Month: May 2018

Dr. Mona Tiwari Head of Diagnostic Neuroradiology Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India   Research interests: Imaging of cerebral venous system, Imaging of neurodegenerative conditions, Radiological correlates of Prion diseases Research experience pertaining to Neurology: Worked as Research assistant with Prof Vladimir Hachinsky (ex President, WFN), University of Western Ontario, Canada (2008-2010) Publications and presentations:  Various publications,…

Dr Jawad A Bajwa,  MD, Saudi Arabia Dr. Jawad A. Bajwa is the director for Parkinson’s, Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration program at the National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  He obtained his medical degree from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his neurology residency at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC,…

Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar Head, Department of Neurology In charge Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders Program Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, India Major Achievements :  (Honors/Awards/ Publications) Founder President of Parkinson’s Welfare Society of Kolkata Co-author of Canadian guidelines on Parkinson’s disease 2012 Queens Square-Indian Academy of Neurology fellowship, 2006 Patricia Harris award for the best studentship…

Prof Dr Tipu Aziz PROFESSOR OF NEUROSURGERY I am the founder and head of Oxford functional neurosurgery.  My primate work was central to confirming the subthalamic nucleus as a possible surgical target for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease and more recently the pedunculopontine nucleus.  OFN is currently one of the busiest centres for such surgery in…

Prof. Dr Mohit Bhatt, MBBS, MD, DM Director – Neurosciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India Biosketch Dr. Mohit Bhatt graduated from Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India and subsequently obtained MD Medicine and DM Neurology from the University of Bombay. He completed his medical training by devoting 4 years in…

Movement Disorder Society of Bangladesh (MDSB) is a professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in Parkinson’s disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic movement disorders, and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control.