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Dr Geetha Lakshmipathy

Neurologist

MBBS, MD general Medicine, DM Neurology

34 years experience overall

Apollo Hospitals 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road Chennai 600 006 Ph:044-28290200/3333, Chennai

Specialities
  • Stroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Alzheimer’s Disease/ Dementia
  • Movement Disorders
  • Muscle and Nerve disorders
  • BOTOX Injection
Experience
  • Full Time Senior Consultant in Neurology, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Lane, Chennai-600006 from 01.06.2008. (Also worked as visiting and part time Senior Consultant in Apollo First Med Hospital from 2005 to 2015.)
  • Consultation at my clinic, Chennai Neuro Centre, 10 East Street Kilpauk Garden Colony, Chennai – 600010, in the evening hours
  • Tamil Nadu Govt. Service - 1976 to 2008 - Retired on Superannuation
  • as Professor of Neurology and Head of Department, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical college & Govt. General Hospital, Chennai – 600003.
  • I have 10 years undergraduate and 30 years post-graduate teaching experience. My job as Professor of Neurology and HOD-Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College and Govt. General Hospital involved clinical, academic, research and administrative work.
  • Organised and conducted several orations, endowment lectures and guest lectures by eminent Neurologists from India and abroad.
  • As HOD-Institute of Neurology I Computerised the Epilepsy Clinic in Govt. General Hospital which made life easier for hundreds of Epilepsy patients and also initiated action for starting a Neuro Critical Care Ward and a Stroke Ward which are now functional.
  • I was part of the committee set up to formulate the procedure for Brain Death Certification by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
Members ship
  • Convenor and Examiner for DM Neurology and MCH Neuro surgery in Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University
  • Indian Academy of Neurology
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Indian Medical Assoiciaton
  • IMA Academy of Medical Specialties
  • FIAMS - Elected a Fellow of the IMA Academy of Medical Specialities in Neurology

 

