Attending Consultant - Neurology, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Specialist
OPD Timings:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 09:30am - 05:30pm | 09:30am - 05:30pm | 09:30am - 05:30pm | 09:30am - 05:30pm | 09:30am - 05:30pm | 09:30am - 05:30pm | Not Available |
Education & Qualifications:
- MBBS – Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru (RGUHS, Karnataka)
- MD (General Medicine) – Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner (Rajasthan University of Health Sciences)
- DM (Neurology) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders – NIMHANS, Bengaluru
- SIAMG Genzyme Clinical Genetics Fellowship – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
- Certification Course in Autonomic Disorders – St. John’s Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore
- Additional Certifications: NESSAN eEEG Course, NIHSS Certification (AHA)
Areas of Expertise:
- Movement disorders
- Parkinson’s disease – Idiopathic and familial
- Parkinsonism – Multiple system atrophy (MSA), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Corticobasal syndrome
- Cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, writer’s cramp, post-stroke dystonia
- Essential tremor
- Spinocerebellar ataxia and other ataxias
- Chorea, myoclonus
- Neuromodulation in movement disorders – Chemical (botulinum toxin) and electrical (Deep Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)
- Neurological emergencies – Acute stroke thrombolysis, seizures, infective encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- Headache - migraine, tension type headache
- Autonomic dysfunction in neurological disorders – Testing, interpretation, and treatment
- Neurogenetics – Pre- and post-test counselling, genetic testing
Professional Experience:
- Associate Consultant – Department of Neurology, Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta, Bengaluru
- Junior Consultant – Department of Neurology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bengaluru
- Senior Resident – Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Research & Publications:
Dr. Sneha has published over 20 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals such as Movement Disorders, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Neurology India, and Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology.
Her work spans topics including functional movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, genetic basis of movement disorders, deep brain stimulation of movement disorders, rare metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders and cognitive neuroscience.
She has also co-authored textbook chapters on Tuberculous Meningitis and Management of Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease.
Academic & Conference Contributions:
- Presented multiple research papers and posters at international conferences, including:
- Movement Disorders Society (MDS) International Congress (Copenhagen 2023, Philadelphia 2024)
- International Neuromodulation Society (INS) Workshop
- International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (IAPRD) Congress 2025
- Hosted workshops and oral presentations on neuromodulation and challenging neurological cases.
Memberships:
- Movement Disorders Society (MDS)
- International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
- Neuromodulation Society (India)
- EC member of Parkinson's Disease Society of Karnataka
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, Konkani, and Hindi
