Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, FACS
Personal Requested information
Birthplace: New York, NY
Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married – Laura Merkler Nanda, JD
Business Address:Department of Neurosurgery
Louisiana State Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
P O Box 33932
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: (318) 675-6404
Fax: (318) 675-6867
Email: ;
Board Certification
Diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons11/1993
Academic Appointments
Professor and Chairman 7/2000 – Present
Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program 2/2002 – 1/2015
Department of Neurosurgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Associate Professor and Chairman7/1995-7/2000
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Department of Neurosurgery
Shreveport, LA
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Chief Division of Neurosurgery 7/1990-7/1995
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery
Shreveport, LA
Education & Training
Harvard School of Public Health2009-2012
Boston, MA
Degree:MPH
Fellowship in Microneurosurgery and Cranial Base Surgery7/1989 – 6/1990
Presbyterian-University Hospital
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Residency in Pediatric Neurosurgery7/1988 – 12/1988
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Rotation in Neurology4/1987 – 7/1987
The National Hospital Institute of Neurology
University of London
Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Fellowship via Hahnemann University7/1984 – 6/1985
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
Philadelphia, PA
Residency in Neurosurgery7/1984 – 6/1989
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Residency in General Surgery7/1983 – 6/1984
Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s Hospital
Chicago, IL
Residency in Surgical Oncology7/1982 – 6/1983
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
ECFMG Certificate #327-019-67/1981
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical1975 - 1982
Education and Research
Madras University
Pondicherry, India
Degree: MBBS
University Honors in Physiology, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology, Pathology, Medicine, Surgery
Administrative Appointments
American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
Director2013-2019
Chair of Credentials Committee2014
Guest Examiner2000, 2005, 2010
Chair of Data Review2014 – Present
Chair of International Relations2014 – Present
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Board Member2014-Present
World Congress Delegate 2009-Present
Annual Meeting Chair2013-2014
Scientific Program Chairman2012-2013
Neuro Point Secretary2010-2011
Professional Development Committee Chair2009-2012
Scientific Committee2009-2014
Nominating Committee2008-2010
Professional Development Committee 2007-2008
International Outreach Committee2007-2010
American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
Future Sites Committee Chair2013 – Present
American Heart Association Caddo Bossier Division
Board of Directors Medical Chairman1997-1998
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Professional Conduct Committee2015-Present
Chief of International Division2011-2013
Chair - Guest Speaker for the Scientific Program Committee2008
Nominating Committee2008-2011
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
Advisory Board Member 2008-2010
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Chair – Chancellor Search Committee2008
Louisiana State Neurosurgical Society (LANS)
President2005-2007
Secretary/Treasurer2003-2005
NeurosurgeryPAC Board
Member at Large2010-2013
North American Skull Base Society
President 2005-2006
President Elect2004
Secretary2001-2004
Member at Large1998-2000
Chairman1992-2002
Publications Committee
Society of Neurological Surgeons
Chair-Scientific Program Committee2015-2016
Vice President2016-2017
Society of University Neurosurgeons
President2010-2011
President-Elect2009-2010
Secretary/Treasurer2006-2008
Southern Neurosurgical Society
President2006-2007
President Elect2005
Chairman Membership Committee2002-2004
Think First Foundation Resource
Development Committee
Regional Chairman 1995
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Bylaws Committee Chair2013
2nd Delegate2013
Awards & Honors
1.Honored Guest Speaker. “Skull Base Surgery: Sprezzatura and Sorrow” Raymond Sawaya Oration, Baylor School of Medicine, Houston, Texas. February 24, 2017
2.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair”. Inselspital. Bern, Switzerland. Feb. 14-19, 2017
3.Honored Guest Speaker. “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” – Mississippi Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi. January 21, 2017. “Dharma, Dixie, and Dilemmas of Public Health.” – Mississippi Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi. January 21, 2017.
4.Honored Guest Speaker. “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Surgical Complications.” Controversies in Neurosurgery – Peter Petty Memorial Oration, Melbourne, Australia. November 17, 2016. “Petroclival Meningtiomas: Resisting the Siren’s Song.” Controversies in Neurosurgery, Melbourne, Australia. November 17, 2016.
5.Honored Guest Speaker. “Ask Not for Whom the Bells Toll: Complications and Cost in Neurosurgery.” AANS/NREF Fundamentals in Spinal Surgery Course for Residents, Houston, Texas. November 12, 2016.
6.Honored Guest Speaker. “Petroclival Meningiomas: Resisting the Siren’s Song.” FLANC Latin American Congress of Neurosurgery, Cancun, Mexico. October 31, 2016.
7.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery:Sprezzatura and Sorrow.” Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 2016.
