MD (Int Medicine), DM (Neurology), FAAN, FIAN, FRCP (Edin)
Director & Senior Consultant – Neurology

Dr U. Meenakshisundaram is an accomplished and renowned neurologist with more than 25 years of experience in neurology. He currently heads the department of neurology at SIMS hospital as the Director and senior Consultant. He heads a very vibrant team capable of handling all neurological emergencies as well as chronic problems. He has been actively involved in care of patients with stroke, epilepsy, headache, Parkinson’s disease, other movement disorders, spasticity, neuromuscular problems, neuropathies and other neurological disorders. Dr U.Meenakshisundaram obtained his MBBS degree from Madurai Medical College in 1988, MD in Internal medicine in 1993 and DM in Neurology from Madras Medical College in 1997. He is a well-known teacher having been the Professor and head of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College where he trained many DM neurology students and subsequently was involved in training DNB neurology students in Apollo Hospitals, Chennai for 4 years. He is the secretary of the Movement Disorders Society of India (2018 – 2021) and an executive committee member of the Indian Academy of Neurology (2017 – 2020). He has been awarded Fellowships of the American Academy of Neurology, Indian Academy of Neurology and the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh for his contributions to the field of neurology and to people with neurological problems. He is a very sought-after academician who continues to teach at national and international platforms. He has authored many scientific papers and has contributed chapters to many books in neurology.Consult Our neurosurgeon doctor online for video consultation in chennai.