Dr. U Meenakshisundaram
Senior Consultant
36 years of experienceNeurologists
MBBS, MD, DM, FRCP, FAAN, FIAN, Fellowship
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Dr. U Meenakshisundaram is a well?recognized neurosurgeon with 36 years of professional experience. He holds specialization in stroke, headaches, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, neuromuscular problems, neuropathies, movement disorders, and other neurological disorders. He is popularly known for surgeries like Temporal Lobectomy, Carotid Endarterectomy, Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment, Cerebral Angioplasty, Endovascular Coiling, Surgical Clipping, and several others. After completing his MBBS from Madurai Kamaraj Univ. in 1988, he pursued an MD in General Medicine from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical Univ. in 1993. He continued to study and did a DNB in Neurology from Madras Medical Coll., Chennai, in 1997. His dedication to research in neurology is evident through his articles, case reports, and abstracts published in national and international journals. He has also been a Peer reviewer for the International Journal of Epilepsy and the International Journal of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and on the Editorial Board of the Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery. He is an active part of the European Neurological Society, the American Academy of Neurology, the Indian Academy of Neurology, and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. He is a founding member and former secretary of the Movement Disorder Society of India.Education
MBBS, Madurai Kamaraj Univ., 1988 MD in General Medicine, Dr. M.G.R. Medical Univ.,1993 DM in Neurology, Madras Medical Coll., Chennai, 1997 a fellow of the Royal Coll. of Physicians (FRCP), Edinburgh, 2019 a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2019 a fellow of the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN), 2019 a fellow of the Royal Coll. of Physicians (FRCP), Glasgow, 2020 a fellow of the Parkinsonism and Related Disorder Association, 2023Past Experience
Professor, Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre, Chennai Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, ChennaiAwards
C.V.Chari Prize and Medal for Neurology, Madras Medical Coll., Chennai - 1996 'Inspiring Neurologist of India'- Economic Times of India
Associations/Membership
European Neurological Society American Academy of Neurlogy Indian Academy of Neurology
Paper Published
Gaddipati, C. & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram. (2014). P307: Levodopa responsiveness of blink reflex recovery index – an objective method of differentiating Parkinson’s disease from Parkinson plus syndromes. Clinical Neurophysiology. 125. S131. 10.1016/S1388-2457(14)50428-2. Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Velmurugendran, C. & Shankar, V.. (2009). FP15TU02 Sodium disturbances in acute ischemic stroke. Journal of The Neurological Sciences - J NEUROL SCI. 285. 10.1016/S0022-510X(09)70342-9. Uthamaroyan, Velmurugendran & Sundar, Kaushik & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & V., Shankar. (2011). Is Anti Epileptic Drug Necessary in Cortical Venous Thrombosis?. S9-S9. Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Velmurugendran, C & Prabash, P. (2013). Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 16. 172-3. 10.4103/0972-2327.112459. Arulprakash, Narenraj & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram. (2018). Causes of delayed arrival with acute ischemic stroke beyond the window period of thrombolysis. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 7. 1248. 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_122_18. Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Sundar, Kaushik. (2016). Women's Perspective in Movement Disorders. Ramachandran, Sivakumar & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & V., Shankar & Maiya, Arun & Rangasami, Rajeswaran & Venkatesan, Perumal. (2016). Predicting motor function recovery at 90 days after an ischemic stroke - development of a model/equation.
Area of Expertise
- Ablation Therapy
- Bladder Augmentation (Cystoplasty)
- Cystolitholapaxy
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Hypnotherapy
- Laparoscopic Radical Cystoprostatectomy