, and robotics. Develop and refine new surgical protocols for various neurosurgical conditions.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enhance Education and Training<\/summary>\n

Train neurosurgeons, residents, and allied health professionals through structured academic and hands-on training programs.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Establishing transformative technologies<\/summary>\n

3.0 Tesla Research MRI System<\/strong> for ultra-high resolution and high-speed neuroimaging for mapping brain networks; 1.5 Tesla Intraoperative MRI System<\/strong> for real-time brain imaging during surgery, eliminating guesswork and improving tumour removal rates; Portable CT Scanner \u2013 Cranial <\/strong>for provides instant, high-resolution brain imaging directly in the operating room or ICU and many more!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NTPC Centre for Advanced Neurosurgery The NTPC Centre for Advanced Neurosurgery\u00a0at the Tata IISc Medical School\u00a0has been established with generous support from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited\u00a0under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The centre addresses India\u2019s critical gap in advanced neurological care by combining cutting-edge neurosurgery, research, and rehabilitation to tackle the nation\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.iisc.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}