Dr MJ Arunkumar M.Ch., D.N.B

Founder – Chairman & Managing Director, Director Neurosciences, Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon

Dr. M. J. Arunkumar (Moses Joseph Arunkumar) is a formally trained neurosurgeon with extensive experience in the management of complex brain and spine disorders. He pursued his undergraduation (M.B.B.S.) at the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore in 1985. He continued his advanced neurosurgical training at CMC, Vellore, where he completed his M.Ch. in Neurosurgery in 1998 and subsequently obtained the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Neurosurgery in 1999.

Following his postgraduate training, Dr. Arunkumar served as a Consultant in the Department of Neurosurgery at Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, before moving to Madurai in 2000. His early years in academic neurosurgery were marked by significant research contributions, with several national and international peer-reviewed publications indexed in Medline (PubMed), many of which continue to be cited. Dr MJ Arunkumar is indebted to his mentors Professor Mathew J Chandy and Professor V Rajshekhar who have shaped him to be one of the finest Neurosurgeons in this part of the country.

Dr MJ Arunkumar was invited to start the department of Neurosurgery/ Neurological Sciences at Apollo Hospital, Madurai in the year 2000 by none other than Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman of the Apollo group of hospitals. When at Apollo hospital, he performed the first Endonasal complete excision of the Pituitary (brain) tumour through the nose in December 2000 for the first time in South Tamilnadu (Ref: Press / Media). Again in the year 2001, he did the first successful microsurgical clipping of the brain aneurysm in southern Tamil Nadu (Ref: Press / Media). He brought in a lot of Neurosurgical innovations in those seven years while he was with the Apollo speciality hospital, Madurai. He developed a new set of protocols aggressively treating brain and spine injured patients in the intensive care units successfully. He worked there as Consultant Neurosurgeon till January 2008 and then left Apollo hospital to start his own hospital.

Hannah Joseph Hospital was started by Dr MJ Arunkumar in April 2008 at the Lake View Road, K.K. Nagar, Madurai. It was then a 40 bedded Neurosciences and Trauma Centre with 3 Intensive Care Units and a Twin Operation Theatre. This hospital had an in-house Hi speed CT scanner (GE, USA) apart from its Labs, Pharmacy and Radiology services. This place serves as the company's registered office at present.

Dr MJ Arunkumar has been a pioneer in performing and bringing in several advanced Neurosurgical technologies for the first time in Madurai & South Tamilnadu.

He was passionate on procuring modern gadgets for the advancement of Neurosurgery in Madurai city to be at par with the West and other Metropolitan cities of our country.

He was a Rotarian in the past working towards social causes and for the under privileged along with his fellow Rotarians. He is married to Dr Kavitha Fenn, a Psychiatrist by profession and also the Executive Director of the Hannah Joseph hospital. The couple have two children; the eldest is the daughter who is also a doctor at the CMC, Vellore presently doing her post-graduation studies in Neurosurgery (M.Ch. Neurosurgery) and the son who is a Medical student at present.

Several milestones (Ref: Press / Media) have been touched upon since the start of the Hannah Joseph hospital in the year 2008.

2008

  • In July 2008, performed a complex multilevel cervical spine surgery, introducing the concept of high-speed neuro drills (Aesculap, Germany) for spine surgery

2009

  • In January 2009, performed a transfacial surgery to remove a skull base tumour along  with Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery colleagues

  • In July 2009, introduced minimally invasive techniques in brain and spine surgery in this part of Tamil Nadu, utilising advanced technology including a neuro-anaesthesia workstation (Dräger, Germany)

  • Later in 2009, performed the first paediatric brain aneurysm clipping on a 12-year-old schoolgirl who fainted at school due to a sudden aneurysmal rupture causing intracranial haemorrhage

  • Towards the end of 2009, introduced neuroendoscopy using Karl Storz (Germany) systems for the treatment of pituitary tumours and ventriculostomy procedures

2011

  • On 24 October 2011, incorporated the institution as Hannah Joseph Hospital Private Limited (CIN: U74999TN2011PTC082860), considering the growth of hospital activities

