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| occupation  = [[Neurosurgery]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aiims1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.aiims.edu/index.php/en/2014-12-19-04-37-04/neurology_surgery_faculty?id=1414 |title=Dr Deepak Agrawal |publisher=Aiims.edu |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Deepak Agrawal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;youtube1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md9S4AimIK4 |title=Dr.Deepak Agrawal, Global Education Summit 2016 |publisher=YouTube |date= 7 November 2016|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.aitsc.org/about/dr-deepak-agrawal/ |title=Deepak Agrawal – Australia – India Trauma Systems Collaboration |publisher=Aitsc.org |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01 |archive-date=2021-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724174302/https://www.aitsc.org/about/dr-deepak-agrawal/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; born 10 November 1970, is a professor of [[neurosurgery]] at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aiims1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and is often regarded as one of the most renowned and successful living neurosurgeons.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/the-doctors-with-a-cutting-edge/story-2ceOY4uy1SJ2P8LeNCqNFJ.html |title=The doctors with a cutting edge &amp;amp;#124; Health |publisher=Hindustan Times |date= 9 April 2011|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During his stint as chairman of computerization,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/artificial-intelligence-boon-dr-deepak-agarwal-mail-today-healhcare-conclave-1098501-2017-12-01 |title=Artificial intelligence is a huge boon, says Dr Deepak Agarwal at Mail Today Healthcare Conclave &amp;amp;#124; IndiaToday |website=www.indiatoday.in |date=December 2017 |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502071216/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/artificial-intelligence-boon-dr-deepak-agarwal-mail-today-healhcare-conclave-1098501-2017-12-01 |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/NewsLetter_Jan_16.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.aiims.edu |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031242/https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/NewsLetter_Jan_16.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/current_News%20Letter.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.aiims.edu |access-date=1 May 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502074129/https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/current_News%20Letter.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/Aiims%20Technologists%20Newsletter.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.indiatoday.in |access-date=1 May 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031645/https://www.aiims.edu/images/newsletter/Aiims%20Technologists%20Newsletter.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he reformed the ICT processes at AIIMS, New Delhi, while also helping patients in the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]], to receive a Unique Health Identification (UHID), which documents their journey in the hospital.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/without-aadhaar-patients-to-pay-10-times-more-for-registration-at-aiims-4430739/ |title=Without Aadhaar patients to pay 10 times more for registration at AIIMS  |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2016-12-16 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindustantimes1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/now-book-online-appointments-at-aiims-under-tatkal-scheme/story-vNjOSNbgvcw2UE3YxGTyoJ.html |title=Now, book online appointments at AIIMS under &amp;#039;Tatkal&amp;#039; scheme &amp;amp;#124; Latest News Delhi |publisher=Hindustan Times |date= 30 September 2015|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Additionally, he also pioneered [[stem cell]] research in [[spinal cord injury]] in India and established the Stem Cell Translational Research in Neuroscience LAB at AIIMS, New Delhi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/hoping-against-hope/ |title=Hoping against hope  |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2016-02-07 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal|title= Safety and feasibility of intramedullary injected bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells in acute complete spinal cord injury: Phase 1 trial|year=2022 |doi=10.3171/2022.2.SPINE211021 |pmid=35395638 |last1=Saini |first1=R. |last2=Pahwa |first2=B. |last3=Agrawal |first3=D. |last4=Singh |first4=P. |last5=Gurjar |first5=H. |last6=Mishra |first6=S. |last7=Jagdevan |first7=A. |last8=Misra |first8=M. C. |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=331–338 |s2cid=248050473 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal|title=  