Dr. Santosh Kumar Balagopal

Consultant, Neurology

Dr. Santosh Kumar Balagopal

Dr. Santosh Kumar Balagopal

Consultant, Neurology

Speciality: Neurology

Qualification: MBBS; MD (Internal Medicine); DM (Neurology); MRCP-SCE Neurology; FRCP (Edinburgh); Fellowships in Epilepsy & Stroke Medicine; Diplomate in Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG).

Experience: 25 years

Nationality: Indian

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:

  1. Neuromuscular disorders ( Muscle diseases, Myasthenia gravis )

  2. Headache (Migraine)

  3. Parkinsons disease and Movement disorders ( Dystonia, Tremors)

  4. Disorders of peripheral nerves

  5. 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

  1. Clinical fellowships in Epileptology & Stroke Medicine ( Canada)

  2. Diplomate in Clinical Neurophysiology ( EEG ), Canada

  3. Subspecialty certification in Neurology ( United kingdom)

  4. DM in Neurology ( SCTIMST, India)

  5. Doctor of Medicine ( Medical college, Trivandrum )

  6. MBBS ( Medical college , Trivandrum )

  7. Professional memberships:

    1. Member American Academy of Neurology( AAN

    2. American Epilepsy Society( AES )

    3. Canadian League against Epilepsy ( CLAE)

    4. Indian Academy of neurology

    5. Indian Epilepsy Society

Languages: English, Malayalam, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil

Numa Health Speciality Hospital, Al Ghoubra
Practice Location

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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