Professional Curriculum Vitae
MD (Int Med), MRCP (UK), DM (Neuro), DNB (Neuro), FEBN (Norway), FRCP (Edin, Glasgow, London), PDF (Epilepsy), Dip in Stroke (ESMINT), FACP (USA)
Education & Qualifications
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
FRCP (London, Glasgow, Edinburgh)
Awarded by The Royal College of Physicians of London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh
Fellow of American College of Physicians
FACP (USA)
Conferred by The American College of Physicians
European Diploma in Stroke
ESMINT
Awarded by The European Stroke Association
FELLOW OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH
FRCP (EDIN)
Conferred by The Royal College Of Physicians Of Edinburgh
Post Doctoral Fellowship in Epileptology
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Completed fellowship under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
DrNB in Neurology
National Board of Examinations
Completed with specialization in Neurology
FELLOW IN EUROPEAN BOARD IN NEUROLOGY (FEBN)
UEMS- European Board Of Neurology
Awarded with European Board Of Neurology
DM IN NEUROLOGY
Institute Of Neurology, Madras Medical College
Awarded with Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
MD IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences
Graduated from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
MRCP (UK)
Royal College Of Physicians, London, United Kingdom
Awarded by the Royal College Of Physicians, London, United Kingdom
MBBS
Sri Ramachandra Medical College And Research Institute
Completed MBBS Under Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
Training
Internship (2009-2010)
Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
Rotations through Internal Medicine, General surgery, Pediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Radiology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and gynecology, Preventive and social medicine
Physician (2011-2012)
JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
MD Internal Medicine Residency (2012-2015)
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala
Trained for 8 months in Medical ICU. Rotations through Neurology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Medical Gastroenterology, Medical Oncology, Hematology, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, Hepatology, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Venereology, Transfusion medicine.
DM Neurology (2015-2018)
Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India
Secured University First Rank from Tamil Nadu Dr MGR University. Trained at one of India's premier neurology institutes.
Professional Experience
Current Positions
Senior Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Hannah Joseph Hospital, Madurai (Sep 2020 - May 2025)
JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai (Aug 2020 - Present)
Head of South Tamil Nadu's First and Largest Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)
Previous Positions
Consultant Neurologist
JK Institute of Neurology (Aug 2018 - Jul 2019)
Visiting Consultant Neurologist
PES Medical College, Kuppam (Jan 2019 - Jul 2019)
Specialized Expertise
Epilepsy & Surgery
- Performed 150+ Long Term Monitoring cases
- Trained in Stereo-EEG and HFO assessment
- Deep Brain Stimulation programming
- 3 successful epilepsy surgeries with Engel Ia outcomes
Neuroelectrophysiology
- Nerve conduction studies (NCS)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP)
- Autonomic function testing
- Blink reflex analysis
Specialty Clinics
- Headache Clinic
- Epilepsy Clinic
- Movement Disorders Clinic
- Dementia Clinic
- Neurocritical Care
Awards & Honors
Youngest FRCP (Edin) Recipient
2021 - Youngest physician in the world to be conferred the title
University Gold Medalist
First rank in DM Neurology - Tamil Nadu Dr MGR University
Best Doctor Award
2023 - Indian Medical Association, Madurai Chapter
Youngest Indian FEBN
2019 - Youngest Indian to be awarded FEBN
Workshops / Courses Attended & Research Papers - As the Primary Investigator
Workshops & Courses (1/3)
- ICU workshop – APICON 2014, Ludhiana, India
- EEG Workshop – BASS EEG workshop 2017, Hyderabad, India
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound Workshop – AAN 2018, Los Angeles, USA