Efficacy and outcome of bone marrow derived stem cells transplanted via intramedullary route in acute complete spinal cord injury – A randomized placebo controlled trial|doi=10.1016/j.jocn.2022.03.033   |date=2022-03-31 |pmid=35367733 |last1=Saini |first1=R. |last2=Pahwa |first2=B. |last3=Agrawal |first3=D. |last4=Singh |first4=P. K. |last5=Gujjar |first5=H. |last6=Mishra |first6=S. |last7=Jagdevan |first7=A. |last8=Misra |first8=M. C. |journal=Journal of Clinical Neuroscience |volume=100 |pages=7–14 |s2cid=247846931 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Moreover, he has also pioneered a new surgical technique—Expansive Duraplasty—for complete high cervical injury. This technique has shown improvement in a subset of patients, enabling them to regain the ability to walk again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Agrawal |first1=D. |title=Expansive duraplasty improves outcomes in patients with complete traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: Analysis of 100 cases |journal=World Neurosurgery |volume=160 |pages=e480–e487 |year=2022 |doi=10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.059 |pmid=35263904 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Pain Surgery ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Agrawal has pioneered the DREZotomy technique for [[neuropathic pain]] in [[India]] and has refined the procedure to make it safer and more accessible to patients.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|url = https://neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2020;volume=68;issue=5;spage=1012;epage=1015;aulast=Meena;type=3|title = Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Lesioning for Brachial Neuralgia |journal = Neurology India|date = 2020 |pmid = 33109843 |archive-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502070344/https://neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886%3Byear%3D2020%3Bvolume%3D68%3Bissue%3D5%3Bspage%3D1012%3Bepage%3D1015%3Baulast%3DMeena%3Btype%3D3|url-status=live |last1 = Meena |first1 = R. |last2 = Doddamani |first2 = R. S. |last3 = Agrawal |first3 = D. |last4 = Chandra |first4 = P. S. |volume = 68 |issue = 5 |pages = 1012–1015 |doi = 10.4103/0028-3886.299139 |doi-access=free|url-access = subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url = https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/my-curious-case-little-known-micro-drez-best-for-nerve-pain-treatment/|title = My Curious Case: Little-known micro DREZ best for nerve pain treatment|website = indianexpress.com| date=29 August 2015 |archive-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502070310/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/my-curious-case-little-known-micro-drez-best-for-nerve-pain-treatment/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|url = https://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2019;volume=67;issue=5;spage=1320;epage=1322;aulast=Agrawal|title = Microscissor DREZotomy - A New Way for &amp;#039;Atraumatic Lesioning&amp;#039; of DREZ|journal = Neurology India| date=2019 | pmid=31744967 |archive-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502070136/https://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886%3Byear%3D2019%3Bvolume%3D67%3Bissue%3D5%3Bspage%3D1320%3Bepage%3D1322%3Baulast%3DAgrawal|url-status=live | last1=Agrawal | first1=D. | last2=Garg | first2=K. | volume=67 | issue=5 | pages=1320–1322 | doi=10.4103/0028-3886.271271 | doi-access=free | url-access=subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353682812|title = Microscissor DREZotomy for Post Brachial Plexus Avulsion Neuralgia: A Single Centre Experience| date=2021 |doi=10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106840 | last1=Doddamani | first1=Ramesh Sharanappa | last2=Garg | first2=Sharat | last3=Agrawal | first3=Deepak | last4=Meena | first4=Rajesh Kumar | last5=Sawarkar | first5=Dattaraj | last6=Singh | first6=Pankaj Kumar | last7=Verma | first7=Satish | last8=Chandra | first8=Sarat P. | journal=Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery | volume=208 | article-number=106840 | pmid=34418706 | s2cid=236906804 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has the largest series of Cervical DREZOTOMY in the Indian subcontinent.