Dr Harsha K J

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — JJM Medical College, Davanagere, Karnataka, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2005
• MD (Radio-diagnosis) — Government Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, MS University of Baroda, India, 2010
• DM (Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology) — Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 2012

Fellowships & Special Training

• Clinical Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) — Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2017
• Zurich Course in Advanced Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology
• Visiting and meetings with international neuro-interventional stalwarts including Prof. Valavanis, Prof. Rene Chapot, Prof. Scott Atlas
• NIHSS Simulation and Online Certification — National Stroke Association/American Association of CME Inc.
• Toronto Bedside Swallowing Test (TOR-BSST) Certification — Department of Speech and Language Pathology, University of Alberta Hospital, Canada
• Theory and Practical Examination in Neurosonology with Certificate

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council Registration
• Member — Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR)
• Member — Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) (clinical affiliation)
• Member — Indian Stroke Association (ISA)
• NIHSS Certified — National Stroke Association

Current Affiliation

• Brains Super Speciality Hospital, No. 5, Richmond Road, Bangalore, India — Senior Consultant Neuro Interventional Specialist, Stroke Specialist & Neuro Radiologist (Present)
• Dr. Harsha's Stroke Centre, JP Nagar 7th Phase, Bangalore, India — Founder Director (Present)
• Nano Hospital, Uttarahalli, Bangalore, India — Consultant Stroke Specialist

Past Affiliations

• University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada — Stroke Fellow (2017) — Acute Stroke Care, IV Thrombolysis, Stroke Prevention Clinic, Tele-Stroke, and Canada's first CT Ambulance Mobile Stroke Unit
• SCTIMST, Trivandrum, India — DM (Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology) Fellow (2012)

Academic & Research Roles

• Multiple peer-reviewed publications in stroke and neurointervention
• Self-audited success story of neuro-interventional surgery published in international journal
• Active in clinical research at the University of Alberta — Stroke Imaging (MRI, CT, TCD), Clinical Trial Participation

Key Achievements

• 21+ years of clinical experience in neurology and neuro-intervention
• 100+ major neuro-interventional surgeries performed independently
• 3000+ Digital Subtraction Angiograms (DSAs)
• International training at Zurich (Switzerland) and Edmonton (Canada)
• 98% patient recommendation rate
• Multilingual practitioner — fluent in English, Hindi, and Kannada