Dr Pankaj Agarwal

MBBS MD DNB DM Movement Disorders Fellowship

Dr Pankaj Agarwal is one amongst very few Internationally Fellowship-Trained Movement Disorders Specialists in India, and is truly passionate about helping to improve the lives of people with diseases of Movement such as Parkinson’s Disease, Tremor and Dystonia.

He holds vast experience and expertise in the medical, surgical and postoperative management of patients who undergo Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery, to improve the Quality of Life of patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Tremor and Dystonia, and heads the highly successful and acclaimed DBS program at Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai, where he established the Movement Disorders Clinic and DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) Program and Set up Protocols for DBS Patient Selection, Intra-operative MER (microelectrode recording) and Post-operative device programming.

He is recognized as one of the finest exponents of Botulinum toxin injection or ‘Botox’ as it is more commonly known - a technique for Focal Dystonia in India. With close to 20 years of experience in BTX injection, including EMG-guided techniques he is a much sought-after trainer and mentor to several budding neurologists and new injectors learning the art of injection and has conducted several national and international workshops and conferences teaching techniques of BTX injection throughout India.

His Clinical and Research interests include Genetic aspects and pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders, Biomarkers in Parkinson disease, Functional neuroimaging in Parkinson’s disease, Clinical and phenomenological aspects of movement disorders, and botulinum toxin injection for dystonia and DBS therapy for Movement Disorders. His work has been published in several national and international journals, including Lancet Neurology, the Highest ranked journal in Clinical Neurology in the World, with an Impact Factor of 26+ in 2017.

He is a member of the IPMDS -International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Society, Indian Academy of Neurology and a Reviewer for Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorders journals . Dr Agarwal is well known nationally for his astute clinical skills, vast knowledge of and experience in movement disorders, speaking and teaching skills, dedication to teaching students at the prestigious Dept of Neurology, KEM Hospital & Seth GS Medical College Mumbai, where he is Honorary Teaching Faculty, movement disorders research, and ongoing contribution to developing the subspecialty of movement disorders in Indian Neurology.

He is the Organising Secretary, Movement Disorders of India conference MDSICON Mumbai 2021 – an international meeting held annually.

Experience

• Honorary Teaching Faculty, Department of Neurology,  KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College Mumbai
• Clinical & Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Parkinson Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
• Movement Disorders Fellow, Deep Brain Stimulation, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Canada
• Honorary Lecturer, Department of Neurology,  Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals Mumbai 

Achievements

• IPMDS Video Challenge 2020 Silver Medal (KEM Mumbai team)– International Parkinson’s and MDS Congress Philadelphia (Virtual) 2020. Judges Dr Lang/Sethi
• IPMDS Video Challenge Finalist – 2 Short cases: International Parkinson’s and MDS Congress Hong Kong 2018. Judges Dr Lang/Sethi
• 4-Time Winner, 2nd Place: Video ‘Akhada’ Challenge, MDSICON. Kerala 2020 (Judges:Lang/Bhatia), Delhi 2019 (Jog), Hyderabad 2017 (Sethi), Chennai 2016 (Lang/Bhatia)
• Host and Quizmaster- Movement Disorders Quiz for Neurology PG Students at MDSICON 2017-2019
• Host and Organiser: Video Rounds of the ‘Mumbai Movement Disorders Group’ Meeting, at Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai 2020 and 2016
• Trainer/Teacher for DBS Therapy by the ECMT (European Council for Medical Training) DBS Training Course by Medtronic Inc USA, Mumbai 2019
• Multiple Travel Grant Awards- Movement Disorder Society for International Congress on Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. Nice France 2019, Vancouver 2017, Sydney 2013
• Elected to the Governing Council of the PDMDS, Mumbai’s largest Parkinson’s Patient Support Group (Est. 2001) in July 2016. (Founder Dr BS Singhal)
• Organized First-ever multidisciplinary Parkinson’s Patients Support Group Meeting in Gleneagles Hospital Parel, Mumbai in league with PDMDS and MDSI. Attended by 50 patients and caregivers on World Parkinson Day Apr 10, 2017.
• Inaugurated and Conducted Orientation Program, for Physicians for the Newly established Dombivli Center of the PDMDS Mumbai, Feb 2017 to provide support for families and persons with PD.

News/Media:

• Regularly Cited in the Top 3 Mumbai Neurologists (Movement Disorders), in ‘Top Docs: Best Doctors in Mumbai’ Survey by India Today Magazine in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016.
• Hindustan Times- ‘Post-Covid Guillian-Barre Syndrome- Mumbai Neurologists Study’ Nov 2020
• Mumbai Mirror – ‘Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai part of Rs. 15 Cr grant for MJ Fox Foundation-funded National Indian Parkinson Study’ Nov 2019
• Deccan Herald/other – ‘Caffeine may cure rare ADCY5-related genetic disease–first Indian case from Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai’ Aug 2019