- Nerve and Muscle Echography – EAN 2019
- Neurosonology- From Basics to Clinical applications – EAN 2019
Workshops & Courses (2/3)
- Neurosonology – Contemporary and Future developments - EAN 2019
- Clinical Neurophysiology for Movement disorders - EAN 2019
- MUNIX and Phrenic nerve conduction Studies – EAN 2019
- ILAE- VIREPA EEG Basic Course - 2019
- EEG Workshop – BASS EEG workshop 2019, Hyderabad
Workshops & Courses (3/3)
- Presurgical Epileptology – EEG in Drug Refractory Epilepsy, ECON 2020
- Presurgical Epileptology – Imaging in Drug refractory Epilepsy, ECON 2020
- ILAE Teaching course – EEG in first year of Life, Kochi, March 2020
- NESSAN e-EEG Course – 50 hours (June-Nov 2020)
- DBS workshop – Neuromodulation Society, Bengaluru, November 2024
Research Papers (1/3)
- Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Changes In Septic Patients And As A Prognostic Indicator In Sepsis – MD Internal Medicine Dissertation
- Correlation of RDW and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio with NIHSS score in acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- Aphasia Rapid Test – A New Scoring System To Assess Prognosis And Recovery of aphasia
- Evaluation Of Efficacy Of GeneXpert In The Diagnosis Of Central Nervous System Tuberculoma
- Transvenous Aphasias – A Study of Aphasia In patients with Transverse Sinus thrombosis
Research Papers (2/3)
- Double Chin Dystonia – Posterior Sagittal Shift Cervical dystonia
- Epidermal Nevus Syndrome – Surgical Outcomes
- Surgical Outcome Of Unilateral Temporal Lobectomy In Medically Refractory Bitemporal Epilepsy After Bitemporal Invasive EEG Assessment
- Ring Chromosome 20 syndrome due to deletion of short arm of chromosome 20
- Ictal Gerstmann Syndrome
Research Papers (3/3)
- Ictal Alien Hand phenomenon
- Post Ictal Gaze preference as a lateralizing sign
- Insular Stimulation – Ongoing Study
- Posterior Cortex encephalomalacias – Outcome – Ongoing study
Academic and Professional Excellence
Clinical director of South Tamil Nadu's Largest Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai
Awarded the Prestigious Fellow of the Royal college of Physicians of Edinburgh – FRCP (Edin) on February 12 2021, Thereby becoming one of the Youngest Indian Neurologist to be conferred the title
Youngest Indian Neurologist to be conferred Fellowships from all the three Prestigious Royal College of Physicians of London, Glasgow and Edinburgh
University First rank in DM Neurology, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR University, Chennai
Recipient of The Tamilnadu Dr MGR University Gold Medal for First rank in DM neurology
University Topper in MD Internal Medicine examinations 2015 – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Awarded the Prestigious Fellow of the Royal college of Physicians of Glasgow – FRCP (Glasg) on February 2024
Awarded the Prestigious Fellow of the Royal college of Physicians of London – FRCP (London) on December 2024
Recipient of "Best Doctor Award for Outstanding Contribution In Medical Services (Neurology)" from Indian Medical association, Madurai Chapter on July 2023
Awarded Fellow of the European board of neurology (FEBN) after passing the UEMS-European board of neurology exam on 28th June 2019- Thereby becoming the youngest Indian to be awarded FEBN
Youngest Epileptologist of Tamil Nadu
Section Editor of EEG – International Journal of Epilepsy, Thieme Publications – The official Journal of The Indian Epilepsy Society
Completed all steps and achieved MRCP (UK) degree within the second year of residency in MD Internal Medicine within a short span of 8 months
Winner of Best Video Presentation in SHINE 2016 National Neurology conference – Chennai 2016
Completed EXMINT European Stroke course in Minimally invasive Neurological Therapy 3.1 and 3.2 - Diploma in Stroke Course by the European Stroke organization (ESO) on Jan and March 2021
Awarded European Diploma in Stroke – by ESMINT – European Stroke Association on November 2021
2nd place in Stroke quiz in SHINE 2017 National Neurology Conference – Chennai 2017
Awarded Travel grant and bursary for "Triple Ladder approach – A Novel Noninvasive method of assessment of shunt responsiveness in normal pressure hydrocephalus" Research work in World Congress of Neurology, Kyoto, Japan 2017