8.Honored Guest Speaker. “Dharma, Dixie, and Debacles in the Skull Base.” Charles A. Elsberg Lecture, New York, New York. October 20, 2016.
9.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine. August 10, 2016. Chicago, Illinois
10.Honored Guest. “Struggles in the anatomical jewel box: Cavernous sinus meningiomas.” International Congress of the World Federation of Skull Base Meeting, Osaka, Japan. June 14-17, 2016.
11.Honored Guest. “Medicine at the Intersection of Science and Spirituality.” High Tech for Peace Meeting, Lugano, Switzerland. May 28, 2016.
12.Honored Guest Speaker. “Skull Base Surgery: Aristeia and Anarchy" Northwell Health Skull Base Symposium, New York, New York. May 5-, 2016.
13.William Henry Hudson Oration. “Skull Base Surgery:Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk.” 67th Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. March 2-5, 2016.
14.Visiting Professor. “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Department of Neurosurgery at University of Zurich. Zurich, Switzerland. February 18-21, 2016.
15.Honored Guest Speaker. “Skull Base Surgery:The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Is the art of Surgical Clipping Facing Extinction?” and “Global Public Health Through the Prism of Neurosurgery.” International Course of Neurosurgical Society of Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. January 21-22, 2016.
16.John Raff Oration. “Skull Base Surgery: The Sacred and Profane” and “Dharma, Dixie, and Dilemmas in Public Health.”John Raff Oration at Oregon Health & Science University. Portland, Oregon. November 5-7, 2015.
17.Honored Plenary Speaker. “Renaissance Neurosurgery: Italy’s Iconic Contributions.”World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies-15th Interim Meeting- Plenary Session. Rome, Italy.September 8-12, 2015.
18.Visiting Professor. “Dharma, Dixie and Dilemmas in Public Health" and “Skull Base Surgery: The Sacred and Profane.”University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. August 14-15, 2015Madison, Wisconsin.
19.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair." Houston Methodist Hospital. July 24, 2015. Houston, Texas.
20.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Inova Neuroscience and Spine Institute. July 21, 2015. Falls Church, Virginia.
21.Distinguished Service Award. Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN) Annual Meeting. July 9-13, 2015. Shanghai, China.
22.Honored Guest Speaker. “Ask Not for Whom the Bells Toll: Complications and Cost in Spinal Surgery.” 10th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium. May 29-30, 2015. San Francisco, California.
23.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Department of Neurosurgery. Yale School of Medicine. March 17-18, 2015. New Haven, Connecticut.
24.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane” and “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Department of Neurosurgery. University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine. March 4, 2015. Los Angeles, California.
25.Cover: Featured on the cover of World Neurosurgery as a Global Leader in Neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery, December 2014.
26.Honored Guest. Award for Lifetime Achievement. “The Sophrosyne of Skull Base Meningiomas.” Skull Base Surgery Society of India, Skull Base Con 2014. October 8-12, 2014. Pondicherry, India.
27.Visiting Professor. “Complications, Public Health and Faith in Neurosurgery,” “Skull Base Surgery: The Sacred and Profane,” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?”. Kuwait Ministry of Health. Kuwait Society of Neurological Surgeons, Ibn Sina Hospital. September 29-October 4, 2014. Kuwait City, Kuwait.
28.Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Midwest Neurosurgical Society Meeting, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. September 5, 2014. Iowa City, Iowa.
29.Fager Oration. “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Surgical Complications.” 20thAnnual Charles A. Fager Visiting Professorship, Lahey Department of Neurosurgery. September 3, 2014. Burlington, Massachusetts.
30.Honored Guest Speaker. “The Sophrosyne of Skull Base Surger,” and “Is the Art of the Aneurysm Extinct?” Microneurosurgery and Neuroendovascular Workshop, The Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. February 16-15, 2014. Bangalore, India.
31.Visiting Professor. “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. January 15, 2014. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
32.George T. Tindal Oration. “Dharma, Dixie and Dilemmas in Public Health,” and, “Skull Base Surgery: Sprezzatura and Sorrow.” 2013 George T. TindalOration. Emory University. October 5, 2013. Atlanta, Georgia.
33.Honored Guest. “The Far Lateral Approach: Modifications and Lessons Learnt.” 2013 International Symposium of Neurosurgery. September 14, 2013. Taipei, Taiwain.
34.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center. May 24, 2013. San Antonio, Texas.
35.Honored Speaker. “Leaning In and Making a Difference!” Executive Women International. May 22, 2013. Shreveport, Louisiana.
36.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Harvard Medical School. Brigham and Women’s Hospital. April 18, 2013. Boston, Massachusetts.
37.Visiting Professor. “Skull Base Surgery: Sparks and Ashes.” Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dartmouth University. February 1, 2013. Hanover, New Hampshire.
