The Deptt. Of Neuro Surgery at IGMC, Shimla came into existence in 1994  when Dr. Kashmir Singh Rana and Dr. R.C. Thakur were working as Asstt. Professor in the Department of Neuro-surgery. Prior to it both the Neuro-surgeon  were working in collaboration with Department of General Surgery since 1990 and 1991 respectively. The Department expanded after creation of 2 posts of registrars for the Department initially Department worked very hard in order to  cater to the entire workload of neuro-surgery patients coming from entire state, being the only referral center for neurosurgical services. Dr. Kashmir Singh was promoted the post of Prof. & head.

 In the year 2001 subsequently Dr. R.C. Thakur was also promoted to the post of Prof. in December 2005 and took over as HOD w.e.f. March 2006 to 30^th June 2009. Now Professor Kashmir Singh resumed his duty in the Department as HOD since July 2001.Recently he has taken over as senior Medical Superintendent at IGMC Shimla.

 During this period the Department was able to create total of 6 posts of registrars/resident doctors in the Department in addition to two more posts of consultants. The Department was allocated 12 beds for indoor patients in 5^th floor of C block. In year 1994 besides these beds no of patients are kept in causality Ward (i.e. 6 beds for surgical specialities)in addition to  patient who were kept in casualty OPD for observation due to increasing work load of the Department  on an average 5 to 7 cases of Neuro-Surgergical emergencies report to IGMC Shimla daily.

 Besides 30 to 45 patients who attend outdoor Department.The department has recently purchase operating microscope and has strated doing Micro-Neuro surgical processors with the help of operating microscope and C-Arm (Image intensifier) for the last one month.