Dr. Safal S Shetty

Qualifications & Education:

• Fellowship in Interventional Pain Management (FIPM) – Daradia Institute of Pain, Kolkata
• FNB – Neurovascular Intervention – King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune
• DM (Neurology) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
• MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Areas of Expertise:

• Stroke intervention, mechanical thrombectomy, carotid stenting, intracranial stenting and advanced neurovascular procedures
• Endovascular management of aneurysms, AVMs, and dural AV fistulas, Tumor embolisations, Embolisation of Chronic Subdural Haematoma(SDH)
• Ultrasound and C-arm guided pain procedures( radiofrequency,c ryoablation and epidural injections)
• Neurolysis, spinal cord stimulation, and vertebroplasty
• Management of trigeminal neuralgia, headache and facial pain, cancer pain, and chronic back and neck pain syndromes, painful neuropathies
• Pediatric and adult neurology including epilepsy, headaches, and neuroimaging

Clinical Interests:

• Acute stroke and endovascular therapies
• Prevention of Stroke
• Aneurysms, Brain and spine vascular malformations
• Interventional pain management for complex neurological conditions
• Neurocritical care and cerebrovascular imaging
• Clinical teaching

Professional Experience:

• Associate Consultant – Neurology, Manipal Hospitals, Goa
• Associate Consultant – Neurology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore
• Educator – Prepladder/Unacademy (Online Neurology Faculty)

Research & Publications:

• Neurosyphilis Presenting as Rapidly Progressive Psychosis and Dementia – Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
• Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease – Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders (2019)
• Paradoxes in Nature – Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (2017)

Posters & Presentations:

• Six Sigma Model in Stroke Interventional Programme – SNIF Delhi Course (2019)
• Multiple poster presentations and platform presentations at Neurology and neurovascular intervention forums.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

• Studies on stroke recovery patterns, pyramidal tract lesion hypotheses, and flow diverters for aneurysms

Teaching & Academic Contributions:

• Clinical teaching for neurology and internal medicine residents
• Electrophysiology training for neurophysiology technicians
• DNB thesis co-guidance and curriculum development
• Contributor to competitive neurology entrance modules via ed-tech platforms

Certifications & Courses:

• PLANET Course – Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Training in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology – National Board of Examination (NBE) certified.
• Certified in ultrasound and fluoroscopic pain interventions

Awards and Recognition:

• President – Student Council, KMC Mangalore
• President – Interns Council, KMC Mangalore
• Represented Dakshina Kannada cricket Association in U-17, U-19 19 and U-23 inter-zonal cricket tournaments conducted by KSCA.
• Multiple awards in intercollegiate and zonal cricket tournaments
• Represented college in badminton and cricket at national-level medical sports meets
• Represented many teams in national doctors cricket leagues.

Languages Known:

Kannada, Tulu, Hindi, Telugu, English