The decision is yours, but the doctor is the expert
Questioning the doctor defines modern medical ethics centred around choice. But sometimes, it’s important for patients to decide that they
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Staying awake as your brain is opened
Pump your fist, read from an iPad, play the violin, watch us open your skull on a screen – awake
If there is God, why have the surgeon?
Atheists and agnostics make as fabulous surgeons as believers, my experience has revealed. Is there then place for prayer in
What variety of tumour is the kindest?
I plugged in the cerebral angiogram films against the white light of the view box and explained the imaging findings
Because, the first hole is most magnificent
What does it take to be a resident surgeon? On a sleepless night, drilling a hole into the head of
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A race against grace
The traffic in Mumbai is a nightmare. Even watching it from a distance is so disconcerting, imagine being in it.
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The minimalism of maximality
I was recently invited to give a TEDx Talk, an extremely prestigious occasion. TEDx is a non-profit organization devoted to
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Back in Action
“Doctor, how soon will I be able to have sex after my spine surgery?” was the first question an elderly
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Average and confused
I’m an average guy – an average surgeon, a traditional husband, a regular parent, an ordinary friend, and a standard
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The morning sky
A couple of months ago, my wife and I took the kids to the Nehru Planetarium. They have an astronomical