Profile
Dr. Halprashanth D.S completed his MBBS from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Mangalore, India in 2005, did his post-graduation in general medicine Father Muller Medical College 2008. He later went on to do Doctor Medicine in Neurology in 2011 from Manipal University, Manipal India. He is obtained Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist (MSCS) in 2019 from Consortium of multiple sclerosis centre USA.
Dr. Halprashanth worked as Consultant Neurologist SSM Multispecialty Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka (2011-2012). Later in 2012 he joined as a Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Neurology at Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai.
Dr Halprashanth sub-specializes Stroke Neurology alongside his General Neurology practice. He headed the comprehensive stroke team at Gleneagles Global health city. Under his leadership more than 1000 acute ischemic strokes have been treated and 15% of them were thrombolysed. This vast experience in stroke management has made him one of the leading stroke neurologists in India.
He is also the founder of the First Stroke support group of Tamil Nadu- India, which provides comprehensive stroke care for the stroke survivor. This support group has placed many stroke survivors right back into the society and made them get their livelihood back.
He also specializes in Parkinson’s disease. He has managed a spectrum of patients with Parkinson’s disease and has also launched the Parkinson’s patient support group. He has headed the team for Deep brain stimulation and has a successful record in managing patients with refractory Parkinson’s disease with DBS.
He has also successfully completed the Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist (MSCS) Exam conducted by CMSC-USA in 2019.
He was one of the principle investigators in the ATTEND trial family led rehabilitation after stroke in India. He has numerous publications in international journals including prestigious medical journal Lancet. His other areas of interest are Headache, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Dementia and Neuromuscular Disorders.
He is also a member of American Academy of Neurology, International movement disorder society, World Stroke Organization, and Indian Academy of Neurology.
He is fluent in English, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi.