Monday 20 August 2012

BIOGRAPHY


Dr. Ashok Uppal 
 MBBS; M.D (Medicine)
D.M. NEUROLOGY (P.G.I CHD)

Present Position:-      
Neurologist.
Director 
Uppal Neuro Hospital, 4-Rani Ka Bagh,
Amritsar.

Ex. Professor
S.G.R.D Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
 Ex. Head & Founder Department of Neurology
G.N.D Hospital / Govt. Medical College, Amritsar.
Academic Qualifications:
M.B.B.S,Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, 1976, PB,Punjab.
 M.D. (Medicine), Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, 1981, PB,Punjab.
D.M. (Neurology, P.G.I. , Chandigarh, 1994, PB, Punjab.
Clinical Experience:

Registrar Neurology, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar 1987-1991, PB, Punjab.                        
Sen. Lect. Neurology, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar1991-1995, PB, Punjab.                      
Astt. Professor Neurology, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar,1995-2002, PB, Punjab. 
Founder  &  Head of Department of Neurology, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar 1995-2002, PB.  
Ex. Professor, S.G.R.D Institute of Medical Sciences, Amritsar 2005-2009, PB, Punjab
Director  & Chief Neurologist Uppal Neuro Hospital, Amritsar 2002 - till Date, PB, Punjab.               

Paper Publications:
  1.  Binswanger’s Disease - No Longer a Rare (NSI)                      1994 
 2.  Pituitary Tuberculoma  (NSI)                      1998 
 3.  Clot Bust Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke - The First              2005                                         Indian Experience: A Case Report    (AIAN)
4.  Central Diabetes Insipidus presenting with manic symptoms     2010    (Submitted)                         
Presented Papers in Various Conferences
  • Experiences of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke using ninds  criteria and imaging. (IANCON 2005    Jaipur)
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (1st Indo-American Conference at Medical College, Amritsar-2004)  
  • Venous Strokes and Indian Perspective of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis {C.T.V.} (Indo-American Conference         Medical College, AMritsar-2005)                                                         
  • Brain Death - Diagnosis & Medico Legal Implications(Forensic Medicon 2007)  
  • Challenging Cases, for Thrombolysis in Stroke     (2nd ISA Conference Mumbai 2007) 
  • Atrial Myxoma Presetting as Young Stroke(Poster) ( Dr. Ashok Uppal at all )(3rd ISA  Conference, Amritsar 2008)  Role of Hyperventilation in Stroke Patients with Acute maligment MCA Infact (Dr. Ashok Uppal at all)(3rdISA conference, Amritsar 2008) 
  •  Diffusion MRI prerequisite in selection of cases of acute ischemic Stroke for Thrombolysis (4th ISA Conference Hyderabad 2009)
Member
  • AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION
  • INTERNATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION
  • EXECUTIVE MEMBER INDIAN STROKE ASSOCIATION
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
  • INDIAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY
  • INDIAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
  • INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
 Exclusive milestone             
  • Vocational Award - 2002 by Rotary International
  • Ist Person to start Clot Bust Therapy for Stroke in India.
 Organized
  • Neurology Update & “Movement Disorder Workshop” at Govt Medical College Amritsar in 1996.
  • 3rd National Conference Indian Stroke Association under the Aegis of World Stroke organization in Feb 2008, at Amritsar. Uppal Neuro Hospital, Amritsar  
  • Various National Conferences 
 Chaired Various Sessions in Various National Conferences 
 Conferences Attended (International)
 1) 17th World Conference of Neurology in 2001 at London.
 2) 5th World Stroke Congress in 2004 at Vancouver, Canada.
 3) Conference of American academy of neurology at San-Diego,USA 2005.
 4) 26th International Epilepsy Congress in 2005 at Paris.
 5) The 1st World Conference on Controversies in Neurology in 2007 at Berlin, Germany.
  6) 6th World Stroke Conference in 2008 at Vienna, Austria.
Conference Attended (National) 
     1.  Attended almost every conference of Indian Academy of Neurology                                                                          (From 1st at Ranchi to last at Kochi in 2009)
       2.  All conferences of Indian Stroke Association.
       3.  Few conferences of NSI.
                                                                                                                                               
                                                             Thesis Supervised 
1) EEg in Migraine (1996)
 2) Evaluation of Effect of Removal of Local Irritants on Phenytoin included Gingival Hyperplasia (1999)
 3)To study the Pattern of Idiopathic Seizures in Children Aged 3-14 Years (1999).
 4) Electromyographic Correlation of Simple and Complex Tongue Swallow Patterns Associated Dimensional Changes in the Arches : A Clinical Study (2000).

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