Completed my training in Neurology at NIMHANS, Bangalore in the year 1996.Worked as Faculty in the Department of Neurology at St Johns Medical College Bangalore 1997-1998.I joined AIIMS as Assistant Professor Neurology in 1998.I was awarded the NIH- FELLOWSHIP in EPILEPSY at the prestigious University College of Los Angeles – USA under the mentorship of Prof J Engel (Chairman, Seizure Disorder center, UCLA) from 2005-06.I was also awarded the Penry Minifellowship of The Wake Forest University in 2006.I am an Alumni of the San Servolo Summer School of Epilepsy, 2003.I did a rotation in Sleep medicine under the supervision of Prof Frica Yan Go (UCLA) April 2006 and was further awarded the American Academy of Sleep medicine (2008) International scholarship for sleep training at Northwestern University Chicago (USA) under the mentorship of Program Director Dr Phyllis Zee.I completed the NIH course on Principles and Practice of clinical research in fall of 2005.I observed functioning of Dementia clinic with Prof M Mesulam Northwestern University, Chicago, USA in 2002.I am amember of Professional societies like American Academy of Neurology, Indian Epilepsy Society and Association, 10/66 Dementia research group, National Epilepsy and disability workgroup.I am the secretary of the tropical subsection of the Indian Academy of Neurology. Executive member of the Indian Society of Sleep Research, Alzheimer's society of India, and American Academy of Sleep Medicine.I ama faculty of 1000 with the International league against epilepsy.I am a task force person for Chronic disease biology and stem cell research in the (Department of Biotechnology (DBT ).An Executive member of the Indian Epilepsy Society. andalso hasnumerous research publications in epilepsy, dementia, multiple sclerosis, headache etc.I haveresearch projects in Epilepsy and dementia and guides residents in Neurology and PhD students with there thesis and research work.My main areas of interest are Epilepsy especially Intractable epilepsies, Women with epilepsy and functional neuroimaging in Epilepsy.I am also interested in the use and programming of implantable devices in epilepsy, spasticity and pain.My other areas of interest are Cognitive disorders specially Dementias; Childhood acquired aphasias, Sleep medicine and Multiple sclerosis and tropical neurology.I am integral part of the comprehensive epilepsy care program and runs the intractable epilepsy clinic.I started two new procedures for epilepsy surgery in AIIMS - Hemispherotomy and Phase two evaluation with depth and grids which were hitherto not performed at AIIMS for benefit of patients with difficulty to treat epilepsy.I am the course director for the biannual IES- EEG and EPILEPSY workshops at AIIMS which are available onhttp://www.aiims.ac.in/aiims/events/eegepilepsyaiims.htm.I have delivered guest lectures at various National and International epilepsy conferences.The task force person for Intractable Epilepsy and Disability in India.I am the reviewer of various National and International Journals and recipient of Numerous Young Investigator Awards and Scholarships of the AAN.I organized the Current Trends in Epilepsy - an International Symposium in November 2006 and organizes Epilepsy awareness days on the occasion of National Epilepsy day on Nov 17th.I have written in Hindi and English patient care booklets for epilepsy and dementia.The core member of the formulation of epilepsy treatment guidelines in India the GEMIND.Through the GEMIND I am actively involved in teaching physicians and specialists about diagnosis and management of epilepsy.I have introduced dos and don’ts of epilepsy in the CBSE Health manual curriculum.Alsoinvolved in training courses at AIIMS for dos and don’ts of epilepsy when seen by bystanders.