Prof. Dr. V. Jayakumar

Academic Achievements

M.B.B.S: (1971 Batch)

“BEST OUTGOING STUDENT” OF MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE (1976)

Got the following Medals & Prizes :

Medals & Prizes (1–4)

Dr.T.M.B.Nedungadi Medal For Biochemistry (1973)
Second Certificate Of Merit In Physiology (1973)
Staff Prize In Pharmacology (1974)
Antony Von Leuwenhock Prize For Microbiology (1975)

Medals & Prizes (5–8)

Second Certificate Of Merit In Social & Preventive Medicine (1976)
Thangammal Memorial Gold Medal For Medicine (1976)
Dr.Ananthachari Gold Medal For Medicine – University First (1976)
Dr.D.Soundararajan Gold Medal For Paediatrics (1976)

Medals & Prizes (9–10)

First Certificate Of Merit In Paediatrics (1976)
Dr.C.K.P.Menon Gold Medal For “THE BEST OUTGOING STUDENT” (1976)

P.G. Diploma Course (DCH)

Madurai Medical College

GOT “UNIVERSITY FIRST” RANK IN D.C.H. EXAMINATION.

P.G. Degree & Superspeciality

Got “UNIVERSITY FIRST” Rank In M.D. (Paediatrics) Examination.
Awarded “Dr.Sir.A.L.Mudaliar Endowment Prize” (1981)
Got “UNIVERSITY FIRST” RANK in Superspeciality D.M. (Neurology) Course (1982 batch)

Published: About 39 Scientific papers In various journals & conferences.

Orations delivered

Prof. K. Jagannathan Oration

Delivered at Madras Medical College on 01.02.2018.

Prof. G. Kumaresan Oration

Delivered on 06.05.2018.

Dr. Suresh Rao Aroor Oration

Delivered at 6th Annual Conference of IAP Neurology, Karnataka Chapter at Bangalore on 30.03.2019.

Dr. P.K. Abdul Ghafoor Memorial Oration

Delivered at MES NEUROMEDICON at MES Medical College, Perinthilmanna, Calicut on 24.11.2019.

Professional Experience

Current Positions

Chief Neurologist

JK Institute of Neurology, Madurai (Present)

Awards

National Award of Excellence in Neurology

Received in IOA CON 2003 awarded by the Honorable Health Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. Dhalavaisundaram at Chennai, 18th – 21st December 2003.

Master Teachers Award – 2019

Received at the International Clinical Neurology Conference on 22nd February 2019.

Invited Guest Speaker

Has been invited as a guest speaker in several International, National, Regional, State Conferences and CME Programmes held at Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Dubai and China.

Contributed

Vertigo – Neurologist’s Perspective

A chapter in “Vertigo Clinic”, edited by Deepak Haldipur, 1–27, 2012. Published by Elsevier. ISBN: 978-81-312-2972-9.

Childhood Ataxias

A chapter in “Reviews in Neurology”, 339–373, 2008. Published by Indian Academy of Neurology as part of CME Program of the Sixteenth Annual Conference of IAN, New Delhi. ISBN: 81-900499-10.

Clinical Approach to Nystagmus

A chapter in “Progress in Clinical Neurosciences”, 74–85, 2015. Published by Thieme. ISBN: 978-93-82076-89-6.

Neuroophthalmology Handbook

Contributed a few chapters in the “Handbook of Neuroophthalmology”, published by Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Research Institute, Madurai.

Approach to Ataxia

A chapter in “Algorithms in Pediatrics”, Chapter 90, 427–434, 2017. Published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-5152-160-0.

Academic & Professional Contributions

Teaching Experience

Worked as Assistant Professor & subsequently as Civil Surgeon at Madurai Medical College / Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Madurai for nearly 13 years teaching neurology and paediatric neurology to DM, MD, postgraduate students.
Passionate about teaching neurology simply and enjoyably.

Examinership

First Indian Examiner for MRCO part 3 (Neurology), Royal College of Ophthalmologists at Aravind Eye Hospital, 2003.
Appointed as Examiner for 5 years from Dec 2003 by Royal College, London.
Examiner for DM (Neurology), Madurai Medical College, 1992.

Chairman

Scientific Committee Chairman, Indian Academy of Neurology Annual Conference (IANCON 2000), Madurai.

Co-chairperson

Co-chair, International Paediatric Neurology Update, Madras, 11–13 Jan 1996.

International Memberships

American Academy of Neurology (since 2011).
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (since 2011).
Corresponding Member, European Academy of Neurology.

Life Memberships

Indian Academy of Neurology
Neurological Society of India
Association of Physicians of India
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Indian Medical Association
Paediatric Neurology Sub-speciality Chapter, IAP