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Inside Neurosurgery: Brain Tumors, Spine Health, and Nepal’s Healthcare System with Dr. Narendra Salike

📅 July 1, 2026 · ✍️ Saroj Kumar Suwal
Dr.Narendra BDS podcast

Key Takeaways (Bullet Points for Featured Snippets)

  • Expertise: Dr. Narendra Salike is a leading Consultant Neurosurgeon at Bir Hospital, specializing in complex brain and spine surgeries.
  • Scope of Discussion: The episode covers critical neurological conditions, including brain tumors, stroke, epilepsy, and spinal disorders.
  • Healthcare Insight: Gain an insider’s perspective on the challenges and realities of the Nepali healthcare system, specifically regarding neurosurgical care.
  • Expert Host: Hosted by Dr. Punya Kharbuja, a Gastro-Oncosurgeon at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, bringing a unique cross-specialty medical dialogue.
  • Collaboration: A special production by Podcast Bhaktapur and Bhaktapur Doctor Society.

This is the one of our few episodes you can’t afford to miss. In this episode of Podcast Bhaktapur in collaboration with the Bhaktapur Doctor Society, we get into the complexities of Neurosurgery. We talk to a man who has seen life from the other side – the brain.

Dr. Salike brings these medical articles to life in easy to understand conversations to keep you up to date on brain tumor, stroke, and epilepsy treatment and the prevalence of spine diseases and available surgical procedures in Nepal.

In addition to the clinical interventions, this episode delves into the human aspect of medicine-patient care, and the day-to-day life of a surgeon working within the healthcare system in Nepal. Listeners will learn about how resilience and systemic constraints affect modern medical care.

This conversation is a part of Dr. Punya Kharbuja series. Dr. Punya Kharbuja is a Gastro-Oncosurgeon working at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital currently. Endoscopist, colonoscopist and a gastrointestinal cancer surgeon, he imparts holistic information on connecting the dots between neurosurgery and oncology to bring a whole picture.

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