Dr Pravina Ushakant Shah

Neurology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Neurology

Mumbai

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About Dr Pravina Ushakant Shah

Dr. Pravina Shah has previously been the Head of the Neurology Department of Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M Hospital, Practicing General Neurology with special interest in Epilepsy. She is also a postgraduates teacher of DNB (Neurology). She is the past president of the Indian Epilepsy Society and the Secretary of the Indian Epilepsy Association (Mumbai Chapter). Dr. Shah has also been bestowed with the social Accomplishment Award by the International League Against Epilepsy and International Bureau for Epilepsy in 2011, an honour that is given only once in 2 years to one person in the world who has contributed to the cause of Epilepsy.

Expertise

Specializations

Neurology Consultation (Brain and nerve doctor visit)

Services offered

Skull Base Surgery (skull base tumor surgery) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Canalith Repositioning Procedure (Procedure to treat positional vertigo) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy) Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) ACL Reconstruction (knee ligament reconstruction surgery) Electroconvulsive Therapy (brain stimulation treatment) Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery) Insomnia Treatment (sleep difficulty treatment) Neuromuscular Disorders (nerve muscle disorder treatment) ADHD Treatment (Treatment for attention deficit disorder) Video EEG Monitoring (brain activity video test) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Neurological Disorders (brain and nerve disorders) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot) Sleep Disorder Treatment (sleep problem treatment care) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Sclerotherapy (injection for varicose veins) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Electroencephalogram (EEG) (Brain wave test) Pituitary Disorders (hormone gland disorders evaluation) Encephalopathy (brain function disorder evaluation) Fibromyalgia Treatment (Chronic muscle pain treatment) Functional Sclerotherapy (varicose vein injection treatment) Movement Disorders (abnormal body movement disorders) Multiple Sclerosis Treatment (treatment for MS nerve disease) Neurological Dysfunction (nervous system disorder evaluation) Cerebrovascular Diseases (brain blood vessel disease evaluation) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Vertigo Treatment (Treatment for dizziness condition) Parkinson's Disease Treatment Dementia Treatment (memory loss disorder treatment) Alzheimer's Disease Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery (brain fluid drainage surgery) Brain Mapping (Functional Mapping) (brain function activity test) Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) (spinal fluid test) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt (CSF Shunt) (brain fluid drainage tube) Brain Aneurysm Surgery (brain artery bulge repair) Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) (blood vessel imaging test) PET Scan (advanced metabolic imaging scan) Cranial CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic brain radiation treatment) Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) (spinal fusion through abdomen) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) (neck disc removal and fusion) Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement (neck disc implant surgery) Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy (nerve opening surgery in neck) Decompressor Discectomy (spinal disc pressure relief) Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Interspinous Process Decompression (spine pressure relief implant) Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) (disc pain heat therapy) Cervical Laminectomy with Fusion (neck spine decompression and fusion) Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy (nerve pain heat treatment) Microendoscopic Discectomy (minimally invasive disc removal) Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression (spinal nerve pressure relief) Minimally Invasive TLIF (minimally invasive spinal fusion) Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) (lower spine fusion surgery) Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead) (implant for nerve pain control) Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (device for chronic pain control) Total Disc Replacement (artificial spinal disc replacement) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (spine bone fusion surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Sciatica Pain Treatment (sciatic nerve pain therapy)

Procedures

Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, none

MD - General MedicineKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, none

DM - NeurologyKing Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, none

Registrations & certifications

Medical Council of India (MCI)Medical Council of India (MCI)

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