Distinction in basic science subjects – anatomy during MBBS
Winner of Best video Presentation in SHINE 2018 8th Annual International Conference – 3rd Place, Chennai 2018
Recipient of 2 Gold medals for securing 1167/1200 and centum in the subject of chemistry during higher secondary education in TVS Lakshmi Matriculation and higher secondary school, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Distinction in theory paper in DM Neurology Final Exam
Is an Abstract reviewer for the International conference - European academy of neurology EAN 2019 Conference
Was a Chairperson for E- Poster session Titled – Cerebrovascular diseases on 30th June 2019 in the European Academy of Neurology 2019 Annual conference
Awarded Second prize in best e-poster in ECON 2020 for the poster "SURGICAL OUTCOME OF UNILATERAL TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY IN MEDICALLY REFRACTORY BITEMPORAL EPILEPSY AFTER BITEMPORAL INVASIVE EEG ASSESSMENT"
Published Textbook Chapters and Articles
Precision Medicine in Epilepsy
IAN Reviews in Neurology 2022: Epilepsy-Innovations and Advances
Testing the Sensory Nervous System
IAN Textbook of Neurology, 2e
Epileptic Nystagmus due to Multilobar Dysplasia
Epileptic Disorders, Oct 2020
Simple Bedside Screening Test for Tuberous Sclerosis
Neurology India, 2022
Management of Aphasia
Practice Pearls in Neurology, Jaypee Publications
Phantom Limb
Practice Pearls in Neurology - Series 1, Jaypee Brothers Medical P, 2017
Management of Emergency Headache
Practice Pearls in Neurology - Series 1, Jaypee Brothers Medical P, 2017
Advances in Neuroimaging
IAN Textbook of Neurology 2017, Jaypee Brothers Medical P, 2017
Neuroimaging in Dementia
Reviews in Neurology 2017 – Cognition and Neurology, Wolters Kluwer (India), 2017
Rational Therapy of Dementia
Reviews in Neurology 2017 – Cognition and Neurology, Wolters Kluwer (India), 2017
Correlation Of RDW And Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio With NIHSS Score In Acute Ischemic And Hemorrhagic Stroke
University Journal of Medical and Medical Specialities, June 2018
Autoimmune Disorders of the Neuromuscular junction
Immune Mediated Neurological disorders, Jaypee Publications
Management of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Practice Pearls in Neurology - Series 2, Jaypee Brothers Medical P, 2018
Approach to falls and freezing in Parkinsons disease
Practice Pearls in Neurology - Series 3, Jaypee Brothers Medical P, 2019
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Reviews in Neurology, 2019, Wolters Kluwer (India)
Oral Medications for trigeminal neuralgia
Textbook of Trigeminal neuralgia, 1st edition, Nova Publishers, 2019
Hypertension and Brain
Manual of Hypertension 2nd Edition, American College of Physicians
Restless leg syndrome, PLMS and Startle syndromes
Reviews in Neurology, 2020, Wolters Kluwer (India)
Multiple Sclerosis
McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2020/21, Jaypee Publications
Myasthenia Gravis
McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2020/21, Jaypee Publications
Motor Neuron Diseases
McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2020/21, Jaypee Publications
Spinal Cord disorders
McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 2020/21, Jaypee Publications
An Approach to Tics
Essentials of Movement Disorders – A problem Based Approach
SeLECTS - Self-limiting Epilepsy with Centrotemporal spikes; presence of ESES correlates with neuropsychological regression
International Journal of Epilepsy, Thieme Publications, 2025
Temporal lobectomy in bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy: A relook at factors in selection, invasive evaluation and seizure outcome
Neurophysiologie Clinique, June 2025
Abstract Publications
Correlation of RDW and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio with NIHSS score in acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Jayakumar H, Balasubramanian S, Sundaram N, Krishnamoorthy K, Sindhuja L, Gobinathan N
Annals of Indian Neurology, October 2016, Vol 19, Supplement Page 53
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
A-waves in Guillain Barre syndrome