Certifications
Conferences And Updates:
  • Attended CME in Diabetes from November 1985 to February 1986 at Dr.Ambedkar Institute of Diabetes, Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Madras.
  • Participated in International Update & Neurophysiology Workshop at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai on December 6th, 7th & 8th 1986.
  • Attended National Seminar on Aging Brain & The Dementias at Madras Medical College on August 3rd & 4th 1987 in conjunction with the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
  • Neuro – Radiology training from 03.08.88 to 02.09.88 at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore.
  • Attended the 1st International Neurophysiology Workshop from 13th to 15th February 1990 at College of Medicine, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Attended meeting on ‘The Practice of Neurology Now & In the Future’ conducted by University of Cambridge Clinical School at Waldorf Hotel, London on May 28th 1993.
  • Attended symposium ‘How to Do it in Neurology’ at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London on 8th October 1993.
  • Visited Parke-Davis Neuro Science Research Centre at Cambridge, UK and attended a lecture on Action of Antiepileptic Drug - Future Developments on November 3rd 1993.
  • Attended the Regional Symposium on Management of Parkinson’s Syndrome in Swallow Hotel, Bristol, UK on 26th November 1993.
  • Participated in Movement Disorders Update on 12th & 13th February 1996 at Chennai.
  • Organised and participated in CME programme on CNS infections on 14.06.96 at Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
  • Presented a paper on stroke ( CVA) at the Silver Jubilee Annual Conference of Women Doctors Association held at Chennai on 16th December 2001.
  • Participated and presented a scientific paper in Neuro Course 2002 held on 21st February 2002 at Madras Medical College.
  • Participated in the International Workshop on Dementia & Cognition, from 16th to 18th February 2003, Chennai.
  • Was the chairperson in National CME on Paediatric Neuro Psychology organized by the Child’s Trust Medical Research Foundation at Chennai on 16th August 2004.
  • Chaired a session at the Regional Seminar on ADHD, Autism, LD Related Disorders in Children at Chennai on July 22, 2006.
  • Gave a talk on ‘Psychiatry for Neurologists’ to a gathering of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons in the Institute of Neurology, MMC in 2006.
  • Delivered a lecture on Headache in Emergency Room at the 4th Meeting of Chennai Neuro Society on 21st April 2007.
  • Chaired a session in the symposium ‘The Frontiers of Dementia care and Research’ on 29.09.2007.
  • Chaired a session on Overview of Sleep Disorder 01.03.2008 at Madras Medical College.
  • Served as Faculty in ‘An Approach to Brain & Mind Disability-The Lifespan Perspective’ on 20th & 21st December 2008.
  • Attended the MS Symposium at Hyderabad on 11th December 2009. 
  • Underwent training in Basic Life Support conducted by Apollo Hospitals – 2010
  • Was on the Expert Panel for SHINE 2010 (South India Clinical Neurology Contest) in Chennai on 02.05.2010.
  • Attended Symposium on ‘’MS Patients’ Needs Today & Tomorrow’ on 19th November 2011 at Chennai.
  • Delivered lectures on ‘Stroke for General Practitioners’ in Chennai.
  • Periodic  tele-conferencing with doctors in African countries on subjects like Stroke, Vertigo, Parkinson’s Disease etc.
  • Delivered a talk on ‘Parkinson’s disease’ at Senior Citizens’ Bureau.
  • Delivered a talk on ‘Brain Death’ at All India Post Graduate Students CME  at Apollo First Med Hospitals.
  • Participated in NEUCON - Neurology - Controversies to Consensus at Bengaluru on 15th & 16th September 2012.
  • Attended the 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology in San Diego from 16th to 23rd March 2013.
  • Participated in ‘NeuroEdge’ Chennai International Neurology Update on 27th & 28th July 2013.
  • Participated as Delegate in Nuclium 2014 – Recent Advances in Dementia, Neuro Inflammation and Neuro Imaging for practicing Neurologists on 22.12.2014.
  • Participated in the Brain & Heart Conference 2015 held in Leela Palace, Chennai 10th & 11th February 2015.
  • Faculty / Chairperson in SHINE 2015 Fifth Annual Conference in Clinical Neurology, Chennai – 6th & 7th March 2015.
  • Attended Tenth Annual conference of Indian Stroke Association – INSC 2015 on March 15th & 16th, 2015 at Chandigarh as Delegate.
  • Participated as Chairperson in SHINE 2016, 6th Annual Conference of Clinical Neurology held in Chennai between 26th & 28th January 2016.
  • Participated in ‘Neurology Update Mumbai 2016’ – 19th to 21st February 2016.
  • Delivered a lecture on CSF in different Neurological Conditions in Apollo Hospitals –Neurology Clinics 2016.
  • Participated in FINE Weekend Movement Disorder Course in Bangalore from 12th to 14th May 2017.
  • Participated as Faculty in IANCON 2017 in Chennai.
  • Participated as Chair Person in SWONS-2017 (Skills Workshop On Neurological Surgery) conducted by Apollo Hospitals on 9th December 2017.
  • Attended ‘WOmanthan’ , which merged the perspectives on Multiple Sclerosis across Women Neurologists, at Hyderabad on 23rd March 2019.

Current Research:

  • Roll of Vitamin D in Neurological Disorders – a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
  • Planning to start another study of effects of injection Edaravon in ALS.

Reserach and Papers:

  • Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus – Dissertation accepted by the University of Madras.
  • Higher cortical functions in end stage renal disease –paper presented at the 38th Annul conference of the Neurological Society of India 1987.
  • Changing face of Leptospirosis – a retrospective study in Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai
  • Role of Clobazam in intractable seizures – a multicentric drug trial
  • Clinical Conundrum of Mitochondrial Cytopathies in Progressive External ophthalmoplegia IAN 2003
  • Colpocephaly in Siblings – a Case Report presented in IAN 2004.
  • Neurological Complications of Varicella Infections in Adults presented in IAN 2004.
  • Guided many DM-Neurology Postgraduates in their theses submitted to Dr.MGR Medical University.
  • Participated in ECG Workshop conducted by Dr.K.P.Misra from 21st to 23rd August 1985 at World University Service Centre, Madras.
Services
  • Stroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Parkinson’s Disease
Languages spoken

English,Hindi,Tamil

Gender

Female

Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai

Apollo Hospitals 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road Chennai 600 006 Ph:044-28290200/3333, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600006