Dr. U Meenakshisundaram

Dr. U Meenakshisundaram

Senior Consultant 

36 Years of Experience

Neurologist

MBBS, MD, DM, FRCP, FAAN, FIAN, Fellowship

Reg. No.:44867, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

MGM Healthcare, Chennai

English

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. U Meenakshisundaram

  • Dr. U Meenakshisundaram is a renowned neurosurgeon with 36 years of experience.
  • He holds expertise in stroke, headaches, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, neuromuscular problems, neuropathies, movement disorders, and other neurological disorders.
  • He is popularly known for surgeries like Temporal Lobectomy, Carotid Endarterectomy, Cerebral or Brain Aneurysm Treatment, Cerebral Angioplasty, Endovascular Coiling, Surgical Clipping, and several others.
  • After completing his MBBS from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1988, he pursued an MD in General Medicine from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 1993. He continued to study and did a DNB in Neurology from Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 1997.
  • His dedication to research in neurology is evident through his articles, case reports, and abstracts published in national and international journals. He has also been a Peer reviewer for the International Journal of Epilepsy and the International Journal of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and on the Editorial Board of the Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
  • He is an active member of the European Neurological Society, the American Academy of Neurology, the Indian Academy of Neurology, and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
  • He is a founding member and former secretary of the Movement Disorder Society of India.

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Education

  • MBBS, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1988
  • MD in General Medicine, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University,1993
  • DM in Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, 1997
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Edinburgh, 2019
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2019
  • Fellow of the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN), 2019
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Glasgow, 2020
  • Fellow of the Parkinsonism and Related Disorder Association, 2023

Past Experience

  • Professor, Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre, Chennai
  • Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai

Awards

  • C.V.Chari Prize and Medal for Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai - 1996 
  • 'Inspiring Neurologist of India'- Economic Times of India

Associations/Membership

European Neurological Society
American Academy of Neurlogy
Indian Academy of Neurology

Paper Published

  • Gaddipati, C. & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram. (2014). P307: Levodopa responsiveness of blink reflex recovery index – an objective method of differentiating Parkinson’s disease from Parkinson plus syndromes. Clinical Neurophysiology. 125. S131. 10.1016/S1388-2457(14)50428-2. 
  • Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Velmurugendran, C. & Shankar, V.. (2009). FP15TU02 Sodium disturbances in acute ischemic stroke. Journal of The Neurological Sciences - J NEUROL SCI. 285. 10.1016/S0022-510X(09)70342-9. 
  • Uthamaroyan, Velmurugendran & Sundar, Kaushik & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & V., Shankar. (2011). Is Anti Epileptic Drug Necessary in Cortical Venous Thrombosis?. S9-S9. 
  • Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Velmurugendran, C & Prabash, P. (2013). Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 16. 172-3. 10.4103/0972-2327.112459. 
  • Arulprakash, Narenraj & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram. (2018). Causes of delayed arrival with acute ischemic stroke beyond the window period of thrombolysis. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 7. 1248. 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_122_18. 
  • Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & Sundar, Kaushik. (2016). Women's Perspective in Movement Disorders. 
  • Ramachandran, Sivakumar & Umaiorubahan, Meenakshisundaram & V., Shankar & Maiya, Arun & Rangasami, Rajeswaran & Venkatesan, Perumal. (2016). Predicting motor function recovery at 90 days after an ischemic stroke - development of a model/equation. 

Field of Expertise

  • Aneurysm Coiling
  • Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  • Brain Surgery
  • Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cervical Artificial Disk Replacement
  • Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
  • Cranioplasty
  • Craniotomy
  • CyberKnife Surgery
  • Decompressive Craniectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Digital Nerve Repair
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Endovascular Surgery for AVMs
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Gamma Knife Surgery
  • High Cervical Stimulation
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Lesionectomy
  • Liberation Therapy
  • Microsurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
  • Microsurgical Tumor Removal
  • Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
  • Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Brain Tumor
  • Multiple Subpial Transections (MST)
  • Nerve Repair Surgery
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  • Percutaneous Stereotactic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (PSR)
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Rhizotomy
  • Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy
  • Sacral Neuromodulation
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Speech Therapy
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Temporal Lobectomy
  • Thecoperitoneal Shunt
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
  • VP Shunt
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acromegaly
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
  • ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis)
  • Arachnoid Cysts
  • Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
  • Ataxia
  • Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Basal Ganglia Stroke
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder in Children
  • Bipolar Psychosis
  • Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Botulism
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Atrophy
  • Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor)
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Brain: Temporal Lobe, Vagal Nerve, & Frontal Lobe
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Childhood Schizophrenia
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Delay in Children
  • Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis)
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Discitis
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Glioblastoma Tumors
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • Headaches in Children and Adolescents
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Herniated Disk (Slipped, Ruptured or Bulging Disk)
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus in Children
  • Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
  • Hypothalamic Hamartoma
  • Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature)
  • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Infantile Spasm
  • Insomnia
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's Syndrome
  • Leukodystrophy
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Migraines in Children and Adolescents
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Motor Stereotypies
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narcolepsy in Children
  • Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
  • Neck Sprain
  • Nerve Injury
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
  • Neurogenic Bladder
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Osteoma
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Partial Seizures
  • Pediatric Brain and Spine Injuries
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
  • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) in Adults
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Poland Syndrome
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Pseudomeningocele
  • Rasmussen's Encephalitis
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts (RCCs)
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schwannomas
  • Seizures
  • Sensory Ataxia
  • Sinus Headache
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy (SFSN)
  • Spasmodic Dysphonia
  • Spasticity
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Susac Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS)
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Tonic-Clonic Seizures
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini Stroke
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vasculitic Neuropathy
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

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