Avinash Kulkarni
Dr Avinash Kulkarni
CONSULTANT
Speciality
Neurology
Qualification
  • MBBS
  • MD ( Gen Med)
  • DM( Neurology)
  • MRCP SCE ( Neurology)
  • Fellowship in Neuroimmunology
Experience
7 Years
Gender
Male
Language Spoken
English
Kannada
Hindi
Location
Bengaluru,Kengeri
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About

Dr. Avinash Kulkarni is a Famous Neurologist in Bangalore. Currently associated with BGS Gleneagles Hospitals , Kengeri.


After the basic medical degree, he received his General Medicine training  and then went on to complete Neurology training at the prestigious Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (SCTIMST). After that he was a post doctoral fellow in Neuroimmunology at the prestigious NIMHANS.

 

Before joining BGS Gleneagles, he was working as Consultant Neurologist at Manipal Hospital , Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore. He has received the best paper award for his original research work on sleep-related problems in stroke survivors at the National Stroke Conference 2023. He was awarded with the travel grant for presenting this original work in storke at the World Stroke Congress 2024 ( Abu Dhabi, UAE ). In addition, he has presented many papers at national conferences.

 

His area of expertise includes Multiple Sclerosis and related Demyelinating Disorders, Autoimmune Encephalitis, Stroke, Headache Disorders, Sleep Related Disorders , Epilepsy, Neuropathies , Muscle Diseases,Dementia (Memory Related Diseases), Parkinson’s Disease & related movement disorders.

 

Apart from general neurology, he has a special interest in Neuroimmunology, Electrophysiology, Sleep medicine and Neurorehabilitation. He is recipient of the International Sleep Disorders Specialist award from the World Sleep Society 2024. In addition he has done MRCP SCE Neurology from UK.

 

Besides his professional career, Dr. Avinash is passionate about Yoga & is a regular practitioner. He has a special interest in Organic farming & Travel. He is trained in Carnatic music.

 

Fellowship & Membership :

Post Doctoral Fellow in Neuroimmunology ( NIMHANS) ( July to November 2024 )

Indian Academy of Neurology
Indian Medical Association

Achievements

  • Platform paper presentation at World Stroke Congress ( Abu Dhabi) 2024
  • Best Paper award at Indian National Stroke Conference ( INSC ) 2023 held at Chennai ( Paper based on DM Thesis )
  • Presented poster on a study conducted by title“ Patterns of clinical presentation and disease-modifying therapy use in multiple sclerosis over two decades” at ICTRIMS Delhi 2023
  • Presented a paper on a study conducted titled “Assessing patient Satisfaction after Epilepsy Surgery ” at the Silver Jubilee celebration conference of R Madhavan Nair Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, SCTIMST, Trivandrum, August 2022
  • Prevalence of low vitamin D levels in newly diagnosed HIV patients; Gurdeep Kaur, Avinash Kulkarni, Rajendra Sharma, International Journal of Current research; 2017
  • Poster presentation at Rajasthan Endocrine & Diabetes Update 2017, Udaipur: Serum Creatine Kinase (CPK) levels in subclinical & overt hypothyroidism.
    Kaur G, Banka S, Meena B, Kulkarni A, Prajapat R, Dhaka J. Sine Scleroderma. J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Apr;68(4):68-70. PMID: 32610852.

Qualifications

  • MBBS  ( 2009 )
  • MD General Medicine  ( 2016 )
  • DM Neurology ( SCTIMST) ( 2021 )
  • MRCP SCE Neurology ( UK )
  • International Sleep Disorders Specialist ( World Sleep Society, 2024 )

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