S. Lakshminarasimhan, K. Krishnamoorthy, J. Harish, V. Ramakrishnan, V. Chandramouleeswaran, S. Gobinathan
Annals of Indian Neurology, October 2016, Vol 19, Supplement Page 66
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Tuberculoma of the brain: A Clinical, Radiological and investigational profile
Jayakumar H, Venkatraman C, Vellaichamy K, Kuppusamy K
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2017, Volume 20, Supplement Page 84
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Screening tool in smartphone screen for minimal hepatic encephalopathy
Velliachamy K, Krishnasamy N, Kuppusamy K, Jayakumar H, Venkatraman C
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2017, Volume 20, Supplement Page 44
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Comparative efficacy of IVIG versus plasma exchange in management of GBS
Kuppusamy K, Sindhuja L, Prabakaran C, Sarala G, Balasubramanian S, Harish J
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2017, Volume 20, Supplement Page 72
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Triple ladder approach - A novel noninvasive method of assessment of shunt responsiveness in normal pressure hydrocephalus
H. Jayakumar, L.N. Ranganathan, A.S. Mulanur murugesan, T. Arulnambi, B. Peter, C. Venkatraman, A.V. Srinivasan
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Volume 381, Supplement, 2017, Page 262
ISSN: 0022-510X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.747
Mercurial channel disease – A new entity
B. Samivel, K. Kuppusamy, L.N. Ranganathan, H. Jayakumar, F.E.I. Shaik, B. Kesavamurthy, C. Venkatraman
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Volume 381, Supplement, 2017, Page 154
ISSN: 0022-510X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.452
Z score - a novel FDG pet score to assess hypo/hypermetabolism in Alzheimers disease
L.N. Ranganathan, H. Jayakumar, G. Ramamurthy, T.P. Arulnambi, S. Govindarajulu, C. V, A.V. Srinivasan
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Volume 381, Supplement, 2017, Page 767
ISSN: 0022-510X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2165
Mercurial channel disease - a new entity (p5.322)
Balasubramanian Samivel, Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Lakshmi Ranganathan, Harish Jayakumar, Shaik Fazale Ilahi, Bhanu Kesavamurthy, and Sarala Govindarajan
Neurology 90 (2018), no. 15 Supplement
Stroke in teens (p2.214)
Chandramouleeswaran Venkatraman, Pratheep Kumar Sivakumar, Balasubramanian Samivel, Venkatraman Karthikeayan, Kannan Vellaichamy, Harish Jeyakumar, N Shanmugasundaram, and Lakshminarasimhan Ranganathan
Neurology 90 (2018), no. 15 Supplement
Trans-venous aphasias (p1.209)
Balasubramanian Samivel, Lakshmi Ranganathan, Harish Jayakumar, N Shanmuga Sundaram, Thamilpavai Natarajan, Venkateswaran Kuttuva Jayaram, Lenin Sankar, and Kumar S. Pratheep
Neurology 90 (2018), no. 15 Supplement
Aphasia rapid test - quantification and assessment of aphasia in stroke (p3.230)
Harish Jayakumar, Balasubramanian Samivel, Manickvasagam Janarthanam, Sundaram N Shanmuga, Lakshmi Ranganathan, Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, and Kaushik Gowthaman
Neurology 90 (2018), no. 15 Supplement
Electrophysiological and lanss pain scale score relationship in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (p5.321)
Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Sarala Govindarajan, Balasubramanian Samivel, Lakshmi Narasimhan Ranganathan, Shunmugasundharam kanthimathinathan, Tamilpavai Arulnambi, Harish Jayakumar, and Sindhuja Lakshminarasimhan
Neurology 90 (2018), no. 15 Supplement
Cognitive Impairment in Epilepsy –Attention to Cognitive Rehabilitation
Dr. Venkatraman Karthikeayan, Prof. Sarala Govindarajan, Dr. Harish Jayakumar, Dr. Kaushik Gowthaman, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Prof. Chandramouleeswaran Venkatraman
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2018, Vol. 32(4-5), Page 437
Lower Motor Neuron Rehabilitation Anticipation of Complications and Early Initiation of Therapy
Dr. Sindhuja Lakshminarasimhan, Dr. Chandramouleeswaran Venkatraman, Dr. Harish Jayakumar, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Dr. Balasubramanian Samivel, Dr. Bhanu Kesavamurthy
