Dr. Dhanya

OP Timing:

Education / Qualifications:

• MBBS 2001-2006-Calicut Medical College
• MD General medicine 2010-2013 -Coimbatore Medical College
• D.M Neurology 2018-2021 -Madras Medical College

Experience:

• Worked as Asst professor in the Stroke medicine department, Amrita Institute of Medical Science from 2013 May to 2018 August (5 years experience). Worked with Dr Vivek Nambiar Head of stroke division Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. I have good experience in intravenous thrombolysis and stroke workup.
• Participated in ATTEND (Family led rehabilitation after stroke in India) trial and ENCHANTED (Intensive blood pressure reduction with intravenous thrombolysis therapy for acute ischemic stroke) trial during that period.
• Currently working  as consultant Neurologist at Avitis Institute of medical sciences, Nemmara Palakkad since November 2021(More than 4 years experience).
• Closely associated with Dr Kurupath Radhakrishnan, Former Director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology in running Epilepsy clinic at Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences. I have experience in VEEG monitoring and presurgical workup for epilepsy surgery.

Expertise:

• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Neuromuscular disease
• Nervous system infections

Area of Interest:

• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Movement disorders
• NM disorders, Neuro Infections

Publications:

• Contributing author for Practical Neurology Jose̒ Biller South Asian Edition 2021
• Nambiar VK, Mathai A, Dhanya TS, Ajai A, Georgy SA, Parvathy KR, Harish A, Kannoth S. Abstract TMP37: Occurrence of Myasthenia Gravis in Post Stroke Fatigue. Stroke. 2019 Feb;50(Suppl_1):ATMP37
• Nambiar V, Dhanya TS, Ajai A. Successful revascularization of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion by intravenous thrombolysis while on apixaban. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2017 Apr 1;20(2).
• Nambiar V, Dhanya TS, Sidharthan N. Cerebral venous thrombosis in refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenia treated with eltrombopag. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2016 Oct 1;19(4):532.
• Nambiar VK, Parvathy J, Philip TM, Abhijith K, Sreeni S, Panicker NK, Ajai AV, Dhanya TS. Fluoxetine or Venlafaxine for Early Post Stroke Depression. Neurology India. 2022 Nov 1;70(6):2407.