Dr. Vikram Chakravarthy is a board-certified neurological surgeon specializing in complex spine surgery and spinal oncology. His clinical and academic interests focus on the surgical management of metastatic spinal disease, spinal cord compression, spinal tumors, and complex degenerative and reconstructive spinal conditions.
Dr. Chakravarthy completed his neurosurgical residency training at Cleveland Clinic and Loma Linda University and earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Chakravarthy has developed a substantial academic portfolio focused on spine oncology, surgical outcomes, enhanced recovery after surgery, spinal instrumentation, metastatic spinal disease, and emerging technologies in complex spine surgery. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, as well as numerous book chapters, reviews, operative videos, oral presentations, and scientific posters. His research has been published in leading journals including Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Neurosurgical Focus, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Spine, The Spine Journal, World Neurosurgery, and Operative Neurosurgery.
He is an active member of major neurosurgical and spine organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and the AANS/CNS Tumor Section. He has also contributed to the peer-review process for several leading neurosurgical journals and has served as a Section Editor for World Neurosurgery in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
Dr. Chakravarthy's professional accomplishments include the Charles Kuntz Scholar Award from the AANS/CNS Spine Section and the Cleveland Clinic Department of Neurosurgery Resident Teacher of the Year Award. Earlier in his career, he received first place in a poster competition for research on pregnancy-associated meningiomas and was recognized for clinical research presentations involving spine surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Chakravarthy enjoys exercise, sports, travel, reading, cooking, and music. He is also an Eagle Scout and has maintained a longstanding commitment to leadership, education, mentorship, and service.