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2018, Vol. 32(4-5), Page 459
Aphasia Rapid Test a New Scoring System to Assess Prognosis and Recovery
Dr. Harish Jayakumar, Prof. Balasubramanian Samivel, Dr. Bhanu Kesavamurthy, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Dr. Sindhuja Lakshminarasimhan, Prof. Venkatraman Chandramouleeswaran
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2018, Vol. 32(4-5), Page 480
High Sensitivity CRP – A Novel Prognostic Indicator for Functional Recovery in Ischemic Stroke
Dr. Krishnamoorthy Kuppusamy, Dr. Bhanu Kesavamurthy, Dr. Harish Jayakumar, Dr. Sindhuja Lakshminarasimhan, Dr. Balasubramanian Samivel, Dr. Chandramouleeswaran Venkatraman
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2018, Vol. 32(4-5), Page 331
Transvenous aphasias
Jayakumar H, Ranganathan LN, Shanmugasundaram N, Venkatraman C, Kuppusamy K
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2018, Volume 21, Supplement Page 115
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
A pictorial essay of corpus callosum
Ranganathan LN, Vangiliappan K, Ramamurthy G, Kanthimathinathan S, Manickavasagam J, Jayakumar H
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2018, Volume 21, Supplement Page 120
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Electrophysiological and Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Pain scale score relationship in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Kuppusamy K, Govindharajan S, Balasubramanian S, Shanmugasunsundaram K, Lakshminarasimhan, Jayakumar H, Lakshminarasimhan S
Annals of Indian Neurology, September 2018, Volume 21, Supplement Page 112
Print ISSN: 0972-2327 / E ISSN: 1998-3549
Pseudoperipheral nerve palsy – A Rather Uncommon cause of delay in thrombolysis - EPO2029
H. Jayakumar, R.S. Padmanabhan, V. Jayakumar, S. Suryaprakash, J. Vaikundam
European Journal Of Neurology, Volume 26, Supplement 1, June 2019, Page 569
Correlation Of RDW And Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio With NIHSS Score In Acute Ischemic And Hemorrhagic Stroke - EPO2028
H. Jayakumar, L.N. Ranganathan, B. Kesavamurthy, B. Samivel, C. Vekatraman, R.S. Padmanabhan
European Journal Of Neurology, Volume 26, Supplement 1, June 2019, Page 569
Aphasia Rapid Test - Quantification and assessment of Aphasia in Stroke - EPO2027
H. Jayakumar, B. Samivel, L.N. Ranganathan, R.S. Padmanabhan
European Journal Of Neurology, Volume 26, Supplement 1, June 2019, Page 568
Conference Presentations
Presentations (1/6)
- Serotonin syndrome – Platform presentation in APICON 2014, Ludhiana
- Correlation of RDW and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio with NIHSS score – Poster IANCON 2016
- "A-waves in Guillain Barre syndrome" - Co-Investigator - Poster IANCON 2016
- Tuberculoma of the Brain - Poster IANCON 2017
- Screening tool for minimal hepatic encephalopathy – Platform IANCON 2017
Presentations (2/6)
- Comparative efficacy of IVIG vs plasma exchange in GBS – Poster IANCON 2017
- Triple Ladder Approach – E-Poster & Poster - WCN Kyoto 2017
- Aphasia Rapid Test – Poster - World Congress of Neurorehabilitation 2018
- Lower Motor Neuron Rehabilitation - Poster - World Congress 2018
- Cognitive impairment in epilepsy - Poster - World Congress 2018
Presentations (3/6)
- High sensitivity CRP – Platform - World Congress 2018
- Aphasia Rapid Test – Poster - AAN 2018, Los Angeles
- Transvenous Aphasias - Poster - AAN 2018, Los Angeles
- Mercurial Channel disease – Platform - WCN Kyoto 2017
- Z Score - FDG PET in Alzheimer's - Poster - WCN Kyoto 2017
Presentations (4/6)
- Mercurial Channel disease – Poster - AAN 2018
- Stroke in Teens – Poster - AAN 2018
- Electrophysiological and LANSS Pain scale - Poster - AAN 2018
- "Bruns Nystagmus" – Video Contest – SHINE 2016
- "Clinical and Radiological localization of Skew Deviation plus INO" – SHINE 2018
Presentations (5/6)
- Transvenous aphasias – Platform – IANCON 2018
- A pictorial essay of corpus callosum – Platform – IANCON 2018
- Electrophysiological and Leeds Assessment – E-Poster – IANCON 2018
- Pseudoperipheral nerve palsy – E-Poster – EAN 2019
- Correlation Of RDW And Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio – E-Poster – EAN 2019
Presentations (6/6)
