He is also associated with Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore. Dr Praveen is specialised in the field of Neurology & Neurosurgery with expertise in complex & minimally invasive spinal surgeries and cranial & spinal micro-neurosurgery. He has completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum. Dr Praveen has acquired Masters in Chirurgical from National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore. He has past affiliations with National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences and Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore. Dr Praveen has received the Best Outgoing Student silver jubilee award during his M.ch (Master of Chirurgical). He has also received Best Paper Presentation award on Paediatric High Grade Gliomas Clinico- Biological Correlation in Lucknow.