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.

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The Body Speaks First

July 31, 2026

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

When the Spine Speaks

May 13, 2026

“Most back pain is harmless, and most of the time dismissing it is the right call. But certain patterns —...

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The Eye That Winked Without Permission
01Sep

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
04Aug

The Mathematician Who Diagnosed Himself

In this piece Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Patient Who Noticed What Doctors Missed Living With…

The Body Speaks First
31Jul

The Body Speaks First

I have spent much of my working life looking directly at the brain. Under the…

The Stranger in the Photographs
14Jul

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
11Jul

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
22Jun

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
08Jun

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
18May

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
13May

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
04May

The Tumour That Stole His Steps

The cord does not forgive delay. The surgeon you choose may be the most important…