38.Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” “Neurosurgery Through the Prism of Public Health.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?” International Conference of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery. November 7-11, 2012. Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.
39.Honored Guest. “Skull Base Surgery: The Sound and the Fury.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping Facing Extinction?” “Public Health Perspective on Global Neurosurgery.” “Surgical Results of Basilar Artery Apex Aneurysms.” Dr. Gulati Memorial Oration. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research. September 25-27, 2012. Chandigarh, India.
40.Honored Guest.“Havel, Hope, and Harmony in Global Neurosurgery”, “Petroclival Meningiomas: Trials and Tribulations.” 7th Central European Neurosurgical Society Meeting (CENS). June 13-15, 2012. Prague, Czech Republic.
41.Visiting Professor. “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Dr. Richard L. DeSaussure, Jr. Memorial Neurosurgery Lectureship Series. May 3, 2012. Memphis, Tennessee.
42.Honored Guest. “Skull Base Aneurysms: What Would Don Quixote Do?”, “Skull Base Surgery: Aristae and Anarchy.”, “Posterior Petroclival Meningiomas”, “Skull Base Vascular Pathology” 10th Congress of Spanish Society of Skull Base Surgery. April 18, 2012. Madrid, Spain.
43.Honored Guest for Contributions to the Field North American Skull Base Society. Annual Meeting. February 15-19, 2012. Las Vegas, Nevada.
44.Honored Guest Speaker “The Scalpel, the South, and the Spirit.” Rotary Club of Baton Rouge. February 8, 2012. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
45.Honored Guest Speaker “The Invasion of Gallipoli and its International Sequelae.” November 11, 2011. Acibadem University. Istanbul, Turkey.
46.Honored Guest Speaker “Gallipolli: Intercontinental Leadership Through the Prism of Ataturk, Churchill, and Gandhi.” Oration delivered in honor of the 73rd death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. November 10, 2011. Ankara University. Ankara, Turkey.
47.Visiting Professor “Neurosurgical Aristeia in Aneurysms and Skull Base Surgery.” Grand Rounds. November 5, 2011. The Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Bangalore, India.
48.Inductee Junior Achievement of North Louisiana 2011 Business Hall of Fame. October 11, 2011.Shreveport, Louisiana.
49.SB 189 Bill Signing Louisiana Youth Concussion Act, in conjunction with Senator Sherri Cheek. June 28, 2011. Baton Rouge, LA.
50.Presidential Address “Gallipoli: Intercontinental Leadership Through the Prism of Ataturk, Churchill, and Gandhi.” Society of University Neurosurgeons Presidential Address. Annual Meeting. June 25, 2011. Istanbul, Turkey.
51.Honored Guest Speaker“The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” UCSD Graduation Ceremony. June 10, 2011. San Diego, California.
52.Honored Guest Speaker “1947: When the God of Genocidal Carnage Hit the Indian Subcontinent.” Centenary College and Van Thyn Professorship. May 2, 2011. Shreveport, LA.
53.Visiting Professor “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurological Complications.” University of Washington; March 30, 2011; Seattle, Washington.
54.Honored Guest Speaker “The Celestial Fire Separates the Knights and Knaves of Medicine.” Key-note speaker for the class of 2013 White Coat Ceremony: LSUHSC – Medical School; March 12, 2011. Shreveport, LA.
55.Keynote Speaker World Religion Day; January 23, 2011. Highland Center; Shreveport, LA.
56.Visiting Professor “Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” Ohio State University Medical Center Visiting Professor; January 6, 2011. Ohio State University Medical Center. Columbus, OH.
57.Honored Guest Speaker “The Scalpel, the South, and the Spirit.” Chris Andrews Lecture Series; November 16, 2010. Trinity United Methodist Church in conjunction with Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, LA.
58.Guest ExaminerAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery. New Orleans, LA. November 2010.
59.Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Quantums of Solace and Despair.” John E. Adams Visiting Professor; October 21, 2010. University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.
60.Visiting Professor “The Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications.” “Is the Art of Surgical Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysms Facing Extinction?” “Changing Trends in Neurosurgery – Historical Perspective.” “Curiosity, Compassion, and Composure.” William S. Keith Visiting Professorship in Neurosurgery; May 30 – June 2, 2010. University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
61.Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk” and “Nobility of Spirit.” Mayo Clinic; January 18, 2010. Rochester, MN.
62.Visiting Professor/Distinguished Neurosurgeon Commencement Speaker “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk.” RUSH University Medical College. Served as the 8th Annual Walter W. Whisler M.D., PhD. Lecturer in Honor of Graduating Residents. June 25, 2009. Chicago, IL.
63.Honored Guest Speaker “Aequanimitas.” Louisiana School for Math Science and the Arts Graduating Science Class; April 25, 2009; Natchitoches, Louisiana.
