Patient Experience
As a 72-year-old retired botanist with an extremely rare pineal gland cyst causing debilitating vertigo, I was dismissed by multiple specialists until Dr. Kamdar recognized the subtle neurological signs. His minimally invasive endoscopic procedure felt like magic - I went from barely standing to tending my orchid collection again within weeks.
Our 8-year-old daughter developed sudden facial paralysis during a family vacation in Darjeeling. Dr. Kamdar performed emergency decompression surgery at 2 AM after identifying a rare vascular compression. Her complete recovery and beaming smile at her birthday party two months later was his masterpiece.
A construction site accident left my brother with a metal rod penetrating his skull. Dr. Kamdar's calm precision during the 7-hour emergency surgery to remove the object while preserving brain function was breathtaking. My brother now runs his own contracting business, thanks to his steady hands.
After years of mysterious seizures that ruined my career as a pianist, Dr. Kamdar discovered a tiny cortical dysplasia that others had missed. His awake craniotomy allowed me to play scales during surgery to monitor function. I recently performed my first concert in five years.
My 94-year-old grandmother with severe Parkinson's developed life-threatening hydrocephalus. While others hesitated due to her age, Dr. Kamdar performed a shunt procedure with such gentleness and skill that she gained two quality years with us, even attending her great-granddaughter's wedding.
As a professional mountaineer, my pituitary tumor diagnosis threatened everything. Dr. Kamdar's endoscopic transsphenoidal approach left no visible scars and preserved all hormonal function. I summited Kangchenjunga exactly one year post-op, carrying his name in my gratitude journal.
Our newborn's encephalocele was detected in utero. Dr. Kamdar coordinated with obstetricians for a planned delivery and immediate surgery. Seeing our baby's perfectly shaped head after the reconstruction, we knew we'd witnessed medical artistry of the highest order.
A rare spinal arteriovenous malformation left me paralyzed from the waist down at 42. Dr. Kamdar's innovative embolization technique combined with microsurgery gave me back not just movement, but the ability to dance at my daughter's wedding six months later.
My husband's glioblastoma diagnosis shattered our world. While the prognosis remained challenging, Dr. Kamdar's aggressive yet precise resection combined with personalized treatment gave us 18 precious months together - time for him to meet our first grandchild and record his life stories.
As a Buddhist monk suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, the pain was preventing meditation. Dr. Kamdar's microvascular decompression was performed with such mindfulness and respect for my spiritual practice that the surgery felt like a healing ritual itself.
A car accident left me with a C1-C2 dislocation that three hospitals said was inoperable. Dr. Kamdar's pioneering occipitocervical fusion technique not only saved my life but allowed me to return to my pottery studio where I now create sculptures celebrating the fragility and resilience of the human form.
Our teenage son's skateboarding accident caused an acute subdural hematoma. Dr. Kamdar's emergency burr hole procedure was done so rapidly and efficiently that our boy was back competing in math olympiads within a month, with no cognitive deficits whatsoever.
Living with acoustic neuroma for years, I'd accepted gradual hearing loss as inevitable. Dr. Kamdar's hearing-preservation approach using intraoperative monitoring allowed me to continue my work as a bird song researcher - I recently identified a previously undocumented Himalayan species call.
My wife's cavernous malformation hemorrhage during her third trimester required incredibly delicate surgery. Dr. Kamdar managed both maternal and fetal safety with such expertise that our healthy daughter was born naturally six weeks later, whom we named 'Diga' in his honor.
As a professional illusionist, my essential tremor was ending my career. Dr. Kamdar's deep brain stimulation programming sessions felt like collaborative performances - he tuned my brain like a fine instrument. My comeback show featured a trick where I 'magically' steady trembling hands, dedicated to my neurosurgeon.