Neurologist in South Mumbai, Marine Lines

Dr. Varsha Patil

MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), DNB (Pediatrics), DM (Neurology)

Dr Varsha Patil is one of the best and trusted Neurologist & Child Neurologist in South Mumbai, Marine Lines for the past 10 years, since 2012.

Dr Varsha A Patil has been actively working in the field of neurology for the past 10 years. She has been trained at prestigious institutes for her medical training.

She did her undergraduate and postgraduate training at the Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. She later completed her super-speciality degree course of DM in Neurology at the Department of Neurology in the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai. She has also done a fellowship in Pediatric Neurology at the Department of Neurosciences, B J Wadia Hospital and has been certified by the Child Neurology Group, Mumbai.

After her DM Neurology training, she has been active in the field of clinical neurology (catering to both adult and child neurology patients) and academic training at the Department of Neurology at Bombay Hospital, which is a teaching institute for postgraduate and super-specialty trainees. She is presently a full-time Consultant Neurologist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology in Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai. She has featured in the list of Best Doctors in Mumbai (Outlook Magazine, 2023).

She has been a meritorious student and had secured 6th position in the Board Exams for HSC boards. She has secured the highest marks and stood first at the DM Neurology exams held by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. During her undergraduate training, she has received distinctions in various subjects like Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology and ENT.

She has vast clinical experience in various aspects of neurology including stroke, epilepsy, dementia, demyelinating disorders (multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, MOG associated disorders, optic neuritis), neuromuscular disorders, neurological emergencies, pediatric and neonatal neurology, neurodegenerative, neurometabolic, and neurogenetic disorders. She is well acquainted with the neurological emergencies like status epilepticus, meningoencephalitis, raised intracranial pressure, stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.

Her special interests in neurology include autoimmune neurology, epilepsy and pediatric neurology. She has worked in the outpatient clinic at Bombay Hospital, Marine Lines for demyelinating disorders with Padma Shri Dr B S Singhal and closely involved in various projects on multiple sclerosis like: “Efficacy and safety of rituximab in demyelinating disorders” and “Use of rituximab in demyelinating disorders during the pandemic”. She has authored over 26 publications in various national and international peer reviewed journals, including original articles, reviews, case reports and book chapters.

The topics covered various aspects of pediatric neurology and neurology like multiple sclerosis, autoimmune encephalitis, epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, moyamoya disease, infections of the nervous system, dementias, Charcot Marie tooth disease, dystrophinopathy, Guillian Barre syndrome and rare genetic disorders like Infantile Refsum disease and Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy. She has been Editor (Neurology section) for the 5-minute consult, Neurology section (Indian Adaptation) alongwith senior faculty, Dr S V Khadilkar. She has been a reviewer for various reputed Neurology journals. She has delivered lectures in various national and local neurology and pediatric meetings. For Consultation contact now, one of the Best Peditrician, Child Neurologist in South Mumbai.

She has participated in various rural camps on neurology, pediatric neurology and epilepsy. She is a member of various neurology and pediatric neurology associations like IAP, IAN, ICNA, BNA and MAN. She has been very active in social awareness for neurological disorders through community lectures and lectures for Industrial firms and bank employees. She has raised awareness on various neurological disorders like multiple sclerosis, vertigo, epilepsy and peripheral neuropathy via social media, television and radio interviews.

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