Dr. Praveen Gupta has worked as a Director and Head of Dept. Neurology Artemis Hospital (February 2009 onwards) and in Paras Hospital with the qualification of M.B.B.S, M.D( internal medicine), D.M. (Neurology), Fellow International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology

Awarded as the best Neurologist in Delhi and NCR twice by Times Research.

• Has started and lead the most dynamic stroke intervention programme in Gurgaon.
• First implant pacemaker in brain to treat epilepsy in Asia.
• Largest no. of Acute Stroke intervention in Delhi NCR.
• First to discover usage of topiramate in migraine from India

First to start DBS in Parkinson’s disease in Gurgaon

•  Organised and provided clinical and therapeutic services with good clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
•  Started Thrombolysis for acute stroke for the first time in Gurgaon .
•  Set up a reputed electrophysiology laboratory at Paras Hospitals.
•  As Incharge Academics set up a robust journal and seminar discussion program for the Resident Medical Officers.
•  Coordinator of Hospital scientific committee.
•  Primary investigator in lifenox (Multicentre study in DVT prevention.)
•  Primary Investigator for Multicentre randomized therapeutic trials of “Epicept” in Diabetic neuropathy
•  Primary Investigator for Multicentre randomized therapeutic trials of “Epicept” in Post Herpetic Neuralgia.
•  Co investigator in STICH 2 MRC (UK) funded trial in Intracerebral haemmorhage.
•  Organised CMEs, public information camps and clinics as a part of department .
•  have been invited as faculty and speaker at many international and national symposia.
•  Adept at electrophysiology, cognitive assessment
•  Experience in thrombolysis , botox for movement disorders and headache , work up for surgery for intractable epilepsy and movement disorders, and surgical interventions for spasticity
•  Part of autologus stem cell transplantation therapy in muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, and motor neuron disease.
•  Part Of ‘heart Protect’ physician education initiative on hypertension.
•  Co investigator in an International Multicentre randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of donepezil in Vascular dementia with activities involving from, conception, conduction, reporting and audit of the trial.
•  Co investigator in an international multicentre open labeled study of Aricep in Vascular dementia.
•  Attended investigator’s international conclave at Mauritius on Istradefylline in Parkinson’s disease with workshop on clinical trial methodology in PD.
•  Conducted India’s first double blind placebo controlled randomized trial of topiramate and lamotrigine in migraine prophylaxis( The LOTOLAMP study) published in journal ‘Headache’
•  Conducted a comprehensive study in risk factors of dementia titled ‘RISK FACTORS OF DEMENTIA: A CASE CONTROL STUDY’ sent for publication.
•  Participated in two open labeled studies PERSUADE 2 with clopidogrel and STRONG with rosuvastatin for Ranbaxy.
•  Internationally certified VADAS and UPDRS rater.
•  Certificate training in ‘Good Clinical Practices’ as part of conducting clinical research.
•  Attended workshop on Evidence Based Medicine in Neurology conducted by AIIMS.
•  Liason with International and national clinical research agencies like Igate, Sristek, Quintiles, Reliance and Apothecaries .
•  Experience of organizing international conferences
•  Written various public awareness articles on ‘Brain Attack’ and epilepsy in leading publications like The Times of India, The Hindu, Pioneer and News of the Week .
•  HIV training certificate course by NACO
• Senior Resident (January 2003 – January 2006) Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Delhi
• Senior Resident (August 2002- January 2003) Department of neurology, G.B. Pant Hospital.
• Post M.D. residency (2002)( LNJP and associated Guru Nanak Eye Center and G.B. Pant hospitals)
• Junior resident (internal medicine)( 1999-2002) LNJP and associated Guru Nanak Eye Centre and G.B. Pant hospitals
• Internship: ( January 1999-December 2000) LNJP and associated Guru Nanak Eye Centre and G.B. Pant hospitals.
  Education:
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• Matriculation: Central Board of secondary Education. 1991 Marks 82.8%
•  Higher secondary: Central Board of secondary Education. 1993 Marks 88.4 %
•  ( Distinction in English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Maths)
•  M.B.B.S (1998) : Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, ( Distinction in Physiology, Biochemistry and Microbiology)
•  M.D. ( Internal medicine)(2002) : Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi
•  D.M. (Neurology): All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Delhi. Awarded Best Senior resident in Neurology
  Awards
•  Awarded Gold medal for the best postgraduate in neurology in year 2005 at the DM residents program at AIIMS
•  Distinctions awarded by university of Delhi in physiology, Biochemistry and microbiology during MBBS.
•  Awarded the gold medal in Physiology by University of Delhi in year 1995.
•  Awarded the prize for best poster In ISGCON 2001 the conference of Indian society of Gastroenterology.
•  Award for the best paper at APICON 2002.
  Publications and Presentations
•  Presented lecture on ‘Epilepsy and elderly ‘ in neurological 2008 at shanghai
•  Presented lecture on Levetiracetam In ching mai Thailand
•  Presented lecture on Antiepileptic drugs in KaulaLumpur
•  Presented lecture on acute stroke in API
•  Presented lecture on Status epilepticus in Indore Neurological associations
•  The lotolamp Study India’s first Randomised controlled trial in Migraine prophylaxis published in the journal “Headache” .
•  Akinetic rigid Syndrome : An overview accepted for publication in Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
•  P Gupta , R Dewan, R Nehru, V Goyal, R Anand, S Khatri M Behari . Approach to a case of dystonia. In Singh KK, Sahoo PK, Mohan CVR, Singh P, Bhatoe HS, Mukerji JD, Gorthi SP (Eds). Progress in neurology, 2004; 83-96
•  Tripathi M, Gupta P. Risk factors of dementia. In Radhakrishnan K (Eds) .Reviews in Indian neurology 2003 , 103-123.
•  A case of pyopneumocardium published in JAPI 2001
•  Gupta P, Pendse N, Pranav C . A pictorial essay of PRES. Paper Presented at Neurocon 2006
•  Gupta P Dewan R , Nehru R etal Neurocognitive Characterisation of age associated cognitive decline. Paper presented at Cambridge , IMSACON 2002
•  Anand R, Dewan R , Nehru R Gupta P etal Tuberculer Meningitis and lower eosophgeal sphincter dysfunction. Paper presented at Cambridge, IMSACON 2002
•  Gupta P , Tripathi M , Behari M etal Two rare cases of peripheral Neuropathy . Paper presented at Asia Oceania conference of neurophysiology at Chiang Mai , Bangkok.
•  Gupta P, Nehru R, Dewan R, Singh V, Kumar S, Anand R. Paired Associate Learning as test for Assessing Age Associated Cognitive Decline in Healthy Elderly Individuals. Paper presented at APICON 2003
•  Dewan R, Nehru R, Gupta P, Goyal V. Visuospatial, vasoconstrictive and visuographic functions in age associated cognitive decline .Paper presented at APICON 2003 . .
•  Nehru R, Gupta P, Dewan R.. Complex cognitive manipulations in age associated cognitive decline. Paper presented at IANCON 2001.
•  Gupta P, Nehru R, Dewan R. Digit Symbol test as a test for assessing age associated cognitive decline in healthy elderly individuals. Paper presented at IANCON 2003.