Qualifications 

• MBBS, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar, 1975-80
• MD (Gen.Medicine), Govt.Medical College, Srinagar, 1980-85
• DM (Neurology), PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1985-90 Stroke Fellowship (NIH Maryland, USA), 1994-1996

 Experience 

• Assistant Professor in Neurology, NIMS, Hyderabad 1991-96
• Associate Professor in Neurology, NIMS, Hyderabad 1996-98
• Additional Professor in Neurology, NIMS, Hyderabad 1998-00
• Professor of Neurology, Head Unit II, NIMS, Hyderabad 2000-04
• Head, Department of Neurology, NIMS, Hyderabad 2004-18
• Dean Incharge, NIMS, Hyderabad 2015-18

 Awards And Honors 

• State Teachers Award, Government of Telengana 2017
• Past President, Andhra Pradesh Neuroscientists Association
• Past President, Indian Stroke Association
• Past President, Indian Academy of Neurology
• Fellow of Indian Academy of Neurology
• Fellow of American Academy of Neurology
• Fellow of American Stroke Association Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow)