Abhay K. Varma, MBBS, MSCR
Abhay Kumar Varma, MBBS, MSCR
Dr. Abhay Varma is faculty in neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his residency in India and fellowships in brain tumor surgery and spine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto, and the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in managing adult brain tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, adult spinal and spine tumors, and peripheral nerve disorders, including children with brachial plexus injuries (neonatal brachial plexopathy). His surgical practice offers microsurgery and endoscopic surgery. He also offers brain mapping and awake craniotomies for patients with brain tumors in eloquent areas, like the motor strip, the speech areas, and perisylvian tumors. Dr. Varma accepts new patients in downtown Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Murrells Inlet.
- Acoustic neuromas
- Brachial plexus injuries including birth palsy
- Brain cancer
- Brain tumors
- Functional brain mapping
- Hydrocephalus
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- Skull base surgery
- Spine & spinal cord tumors
- Spine disorders
- Fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Fellowship at University of Toronto
- Fellowship at University of Toronto
- Fellowship at Regional Neurosciences Center
- Fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian
- Residency at All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Medical School at All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Internship at All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Insurances Accepted
- Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
- Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Aetna (PPO)
- AllWell by Absolute Total Care
- Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)
- BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Blue Option (Exchange Plan)
- Blue Choice Medicaid
- Blue Choice MyChoice (Available as individual commercial product)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)