Dr. Sudhakar KarunakaranMD(Paed),DM(Neuro),PDF(Paed neuro),PGDDN.,
DM (Doctorate of Medicine in Neurology) from 1/1/2017 to 31/12/2019 done at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences &Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala. PDF (IAP Post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neurology) from 1/4/2014 to 31/3/2015 done at Trivandrum medical college, Trivandrum, Kerala. PGDDN (Post graduate diploma in developmental neurology) from 1/6/2013 to 31/5/2014 done from Child Developmental Centre, Trivandrum/ University of Kerala, Trivandrum, Kerala. MD (Doctor of Medicine in Paediatrics) from 31/05/2008 To 30/05/2011 at G.S.V.M Medical College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. M.B.B.S from Thanjavur Medical college, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India 2001- 2006, Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical university, Chennai, Tamilnadu.
Dr. Sudhakar Karunakaran,
Dial : 0422 432 3210
Assistant Professor at Department of Paediatric Neurology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu from February 2020 – February 2021. Consultant Developmental paediatrician at Aster Medcity,Ernakulam, Kerala from August 2015 – December 2016. Short term senior resident at Department of medical Genetics, SGPGI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from April 2015 – June 2015. Consultant paediatrician at Palani from August 2012 – March 2014 . Assistant Professor at Department of Paediatrics ,PSG Institute of Medical Sciences &Research, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu from August 2011 –January 2012.
Childhood epilepsy Paediatric Movement disorders Autoimmune neurology Neurometabolic disorders Neurogenetic disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders
Indian Medical Association Indian Academy of Paediatrics International Child Neurology Association Neurology Chapter of IAP ILAE -Young Epilepsy section
Clinical and Genetic Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder-Epilepsy (ASD-E) Phenotype: Two Sides of the Same Coin!, Clin EEG Neuroscience. 2020 Nov;51(6):390-398. doi: 10.1177/1550059420909673 Epub 2020 Mar 2. Karunakaran S, Menon RN, Nair SS, Santhakumar S, Nair M, Sundaram S. Brain stem malformation; a novel imaging finding in Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratoderma (CEDNIK) syndrome .Karunakaran S , Bejoy T, Ramshekhar Menon, Muralidharan Nair, Soumya Sundaram,DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_673_20 (Ahead of Print / 7 July 2020). Chapter contributions in Text book ‘Frequently asked questions in Paediatric and adolescencent practice’ Jaypee Publications 2015. Chapter contribution in neurology subsection of Scotts Paediatric Specialty series 2020 (In pipeline) “ Seizure Mimics”. Reasearch on “Clinical profile of pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex in a tertiary care centre-a descriptive study”: 1/4/2014 to 31/3/2015. Research on “A Clinical study on the utility of muscle biopsy in patients with suspected myopathy”: 1/1/2017 to 31/6/2019.
Awarded best poster award at Kerala association of neurologist meet at Kochi on 21/10/2018 : Case series of emergency epilepsy surgery in patients with super refractory status epilepticus. Awarded first prize in quiz held at first master class in paediatric neurology at Christian Medical College, Vellore on 6/4/2019. Awarded third prize for poster presentation at NEUROPEDICON 2014, Pune: “Clinical profile of pediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex in a tertiary care centre-a descriptive study”. Completed training on DASII and follow up of high risk new born and neurodevelopmental assessment tests, KEM Hospital Pune from 6/6/2016 to 11/6/2019. Presented poster at Asian and Oceanian Myology centre meeting held on 31/5/2019 in Mumbai , India: A Clinical study on the utility of muscle biopsy in patients with suspected myopathy.