Best Neurologist in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr Umesh is a senior consultant in the Department of Neurology and heads clinical services as well. He attended medical graduation from Bangalore University. Later obtained postgraduate MD certification as a physician from Karnataka, before moving to Mumbai, where he underwent residency training in Neurology at the Neurology Institute of Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Umesh is recognized as the Best Neurologist in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, for his outstanding contributions to the field.

In 1997, he was awarded as best outgoing Young Neurologist from Mumbai University. After completing a post-doctoral DM training in Neurology, he went ahead to complete DNB Neurology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Later he worked as a research fellow and published papers from the Neurology department of Bombay Hospital. Thereafter he moved to south India to start the Neurology department at a leading corporate hospital, Hyderabad. His original research work in Long-term outcomes in Myasthenia Gravis patients awarded him the finest clinician among his peers.

He presented many papers at the National Neuroscientist Meet. He headed many clinical trials as principal investigator and conducted and organized regional Neurology meets. He has been a great teacher for Neurology residents as part of their residency programme. Recently he has been appointed as a teacher for MRCP residents as part of their residency programme.

Field(s) of Expertise

Dr. Umesh Tukaram is the Best Neurologist in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad with extensive experience in:

• Neuromuscular disease
• Epilepsy
• Movement disorder

Research and Presentations

• PRoFeSS Study: 2004-2006 - Principle investigator: PRoFeSS Study is a large multicentre, double-blind placebo controlled study (Preventing Regimen for Effectively avoiding Secondary stroke) organized by Boehiringer Ingelham group, France.
• Regenesis - LED Study: 2010-2011 (organized by Stem Cell Therapeutics, Calgary, Canada) - Principal Investigator: Phase IIb prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, dose escalation study of NTx-265 human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) and Epoetin Alfa (EPO) in acute ischemic stroke patients.
• Conversion Study to determine the Relative Bioavailability of Topiramate MR vs Topirmate IR in subjects with Partial onset Epilepsy - (Supernus Pharmaceutical Inc, Rockville MD20850 US).

Publications

• Familial Pallidal degeneration with heterogeneous phenotypic presentation Neurology, India 1997
• Case study of series of Moya Moya disease in Mumbai update 1998
• Myasthenia Gravis: A study from India, Neurology India 2008. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998;65;492-6
• Vitamin B12 deficiency causing neurological syndrome with rare skin manifestation; International Journal of Current Advanced Research, march 2016
• An unusual case of stroke in young; J Med Allied Sci 2017

Education

• DM | Neurology 1997, B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, MH
• M.D. | General Medicine 1993, M R Medical College, Gulbarga, KA
• MBBS | Medical Graduation 1989, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, KA

Awards and Recognitions

• Recipient of first rank in DM – Neurology Residency Programme, Bombay University, Bombay, India 
• Epilepsy training in a summer course in Epilepsy San Servolo University, Venice - 2006
• Attended many world congress in neurology, Epilepsy, and Controveries in Neurology

Languages Known

English, Telugu, Hindi

Fellowship/Membership

• Member of Indian Epilepsy Society
• Member of Neurology Society of India

Past Positions

• Neurologist, Vinn Hospital | Hyderabad, Telangana - 09/2018 to 04/2024
• Neurologist, Thumbay Hospital New Life | Hyderabad, Telangana - 09/2016 to 09/2018
• Neurologist, Continental Hospitals | Hyderabad, Telangana - 02/2014 to 09/2016
• Assistant Professor in Neurology & Consultant Neurologist, Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre | Hyderabad, Telangana -  07/2009 to 08/2016
• Neurologist, Yashoda Hospitals - Somajiguda | Hyderabad, Telangana - 07/2005 to 08/2007
• Neurologist, Mediciti Hospital Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana - 12/1999 to 10/2005
• Senior Clinical Research Associate, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre | Mumbai, MH -  02/1998 to 11/1999