Dr. Satishchandra P

Dr Satishchandra P is a well-known Neurologist associated with Apollo Speciality Hospital, Jayanagar in Bengaluru. He has 49 years of experience in Neurology and worked as an expert Neurologist in different cities in India.

Doctor Satishchandra P has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals. He is known for his attention to accurate diagnosis and for treating patients empathetically.

Dr Satishchandra specializes in epilepsy, including genetics, reflex epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, epidemiology, drug-resistant epilepsy, and translational research, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of neuro-infections.

Dr Satishchandra P did his:

• MBBS – Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru (1976)
• MD (Internal Medicine)
• DM (Neurology) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
• FAMS – Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
• FIAN – Fellow of the Indian Academy of Neurology FRCP – Royal College of Physicians, London

Dr P Satishchandra has made pioneering contributions to neurology and epilepsy, including the identification of the SLC1A1 glutamate gene in Hot Water Epilepsy, the discovery of Lafora disease genes (EPM2A and EPM2B), major research on infection-related epilepsy (HIV/AIDS, CNS tuberculosis, cysticercosis), and mapping the human proteome in medial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Awards and Honours of Dr P Satishchandra:

1. Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award – Karnataka State Government (1998)
2. ICMR Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award – Indian Council of Medical Research (2013)
3. Karnataka Rajyotsava Award – Government of Karnataka (2014)
4. Sir M Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist State Award – Government of Karnataka (2016)
5. Ambassador for Epilepsy Award – ILAE and IBE (2017)
6. Distinguished Academician Award – Apollo Group of Hospitals (2020)

He also served as the editor of the WHO-SEARO publication “Prejudice to Hope”. His body of work includes over 300 research publications, 150 studies in epilepsy, 51+ book chapters, 7 edited books, 7,597 citations, an h-index of 41, and an i10-index of 130.

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