Epilepsy And Brain Health Center 

Dr. P. K. Sethi : - President

Padma Shri DR (COL) P.K.SETHI

VSM CHAIRMAN DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL NEW DELHI

 

 

Qualifications

> M.B.B.S : A.I.I.M.S December 1962 M.D : A.I.I.M.S December 1969

> Neurology residency State University of New York & board qualified ( Buffalo) 1973

> Post graduate training institutes with dates Training in Medicine and Neurology: A.I.I.M.S 1966-71

> Training in Neurology : State University of New York ( Buffalo) 1971-73

 

Appointments Held

> General duty medical officer, Indian Army 1963-66

> Research pool officer (D.G.A.F.M.S), Department of Neurology, AIIMS New Delhi 1966-71

> Resident Neurology , Edward J Meyer Memorial Hospital, State University of New York, Buffalo 1971-73

> Classified specialist (Neurology) , Army Hospital, Delhi 1983-86

> Chairman and Head Department of Neurology, Vidya Sagar Institute of Health and Neuro Sciences, New Delhi 1995-1998

> Chairman and Head Department of Neurology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 1986 to till date

> Hony Consultant, Cromwell Hospital, London

 

Referee

 Dr. P.N. Tandon

 Prof Emeritus , ALL India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi

 Dr. R.E. SchlagenHauff

 Prof of Neurology 47, Chaumont Buffalo, New York 142217

 

Membership of Professional and Academic bodies

> Fellow of International College of Angiology (USA)

> Fellow of International Academy of Medical Sciences

> Fellow of International Medical sciences Academy

> Founder Fellow Indian Academy of Neurology

> Member of Neurological Society of India

> Member of American Academy of Neurology

> Member of Association of Physicians of India

> Member of Royal Society of Health (London)

> Member of Indian Epilepsy Association

> Member of Indian Epilepsy Society

> President Indian Epilepsy Trust & 18th International Epilepsy Congress

 

Awards

> Padma Shri for Medicine (Neurology) by President of India, 2002

> Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) by President of India, 1965

> Gen Amir Chand Award ( for best research paper) 1982

 

Honours

> Honorary Physician to the PRESIDENT OF INDIA

> Appointed member of Advisory Board of “ Neurology India”

> Appointed president 18th International epilepsy Congress and Indian Epilepsy association

> Nominated founder fellow of Indian Academy of Neurology in recognition of Academic distinctions and services to mankind

> Member organizing committee 3rd Asian-oceanic Epilepsy Congress, New Delhi

> Human care award of Millenium presented by Eye care Awareness Foundation

> Selected for “ Who’s Who in the world biography” by Current Marquis Who’s Who publication, New Providence, NJ, USA

 

Teaching Experience

> Teaching under graduates, AIIMS ( 3 years)

> Assistant Instructor in Neurology, State University of New York, Buffalo ( 2 years)

> Teaching Post Graduates, Command Hospital Lucknow and Calcutta (Both formally recognized Institutes for Teaching -8 years )

> Teaching Post Graduates , Army Hospital, Delhi Cantt. (Recognized teacher by Delhi University- 2 years)

> Teaching Post Graduates, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ( 1986 to till date)

 

Thesis Guidance for DNB Students

Correlation of Diabetic Retinopathy , Nephropathy and Neuropathy by

Dr. Samir Sud, 1999.

Ophthalmic Profile in patients of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by 

Dr. Vikas Menon, 2005.

Teaching Post Graduates, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ( 1986 to till date)

 

Examiner

> For degree of (DSc) Medicine, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 1998

 

Summary Of Achievements

Dr. P.K.Sethi had an outstanding undergraduate career in All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Due to the exigency of emergency in the country as a result of conflict with China, he volunteered for services in the Army Medical Corps (AMC). He saw active service in the Indo-Pak war and showed highest order of valor and thus was awarded VISHIST SEVA MEDAL. In 1966 he was assigned to work with Dr. Baldev Singh, Professor of Neurology A.I.I.M.S as a medical research pool officer. He worked very diligently, under tiring circumstances at high altitude and produced an excellent thesis on “ The effect of high altitude on nerve conduction velocity, H-reflex and simple reaction times in human beings”. This is the first study of its kind in literature. His interest in high altitude led him to study the pulmonary diffusion capacity, myocardial blood flow and metabolism at high altitude. 

Dr. Bernard H Smith, professor of Neurology at State University of New York at Buffalo was very impressed with his work as a Neurologist and research worker. While in States he helped in delineating a new familial syndrome like “Alstroms syndrome”. His paper of Facial Myokymia was important because it localized for the first time the site of the lesion responsible for facial myokymia. He was again first in describing the pathophysiology of crying epilepsy and coining the word “Quiritarian- Epilepsy” to describe it which is now internationally accepted. Both of these papers were subsequently reviewed in editorials of the British Medical Journal. His work on the neuromuscular problem in snake bites, was very fascinating and he was awarded Gen Amir Chand’s award for the same. He has been the first to draw attention to the entity of seizures with disappearing CT Scan lesions, which later drew attention of several other neurologists to this problem. He has over 80 national and international publications to his name. He helped in establishing good Neurology Centers at Lucknow, Calcutta and Delhi while in army. He took premature retirement from the army in 1986. Since then he is with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital a 500 beded multi-speciality hospital. There he built the Department of Neurology from its infancy to its present state. He helped to develop one of the finest clinico-electrophysiology laboratory in this country. He helped to get the Neurology Department recognized at the national level and got its training program approved for post graduate training in Neurology. The department is running one of the largest successful Carotid Endarterectomy Programmes in the country. For his contributions in the field of Neurology he was awarded Padma Shri by the President of India in 2002