Dr. Malini Visalam Narayanan MD
Neurosurgeon
19506 DOCTORS DR GERMANTOWN MD, 20874Rating
2/5
About
Dr. Malini Narayanan practices Neurological Surgery in GERMANTOWN, MD. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Narayanan prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Improved image quality and computation reduction in 4-D reconstruction of cardiac-gated SPECT images.
- LROC analysis of detector-response compensation in SPECT.
- An interior point iterative maximum-likelihood reconstruction algorithm incorporating upper and lower bounds with application to SPECT transmission imaging.
Awards
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2002 CNS Cerebrovascular Sectional Award
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2003 CNS Resident Research Award
- 2007 America's Top Surgeon, Consumer's Research Council of America
Fellowships
- Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Chicago Medical Center/Comer Childrens Hospital, Chicago, Il USA 2006
- University of Chicago Medical Center 2006
Dr. Malini Visalam Narayanan MD's Practice location
Dr. Malini Visalam Narayanan MD's reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Narayanan
- Shawna k.
Tired of being Trapped.
Recommended Articles
![]()
The History of LobotomyLobotomy is now considered an inhumane and obsolete procedure that no one would ever want to be subjected to. However, at the time of its advent, it was not the primitive and brutal surgery we view it as today. In a time where medications to treat psychological and emotional conditions were...
- What Is a Prefrontal Lobotomy?
Lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure invented in 1935 by a Portuguese neurologist named Moniz. Moniz won the Nobel Prize in 1949 for his achievement. It was believed that lobotomy was successful in the treatment of various psychological diseases like depression, bipolar disorders, mania,...
![]()
What Is a Cervical Laminectomy?A cervical laminectomy is performed to relieve the compression of the spinal cord and nerves around your neck. This is achieved by making the spinal canal wider, creating more space for your nerves. A part of the protruding bone or the lamina is either removed or trimmed during this procedure. The...
![]()
Treatment for Parkinson's DiseaseParkinson’s Disease: It Isn't EasyTony led a normal life just like many of us. He was approaching his fifth to sixth decade, and he was the head of an engineering department--capable of making decisions and recalling those decisions. But suddenly, communication with his wife and children was...
![]()
Lobotomies in Other CountriesWhat is a lobotomy and why was it used?A lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure used for the treatment of various psychological conditions, such as severe depression, mania, schizophrenia, etc. It was even used for the treatment of homosexuality.The idea of brain surgery started around 1890, when a...
![]()
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack?Also considered as a mini stroke, a transient ischemic attack (TIA) has symptoms similar to that of a stroke, but lasting only for a short period of time, without causing any permanent damage. TIA is often caused by the interruption of blood flow to the brain by a blood clot. Once the blood flow is...
Nearest Hospitals
MEDSTAR MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTERl
18101 PRINCE PHILIP DRIVE OLNEY MD 20832ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE SHADY GROVE MEDICAL CENTERl
9901 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE ROCKVILLE MD 20850HOLY CROSS GERMANTOWN HOSPITALl
19801 OBSERVATION DRIVE GERMANTOWN MD 20876