Dr. Santosh Kumar Balagopal
Consultant, Neurology
Dr. Santosh Kumar Balagopal
Consultant, Neurology
Practice Location
Numa Health Speciality Hospital, Al Ghoubra
With more than two decades of clinical experience in Neurology, Dr Santosh is a highly distinguished expert in his field. His significant contributions to neurological research include sixty one publications in peer reviewed national and international medical journals. Demonstrating strong leadership within the regional medical community , he is the former Vice President of the Oman Neurological Society.Dr.Santosh holds the unique distinction of being the only consultant Neurophysician in Oman who is formally trained and dual specialized as both an Epileptologist and a Stroke Medicine neurologist.
Areas of clinical focus : Inaddition to his core specialities , Dr Santosh provides comprehensive diagnosis and advanced management for:
Neuromuscular disorders ( Muscle diseases, Myasthenia gravis )
Headache (Migraine)
Parkinsons disease and Movement disorders ( Dystonia, Tremors)
Disorders of peripheral nerves
Memory disorders (Dementia)
Areas of Expertise
Medically refractory Epilepsy, Treatment of Acute Stroke (neurothrombolysis), Clinical Neurophysiology (Nerve conduction study, Electromyography, Evoked potentials, Electroencephalography)
Professional Certifications
Clinical fellowships in Epileptology & Stroke Medicine ( Canada)
Diplomate in Clinical Neurophysiology ( EEG ), Canada
Subspecialty certification in Neurology ( United kingdom)
DM in Neurology ( SCTIMST, India)
Doctor of Medicine ( Medical college, Trivandrum )
MBBS ( Medical college , Trivandrum )
Professional memberships:
Member American Academy of Neurology( AAN
American Epilepsy Society( AES )
Canadian League against Epilepsy ( CLAE)
Indian Academy of neurology
Indian Epilepsy Society
Languages: English, Malayalam, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil
Numa Health Speciality Hospital, Al Ghoubra
Numa health Specialty Hospital, P O Box 613, P C 133, Al Ghoubra, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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