BLK Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi – India
About Dr. Atul Prasad
Dr. Atul Prasad is a distinguished Neurologist and academician with over three decades of clinical experience in managing complex neurological disorders. He currently serves as a Principal Director and Head of Department, leading a team of specialists in the treatment of movement disorders and acute stroke. His career encompasses significant tenures as a senior consultant and professor at premier medical institutions in India and Malaysia, where he has been instrumental in establishing advanced stroke units and neuro-electrophysiology laboratories.
Qualifications & Credentials
Medical Degrees
- DM in Neurology - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore (1992)
- MBBS - Grant Medical College, University of Bombay (1985)
- Senior Residency - National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
- Senior Residency - Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- Member - Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN)
- Member - Neurological Society of India (NSI)
- Member - Indian Epilepsy Association (IEA)
- Member - Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Areas of Expertise
Major Conditions Treated
- Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders
- Acute Ischemic & Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Epilepsy (Generalized & Refractory)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Dystonia & Hemifacial Spasm
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Neurotrauma & Critical Care
- Cluster Headache & Migraine
- Botulinum Toxin Injection (for Dystonia/Spasticity)
- Thrombolysis (Stroke Management)
- Neuro-electrophysiology
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Patient Management
Professional Experience
Current Affiliation
Principal Director & HOD, Department of Neurology, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
Past Experience- Senior Consultant & Head of Neurology - Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
- Senior Consultant & Head of Neurology - Fortis Hospital, Noida
- Consultant Neurologist - Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon
- Associate Professor & Head of Neurology - Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi
- Associate Professor of Medicine & Consultant Neurologist - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Academic & Research Contributions
- Taly, A. B., Prasad, A., Vasanth, A., Shankar, S. K., & Nagaraja, D. (1991). Acute ataxic neuropathy: a clinical, electrophysiological and morphological study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 84(5), 398–402.
- Swamy, H. S., Chandramukhi, A., Shankar, S. K., Ravikumar, R., Prasad, A., & Vasanth, A. V. (1990). Neurological complication of Salmonella typhi: clinical, microbiological and pathological study. NIMHANS Journal, 8(2), 111-126.
- Author of 17+ chapters in neurology textbooks and contributor to over 38 international peer-reviewed publications.
Awards & Recognitions
- Recognized for establishing one of the first dedicated Acute Stroke Units in the region.
- Served as Examiner for DM Neurology at various prestigious universities.
- Keynote Speaker at multiple national and international neurology conferences.