  • In December 2011, introduced the Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (SONOCA 300, Germany) for the aspiration and removal of brain and spinal cord tumours

2012

  • In 2012, introduced Intracranial Pressure Monitoring devices (Codman, USA) for the management of severe head injury patients

2014

  • In July 2014, introduced Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) systems by Medtronics (NIM Eclipse, USA) for use during neurosurgical procedures

2015

  • In September 2015, commissioned the high-end OPMI Pentero 900 operating microscope from Germany at a cost of ₹2.5 crores, inaugurated by the Madurai District Collector, Mr. L. Subramanian, enabling intraoperative angiography (ICG/Flow 800) and tumour fluorescence (Yellow 560)

2016

  • In October 2016, performed a highly complex global fusion surgery for multiple craniovertebral junction anomalies on a young boy, with the procedure lasting 14 hours and completed in two phases on consecutive days

  • In 2016, initiated a one-year post-MDS Comprehensive AOMSI Fellowship Programme in Craniofacial Trauma at Hannah Joseph Hospital in collaboration with Dr. N. Venkadasalapathi, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, which has continued successfully for close to 9+ years now.

2017

  • In February 2017, introduced Brainlab Navigation (Germany), procured at a cost of ₹1.5 crores for brain and spine surgeries

2018

  • In April 2018, performed a brain bypass surgery (STA–MCA bypass) on a 52-year-old female patient

  • Later in 2018, performed an awake craniotomy on an adult patient under local anaesthesia with brain mapping, with the patient remaining conscious and conversant throughout the two-and-a-half-hour procedure, intraoperatively guided by Yellow 560 fluorescence

2020

  • On 24 August 2020, relocated the hospital to a new 150-bedded, centrally air-conditioned facility spread across two acres on the National Highway near the Airport Ring Road

  • In September 2020, established an integrated, state-of-the-art complex for Neurosciences, Cardiac Sciences, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, along with a dedicated Interventional Neuroradiology division, including a Hybrid Neuro-Cardiac Cath Lab and a Digital 1.5 Tesla MRI system from Philips

2021

  • In July 2021, performed a neuroendovascular intervention for the treatment of a brain aneurysm using the Silk Vista device on a middle-aged patient

2022

  • In February 2022, led the Cardiology team in performing a Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve Implantation using the Edwards delivery system on an elderly patient with a failing heart

  • In June 2022, performed complete excision of a rare and complex giant tumour at the craniovertebral junction in a paediatric patient in two phases

  • In July 2022, converted Hannah Joseph Hospital into a Public Limited Company to facilitate further expansion

  • In September 2022, introduced the advanced Intrasaccular Web Device (ISD) for the endovascular treatment of aneurysm patients through the Interventional Neuroradiology team

2023

  • In March 2023, achieved full accreditation for Hannah Joseph Hospital under NABH (5th Edition) and NABL

  • In July 2023, commenced the six-year Direct DrNB Neurosurgery programme for post-MBBS graduates, offering two seats annually

  • In August 2023, oversaw the successful performance of a rare Temporomandibular Joint Replacement Surgery by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

2024

  • In September 2024, introduced Brainlab Fibertracking Navigation 3.0 along with AI-based Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), marking one of the earliest deployments of this technology in India and South Asia

2025

  • In February 2025, performed a life-saving procedure on a nine-month-old infant with a ruptured brain aneurysm

Dr MJ Arunkumar had visited countries like Germany, UK, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and the United States of America to gain advanced surgical skills and technology in the field of Microneurosurgery & Endoscopic Neurosurgery. He is the first to bring in the concept of using modern Neurosurgical gadgets in Central and Southern part of Tamil Nadu. The introduction of the high end Neurosurgical microscope (Carl Zeiss Pentero 900, Germany) with Tumour Fluorescence technology and Intra operative Angiography (ICG/Flow 800) in Neurovascular surgeries in the year 2015, the Brain and Spine Neuro navigation technology from BrainLab, Germany for the first time to the city of Madurai in the year 2016 were some of the contributions made by
Dr MJ Arunkumar to modernise Neurosurgery in this part of the country. He has been an invited Guest Faculty in Neurosurgery for many State and National Neurosurgical conferences. He has authored several national & international peer reviewed publications in the last two decades in Neurosurgery and its allied sciences. He has also been the Examiner for the Diplomate of National Board of Examinations in Neurosurgery.

