Dr. Jaydev Panchawagh — Neurosurgeon, Pune, India
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Dr. Jaydev Panchawagh's Neurosurgery Blog
A Neurosurgeon thinks aloud — about the brain, the spine, the science, and everything in between.
About The Author
Dr. Jaydev Panchawagh
A Neurosurgeon who plays the sitar. An artist who sketches the nerves he operates on. A diver who finds stillness in deep water. A teacher. A writer. Dr. Jaydev Panchawagh has spent thirty years at the most precise edge of medicine — and believes that a surgeon who lives fully brings something irreplaceable to the operating room.
- Neurosurgeon by profession
- Writer by choice
- Artist by nature
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In This Essay A Twitch Called Hemifacial Spasm The Surgery Behind It: Microvascular Decompression Recovery After Microvascular Decompression We spend...

In this piece Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Patient Who Noticed What Doctors Missed Living With Trigeminal Neuralgia: Four Years Before...

I have spent much of my working life looking directly at the brain. Under the microscope it does not look...

In this essay How Acromegaly Hides in Plain Sight What Excess Growth Hormone Does to an Adult Body When a...

A patient walked into my OPD not long ago with a familiar story — pain that could be triggered by...

Eight years of trigeminal neuralgia. A photograph on a Tuesday morning. And what MVD surgery gives back that no medication...

A brain tumour was setting her face on fire. Four hospitals told her to take tablets and go home. On...

The Aneurysm The Most Dangerous Address in the Human Body A vessel at the brainstem’s summit — quiet, patient, and...

“Most back pain is harmless, and most of the time dismissing it is the right call. But certain patterns —...
The Eye That Winked Without Permission
In This Essay A Twitch Called Hemifacial Spasm The Surgery Behind It: Microvascular Decompression Recovery…
The Mathematician Who Diagnosed Himself
In this piece Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Patient Who Noticed What Doctors Missed Living With…
The Body Speaks First
I have spent much of my working life looking directly at the brain. Under the…
The Stranger in the Photographs
In this essay How Acromegaly Hides in Plain Sight What Excess Growth Hormone Does to…
The Weight We Have Chosen to Carry
A patient walked into my OPD not long ago with a familiar story — pain…
The Face That Feared the Wind
Eight years of trigeminal neuralgia. A photograph on a Tuesday morning. And what MVD surgery…
The Pain Nobody Believed
A brain tumour was setting her face on fire. Four hospitals told her to take…
The Surgeon Who Stilled a Heart
The Aneurysm The Most Dangerous Address in the Human Body A vessel at the brainstem’s…
When the Spine Speaks
“Most back pain is harmless, and most of the time dismissing it is the right…
The Tumour That Stole His Steps
The cord does not forgive delay. The surgeon you choose may be the most important…