Dr. Hilal Ahmad Ganaie

Dr. Hilal Ahmad Ganaie currently serves as the Associate Director of the Department of Neurology and Neuro intervention at Paras Health in Srinagar. He completed his MBBS at ASCOMS, Jammu, followed by MD in Medicine from SKIMS. He further pursued a DM in Neurology from WBUHS, Kolkata and a Fellowship in Stroke & Neuro intervention at the Agrim Institute of Neurosciences, Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon.

With over 15 years of extensive training and vast experience in Neurology, Dr. Ganaie has been actively involved in patient care and research since 2010. He specializes in stroke and vascular neurology, becoming the first individual to complete a neuro-intervention fellowship in Jammu and Kashmir. His advanced expertise is reflected in his pioneering work, having independently performed over 50 carotid stentings, vertebral artery stentings, subclavian stenting, and intracranial stenting procedures—the first of their kind in Kashmir. In addition, he has conducted more than 2,000 diagnostic cerebral angiographies and over 50 spinal angiographies, all without complications.

Dr. Ganaie has also completed more than 200 thrombolysis procedures and is actively engaged in mechanical thrombectomy for large artery occlusions in acute stroke, having worked in this capacity at Artemis Hospital, SKIMS, and Paras Hospital since 2017. Furthermore, he has significant experience in managing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) and performing aneurysmal coiling, balloon-assisted coiling of aneurysm and device placement for aneurysms over the past seven years.

Through his commitment to advancing neurology in the region, Dr. Ganaie has established himself as a leading figure in neuro-intervention and stroke management.

Area Of Interest:

• Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
• Brain Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMS)
• Carotid Artery Disease and Stenosis
• Spinal Vascular Malformations
• Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy
• Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
• Headache and Facial Pain Interventions
• Movement Disorders like Parkinsons Disease, Dystonia
• Spasticity Management
• Epilepsy, Seizure Disorder and Non Epiliptic disorders
• Chronic Pain Management
• Neurovascular Disorders like Moya Moya disease,Vasculitis
• Neuro infection
• Neuroimmunology, Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic diseases
• Dementia
• Neuromuscular diseases like NCV, EMG AND RNST
•  EEG, Video EEG and Bedside ICU EEG Monitoring
• Botox Injector

Qualification:  

•    MBBS- ASCOMS, Jammu, 2005
•    MD- Medicine, SKIMS, Srinagar , 2010       
•    DM – Neurology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata West Bengal, 2015
•    Fellow (Stroke & Neuro intervention)- Agrim Institute of Neurosciences, Artemis  Hospital, Gurgaon  

Working Experience:

He has worked in prestigious institutes like New City Hospital, Artemis Hospital, SKIMS and Various District Hospitals across J&K

Awards & Achievements:

1. First person to start CAROTID STENTING in Kashmir. 
2. Started   DSA on Biplane  DSA lab  in  SSWH GMC  Shreen bagh, Srinagar   first time in 2019. 
3. First person to start   Thrombectomy for acute stroke in kashmir 
4. Second prize in    Best All Round Brain Quiz    organized by Indian Academy of Neurology held PGI Chandigarh -2014 
5. Paper Presentation:
   • "Association of APO E Gene Polymorphism with Stroke Patients" Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN), PGI Chandigarh, 2014
   • "Outcome of Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography (DSA) in a Rural Medical College" ANEI, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 2013
6. Poster Presentation:
   • "Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy" 27th Indian Academy of Neurology Conference, October 3-6, 2019
   • "Ipsilateral Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Following Carotid Artery Stenting" INSC 2019, Ahmedabad

Professional Membership: 

• Member of American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 
• Member of Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) 
• Member of Indian Stroke Association (ISA) 
• Member of   Society of Neuro intervention Surgery (STNI) 
• Member of   Society Neurovascular Intervention (SNVI)