Dr. Sudesh Kumar Prabhakar

About
Dr Sudesh Prabhakar retired from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh on 30th April, 2014, after a distinguished service of 42 years. He was Head of the Department of Neurology for 23 years. He has been instrumental in developing the teaching programme in the specialty of Neurology in India. He is interested in patient care as well as research. He has extensive experience in the management of strokes, headache, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and Dementia. His field of research includes Stem cell treatment in MND, Treatment of Dementia, and diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Experience
Experience of Dr. Sudesh Prabhakar
After Post Graduation
Registrar in Neurology - January 1, 1976 to April 21, 1979 Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Lecturer, Neurology - April 22, 1979 to November 30,1980 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Assistant Professor, Neurology - December 1, 1980 to December 31, 1985 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Associate Professor, Neurology - January 1, 1986 to June 31, 1986 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Additional Professor of Neurology - July 1, 1986 to December 16, 1999 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Additional Professor & Head - Department of Neurology - September 1, 1992 to December 16, 1999 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Professor & Head Department of Neurology - December 16,1999 to April 2014 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Acting Head, Deptt. of Experimental Medicine & Biotechnology - April 2007 to November 2007 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Professor Incharge, Medical Education & Research Cell - April 24, 2004 to April 1, 2010 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Professor Incharge Research Grant Cell - April 24, 2004 to April 1, 2010 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
Chairman, Computer Implementation Committee, Computer Cell - April 2, 2010 to April 2012 - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, INDI
Medical Education, Certifications and fellowships/Research Papers: MD Medicine, DM Neurology

Professional Memberships:

Indian Academy of Neurology,
Neurological Society of India,
Indian Epilepsy Association,
International Stroke Association,
Indian Medical Association.

Clinical Interests/ Specialised Treatments /Area of Expertise:

Epilepsy, Headache, Stroke, Parkinsonism
Dementia including MND.

Awards & Honors:

Visiting Professor to Universities in Germany and Slovenia.
President, Indian Academy of Neurology.
President, Neurological Society of India.
Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Research and Publications:
More than 200
Medical Breakthroughs/ Interesting Case Studies: Started Stem cell therapy in Motor Neuron Disease.

Invited Faculty/ Speaker
Abroad
17th World Federation of Neurology Conference, London (2003)
5th World Stroke Congress, Vancouver (2004)
"Stroke in Asia" : 18th World Congress of Neurology, 5-11 Nov. 2005 held at Sydney, Australia"C.N.S. Tuberculomas" : Breakfast Session -- Tropical Neurology -- Asian Ocean Symposium.
International Symposium : Mandalay, Neurology Today, 23rd January, Myanmar(2006).
9th Symposium of International Society of Neurovirology (ISNV), 2nd - 7th June 2009, Miami, USA.
Discussion for the progress of the Project "HIV 1 C Clade Progression and NeuroAIDS, Miami, USA, 2nd - 7th June, 2009.
19th World Congress of Neurology (WCN), 25th - 29th October, 2009, Bangkok.
"Ayurvedic Medicine in Neurology" :Invited Speaker
3rd Annual Conference of Sri Lankan Neurologists, 21st - 22nd November 2009, Colombo,Srilanka. "Strokes in Asia - The Growing Challenge" : Guest Lecture
CME Program in Neurology Update 2011 held at Bharatpur, Nepal- Invited Speaker.
In India
Mid-term C.M.E. of I.A.N. -NIMHANS, Bangalore
C.M.E. - Organised by Guwahati Neurological Research Centre on 1.10.2005 - Dispur, Guwahati
Management of Acute Stroke Rajasthan Chapter Meeting of Association of Physicians of India in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on 14.10.2005
Regional Asian Congress on Stroke - 5th - 7th Jan 2006 - Chennai.
"Ethics in Neurological Research". Mid-term C.M.E. of I.A.N. -NIMHANS, Bangalore.
"Epilepsy in Bacterial Meningitis". Indo-Pak Neuroscience Colloquium and International Symposium on Epilepsy, February 11-13, 2007, Chandigarh.
4th Asian Pacific Conference against Stroke. G.B. Pant, New Delhi - March 30, 2007.
CME at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences - 22nd Sept, 2007 - Hyderabad
"Stroke in Young - Revisited". 3rd Indian Stroke Association meeting - Feb 2008 - Amritsar.
16th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology, October, 2008, New Delhi.
"Myoclonic Epilepsies" . 57th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, Pune, Dec 16-19, 2008.
"Non-pharmacological treatment of Migraine". Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Cochin, December 2008.
"Medical Management of Stroke". Indo US Stroke Conference, Chandigarh, December 2010.
Presidential Oration : "Stem Cell Therapy - From Quackery to Biotherapeutics". 59th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, Jaipur, December 2010.
Guest Faculty: Bombay Neurologists Association Annual Meeting (BNA), April 2010, Mumbai.
Invited Lecture :"Medical Management of Stroke". Indo US Stroke Conference, Chandigarh, December 2010.
Presidential Oration : "Stem Cell Therapy - From Quackery to Biotherapeutics". 59th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India, Jaipur, December 2010.
Chaired Session: "Re(de)fining Stroke Management". Indo US Stroke Conference, Chandigarh, December 2010.
Invited Lecture: "Medical Management of Stroke". Indo US Stroke Conference, Chandigarh, December 2010.
Chaired Session and Invited Talk :International conference on Neuromuscular disorder at G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi from Feb. 18-20, 2011.
ChairedSession: 12th Joint conference of Indian Epilepsy association and Indian Epilepsy society (ECON 2011) at Ludhiana from Feb. 25-27, 2011.
Chaired Session :Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology held at Pune from September 21-25, 2011.
Chaired Session and Invited Talk :"Neurological disorders in pregnancy" during 60th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India and Societa Italiana Di Neurochirugia held at NIMHANS, Bangalore from December 15-18, 2011.
Invited Lecture :"Why and how bone health is affected in epilepsy patients?" at International Workshop on Epilepsy held at New Delhi from February 17-19, 2012.
Invited Lecture :"Management of Headache" during IAN Postgraduate Summer Course in Neurology 2012 held at NIMHANS, Bangalore from March 16-18, 2012.