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Dr. Sudhakar Karunakaran

Dr. Sudhakar Karunakaran

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Dr. Sudhakar Karunakaran is a Pediatric Neurologist in KMCH.

  • He completed 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.

Experience:

  • 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.

Special Areas of Interest:

  • Childhood epilepsy
  • Paediatric Movement disorders
  • Autoimmune neurology
  • Neurometabolic disorders
  • Neurogenetic disorders
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders

Memberships:

  • Indian Medical Association
  • Indian Academy of Paediatrics
  • International Child Neurology Association
  • Neurology Chapter of IAP
  • ILAE -Young Epilepsy section

Research:

  • 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.