Dr MJ Arunkumar was elected as President (2022-2023) of the Tamilnadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS) in the annual meeting held at Chennai in April, 2019.

Academic Profile

Presentations at Conferences

  • Motor and Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring in a Primate Model of Experimental Spinal Cord Injury – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr Srinivasa Babu, Dr Mathew J. Chandy – 46th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, 11–14 December 1997, Jaipur, India

  • Kyphotic Changes Following Central Cervical Corpectomy – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr V. Rajshekhar – Neurocon 98, Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, December 1998, Trivandrum, India

  • Classification and Management of CV Junction Tuberculosis – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr V. Rajshekhar – 48th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, 16–19 December 1999, Hyderabad, India

  • Management of Post-Traumatic Cranio-Spinal Injuries – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 8th Conference of International Trauma Anaesthesia & Critical Care Society – Indian Chapter (ITACCS – TRAUMA CRITICARE '04), 22–24 October 2004, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 5th Annual Conference of Neurospinal Surgeons Foundation of India, 15–17 July 2005, Pune, India

  • Lamina Terminalis Fenestration in Surgery for ACOM Aneurysm – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 54th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, 15–18 December 2005, Visakhapatnam, India

  • Role of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in a Pre-Term Neonate with Hydrocephalus Secondary to Intraventricular Hemorrhage – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Hydrocephalus 2006, 6–9 September 2006, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion for Thoracolumbar Tuberculosis – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, December 2006, Madurai, India

  • Current Concept in the Management of Craniospinal Trauma – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 4th Annual Conference of AOMS TN & Pondy Chapter, 3–5 April 2009, Kodaikanal, India

  • Approach and Management of Skull Base Tumours – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – STAR-2016 Student Convention & Prof. B. Srinivasan Memorial CME, Rajah Muthiah Dental College & Hospital, Annamalai University, 10 December 2016

  • Clinical Outcome Following Early Clipping in Poor Grade Patients with Ruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysm – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 1st Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANPANS), 7 April 2017, Pondicherry, India

  • Role of ICG/Flow 800 Video Angiography in Quantitative Assessment of Flow Dynamics in Cerebrovascular Surgery – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 18th Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Society of India (NEUROVASCON 2018), 7–9 September 2018, Chennai, India

  • STA–MCA Bypass Surgery for Radiation-Induced ICA Occlusion – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 18th Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Society of India (NEUROVASCON 2018), 7–9 September 2018, Chennai, India

  • Image-Guided Spinal Navigation: Our Initial Experience – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 18th Annual Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India (SPINE 2018), 28–30 September 2018, Nagpur, India

  • Posterior Spinal Approach for Ventrally Located Intradural Meningiomas – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 18th Annual Conference of Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India (SPINE 2018), 28–30 September 2018, Nagpur, India

  • Limitations of Image-Guided Spinal Navigation in Cervical Spine Surgeries – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 17th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society of Cervical Spine (APSCS), 15–17 November 2018, New Delhi, India

  • Intraoperative Tumour Fluorescence (Yellow 560) in High-Grade Gliomas with Early Post-Operative MRI to Assess Tumour Resection – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 67th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India (NSICON 2018), 13–16 December 2018, Jaipur, India

  • Extraventricular Choroid Plexus Carcinoma with Skull Metastasis – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr Geeta Chacko, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 67th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India (NSICON 2018), 13–16 December 2018, Jaipur, India

  • An Overview of Image-Guided Spine Navigation and its Limitations – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 2nd Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS 2019), 5–7 April 2019, Mamallapuram, Chennai, India

  • Achieving Zero Facial Nerve Morbidity in Planned Subtotal Resection of Large and Giant Vestibular Schwannomas – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 21st Annual Conference of Skull Base Surgery Society of India, 10–12 October 2019, Coimbatore, India

  • Quantitative Assessment of Flow Dynamics Using ICG/Flow 800 Video Angiography in Resection of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 68th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, 5–8 December 2019, Mumbai, India

  • Anterior Nasoseptal Flap in Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Surgery – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 8th Annual Conference of Neuroendoscopy Society of India, 25–27 March 2022, Delhi, India

  • Management of Ruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms in Poor Grade Patients – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr A. Ganesh, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – CME CMC Vellore, August 2022, Vellore, India

  • Challenges in the Management of Ruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms in Poor Grade Patients – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – 2022 Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons, 29 April–1 May 2022, Thanjavur, India

  • Surgery for Unruptured Giant Aneurysms of the Anterior Circulation – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian – Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS 2022), 29 April–1 May 2022, Thanjavur, India

  • Outcome Squares Integrating Efficacy and Safety in Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Surgeries: Our Experience – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr K. Senthilkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian, Dr A. Ganesh – Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India, March 2023, Chandigarh, India

  • Microvascular Decompression – Trigeminal Neuralgia – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Diamond Jubilee Year CME, Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College & Madurai Neurosurgical Academy, 8–9 September 2023, Madurai, India

  • Anterior Cervical Corpectomy: Guidelines for Safe Surgery – Dr M.J. Arunkumar, Dr R. Veerapandian, Dr A. Ganesh – Annual Conference of the Neuro Spinal Surgeons Association of India (NSSA), 15 September 2023, New Delhi, India

  • 30th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurology (IANCON 2023) – 14–17 September 2023, Madurai, India

  • 14th National Emergency Medicine Board Review of India Course (NEMBRIC) – 19–23 February 2024, AIIMS Trauma Centre, New Delhi, India

  • 30th Annual National Conference of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine – 1–3 March 2024, Kolkata, India

  • BEST OF ACC (American College of Cardiology) Conference – 8 May 2024, Bengaluru, India

  • Practice-Changing Updates in Neuro-Oncology – Neuro-Oncology Symposium – 10 May 2024, Chennai, India

  • Sustainability and Scalability in Tier II and Tier III Towns – AHPICON 2024 – 15 June 2024, Madurai, India

  • Madurai Apollo Conclave of Emergency Medicine (MACEM) – Chairperson – 31 August 2024, Madurai, India

  • Workshop on Advanced Prevention and Control of Infections – IPSC – 14 December 2024, Madurai, India

  • 12th International Patient Safety Conference (IPSC) – 22 February 2025, New Delhi, India

  • MEDEX CII 2025 Conference – Speaker: "The Next Frontier of Healthcare – Technology, Innovation & Disruption" – March 2025, Madurai, India

  • TANS 2025: Safe Neurosurgical Practice – From Better to Best (6th Annual Scientific Conference of the Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons) – April 2025, Tiruchirappalli, India

  • Private Practitioners' Forum – Neurological Society of India (NSI) – 18–19 July 2025, Hyderabad, India

  • TANS Annual Conference 2025 – September 2025, Coimbatore, India

  • SKULLBASECON 2025 – Scientific Committee Chairperson: "Reflections on Complications – Wisdom from the Operating Room" – 31 October 2025, Chennai, India

Presidential Oration : Dr M J Arun kumar

NEUROSURGICAL LESSONS GLEANED FROM THE PAST: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES ….

