Dr. Ashok Hande graduated from Seth GS medical College in 1983 and cleared M.Ch. Neurosurgery in 1990 from Bombay University. He is one of the most renowned neurosurgeons to have had extensive exposure in most complex neuro surgical procedures particularly in vascular and skull base tumour surgeries. His specialty lies in neuro vascular surgery and surgery for stroke. Dr. Hande has successfully performed over 800 vascular operations and equal number of skull base tumour surgeries. Dr. Ashok Hande is often invited all over Maharashtra to perform these specialised surgeries. Area of Expertise: Vascular neurosurgery (aneurysms, AVMs) Re - vascularisation surgery for brain stroke Complex brain tumour surgery Surgery for brain stroke

Sugita Fellowship (1992).: at Nagoya, Japan for special training in vascular surgery and skull base tumors. Hamilton Bailey Foundation Trust Scholarship (1993): Columbia University, New York for a special training in vascular and skull base surgery. Radiosurgery (1997) training in X-knife radiosurgery in Radionics at Boston, USA. Fellowship in Microneurosurgery (1998), Fugita University, Japan. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (2002): Trained in Neurosurgery department, Tokyo University Medical College for stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Fellowship in Spinal instrumentation, (2007): National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.