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NIMHANS
Director
Director / Vice Chancellor
Dr. P. Satishchandra
Dr. P. Satish Chandra, the
Director-Vice Chancellor of NIMHANS is a senior Professor of Neurology. He obtained his D.M. (Neurology)
from NIMHANS in 1982 and since then has worked as a faculty member in the Department of Neurology.
Fellowships: During his
career he has been granted several fellowships, including the ‘International Neuro-Sciences Fellowship’ at
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH),
Bethesda, USA for one year, sponsored by WHO-Fogarty-NIH. During this period he worked on
Neuro-epidemiology and Epilepsy. He has also been a Senior Visiting Fellow’ at ‘Raymond Way Research
Group’ at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.
Research: Professor Satish
Chandra’s main areas of research interest include Epilepsy and Neuro Infections including Neuro AIDS.
He has conducted original research in various aspects of Epilepsy including Hot Water Epilepsy and in the
area of Neuro-AIDS which has been recognized nationally and internationally. Developed ‘Comprehensive
Epilepsy Surgery‘ programme at NIMHANS. He has been the Principal Investigator of an RO-1 grant on
Neurological manifestation of HIV/AIDS granted by NIH, USA.
Community Welfare Programme:
In the area of Community Neurology, he has initiated the ‘Epilepsy Control Programme’ all over India
and conducted several workshops with the support of WHO – SEARO, New Delhi. He has over the years
been actively involved in creating awareness about epilepsy and removing the stigma of epilepsy among
lay public, students and school teachers through various programmes under the aegis of the Indian
Epilepsy Association (IEA).
Awards & Prizes:
Prof. Satishchandra has received several Awards & Prizes for his research and service initiatives.
Prominent among these are - ‘Sir C.V.Raman Young Scientist Award’ by Government of Karnataka in 1997;
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Award for outstanding research in Epilepsy, 1998; Fellow of
Academy Medical Sciences (FAMS) by the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2003 and
Fellow of Indian Academy of Neurology (FIAN) in 1998. He has also received several awards for
research papers presented at various international and national conferences.
Orations:
He has delivered a number of orations. Prominent among them are: ‘George Burden Memorial International
Lecturer” at British Epilepsy Conference, Edinburgh, UK, March 2000; “Sarabai Oration” by Associations of
Physicians of India, January, 1997.
Scientific Publications:
He has edited two monographs on ‘Epilepsy’ and one on ‘Techniques in Neuro Sciences’ and has 144
articles in various journals and 37 chapters/ monographs.
Teaching neurology to young students has always been one of his passions.
Professional Associations:
He has held the following offices in various Professional Associations:
President - Bangalore Neurological Society (BNS) (2009 – 2011)
Vice President - Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) (2010 – 2012)
Treasurer, Indian Academy of Neurology (2003- 2008)
President - Indian Epilepsy Association (Bangalore Chapter) (2007 – 08)
 Contact .
Dr. P. Satishchandra
Director / Vice-Chancellor
National Institute of
Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Bangalore-560029, India.
Email : vc@nimhans.kar.nic.in
psatish@nimhans.kar.nic.in
Tel : 91-080-26995001/5002, 26564140, 26561811, 26565822
Fax :
91-080-26564830
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