Faculty at Workshops

  • First Academic Meet and Hands-on Training / Workshop – Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS) – 7 July 2017, Madurai Medical College & Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, India

  • Decision Making in Cerebrovascular Surgery – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 18th Annual Meeting of the Cerebrovascular Society of India (NEUROVASCON 2018), 7–9 September 2018, Chennai, India

  • TANS Educational Course 2019 – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Department of Neurosurgery, Thanjavur Medical College & Hospital, 29–30 June 2019, Thanjavur (Tanjore), India

  • CME and Conference Programme – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 6th Annual Conference of the Neuroendoscopy Society of India (NEURO ENDOCON 2019), organized by Meenakshi Neuro Club, 29–31 March 2019, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Faculty Participation – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Fourth Congress of the Asian Oceanian Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology & 4th Annual Congress of the Indian IONM Users Group, 14–16 October 2022, India

  • Hands-on Cadaver Workshop: Endoscopic Skull Base Anatomy for Neurosurgeons – Approach to Sella – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – 30 December 2022, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India

  • TANS Educational Course 2023 – Dr M.J. Arunkumar – Department of Neurosurgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College & Hospital, 6–7 April 2023, Salem, India

International Workshops Attended

  • Symposium/ Workshop on Acute Spinal cord injuries in June 2001, Langham Place, Hong Kong
  • 13th Neuroendoscopy training course for Neurosurgeons and Neurosurgical nurses, November 12th to 15th, 2006, Holiday Inn, Ghent, Belgium
  • Technical nuances in the use of Codman programmable shunt system at the Advanced Hydrocephalus Management & Technology Learning Centre in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on 29th-30th October, 2015
  • Brain & Spine Navigation at Brainlab (R&D) and at the Department of Neurosurgery, NOTAUFAHME Hospital, 18th to 20th July 2016, Munich, Germany
  • EC-IC Bypass Hands-On course Dr M J Arunkumar , The Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society, October 3 & 4, 2017 St. Louis, MO, USA
  • Live course on Intraoperative Fluorescence Use during Neuro-Oncological and Neuro-Vascular Surgery, November 20th to 22nd, 2017 at Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

Publications

  • Sacral nerve root cysts: A review on pathophysiology.
    ArunKumar MJ, Selvapandian S, Chandy MJ. Neurol India. 1999 Mar;47(1):61-4. PMID: 10339712 Review.

  • Medullomyoblastoma: A case report.
    ArunKumar MJ, Chacko G, Chandi SM, Chandy MJ. Neurol India. 1999 Mar;47(1):55-7. PMID: 10339710

  • Marinacci communication: an electrophysiological study.
    Meenakshi-Sundaram S, Sundar B, Arunkumar MJ. Clin Neurophysiol. 2003 Dec;114(12):2334-7. doi: 10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00260-8. PMID: 14652092

  • Unusual case of temporal dermoid cyst presenting as oculomotor nerve palsy.
    Adulkar NG, Arunkumar MJ, Kumar SM, Kim U. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2014 Oct;62(10):1032-4. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.146039. PMID: 25449944 Free PMC article.

  • Intrasellar tuberculoma presenting as pituitary apoplexy.
    Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V. Neurol India. 2001 Dec;49(4):407-10. PMID: 11799419

  • Outcome in neurologically impaired patients with craniovertebral junction tuberculosis: results of combined anteroposterior surgery.
    Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V. J Neurosurg. 2002 Sep;97(2 Suppl):166-71. doi: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.2.0166. PMID: 12296673

  • Spontaneous fluctuation in the size of a midline posterior fossa arachnoid cyst.
    Arunkumar MJ, Haran RP, Chandy MJ. Br J Neurosurg. 1999 Jun;13(3):326-8. doi: 10.1080/02688699943781. PMID: 10562848

  • Motor and somatosensory evoked potentials in a primate model of experimental spinal cord injury.
    Arunkumar MJ, Srinivasa Babu K, Chandy MJ. Neurol India. 2001 Sep;49(3):219-24. PMID: 11593236

  • Changes in cervical spine curvature after uninstrumented one- and two-level corpectomy in patients with spondylotic myelopathy.
    Rajshekhar V, Arunkumar MJ, Kumar SS. Neurosurgery. 2003 Apr;52(4):799-804; discussion 804-5. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000054218.50113.40. PMID: 12657175

  • Neurocutaneous melanosis: a case of primary intracranial melanoma with metastasis.
    Arunkumar MJ, Ranjan A, Jacob M, Rajshekhar V. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2001;13(1):52-4. doi: 10.1053/clon.2001.9215. PMID: 11292138

