Dr. (Col) P.K. Sethi

MBBS (AIIMS), MD (Medicine) AIIMS, Neurology Boards Qual (USA), (MD, FAAN) USA

Emeritus Consultant, Advisor and Ex-Chairman  Department of Neurology

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology(MD, FAAN)

 

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

 

POSITION HELD

President  Indian Epilepsy Association  President IEA and 18th International Trust The Chair, IBE Southeast region

1) General duty medical officer, Indian Army 1963-66

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

3) Resident Neurology , Edward J Meyer Memorial Hospital, State University of New York, Buffalo

   1971-73

4) Neurologist and Head of Department of Neurology, Command Hospital, Lucknow 1973-77

5) Neurologist and Head of Department of Neurology, Command Hospital, Calcutta 1977-83

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

7) Chairman and Head Department of Neurology, Vidya Sagar Institute of Health and Neuro

    Sciences, New Delhi 1995-1998

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

9) Hony Consultant, Cromwell Hospital, London

                            

PAPERS

> Over 110 national and international publications

> Many first in literature

> Described a new syndrome “Alstrom like syndrome” in Am J of Human Genetics 1974

> First to describe histopathology of facial myokymia

> First to describe new epilepsy “Quritian Epilepsy” i.e. crying epilepsy

> First to describe EMG in snakebite

> First to describe NCV and H reflex at high altitude

> First to describe epilepsy with appearing and disappearing CT lesions

> First to describe mobile artifacts in EEGFirst to describe “Cephalgic seizure”