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|title = Microscissor DREZotomy for post brachial plexus avulsion neuralgia: A single center experience|journal = Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery| year=2021 | pmid=34418706 | last1=Doddamani | first1=R. S. | last2=Garg | first2=S. | last3=Agrawal | first3=D. | last4=Meena | first4=R. K. | last5=Sawarkar | first5=D. | last6=Singh | first6=P. K. | last7=Verma | first7=S. | last8=Chandra | first8=S. P. | volume=208 | article-number=106840 | doi=10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106840 | s2cid=236906804 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Furthermore, he is currently the only neurosurgeon in the world who is performing Lumbar DREZOTOMY for lower limb [[spasticity]] and pain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url = https://www.thieme.in/thieme-e-Journals/jpnspdf/08-JPNS-19-12015-CR.pdf|title = Simultaneous Microsurgical DREZ-otomy of Cervical and Lumbosacral Spine for Tetra-Spastic Status with Double Hemiparesis|website = www.thieme.in|archive-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502070144/https://www.thieme.in/thieme-e-Journals/jpnspdf/08-JPNS-19-12015-CR.pdf|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Agrawal was responsible&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aiims-doctors-bid-final-adieu-to-baby-falak/239874-3.html |title=AIIMS doctors bid final adieu to Baby Falak - India News - IBNLive |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320024627/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aiims-doctors-bid-final-adieu-to-baby-falak/239874-3.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; for the care of [[Baby Falak]] and raising the issue in the media,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Abandoned-2-yr-old-battles-for-life-in-ICU/Article1-802284.aspx |title=Abandoned, 2-yr-old battles for life in ICU - Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316110629/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Abandoned-2-yr-old-battles-for-life-in-ICU/Article1-802284.aspx |archive-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which led to a national outcry against [[Child Abuse]] and [[Human trafficking]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/alerts-942-455967.html |title=Baby Falak dies of cardiac arrest at AIIMS |publisher=News18.com |date=2012-03-15 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.medindia.net/news/battered-baby-falak-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-98882-1.htm |title=Battered Baby Falak Dies Of Cardiac Arrest |publisher=Medindia.net |date=2012-03-16 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Anita |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2012/03/16/battered-baby-falak-dies-following-cardiac-arrest.html |title=Baby Falak dies &amp;amp;#124; AIIMS &amp;amp;#124; Cardiac arrest &amp;amp;#124; New Delhi &amp;amp;#124; Battered baby &amp;amp;#124; - Oneindia News |publisher=Oneindia.com |date=2012-03-16 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/battered-baby-falak-dies-at-aiims-96067-2012-03-15 |title=Baby Falak dies of cardiac arrest at AIIMS - India News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date= 15 March 2012|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17395459 |title=Battered Indian girl Baby Falak dies in hospital - BBC News |work=BBC News |date= 16 March 2012|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, he developed a UHID system at AIIMS, enabling patients to be admitted at a doctor&amp;#039;s appointment smoothly through the ors.gov.in [[web portal]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Nikita Mehta |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/dh4WbMQ5h6syjDOnEsZRnM/AIIMS-inaugurates-project-to-reduce-waiting-time-for-patient.html |title=Aiims Inaugurates Project To Reduce Waiting Time For Patients &amp;amp;#124; Mint |publisher=Livemint.com |date= 25 December 2015|accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindustantimes1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/now-an-app-to-book-aiims-appointment/articleshow/46268766.cms |title=Now, an app to book AIIMS appointment &amp;amp;#124; Delhi News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2015-02-17 |accessdate=2022-05-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Agrawal developed the mechanical [[AgVa Ventilator]] in collaboration with Indian scientist [[Diwakar Vaish]] of A-SET Robotics.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Krishnan|first=Raghu|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/features/how-med-tech-firms-are-disrupting-traditional-models/articleshow/74235745.cms|title=How med-tech firms are disrupting traditional models|date=2020-02-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-18}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/breathing-innovation-indian-researchers-develop-low-cost-portable-ventilator/1778625/|title=Breathing innovation! Indian researchers develop low-cost, portable ventilator|date=2019-11-29|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2017/sep/12/aiims-develops-less-expensive-pocket-ventilator-in-collaboration-with-private-firm-1656256.html|title=AIIMS develops less expensive pocket ventilator in collaboration with private firm|website=The New Indian Express|date=12 September 2017 |access-date=2020-03-18}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://fit.thequint.com/fit/aiims-worlds-cheapest-portable-ventilator|title=Low-Cost Health Tech: Your Phone Can Now Function As a Ventilator|date=2019-02-21|website=Quint FIT|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] (2019-2023), more than 10,000 [[ventilator]]s were manufactured and sold to various public and private hospitals across the [[Indian subcontinent]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Banerji |first1=Sumant |title=Battle against coronavirus: Maruti ties up with AgVA Healthcare to produce 10,000 ventilators per month |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/auto/story/battle-against-coronavirus-maruti-ties-up-with-agva-healthcare-to-produce-10000-ventilators-per-month-253271-2020-03-28 |website=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=28 March 2020 |access-date=19 May 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Agrawal has been instrumental in setting up the most advanced Neurotrauma center in India (JPNATC). He equipped the department with India&amp;#039;s first Intraoperative spine CT (O-arm) and portable CT scanner, which has benefited more than 20,000 patients in total.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=India |first1=Neurology |title=Use of O-arm for spinal surgery in academic institution in India |journal=[[Neurology India]] |date=17 August 2010 |volume=59 |issue=8 October 2010 |pages=590–593 |doi=10.4103/0028-3886.84343 |doi-access=free |pmid=21891939 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Journal |first1=Scholarly |title=Initial experience with mobile computed tomogram in neurosurgery intensive care unit in a level 1 trauma center in India - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/5e4fb1103f85a3a0f77ed685721d0037/1.pdf?pq-origsite=gscholar&amp;amp;cbl=28294 |website=www.proquest.com |access-date=19 May 2024 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Agrawal |first1=Deepak |last2=Saini |first2=Renu |last3=Singh |first3=Pankaj Kumar |last4=Sinha |first4=Sumit |last5=Gupta |first5=Deepak Kumar |last6=Satyarthee |first6=Guru Dutta |last7=Misra |first7=Mahesh Chandra |title=Bedside computed tomography in traumatic brain injury: Experience of 10,000 consecutive cases in neurosurgery at a level 1 trauma center in India |journal=Neurology India |pages=62–65 |doi=10.4103/0028-3886.173649 |date=2016|volume=64 |issue=1 |doi-access=free |pmid=26754994 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has been serving as editor-in-chief of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Journal of Peripheral Nerve Surgery&amp;#039;&amp;#039; since 2019&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.thieme.in/image/catalog/Edboard/03_JPNS_FMi.pdf www.thieme.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111193549/https://www.thieme.in/image/catalog/Edboard/03_JPNS_FMi.pdf |date=2021-11-11 }}, Journal of Peripheral Nerve Surgery&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and editor-in-chief of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Indian Journal of Neurotrauma&amp;#039;&amp;#039; since April 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thieme.com/edboards/IJNT_Editorial_Board.pdf |website=www.thieme.com|title=Indian Journal of Neurotrauma}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has 3,818 citations for his published research, with an [[h-index]] of 33 and an i10-index of 95 as of 10 October 2024.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mOV8-sUAAAAJ&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;oi=ao |title=Deepak Agrawal - Google Scholar |website=scholar.google.com |access-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519145504/https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mOV8-sUAAAAJ |archive-date=19 May 2024 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career in Gamma Knife ==&lt;br /&gt;
Agrawal has expertise in Gamma Knife (stereotactic radiosurgery), having treated more patients with this surgical method than any other neurosurgeon in India.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |date=2023 |title=Tumor Control and Hearing Preservation After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2-A Retrospective Analysis of 133 Tumors |journal=World Neurosurgery |pages=e820–e827 |pmid=36587894 |last1=Sri Krishna |first1=G. S. |last2=Pahwa |first2=B. |last3=Jagdevan |first3=A. |last4=Singh |first4=M. |last5=Kale |first5=S. |last6=Agrawal |first6=D. |volume=171 |doi=10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.118 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Secondly, he is considered the most experienced Indian surgeon in treating ocular malignancies by Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Health |first1=Somnath |title=Eye Cancer: गामा नाइफ से आंखों के कैंसर पर वार, रोशनी बरकरार; अब तक होती थी सामान्य सर्जरी, निकालनी पड़ती आंख |url=https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/eye-cancer-gamma-knife-attacks-eye-cancer-vision-remains-intact-2024-03-19 |access-date=5 April 2024 |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=19 Mar 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Agrawal is regarded as one of the greatest experts on Gamma Knife radiosurgery for [[brain tumor]]s and vascular malformations. Moreover, he has extensively compared Gamma Knife with other forms of radiotherapy, such as CyberKnife and proton beam, being a strong proponent of Gamma Knife vis-à-vis other modalities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Somnath |first1=Health |title=AIIMS New Delhi offering Gamma Knife surgery to treat eye tumour |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/aiims-new-delhi-offering-gamma-knife-surgery-to-treat-eye-tumour-124031800874_1.html |access-date=5 April 2024 |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=18 March 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
He has published groundbreaking research on the Gamma Knife, including a policy paper on improving [[Neurosurgery|neurosurgical]] access in developing countries using the Gamma Knife.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |title=Role of novel policy implementation for Gamma Knife (GK) procedures in improving access to neurosurgical care in lower middle income countries (LMICs) GK in LMICs |journal=World Neurosurgery: X |date=2023 |doi=10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100166 |last1=Pahwa |first1=Bhavya |last2=Agrawal |first2=Deepak |volume=18 |article-number=100166 |pmid=36818736 |pmc=9929591 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
He also wrote the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mastering Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Insights from Case-Based Learnings&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which presents innovative and evolving approaches to Gamma Knife treatment, highlighting AIIMS-based clinical experiences and novel neurosurgical applications.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Mastering Gamma Knife Radiosurgery |url=https://zenodo.org/records/15228256 |access-date=13 June 2025}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards ==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;CNS-CSNS young neurosurgeon of the year&amp;#039; award by the US [[Congress of Neurological Surgeons]] (CNS) at the annual CNS meeting in September 2008 at [[San Diego, California]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |author=Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, copyright 2004-2022 |url=https://csnsonline.org/awards.php?id=3 |title=CSNS - Fellowships &amp;amp; Awards &amp;amp;#124; Awards - Council of State Neurosurgical Societies |publisher=Csnsonline.org |date= |accessdate=2022-05-01 |archive-date=2019-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909144949/http://www.csnsonline.org/awards.php?id=3 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal|url=https://thejns.org/view/journals/j-neurosurg/136/1/article-p307.xml |title=The Young Neurosurgeons Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons: the first 30 years in: Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 136 Issue 1 (2021) Journals |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery |publisher=Thejns.org |date=2021-08-27 |volume=136 |issue=1 |pages=307–313 |doi=10.3171/2021.2.JNS204311 |accessdate=2022-05-01 |last1=Huq |first1=Sakibul |last2=Philips |first2=Chris A. |last3=Sivakumar |first3=Walavan |last4=Dornbos |first4=David L. |last5=Graffeo |first5=Christopher S. |last6=Mukherjee |first6=Debraj |last7=Wolfe |first7=Stacey Q. |last8=Johnson |first8=Jeremiah N. |pmid=34450593 |s2cid=237339843 |url-access=subscription }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*‘Tata Innovation Fellowship’ by DBT for 3 years from 2013, of Rs 22.5 lakhs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.aiims.edu/aiims/annual-report/2012-2013%20%28English%29%20%281%29.pdf PDF: aiims.edu], AIIMS 2012-2013/ 282&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;Dynamic CIO of the Year 2016&amp;quot; at the fifth Annual Healthcare Summit.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indusem.org/blog/indusem-it-leader-dr-deepak-agrawal-is-2016-cio-of-the-year/ |title=INDUSEM-IT Leader Dr. Deepak Agrawal is 2016-CIO of the Year ! - INDUSEM Health and Medicine Collaborative |website=www.indiatoday.in |access-date=2 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031743/http://www.indusem.org/blog/indusem-it-leader-dr-deepak-agrawal-is-2016-cio-of-the-year/ |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*AAPI International research award (1st prize) in &amp;#039;Healthcare Innovation&amp;#039; at Global Health Summit (2016).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;youtube1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Award given by Birac under the [[Department of Biotechnology]] of 50 lakhs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=23 Nov 2023 |title=Final list of BIG 21 Awardees* |url=https://birac.nic.in/webcontent/1676014626_Final_list_of_BIG_21_Awardees.pdf |archive-date= |website=birac}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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