  • High cervical and lumbar canal stenosis of varied etiology: a case report.
    Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V. Neurol India. 2002 Mar;50(1):81-3. PMID: 11960158

  • Penetrating intracranial wooden object: case report and review of CT morphology, complications, and management.
    Arunkumar MJ, Selvapandian S, Rajshekhar V. Surg Neurol. 1999 Jun;51(6):617-20. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(99)00029-4. PMID: 10369229

  • Management and outcome of brain abscess in renal transplant recipients.
    Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V, Chandy MJ, Thomas PP, Jacob CK. Postgrad Med J. 2000 Apr;76(894):207-11. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.894.207. PMID: 10727562 Free PMC article.

  • Dynamic CSF flow study in the pathophysiology of syringomyelia associated with arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa.
    Arunkumar MJ, Korah I, Chandy MJ. Br J Neurosurg. 1998 Feb;12(1):33-6. doi: 10.1080/02688699845483. PMID: 11013645

  • Uninstrumented ventral surgery for subaxial cervical spine tuberculosis: clinical and radiological outcome.
    Moorthy RK, Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V. Br J Neurosurg. 2004 Dec;18(6):584-9. doi: 10.1080/02688690400022839. PMID: 15799189

  • Recurrent venous thrombosis with factor V Leiden mutation.
    Meenakshi-Sundaram S, Sridhar R, Jithendrian JJ, Durai RN, Arunkumar MJ, Sundar B. J Assoc Physicians India. 2005 Jul;53:642-4. PMID: 16190136

  • A petrous bone artefact on MRI: technical note.
    Arunkumar MJ, Haran RP. Neuroradiology. 1998 Jun;40(6):385-6. doi: 10.1007/s002340050606. PMID: 9689629

  • Artifacts in magnetic resonance images following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: report of two cases.
    Arunkumar MJ, Rajshekhar V. Br J Neurosurg. 1998 Dec;12(6):553-5. doi: 10.1080/02688699844411. PMID: 10070465

  • Susceptible and protective associations of HLA DRB1*/DQB1* alleles and haplotypes with ischaemic stroke.
    Murali V, Rathika C, Ramgopal S, Padma Malini R, Arun Kumar MJ, Neethi Arasu V, Jeyaram Illiayaraja K, Balakrishnan K. Int J Immunogenet. 2016 Jun;43(3):159-65. doi: 10.1111/iji.12266. Epub 2016 Apr 22. PMID: 27105925

  • Sacral nerve root cysts: A review on pathophysiology.
    ArunKumar MJ, Selvapandian S, Chandy MJ. Neurol India. 1999 Mar;47(1):61-4. PMID: 10339712 Review.

  • Medullomyoblastoma: A case report.
    ArunKumar MJ, Chacko G, Chandi SM, Chandy MJ. Neurol India. 1999 Mar;47(1):55-7. PMID: 10339710

  • Neuroacanthocytosis misdiagnosed as Huntington's disease: a case report.
    Meenakshi-Sundaram S, Arun Kumar MJ, Sridhar R, Rani U, Sundar B. J Neurol Sci. 2004 Apr 15;219(1-2):163-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.01.003. PMID: 15050453

  • Endovascular management of a ruptured complex ACoM aneurysm in a 9-month-old infant: a rare case report and literature review
    Vinayagamani Selvadasan, Arunkumar Natarajan, Arunkumar M J, Uday S Limaye. Neuroradiology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-025-03743-6

Authorship

Chapter 66, in Volume 2 of the Textbook of Comprehensive Neurosurgery, by Bohr Publications

Memberships/ offices held at various organizations

Past President – Tamilnadu Neurological Surgeons Association (2022- 2023)
Member in

  • Neurological Society of India (NSI)
  • Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association of India (NSSA)
  • Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ISSFN)
  • Cerebrovascular Society of India (CVSI)
  • Skull Base Surgery Soceity of India (SBSSI)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS)

Awards & Recognition

  • May 2016 – Monograph Publication: "The Life Story of a Neurosurgeon" – The Hindu (Metro Plus edition) – Honouring the work of Dr. M.J. Arunkumar – Authored by Soma Basu

