About Doctor
Consultation Timing & Days: Monday to Saturday- 10 am to 3 pm.
Degree: MBBS MRCP ( UK), CCT (UK)
Designation: Senior Consultant - Neurology & Neurophysiology
Department: Neurology
Awards
- Prized poster, MYOCON, 2014.
- Best presentation- Triad of Signs at 8th Triennial teaching course at Wadham College, Oxford
- Distinction Anatomy and pathology at Medical school
- Prizes in school and inter school dance competitions
- Prizes in school and inter school elocution competitions
Specialisations:
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Sleep Medicine
- Neuroinflammation
- Dementia
- Headache
- Spasticity
- Cervical Dystonia
- Facial hemi-spasm
Specialised Tests:
- Autonomic function tests
- Post-traumatic nerve injury studies
- Myopathy studies
- Repetitive nerve studies and Single Fibre Electromyography for Myasthenia Gravis
- Prolonged Video EEG 4-8 hours, video telemetry 1-3 days
- Sleep studies -12 hours overnight polysomnography
- Intra-operative monitoring
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Played a pivotal role in starting the stroke unit at Kauvery hospital, Chennai. In charge of IV thrombolysis for acute stroke patients. Completed level 1 NIHSS training in acute stroke management.
- Special interest in Neuromuscular disorders, Stroke, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine and Neuroinflammation
- Special clinics including management of Dementia, headache
- Started Neuromuscular clinic which offers diagnosis, management along with supportive services to patients with Neuromuscular disorders
- Botox clinics under EMG guidance for spasticity, cervical dystonia, facial hemi-spasm
- In charge of complete Clinical Neurophysiology services
Professional Membership:
- General Medical Council (GMC),UK
- Royal College of Medicine, London
- Tamil Nadu Medical Council, India
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- Indian Medical Association, Poonamallee chapter
- Indian Epilepsy Society
- Indian Stroke Association
- World Stroke organisation (WSO)
- Women Doctors’ association, Tamil Nadu, India
- Member in Rotary club, Temple city chapter
Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and little bit of Kannada and Telugu
