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DR. RAHUL KUMAR

MBBS, DM, FINR (Switzerland) Consultant Endovascular intervention Neurologist

A graduate of the prestigious Kasturba Medical College ( Manipal Academy of Higher Education), Dr. Rahul Kumar did his super speciality training (DM Neurology) from Bangalore. Thereafter he has spent two years in Swizerland and France learning and developing his skills in the emerging field of Interventional Neurology.

He specializes in Intracranial Aneurysms Embolization (coiling), Arteriovenous Malformation (AVMs), Tumour Embolization, Angioplasty and Stenting of arterial stenosis including carotid stenting and Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for stroke.

Prior to setting up GS Neuroscience Clinic & Research Centre – the first & only Endovascular Neurointervention Centre in Patna treating patients of Bihar, adjoining Eastern U. P., West Bengal, Orrisa, Chattisgadh, M. P., North East, and Nepal, he has served as Asst. Professor of Neurology, IGIMS, Patna from 2012 to 2014. He is a Core Committee member of the working group preparing the National Stroke Database, under the auspices of ICMR. Dr. Rahul Kumar has been a Co-Investigator/Principal Investigator in more than 20 multinational drug trials in India. He has authored more than 45 articles/text book chapters in peer reviewed journals/textbooks, and has presented more than 40 papers in various state/national/international conferences.

  • MBBS, Kasturba Medical College ( Manipal Academy of Higher Education )
  • MD ( Internal Medicine )
  • DM ( Neurology )
  • FINR ( University of Zurich )Membership
  • Permanent Registration with the Bihar Council of Medical Registration
  • Life Member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Junior Member of American Academy of Neurology
  • Executive Committee (EC) Member of Society of Neuro Vascular of India (SNVI)
  • Permanent Member of STNI
  • Life Member of Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) Honors & Rewards
  • Received Multiple Gold Medals during MBBS & PG Training
  • Won the Best paper award in 2006 in the state chapter conference of the API – Karnataka for paper titled “Role of TNF alpha as a prognostic indicator in sepsis”
  • Won the Best paper award in 2010 in the Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology for the paper titled “Cutaneous Silent Period, An electrophysiological tool to assess small nerve fiber function”
    • Dissertations
  • MD Medicine – The role of TNF alpha in patients with sepsis as a prognostic indicator.
  • DM Neurology – Non Puerperal Intracranial Venous Sinus Thrombosis, A Prospective study of 104 cases.
  • DM Neurology – Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, Standardization of technique and validation of test –retest
    • protocol. Editorial Review Board
  • PostgraduateMedical Journal, from the BMJ group.
  • Annals of IndianAcademy of Neurology
    • Articles and Textbook Chapters/ Abstracts and Short Articles
  • A comprehensive guide to the pathophysiology, management and prevention of Ischemic stroke for the practicing doctor; Gauri Shankar Singh, Rahul Kumar, BAPICON 2001,Xth annual conference of Association of Physicians of India, Bihar Chapter, 24th and 25th March, Patna
  • A clinical study of Non Puerperal Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis; Rahul Kumar, Shripal Shah, Meenakshi P V, Pushparaja Shetty, P T Acharya, Srinivasa R; 58th annual conference of Neurological Society of India, 17-20th december 2009, Lucknow, India
  • Neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE) – the great mimicker. Srinivasa R, Rahul Kumar, Shripal Shah, Meenakshi P V, Pushparaja Shetty, P T Acharya58th annual conference of Neurological Society of India, 17-20th december 2009, Lucknow, India
  • Prognostic factors in Non puerperal Cerebral Venous sinus thrombosis; Srinivasa R, Rahul Kumar,Shripal Shah, Meenakshi P V, Pushparaja Shetty, P T Acharya; 58th annual conference of Neurological Society of India, 17-20th december 2009, Lucknow, India
  • Cephalosporin induced myoclonus – a case series; P T Acharya, Rahul Kumar, Shripal Shah, Meenakshi P V, Pushparaja Shetty, Srinivasa R; 58th annual conference of Neurological Society of India, 17-20th december 2009, Lucknow, India
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome – Unusual etiology, Rahul Kumar, P T Acharya, Shripal Shah, Pushparaja Shetty, Srinivasa R, 17th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology, 11th to 13th September, 2009, Kochi, India
  • A Case or resistant hypokalemic paralysis during pregnancy; Rahul Kumar, P T Acharya, Shripal Shah, Pushparaja Shetty, Srinivasa R, 17th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology, 11th to 13th September, 2009, Kochi, India
  • Migraine Variants and Beyond, Srinivasa R*, Rahul Kumar, Journal of Association of Physicians of India – Supplement issue on Headache Headache, SUPPLEMENT OF JAPI • APRIL 2010 • VOL. 58, 14-17
  • PSYCHIATRIC PEARL: Penfield – A great explorer of psyche-soma-neuroscience
    • Rahul Kumar, Vikram K Yeragani
  • Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Year 2011, Volume 53, Issue 3 [p. 276-278]
  • Kumar R, Yeragani VK. Psyche and soma: New insights into the connection. Indian J Psychiatry 2010;52:233-
  • IAN 2012 – PL2A-6oct12 173
  • Electrophysiological Evidence of Small Diameter Nerve Fiber Involvement in asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetics ; Rahul Kumar
  • Poster 2-6oct12 129
  • Electrophysiological evidence of small sensory nerve fibre involvement in GBS ; RAHUL KUMAR
  • Poster 2-6oct12170 Anomalous Origin of the Middle Meningeal Artery Embryological mechanisms and Clinical Implications in Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion ; Rahul Kumar
  • The pharyngo-tympano-stapedial variant of the middle meningeal artery. A case report.G Baltsavias,R Kumar, A Valavanis IntervNeuroradiol. 2012 Sep ;18 (3):255-8 22958762