- Aphasia Rapid Test - E-Poster – EAN 2019
- Surgical outcome of unilateral temporal lobectomy - Eposter- ECON 2020
Invited Talks/Lectures/CME Classes
Invited Talks (1/6)
- "Difficult Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies" – Online National Conference 2021
- "Primary headache or other headaches" – SPEED Entrance course 2016
- "Alzheimer's and Other dementias" - SPEED Entrance course 2016
- "Primary headache or other headaches" – SPEED NEET course 2017
- "Alzheimer's and Other dementias" - SPEED NEET course 2017
Invited Talks (2/6)
- "Primary headache or other headaches" – SPEED NEET course 2018
- "Alzheimer's and Other dementias" - SPEED NEET course 2018
- "Paraneoplastic diseases of Nervous system" - SPEED NEET 2018
- "Autoimmune Encephalopathies" - SPEED NEET 2018
- "Recent Advances in Acute Ischemic Stroke" – IMA Tuticorin 2021
Invited Talks (3/6)
- "Seizure – Seize the event to Cease the event" – IMA Ambasamudram 2022
- "Interesting EEG" – TANCON 2021
- "Permapanel" – Round table meet – October 2021
- Faculty of Pass the Paces Course – MRCP clinical training – Chennai 2022
- "Tips in using photography for Neurology presentations" – IANCON 2022
Invited Talks (4/6)
- "Seize the Seizure to Cease the Seizure" – Torpanel Meet 2023
- Faculty and Conducted Epilepsy Quiz at Epilepsy winter school 2023
- Debate on Early vs Late Epilepsy Surgery – Prof Dr KS Conference 2023
- Organizing committee of 4th AACE conference – MRI Negative epilepsies 2023
- Organizing committee and Faculty of IANCON 2023, Madurai
Invited Talks (5/6)
- Teaching Faculty – Identify the seizure – IES Summer School 2024
- "When to Order Genetic Testing in Epilepsy" – Yelagiri 2024
- Quiz Master of TANCON 2025, Thiruvannamalai
- Speaker and Chairperson at numerous Online COVID Lectures
Skills
Emergency Procedures (1/3)
- 100+ Rapid Sequence Endotracheal intubations (10 difficult airway)
- 60 bone aspiration and biopsies
- 200 ascitic tapping - paracentesis
- 50 pleurocentesis procedures
Diagnostic Procedures (2/3)
- 100 central vein cannulations (IJV, Femoral)
- 300 Peripheral Vein cannulations
- 100 arterial line cannulations
- 200 arterial puncture for ABG analysis
Specialized Skills (3/3)
- 300 Ryles tube insertions
- 500+ urinary catheterizations
- 100+ lumbar punctures
- Assisted in Emergency tracheostomy
- Advanced Airway and Ventilator Management
- Basic 2D Echocardiography
Skills as an Epileptologist
Diagnostic Expertise (1/3)
- Perform and interpret Nerve conduction studies, EMG
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP)
- Diaphragmatic phrenic nerve condition studies
- Blink reflex analysis
Advanced Techniques (2/3)
- Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP) interpretation
- Autonomic function testing
- EMG Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection therapy
- Only Neurologist in South Tamil Nadu performing this
Certifications (3/3)
- Certified Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) provider
- Presurgical evaluation of Medically Refractory Epilepsy
- 89 cases evaluated at Amrita Advanced Centre of Epilepsy
- Interpretation of FDG PET Brain and MRI coregistration
Teaching Experience
Academic Positions (1/3)
- Senior resident (2017-2018) at Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College
- Clinical classes for MBBS internal medicine during MD residency
- Teaching Neurology for MD internal medicine students
Postgraduate Teaching (2/3)
- DM Neurology Residency teaching at Madras Medical College
- Teaching at PES Medical College, Kuppam
- Classes for DM neurology Postgraduates at AIMS, Kochi
Specialized Training (3/3)
- Intraoperative Electrocorticography training
- Language mapping instruction
- Functional Mapping teaching
- Deep Brain Stimulation Programming instruction
Social Services
Disaster Relief (1/3)
- 2015 Chennai Flood relief camp
- 2016 Vardah Cyclone relief in Chennai
- Neurology camp at Amrita institute (July 2019)
Medical Camps (2/3)
- Prof Dr Haridas Mega camp in medicine (Jan 2020)
- Prince Hospital, Kadaiyanalloor camp
- Kamala Hospital, Kovilpatti camp
Public Awareness (3/3)
- "Stroke and Migraine" talk at DCW, Tuticorin (Nov 2021)
- Community health education programs
- Neurological disorder awareness campaigns