Overview
Dr. Ashok Pillai is a highly experienced Professor, Neurosurgery at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, with more than 20 years of expertise. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, stereotactic & functional neurosurgery, neurooncology. He is the Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program and plays a key role in advancing research and treatment in epilepsy, functional neurosurgery and neurooncology.
Area of Expertise
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery : surgery for movement disorders, spasticity, and pain
- Neurooncology - both adult & pediatric
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Paediatric Neurosurgery
Qualification
MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
DNB Neurosurgery
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Instruction & training in Epilepsy Surgery from Toronto University, Canada
Fellow in Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Emory University, USA
Languages Known
- French
- English
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- 2025
Professor
Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital, Kochi
- 2016
Assistant & Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery, Amrita Hospital
- 2000
Kerala Volunteer Physician (General Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery)
Amrita Kripa Charitable Hospital, Amritapuri
- 1998
Emergency Department Physician
Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana, USA Emergency Department Physician
Awards
- ISPNO 2012 International Society of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Travel Scholarship
- Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society
- American Federation for Medical Research – Medical Student Award (1994)
- Various academic honors from Purdue University and Indiana University
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