Dr. Minal V. Kekatpure

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — Government Medical College, Nagpur
• MD (Paediatrics) — Government Medical College, Nagpur

Fellowships & Special Training

• Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology — Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (November 2003 – December 2005)
• Fellowship in Child Neurology — Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York City, USA (June 2006 – December 2007)
• Senior Residency — Advanced Pediatric Centre (APC), PGIMER, Chandigarh

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council / Medical Council of India Registration
• International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) — Life Member
• National Childhood Disability Group — Member
• Bangalore Neurological Society — Member
• IAP Paediatric Neurology Chapter — Member
• Autism Society of India — Member
• Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) — Member
• Association of Child Neurologists in India — Member
• Child Neurology Group, Karnataka — Founder Member and Executive Committee Member

Current Affiliation

• Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health, Bommasandra, Bangalore — Senior Consultant, Paediatric Neurology (Present)
• Narayana Institute of Neurosciences, Narayana Health, Bangalore — Senior Consultant, Paediatric Neurology (Present)
• Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals, Bengaluru — Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi — Assistant Professor of Paediatric Neurology
• Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York — Academic Faculty, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Child Neurology
• Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh — Senior Resident
• Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals — Consultant (January 2010 – May 2015)
• Government Medical College, Nagpur — MD Paediatrics

Academic & Research Roles

• 28+ research publications; 920+ citations
• Textbook chapter in international edition of Handbook of Clinical Neurology edited by Dr. Oliver Dulac, Dr. Maryse Lassonde and Dr. Harvey Sarnat
• Former Assistant Professor — Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
• Former Academic Faculty — Division of Child Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Founder Member and Executive Committee Member — Child Neurology Group, Karnataka

Key Achievements

• 14+ years of experience in paediatric neurology
• Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Fellowship in Child Neurology
• Amrita Institute Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology
• Senior Resident at PGIMER Chandigarh (Advanced Pediatric Centre)
• 28+ research publications with 920+ citations
• Textbook chapter in international Handbook of Clinical Neurology
• Founder Member of Child Neurology Group, Karnataka
• Best Outgoing Tribal Primary Health Care Medical Officer Award (2000)
• Best Teaching Faculty Oral Paper Presentation at IAP-Neuropedicon (2005)