64.Honored Guest Speaker“Curiosity, Compassion, and Composure.” Key-note speaker for the class of 2011 White Coat Ceremony: LSUHSC – Medical School. Shreveport, LA; March 14, 2009.
65.Honored Physician Dr. Nanda ranked # 45 in “100 things We Love About Shreveport-Bossier” article by Mike Whitehead. SB Magazine; March 2009.
66.Honored Guest Speaker “Skull Base Surgery: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” and performed live surgery for participants. AIIMS Sarveshwari Memorial Oration, New Delhi, India; February 19, 2009.
67.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk” and “The Unbearable Lightness of Honest Neurosurgical Complications.” University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami, FL. January 22, 2009.
68.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Surgery – Quo Vadis?” Matthew Woods MemorialLectureship in Neurosurgery: University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, TN. November 14, 2008.
69.Honored Guest Speaker Plenary Session“Unbearable Lightness of Honesty in Neurosurgical Complications” and “Skull Base Surgery: Why the Owl of Minerva Flies at Dusk.” Korean Neurosurgical Society. Seoul, Korea; October, 2008.
70.Honored Guest Speaker“Complications in Skull Base Surgery” and “Skull Base Approaches to Complex Aneurysms.” Plenary Session, 3rd Chinese National Symposium of Skull Base Disease. Beijing, China; October, 2008.
71.Honored Guest“Aneurysm Clipping in a Coiling era: Is the Oasis a Mirage?” and “Arteriovenous Malformations.” 8th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery. Kolkata, India. September, 2008.
72.Visiting Professor“Is Aneurysm Clipping an Art Facing Extinction?” K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai. December 30, 2007.
73.Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Arcadia and Anarchy” and “Dharma in Dixie.” Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL. November 14, 2007.
74.Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: Shouts and Murmurs.” Department of Neurosurgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. July 25, 2007.
75.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Surgery: Sacred and Profane.” Department of Neurosurgery, New York University. New York, NY. May 11, 2007.
76.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Surgery: Terra Nullius to Terra Firma” and “Aequanimitas.” Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada. April 27, 2007.
77.Presidential Address of Southern Neurosurgical Society “Dharma in Dixie.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society. Sea Island, GA. March 14-17, 2007.
78.Distinguished Skull Base Visiting Professorship“Skull Base Surgery: Terra Nullius to Terra Firma.” University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. February 8, 2007.
79.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Approaches to Vascular Lesions.” Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Whitefield Bangalore, India. October 28, 2006.
80.Honored Guest“Skull Base Tumors: Past, Present, and Future.” Plenary Session, 6th Congress of Chinese Neurosurgical Society. Beijing, China. September 16, 2006.
81.Visiting Professor“Skull Base Approach to Vascular Lesions.” Fudan University-Hua Shan Hospital. Shanghai, China. September 11, 2006.
82.Outstanding Couple of Community CommitmentDr. and Mrs. Nanda chosen by the Shreveport Bossier Magazine for outstanding community service. Shreveport, LA. February 2006.
83.Presidential Address of North American Skull Base Society“Skull Base Surgery: Hubris and Humility.” 17th Annual Meeting for the North American Skull Base Society. Phoenix, AZ. February 16-19, 2006. Louisiana. Shreveport, LA. January 2006.
84.Outstanding Leader of North LouisianaChosen by the Shreveport Times Editorial Board in 2005 for bringing international recognition to Northwest Louisiana through LSUHSC-S.
85.Guest ExaminerAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery. New Orleans, LA. May 2005.
86.Couple of Style and Community CommitmentAwarded to Dr. Anil and Mrs. Laura Nanda by the Shreveport Times, and presented by Gov. Kathleen Blanco. Shreveport, LA. November 2005.
87. Honored Guest“Is There a Spiritual Basis for Medicine?” Calcasieu Parish Medical Society Annual Meeting. Lake Charles, LA. November 2004.
88.Chairman“Futuristic Skull Base Surgery.” 4th Satellite Symposium of the International World Skull Base Congress. Hayman Island, Australia. November 2004.
89. Honored Guest Speaker“The Far Lateral Approach to Skull Base Aneurysms and Tumors” and “Treatment Paradigms for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms.” 63rd Annual Japanese Neurological Society. Nagoya, Japan. October 2004.
90.Visiting Professor “Treatment Paradigms for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms.” Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Whitefield Bangalore, India. October 2004.
91.Visiting Professor “Skull Base Surgery: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” given at Grand Rounds. University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma. January 2004.
92.Honored Guest Speaker “Aneurysms of the Parasellar Region” and “Tumors of the Parasellar Region.” 5th Annual Skull Base Surgery Society of India. Bangalore, India. September 6, 2003.