Treatment abroad » Doctors » Neurosurgery » India » Dr. Rajan M Shah

Dr. Rajan M Shah

Neurosurgeon

4.9

22 reviews

Mumbai, India

Clinical experience: over 40 years

Languages: English

Disha Jhaveri

Verified review

chronic pain, intensive care treatment

Intensive Care Unit, ICU2.
My 15-year pain syndrome disappeared after treatment.
Thank you to Dr. Rajan Shah and the team.

The staff was very professional.
Special thanks to nurse Pratiksha for the night care.

Thank you to the entire Nanavati Hospital team.

28/05/2026

Suchitra Yogesh Shetty

Verified review

neurosurgical operation

Intensive Care Unit, bed No. 7.
We were satisfied with the treatment provided by the doctors.
Dr. Rajan Shah is the best specialist; he explained everything very clearly and guided us through the treatment process in detail.

We received clear recommendations and support at every stage.

26/05/2026

Vishwas Sawant

Verified review

intensive care

Excellent care.
Drs. Rajan Shah, Harshad Limaye, and Minal helped a lot.

Nurse Miwa cared for the patient well.
Floor manager Aditi was very attentive.

23/05/2026

Kajal Patil

Verified review

patient intensive care

The patient is in CCU-4.
The entire team led by Dr. Rajan Shah is very caring and attentive.

22/05/2026

Shruti Ghurye

Verified review

CSF leak, neurological treatment

I was hospitalized in the intensive care unit with a CSF leak.
The treatment was carried out by Dr. Rajan Shah, an ENT surgeon, and an anesthesiologist.

The problem was resolved professionally and quickly.
The department operates at a high level, with excellent 24/7 organization.

20/05/2026

Shree Swami Samarth

Verified review

biopsy and intensive treatment

After the navigation biopsy procedure, Dr. Rajan Shah explained the treatment to the family in detail.

The ICU team worked very well.
Special thanks to Dr. Minal and the nurses.

The food and service are excellent.

18/05/2026

Prashant Ray

Verified review

neurosurgical operation

CCU-4-6.
Dr. Rajan Shah and Dr. Minal are very supportive and attentive.
The nurses also work well.

15/05/2026

Pratik Rathore

Verified review

brain tumor, surgical treatment

My sister underwent surgery to remove a 10 cm brain tumor.

Dr. Rajan Shah performed an extremely complex operation, after which recovery was fast — there was already an improvement in movement after 4 days.

The operation was extremely complex and required a transfusion of 5 bottles of blood.

We are grateful to the doctor and the hospital.

22/04/2026

Nirmala Walinjkar

Verified review

neurosurgical treatment

Bed 3-2.
Dr. Rajan Shah is one of the best neurosurgeons and a very good person.

The entire ICU staff behaved very professionally and attentively.

30/10/2025

Baiju Thomas

Verified review

child in critical condition, neurosurgical treatment

CCU1, bed 05.
Very satisfied with the treatment.
Special thanks to Dr. Rajan Shah and his team — he is a true professional.

He saved my child's life.
Special thanks to nurse Aisha and the team for the exceptional care after the procedure.
Also thanks to Dr. Manish Bhatija and the ICU team.

The postoperative care was explained in detail by Dr. Rajan Shah, and a quality consultation was provided for the family.
We are completely satisfied and will recommend the hospital.

02/10/2025

Yogesh Padmashali

Verified review

spinal cord tumor, surgical treatment

Nanavati Hospital has excellent facilities, doctors, and staff.
My wife underwent surgery to remove a spinal cord tumor on July 17.

I thank Dr. Rajan Shah and his team for the precise and successful operation.
Special thanks to the ICU staff and nurses for their care.

I also thank the entire ward department staff and the support service.

19/07/2025

Ashpak Nadaf

Verified review

neurosurgical operation

CCU3-08.
Very good care.
Dr. Rajan Shah, Dr. Rahul, and Dr. Minal explained the treatment in detail.

Floor manager Aditi and nurse Aarti provided excellent support.

I felt at home.

05/06/2025

Ivone D'souza

Verified review

brain tumor

I was placed under the supervision of Dr. Oak, but after studying the MRI, his team decided not to take on my husband's case and to refer it to Dr. Rajan Shah.

I was very upset, but I prayed that we needed exactly his help — and so it turned out. The operation was successful.

15/06/2024

Omkar Patil

Verified review

neurosurgical treatment

Dr. Rajan Shah took very good care of my patient throughout the entire hospital stay.

Gratitude to the entire Nanavati Hospital team.

10/06/2024

Lizy Pinto

Verified review

neurosurgical treatment of a child

Very good medical care.
Thank you to Dr. Rajan Shah — an experienced neurosurgeon.

My son was treated in various departments, and the care was excellent at every stage.

03/06/2024

Patient

Verified review

herniated disc

Dr. Rajan was very kind in explaining the root cause of the problem and the available treatment methods.

He always answered our questions. Very accessible, listens attentively to the patient's problem, and offers solutions.

