Overview
Dr. Vaishakh Anand completed his MBBS in 2012 from Government Medical College, Kozhikode. After procuring 7th rank in the AIIMS post graduate entrance examination, he joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi for pursuing MD Pediatrics in 2014 and completed in 2016. He procured 1st rank in the AIIMS DM entrance examination and joined for DM Pediatric Neurology in AIIMS, New Delhi in 2017 and completed in 2020.
Doctor's Talk
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. Dr. Vaishak from the department of Neurology talks about autism and it's symptoms.
Area of Expertise
- Neurometabolic disorders
- Dietary therapy in pediatric epilepsy
- Epileptic encephalopathies
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Pediatric demyelination
- Neurocutaneous diseases
Qualifications
DM Pediatric Neurology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
MD Pediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
MBBS
Govt Medical College, Calicut, Kerala
Work Experience
- 2023
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric Neurology; Amrita Advanced Centre for Epilepsy (AACE); Amrita Hospital, Kochi Faculty of Pediatric Neurology; Marrow NEET Pediatrics SS program (2023 - Present)
- 2020
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric Neurology; Centre for Neurosciences; Amrita Hospital, Kochi (2020 - 2023)
Awards and Recognition
- Secretary of Neurometabolic and Neurogenetics small interest group (SIG), AOCN
- Participated in the 9th Eilat International educational conference at Jerusalem in April 2022 and presented the study “Effectiveness and adverse effect profile of perampanel in South Indian population”
- Was part of central team to Muzaffarpur, Bihar in June 2019 to investigate the etiology of acute encephalitis syndrome related deaths in children
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