  • October 2019 – Best Doctor Award – Rotary Clubs of Madurai & Vijay TV – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • March 20, 2021 – Excellence in Quality Award (Best Entry-Level NABH Certified Neurology Specialty Hospital) – Government of Tamil Nadu & FICCI – Hannah Joseph Hospital, Madurai

  • March 2022 – Cover Feature – CEO Insight Magazine – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar, featured as "A Neurosurgeon Changing the Face of Healthcare in Southern Tamil Nadu"

  • 2022–2023 – Elected as President – Tamil Nadu Association of Neurological Surgeons (TANS) – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • March 2023 – Full Accreditation Achievement – NABH (5th Edition) & NABL – Hannah Joseph Hospital – Instrumental leadership by Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • April 2023 – Times of India Business Award for Excellence in Neurosciences and Trauma Care – Times of India – Hannah Joseph Hospital, presented by Mr. P. Moorthy (Hon. Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration, Tamil Nadu) and Mr. S. Venkatesan (MP, Madurai)

  • June 2023 – Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Inspiration Award – "Most Accomplished Neurosurgeon in Southern India" – Awarded to Dr. M.J. Arunkumar at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, presented by Dr. Thakur Raghuraj Singh (State Minister of Labour and Employment, Government of Uttar Pradesh), Ms. Mary Kom (Indian amateur boxer, politician and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha), Mr. Adesh Gupta (Former President, Delhi BJP), Mr. Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (National BJP Spokesperson) and Mr. Virendra Sachdeva (President, Delhi BJP)

  • July–August 2023 – Launch of DrNB 6-Year Training Programme in Neurosurgery – National Board of Examinations – Hannah Joseph Hospital

  • 2023 – National Ranking – Times of India Survey – Hannah Joseph Hospital ranked among Top 20 Neuroscience Hospitals in South India and Ranked No.1 in Madurai

  • October 2023 – Membership Achievement – Consortium of Accredited Health Care Organizations (CAHO) – Hannah Joseph Hospital

  • August 2024 – Eminent Doctor – Top 10 Neurosurgery / Best Doctors – South 2024 – Outlook Magazine – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • September 2024 – Technology Milestone – Introduction of BrainLab Fibertracking Navigation 3.0 & AI-based DTI – Hannah Joseph Hospital – Among the earliest deployments in India & South Asia

  • December 2024 – Eminent Doctors South 2024 (Neurosurgery – Tamil Nadu & Kerala) – India Today Group – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • December 2024 – Excellence in Neurosurgery Award – News18 Tamil Nadu Maruthuva Viruthugal – Hannah Joseph Hospital

  • January 2025 – "The 10 Most Visionary Healthcare Leaders to Watch in 2025" – Prime Insights Magazine – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • February 2025 – Top 3 Neurosurgeons in Madurai – ThreeBestRated® – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • March 2025 – Times Awards 2025 for Excellence in Neurosurgery & Interventional Neuroradiology – Times Group – Hannah Joseph Hospital (Madurai & Trichy regions)

  • June 2025 – Ranked No. 2 – Best Neurosurgery Hospital (All India) – Outlook & NEB Research – Hannah Joseph Hospital

  • August 2025 – Eminent Doctor – Top 10 Neurosurgery / Best Doctors – South 2025 – Outlook Magazine – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • September 2025 – Featured under "India's Trusted Brands 2025" – Fortune India – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar

  • October 2025 – CII Award for Health Care Excellence in Neurology (100-bedded Hospital Category) – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Hannah Joseph Hospital, awarded at TN MedClave 2025, Chennai

  • November 2025 – AHPI–TN Excellence Award 2025 – Single Specialty Hospital of the Year (Above 100 Beds) – Association of Healthcare Providers India (TN Chapter) – Hannah Joseph Hospital, AHPICON 2025

  • January 2026 – Eminent Doctors South 2025 – Neurosurgery (Tamil Nadu & Kerala) – India Today Group – Dr. M.J. Arunkumar