We are very satisfied with his treatment.

10/02/2024

Kumar Navreet Parashar

Verified review

brain tumor

Dr. Shah devotes a lot of time to understanding and explaining procedures. He has enormous experience and patience.

The time he devotes to us during consultations exceeds anything one could ask for. I always left having exhausted all my questions.

He performed brain surgery twice — once at Kokilaben, and later at Nanavati. I am extremely satisfied with his treatment.

15/01/2024

Utsav Parashar

Verified review

neurosurgical treatment

Nanavati Hospital gave us a new life.
I thank Dr. Rajan Shah and the entire neurosurgery department.

Special thanks to Dr. Madhura for her attentiveness and humane attitude.

05/06/2023

Shonali

Verified review

neurosurgical disease

He is a maverick in his own way. Dr. Rajan Shah is the celebrated neurosurgeon of Nanavati Hospital.

Skilled in working with his patients, he has a wonderful human heart that immediately gives people a sense of peace and comfort.

You rarely find such a combination of skill, dexterity, and nobility.

10/03/2022

Parijat Shukla

Verified review

neurosurgeon consultation

I consulted Dr. Rajan Shah and was very satisfied.
He is a very competent and attentive doctor.

The staff was also professional and friendly.

12/06/2021

Dipesh Shah

Verified review

neurosurgical treatment

Excellent organization of the hospital's work.
The staff is very friendly.

Thank you to Dr. Rajan Shah — his knowledge and approach are excellent.

09/06/2021

Daxita Gangani

Verified review

neurological treatment

I highly recommend the hospital.
The best neurosurgeons are Dr. Pradyumna Oak and Dr. Rajan Shah.

A very professional and reliable team.

08/06/2021

Neurosurgeon

Clinical experience: over 40 years

Dr. Rajan M Shah is one of the most renowned neurosurgeons in Mumbai (India). He is currently the Director and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital and a consultant at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital.

Over more than three decades of practice, he has performed over 8,000 brain tumor operations — one of the highest figures in the country. He has also performed over 450 operations for cerebral aneurysms and more than 100 operations for arteriovenous malformations.

After his Indian education, he completed 3 years of training at Beaumont Hospital (Dublin, Ireland), fellowship programs at Mount Sinai (New York), and at Japanese universities (Fujita, Shinshu) in skull base surgery and neurovascular surgery.

Former President of the Bombay Neurology Association. Member of the Neurological Society of India, the American Neurology Association, and other societies.

Achievements and awards

Over 8,000 brain tumor operations

Over 450 operations for cerebral aneurysms

Internships in Ireland, the USA, and Japan

Former President of the Bombay Neurology Association

Member of leading professional associations of neurosurgeons in India and the USA

About Dr. Rajan M Shah

Specialization

Brain tumor operations
Operations for aneurysms and vascular malformations of the brain
Skull base operations
Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
Spine operations, including minimally invasive ones

Education

1981 — medical diploma, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
1984 — Master’s degree in General Surgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Hospital, Mumbai
1986 — Master’s degree in Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Hospital, Mumbai
Additional training in neurosurgery — Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland (3 years)
Fellowship in skull base surgery — Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA
Fellowship in vascular surgery — Fujita University, Japan
Fellowship in skull base surgery — Shinshu University, Japan

Clinical experience

Previously — neurosurgeon, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Currently — Director and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Nanavati Max Hospital, Mumbai
Concurrently — neurosurgeon, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
Collaborates with Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Mumbai

Research activity

Author and co-author of scientific publications on neurosurgery, vascular neurosurgery, and pathology of the pituitary region.
Main research interests include brain tumors, skull base surgery, and neuroendoscopy.
Studies rare pathologies of the sellar region and modern methods of their surgical treatment.
Participates in the analysis of clinical cases of vascular and tumor diseases of the central nervous system.
Research results have been presented at national and international neurosurgical conferences.
Published in the specialized journal Neurology India.
Co-author of a publication dedicated to a rare case of Rathke’s cleft cyst apoplexy and the features of the clinical course of the disease.
His research activity is related to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of pituitary diseases, cerebral vascular pathologies, and skull base neoplasms.

Membership in associations

Former President of the Bombay Neurology Association
Neurological Society of India
American Neurology Association
Indian Society of Pediatric Neurology
Vascular Neurosurgery Society of India

Clinic where the doctor sees patients

Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital

4.8

11 reviews

India, Mumbai

Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital is one of the oldest and largest private multidisciplinary hospitals in Mumbai, part of the Max Healthcare network. It has international service standards and NABH accreditation.

For patients with neurosurgical conditions, the key feature is its own Center for Neurosciences with divisions: functional neurosurgery, neuroendoscopy, and cranioplasty. A new specialized building with modern operating rooms has been opened.

The center’s strengths are brain tumor surgery (over 8,000 operations led by Dr. Rajan Shah), aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation surgery, minimally invasive spine neurosurgery, and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Published 30.05.2026, Updated 31.05.2026