Dr. Dinesh Nayak S

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Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Coimbatore Medical College, Madras University
• MD (General Medicine) – Coimbatore Medical College, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
• DM (Neurology) – Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum
• Advanced Training in Epileptology – King’s College Hospital, London (Dr. PN Berry Scholarship)

Areas of Expertise:

• Epilepsy & Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
• Video-EEG & Intracranial EEG Monitoring
• Stroke
• Demyelinating Disorders
• Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders
• Peripheral Neuropathies

Professional Experience:

Over 30 years in Neurology & Epileptology

• Senior Consultant & Associate Director – Neurology, KIMS Hospitals, Electronic City
• Director of Neurology & Program Director, Advanced Centre for Epilepsy, Gleneagles Health City, Chennai
• Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Neurology – Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai
• Senior Consultant – Neurology, Global Hospitals & Health City, Chennai
• Associate Professor of Neurology – SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram
• Consultant Neurologist – Kovai Medical Center & Hospital, Coimbatore
• Research Assistant – Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, King’s College Hospital, London
• Visiting Clinical Fellow – Clinical Neurophysiology, King’s College Hospital, London
• Assistant Professor & Consultant Neurologist – K.G. Hospital & Postgraduate Institute, Coimbatore
• Assistant Professor & Consultant Neurologist – SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram

Key Contributions & Expertise:

• Performed over 5,000 video-telemetries and 3,000+ presurgical epilepsy evaluations
• Involved in 1,500+ epilepsy surgeries including temporal, extratemporal, subdural grid & stereo-EEG procedures
• Set up a Level 4 Epilepsy Surgery Centre in Chennai
• Faculty for King’s College Hospital Video-EEG Masterclass
• Mentored multiple epilepsy surgery programs across India
• Expertise in presurgical evaluation of medically refractory epilepsy
• Experienced in vagal nerve stimulation & advanced electrophysiology

Awards & Achievements:

• S.M. Munirathinam Chetty Gold Medal – Highest marks in MD (General Medicine)
• Best Paper Awards – Neurological Society of India (Kerala Chapter)
• Best Paper Awards – Indian Epilepsy Association
• Dr. PN Berry Scholarship – Training in Epileptology, King's College Hospital, London

Research & Publications:

• Numerous publications in national & international peer-reviewed journals
• Research focus in seizure detection, video-EEG techniques, epilepsy surgery outcomes, stroke, and demyelinating disorders
• Reviewer for several medical journals
• Former Editorial Board Member – Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Academic Contributions:

• Conducts national & international workshops on EEG, video-EEG, and epilepsy
• Teaching experience for neurology and medicine postgraduates
• Mentor to multiple neurologists and epileptologists

Languages Known:

English, Hindi, Tamil, Konkani, Kannada, and Malayalam